1Group Dishware
Dan Lopez Paniagua of Arris Photography Ample storage is key in the kitchen. For a minimal look like this shelving system by design-and-build firm Forge & Bow Dwellings, display similar dishware in cabinets with glass fronts, allowing space between the items.
2Install Pull-Down Shelves
Hulya Kolabas 3Cut Down on Duplicate Items
Magnet Kitchens Spatulas, utensils and kitchen tools quickly accumulate in the kitchen. "While it’s tempting to invest in the latest kitchen gadgets, such as bagel cutters or egg slicers, it’s more efficient to get into the habit of investing in kitchen items that have more than one use," says Jen Nash, senior design lead at Magnet Kitchens.
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4Stock Shelves With Essentials
Stacy Zarin Goldberg Fill your shelves with food staples to minimize shopping trips. Hint: Place the newest boxes, containers and cans behind the older stuff, so you’ll use the older food first.
5Label Food Storage Canisters
A Beautiful Mess 6Add Shelves in the Cupboard
Magnet Kitchens Extra shelving will double your storage space. Jen Nash, senior design lead at Magnet, suggests: "Measure the existing shelf, find some new ones of the same size and insert them into cabinetry with mounting hooks. This hack also enables you to customize your shelving."
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7Build in Kitchen Island Storage
Sara Ligorria-Tramp Open shelving is making its way into kitchen islands. Here, custom shelves make it possible to stow away ingredients — while still keeping them within reach as you prep.
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8Give Everything a Place in the Fridge
Getty Images/iStockPhoto When everything in your fridge is visible, it makes meal prep way more efficient — plus, you'll waste less food when nothing is hiding in the back. Organize fresh fruits and vegetables on shelves and in the crisper drawers (leafy greens are best kept here, for instance). Place dairy products at the top of your fridge and use lower shelves or bottom drawers for meats.
9Hide Pantry Items in Baskets
Madeline Harper Anastasia Casey of The Identité Collective likes corralling essentials in baskets, even in the kitchen: "You need to be able to see what is inside the organizational pieces if you’re ever going to use them," she says.
SHOP WICKER BASKETS
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10Create an Electronics Drawer
Nicole Larson Say goodbye to messy cords. In this professional organizer’s Tribeca kitchen, designed by Ellen Schott of Bakes & Kropp, devices stay concealed and charged.
11Suspend Open Shelving
Stoffer Photography Take note from interior designer Kate Marker and mount a storage shelf from the ceiling. Full of a mix of glassware, kitchen essentials and decor, this tiered shelving system clears up counter space.
SHOP CEILING SHELVES
12Use a Pegboard Drawer Organizer
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13Hang a Magnetic Knife Holder
Sara Ligorria-Tramp 14Frost Your Pantry Doors
Jim Westphalen You may have intentions of a well-organized pantry, but that may not always be a reality. If that's the case, add a coat of frosted glass spray paint to your doors and don't worry about your kitchen storage being on constant display.
15Put Glassware on Display
Brantley Photography It's no secret that glassware can double as decor, so they're likely the best fit for cabinets with glass doors. Here, interior designer Caitlin Kah carefully arranges clear and colorful glassware.
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16Ditch Countertop Produce Bowls
Watchtower Interiors Pack a deep drawer full of removable bins (like in this custom cabinet from Watchtower Interiors). If you use them to sort produce that doesn't need to be refrigerated, you'll never lose precious counter space to a fruit or veggie bowl again.
17Consider Pot Racks for Your Walls or Pantry
Art Streiber Pot racks are great for hanging pots and pans that can't fit in your drawers or oven. Use racks to hang them in an empty space on your wall or inside your pantry, where they'll be hidden yet secure for grabbing.
18Add Corner Shelves in a Small Kitchen
Lauren Pressey Fill that empty corner with functional accents. Designer Kate Lester upgraded this kitchen with reclaimed barn wood shelves — perfect for a farmhouse flair.
SHOP CORNER SHELVES
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19Attach a Spice Rack to Your Walls
Danielle Occhiogrosso Keep your condiments away from your counter space with a well-organized spice rack. Attach the rack to one part of your kitchen wall or use a hanging rack on your pantry's door.
SHOP SPICE RACK
20Store Pots and Pans in Sliding Shelves
Bakes & Kropp Photography If you can't fit your pots and pans into your square cabinet, consider installing a corner pull-out cabinet system. It'll easily open and close, while making your pots accessible.
Alyssa Gautieri (she/her) is the associate lifestyle editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers all things home and interior design. Prior to joining GH in 2022, she wrote for publications including ELLE Decor, Chairish, BobVila.com, Unique Homes Magazine and LODGING Magazine, in addition to crafting product copy for home brands like BrylaneHome and VIGO Industries.
Mariah Thomas (she/her) is an assistant editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers home and lifestyle content. Mariah has more than four years of editorial experience, having written for TLC, Apartment Therapy, Women's Health and Avocado Magazine. She received her master's degree in journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and published her first book, Heart and Soul: Poems of Thoughts and Emotions, in 2019. She's also the founder of RTF Community, a platform for creatives of color to connect, learn and showcase their work.
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