The next and most important problem of the organization of the kitchen is the organization of kitchen cabinets and drawers.
Let's talk today about the organization of kitchen boxes and cabinets, which immediately before the organization need to be elevated (throw away or remove everything is not necessary or not used (at least one year), and then organize the remaining things that remain really necessary in the kitchen.
It is recommended to organize the kitchen at least 1 time per year. The best time for this is the beginning of the year. As I said, the kitchen is the heart of any home, the center of any organizational system, with which in one way or another storage in the rest of the rooms of your home.
But before you proceed to the organization of kitchen boxes and cabinets, read some more recommendations and ideas to solve the organizational kitchen problem:
Firstly,do not do the whole kitchen immediately. If you clean all the kitchen boxes at the same time, only piles of disorder will turn out, in the middle of the force, it will be completed and instead of well-organized kitchen cabinets you will get only spoiled mood. Therefore, even by dividing the kitchen on the zones, look at how many boxes can you disassemble at a time? This should not more than 1-2 boxes.
Secondly,since you will pull out all things from each box, you may see that what you pulled out covered with dust. If necessary, prepare in advance basic or fill the sink with warm soap water to simultaneously wipe or solidly disassembled and pulling things out of kitchen cabinets. While you pull out, things placed in the pelvis or sink will be prepared for cleaning.
Thirdly,as soon as you pulled out all things from the boxes - this is the best time to spend them and wipe the dust. This is absolutely not necessary, but this is the best opportunity to realize this small part of cleaning along with the organization.
Step 1: Remember the functions of your kitchen and divide the kitchen on the part (zones)
Before you start organizing your kitchen cabinets, necessarysplit the kitchen on the zones (parts).
Perform minor tasks is much easier, you lose all interest in doing tasks in an attempt to organize kitchen cabinets at a time.
In addition, the separation of kitchen cabinets on the zone solves the organizational problem: light and quick access to various stored things and accessories.
Remember that the closer to the place of use stored things - the less extra movements you make the kitchen to get them.
Where is the place for cooking in your kitchen? How far is it from the refrigerator? What lies in close proximity to this place in drawers and top cabinets? What devices and tools do you use for cooking?
The most basic functions of the kitchen are washing dishes, cooking and its storage. But considering the small area of \u200b\u200bour apartments, our whole life focuses on the kitchen and three basic functions is not enough. Modern kitchen is both a recreation area, and a place to eat and guests, a planning center, entertainment. The kitchen must meet all our all kinds of needs.
Let's look more closely on each zone.
Zone cooky
The cooking zone should be wide and fairly deep, next to it it is possible to arrange the storage locations of all necessary for cooking devices (cookware for cooking, cutting boards, knives, mixes for mixing). If you have a big kitchen, you can define several zones for cooking depending on what you cook, but the main one should be alone. This large zone should be within your work triangle (refrigerator, washing and stove). The movement of foods when cooking begins from the refrigerator, then to washing, separating (directly the zone for separating products and preparation for cooking) and, finally, to the plate (microwave / oven).
Cleaning area (washing)
Sink is the focus of the kitchen. The dishwasher is also located next to the sink, for convenience.
Storage zones
Storage in the kitchen can be divided into dry space and chilled. In the refrigerator / freezer, we store fast food, requiring freezing, in the storeroom (I like to call it this way), all other products, including long-term.
Entertainment zone
The kitchen is the heart of the house where the whole family is going. Take away for family and friends in the kitchen Special area where they could relax and chat, even watch TV, if necessary, eat. Place near this area. Place of storage of soft drinks, buffet, coffee, ice cream fixtures, etc.
Home Office
The kitchen is a place where we come immediately after work. Therefore, the main organizational problem of each forge is to maintain order in it from the keys, bringing with them from the work of documents taken by clothing. Do not forget to identify and equip a small area where your family will fold phones, keys, mail, paper and even computers. Perhaps you also love to work in the evening with a cup of tea or just lead family affairs in the kitchen due to the lack of another place for home office. Or maybe your child loves to porridge while mom is preparing? Perhaps it is worth it for accounts and documents a separate shelf or drawer. It is much easier to organize how to transfer documents from one room to another every time if necessary. Remember the main rule of order and organization? Keep things closer to the place of use!
