things that will make my kitchen organised!

[frazzled74]

I am going to have a big clear out tomorrow of all out of date herbs, spices and sauces etc, also get rid of lots of kitchen paraphenalia that i dont use, how can i then make my kitchen organised and streamlined? inspiration please? no ikea nearby so thats out im afraid.

Only keep the stuff you absolutely need and will use, get rid of anything you can do without.
Just by having more space and having a proper place for everything will go most of the way to sorting it out

...and make sure you bin all your ramekins

I keep little jars of pots of things in punnets/old ice cream tubs according to themes eg baking, cake decorating, mediterranean herbs, indian spices, cake spices etc so I can find them easily. It makes cleaning the cupboards quicker too.

Keep your little jars and rubs in plastic tubs without lids, and then you can lift them out of cupboards very easily, and find things without rummaging.

There's some good ideas here Martha Stewart website. Some of it's a bit extreme but burrow a bit and you'll find some useful tips.

I have these, I quite often leave my cupboard doors open just to look at how neat they are
www.lakeland.co.uk/4806/Step-It-Up

thanks, i will have a good look at martha stewart link and lakeland tomorrow, i love the idea of filing the tins!

Agree with others - just by getting rid of everything that has passed its sell-by date and/or that you don't use, you will make space.

I am utterly ruthless about having very little in my kitchen!