16 Kitchen Hacks to Maximize Your Space!

A little known fact about me, ok it’s not so hidden, is that I love to organize.  I mean, I really really love to organize.  For me, it helps calm the chaos in my head…if things are crazy busy in life, I organize or clean something.  So when I find neat little tricks to help make my life more simple I need to share them, because maybe you’ll find them useful too?  I think tips & tricks are especially great this time of year with the holidays season, kids sports, school, work, bad weather…we could all us a simplification!

So here are 16 kitchen hacks that I put together from Hometalk, all in one place.  Some fun & easy tips to help maximize the space in your kitchen.  I’ll be implementing quite a few over the next few days, before my cookie baking extravaganza starts up!  Wooooohoooo!

Click on the image to find out how to implement some of these tricks!  Enjoy!

16 Kitchen Hacks to Maximize Your Space:

• Use pretty and functional jars on your counter tops to hold frequently used pantry staples!
• Make your own fridge mats out of placemats. Makes spill clean-ups so simple!
• Use your pantry doors as a kitchen command center. Don’t have a pantry? Use the back of a cabinet door!
• Organize your coffee supplies in a decorative and functional way…bistro style in a seagrass basket.
• Keep clutter off of your kitchen counter using a decorative and functional wall storage system.
• Use lazy susans to store canned goods in your pantry.
• Use a cake stand to hold your kitchen sink essentials like dish soap and hand lotion!
• Install your own kitchen sink tip outs to utilize wasted kitchen space. Use them to hold sponges and brushes.
• Use wire pencil baskets screwed to a side wall in your pantry or closet for spices.
• Use a basket to organize all your cleaning supplies under the sink.
• Use labelled mason jars to store spices in a drawer.
• Use inexpensive spring tension rods to create dividers for cupboards.
• Use bins in your fridge to group similar items together and keep everything organized!
• Use an unused wall space in your kitchen to act as a command centre.
• Free up cupboard space, and use an armoire or set of drawers to store linens and things from your kitchen!
• Hang a shelf with a towel rack above the sink and use storage containers to hold items like towels, soap, and other small kitchen items.

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Here are more ideas to help simplify your life!

Keep your fridge easy to clean with these simple DIY fridge mats made out of placemats!

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Here are some great tips to keep your kitchen organized!

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And even more kitchen storage tips!  Like jar labelling, pantry organization…

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Happy Organizing!