How to Clear Your Kitchen of Clutter

Sometimes the most difficult aspect of decluttering your kitchen is simply getting started.

It is difficult to begin when there is no starting place. Therefore, the most accessible location to begin decluttering a kitchen is always the countertops and island.

Clearing the kitchen counters, for instance, will make room for you to examine everything.

First, remove every piece of paper, food item, and dish that is taking up space. Second, check that the countertops are clean by wiping them down. Save reviewing documents for another day. The aim is to clear the kitchen; therefore, avoid distractions.

You are now prepared to begin decluttering your kitchen.

A spice rack is a wonderful way to clear up counter space and make spices more accessible.

Paper clutter control might be an endless task. All of the paper in your house should be stored in magazine boxes. Use boxes whose hues complement your interior design and turn them, so the opening faces the wall.

How to Organize the Kitchen

Start the process with a single step. To get your feet going, we would suggest perusing your spice cabinet first. Anything that is out of date or that you have not used in a long time should be discarded. Consequently, if you have spices that you purchased but never tried, dispose of them as well.

No one knows your kitchen as well as you do. Consequently, you are the best equipped to determine the following step. After organizing your spices, select the least overwhelming item.

Anything that requires more consideration should be saved until last. Large decisions impede the decluttering process. Therefore, postpone the disposition of sentimental or uncertain items until later.

Items to Eliminate from the Kitchen

• Missing plastic containers/lids, stained and torn cookbooks, stained and torn hot pad holders, and soiled and torn kitchen towels
• Expired pantry goods, expired refrigerator items, expired freezer items
• Anything dangling from the exterior of the refrigerator and old dish sets with missing or broken pieces should be removed.
• Unused serving plates and serving sets, obsolete cookware
• Seasonal things are stored in undersized, damaged, and underused kitchen appliance storage cabinets

This list is not comprehensive. However, it is an ideal starting point.

Continue working your way down the decluttering list. Focus on one item at a time from this list for the sake of your mental health. That is, do not remove everything simultaneously. You will become overwhelmed without an adequate workspace.

What to do with the Items You Remove from the Kitchen

Most stuff should be discarded. But you can give any valuable items that are still in working order to a local mission thrift store or something similar.

Old cookbooks are a perfect example of a donation-worthy item. These days, we find practically all of the recipes online. However, you may still continue to utilize a select few cookbooks.

Someone may be searching for what you have.

If you have no longer useable pots, pans, or small kitchen appliances, check with your local waste disposal facility.