When taken lightly, clutter can accumulate and occupy a significant amount of space. It’s time to do some de-cluttering to tidy up your house a bit, but where do you start? The kitchen areas of every home tend to gather clutter as we eat three times a day, every day. In this article, we’ll help you out purge unwanted stuff in every nook and cranny!
Organizing Your Kitchen
The kitchen is one of the places where things get into disorder because of busy mornings before you go to work or school. The kitchen houses kitchen utensils, dining ware, cleaners, groceries, etc. When you live a busy life, it’s unavoidable that there are things that you grabbed aren’t in their proper place. What’s more, some other things from the outside will make their way to your kitchen inadvertently.
These are some tips to de-clutter your kitchen:
Three-Box Method
In de-cluttering, it’s not always about “getting rid” of them. Clutter can sometimes be tricky to identify, so there are three categories where you sort them into. These are the “to throw,” “to arrange,” and “to recycle.” The three-box method is one of the most common ways when de-cluttering as you get to consider the value of every item.
Check Your Pantry and Refrigerator
When you lead a busy life, there are instances that you can’t just follow up your food storage, leading some items past their expiration date. Food items that go way past its expiration are classified in the “to throw” category. To prevent this from happening again, make a list of the items you bought and their “use by” dates and post them where you see it often. This way, when you go on making food, you will use first those that are nearing their due dates. It would also be helpful if you research the shelf-life of common foods that don’t have their expiration dates stamped (e.g., meat, egg, veggies, fruits, etc.)
Sort Your Kitchen Gadgets
Are you someone who likes buying kitchen gadgets that can automatically cut up food or the like? Surely, it’s not a bad hobby, but you’ll notice that you have gadgets that are used once a month or are seasonal. They occupy spaces in your kitchen drawers and cabinets, and it’s time to sort them out. This type of clutter is usually categorized in the “to store” box. If you don’t use one often, the best way is to get them away from the kitchen so that you have more space and make the place tidier.
Transfer Your Cleaning Materials
Cleaners are usually found under the kitchen sink. Sometimes, you store cleaners that are too harsh to be used in the kitchen area just because you were used to the notion of having the space under the kitchen sink the common storage for cleaners. In this case, you need to transfer your cleaning materials somewhere far from the area where you prepare your food (i.e., garage, toilet). This is because when some harmful chemicals are stored improperly, they can diffuse to the atmosphere and produce fumes.
Conclusion
Decluttering your kitchen area is a valuable activity. You can see your stuff arranged in pristine order and you are sure of yourself that those are the things that you need for your daily living. Do decluttering now and then so that you won’t find yourself in a messy situation again.