Organize a small space for the exhibition of children's work, determine the storage boxes of the smallest things: handles, notebooks, paper, so that they are in fast access if necessary.
Each kitchen is unique for its owner and for the physical space, within which the necessary functions are becoming available. Try, if possible, recall all and take into account the organization.
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Step 2: Split your kitchen cabinets and drawers
The second step of the organization of kitchen cabinets and drawers and solving the organizational problem of the kitchen will be the need to get rid of all that in the kitchen should not be at all. A little higher we talked about the multifunctionality of the kitchen. But still there are things that need to be removed from the kitchen. Whatever multifunctional it was, it is not rubber. In addition, throw away all overdue products, things that you do not need at all.
Our drawers should be easily open and closed, so do not put things in them that will not fit into them or drawers will be closed with difficulty, and you will fall on your head out of the top cabinet.
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What you can definitely throw out (give / sell):
Carry everything from the kitchen everything is being stored elsewhere at home. Sort things that do not serve your kitchen features. So, for example, if you have a big first-aid kit in kitchen cabinets, but you decided that the kitchen is not a place for this - move them.
All that remains and serves the functionality of our kitchen must be organized.
Step 3: Sort all the things you need in the kitchen in frequency of use
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The task is to put frequently used things in an easily accessible place, which is easily accessible.
If you are not sure that you have no necessary space to accommodate all the things you need in the kitchen, inspect them again, perhaps, perhaps part of the rarely used things can be placed in another part of the house?
Be careful with high cabinets. Do not place heavy things in them that will be hard to get.
The next step will be the placement of things for their storage. Pay attention to the items that you use every day or very often. Remove the entire rarely used "real estate" as far as possible and away.
Step 4: Place the necessary things for use in the kitchen in your kitchen cabinets and boxes according to the decline in the kitchen on the zones
The final step in solving the organizational problem of kitchen cabinets is the direct decay in them.
Place things as close as possible to the place of use according to the zones that you divided your kitchen. For example, knives should be close to cutting boards, frying pan and pan closer to the stove and oven.
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Cooking area
In this zone, place the devices for mixing and cooking. These are knives, cutting boards, bowls for mixing, mixers and blenders, measuring cups and spoons.
Storage area of \u200b\u200bcooking fixtures: Place everything you need for baking, closer to the plate or microwave, but not far from the necessary devices for mixing and baking. In the same area, place pots, pots, holders and heat-resistant dishes.
Storage area of \u200b\u200bdishes and sink zone
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This is the place where you keep daily used utensils for food. Good festive porcelain and table silver place somewhere else. This area must be close to the dishwasher, and / or kitchen sink for ease of cleaning. In the same area, place the necessary things that are necessary for washing, such as dishwashing sponges, kitchen towels, etc.
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Food Reception Zone
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Please note the dishes must be regularly used. Tablecloths and napkins that you use on holidays should not lie along with those you use daily. Ideally, the storage place should be closer to the dining table.
Food storage area
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So, we placed all the necessary things in the right and easily accessible places. This should solve the main problem of kitchen cabinets: easy access and functionality.
Organization of storerooms (storage of products) We will pay a separate article, because The food zone itself can be divided into several small zones. That is why there are no food boxes now.
There are some more places in the kitchen, which simply attract different little things and, yes, yes, junk.
Kitchen barrack box
Probably every home seems to have a box in which different little things accumulate, and most likely that such a box is in the kitchen. There is nothing wrong with this, because all our habits are similar. We do not even notice how we fold and put some things into this place in our house, in the hope that someday we will analyze them.
Let's find this box in your kitchen and finally will pay attention to him. The time has come!
If you can not save yourself from the habit of folding in this box things - do not fight, leave everything as it is. Let's just organize it. The key to the organization of this box is that it is necessary to reveal it with a certain periodicity. Determine the frequency (depending on the filling) and in carry into your monthly or seasonal routins a complete clearing of this box.
Plastic Product Storage Containers
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