Follow along with a series of 6 posts to get you the beautiful, organized kitchen that you want so you can enjoy your space again.
Do you struggle to keep your kitchen organized? Have you started cooking only to realize you can’t find the ingredients you need? It’s a common problem we all face. However, a little bit of organization is all you need to alleviate the problem.
You may be saying to yourself, “Stephanie, I don’t have time to organize my kitchen”. Or “I’ve tried organizing my kitchen in the past but it never works.” Luckily this course will get your kitchen organized in less than a week. And help establish a routine you can use anytime to things start to get misplaced. At the end of the course, you’ll be able to get your kitchen under control even if you don’t consider yourself an organized person. Imagine the impact an organized kitchen will have on your life.

Originally Published On: March 8, 2018
Last Updated On: October 25, 2021
Take Control for an Organized Kitchen
Here’s how it works:
There are a series of 6 posts that focus on one part of the kitchen. You can choose to go through all 6 at once or take your time. If you do one per day, you will have an organized kitchen in less than a week.
Still need more convincing?
The series goes through the exact steps I take when my kitchen starts to get out of hand. Anyone who knows me personally can tell you that I am a very organized person. Sometimes it borders on OCD a bit. But over time things get misplaced or we get new kitchen stuff (I’m always buying things for the kitchen) and it just gets stuffed wherever we can fit it at the time.
My parents were in town last weekend and my mom (who is here often) was telling my dad where to find something in the kitchen “unless Stephanie rearranged again.” I retorted quickly by saying I haven’t for at least a few months until Justin reminded me that I just switched a couple of drawers two weeks ago. I organize the kitchen so often I don’t even remember doing it!
Of course, you don’t have to rearrange as often as I do. About every 6 months I go in the kitchen and do a big cleanout. I follow all the steps I outline in my emails, but I like to do it all in one day. I know, for many, that either isn’t possible or extremely overwhelming, which is why the series is broken down into 6 posts.

Get Started on your Organized Kitchen
What do you need to start?
All you NEED is a kitchen and the desire to have it better organized and easier to cook in.
What do you WANT? Well, that depends on you and your kitchen and your personal workflow.
I like having all of the food in my pantry in containers rather than the packaging it comes in. First, because it looks nicer and, as a food blogger, I am constantly in and out of my pantry. Second, I can see exactly how much we have left of items since they are clear containers. Third, my pantry is an odd shape so it helps keep everything organized.
Personally, I don’t like anything on my counters except a few essentials, like my stand-mixer, so finding space for everything is key.
If you are interested in some of my favorite organizing products, you can read more on my blog post 7 Favorite Organizing Products for the Kitchen which showcases some of my favorites.
Next Steps
So go ahead, don’t be afraid, you have nothing to lose except a few hours of your time. Follow the 6-day kitchen organization series which will give you quick, easy-to-handle tasks to get your kitchen cleaner than before and know where you put everything.
- Day 1: The Pantry
- Day 2: The Junk Drawer
- Day 3: The Refrigerator and Freezer
- Day 4: Under the Sink
- Day 5: The Cabinets
- Day 6: Catch-Up

More Posts about Cleaning and Organizing the Kitchen
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- 6 Days to an Organized Kitchen
- Kitchen Organization, Day 1: The Pantry
- Kitchen Organization, Day 2: The Junk Drawer
- Kitchen Organization, Day 3: The Refrigerator (and Freezer)
- Kitchen Organization, Day 4: Under the Sink
- Kitchen Organization, Day 5: The Cabinets
- Kitchen Organization, Day 6: Catch-Up
- 7 Favorite Organizing Products for the Kitchen
- How to Naturally Clean the Oven with Minimal Effort
- How to have an Organized Pantry Without Plastic
We are getting ready to remodel our kitchen. This would be perfect for later when we are finished and I am putting everything back.
What a perfect “spring cleaning” project! Love it! I definitely have some cabinets that could use a good purging/organizing session!
This is just the kind of help I need! Organizing can get so overwhelming!
This is a brilliant idea! I’m often looking for things in the kitchen that I’m sure should be there, but then just can’t find them. 🙂 xxx
I’m usually pretty organized but the kitchen is one of the few exceptions. These are great tips for getting organized. Pinned to share with others 🙂
These are great tips. I want to reorganize my kitchen again!! That is so helpful.
This is really awesome! I love that you’re like personally helping people do this one step at a time. Meagan did a post on our blog about reorganizing her kitchen pantry. She went nuts with bins and labels. I love stuff like that! For it’s just hard to keep it organized.
Here is our post – http://fromunderapalmtree.com/food-pantry-organization-tips/
I really need to tackle my kitchen pantry. It’s starting to get crazy in there!
I need all the help I can get! Life would be so much easier if my kitchen was organized.
April
Can you come over and re-organize my pantry for me?! lol. Yours is amazing! Definitely need to follow these tips when we move- best to start fresh at a new place!
I have a little bit of organization in my kitchen but it can definitely use some help. It is one thing that definitely needs my attention.
oh my!!! You made me realize how messy my kitchen is! I need to do something about it for sure, thank you so much for the tips.
There is so much I need to do in our kitchen! Its really been needing it since we moved.
I love organizing my kitchen. I think I drive my kids crazy with all my kitchen organization ideas.
You must have read my mind! My kitchen is in desperate need of some reorganization. I can’t wait to do this.
I love organizing my room and kitchen and I am pretty good at this! I adore your kitchen, so beautifully organized! Those jars contain pickles or what?
I feel a little guilty, you made me realize how messy do I stay, will do something about it for sure.
Don’t feel guilty, we all have areas we can work on. At my house, it’s my husband’s desk and our game room that often need the most help.
I love this! We don’t have a lot of cabinet space so we definitely need tips on how to organize and make everything fit nicely.
This is a HUGE thing for me in 2022. Our kitchen needs major organization love.
That’s great for anyone needing to organise their kitchen. I try to keep mine as organised as possible. The kids and husband like to mess it all up for me though.
That’s great for anyone needing to organise their kitchen. I try to keep mine as organised as possible. The kids and husband like to mess it all up for me though.
I super love how you’re stacking the jars, amazing!!! I need to do that!
Having good organisation in your kitchen is so important to make sure it works well for you. That jar wall is just pure beauty x
I’ve book marked your post as I told myself I need to organise my kitchen before Christmas so can’t wait for your first post. I am getting the jars in the mean time
Wow this looks so organized! Thank you for your tips!
Sounds like a great guide coming up! I look forward to it…kitchen organization is something I think we all need. Definitely makes things easier when you know where everything is!
Having an organised kitchen is really important in our household, mainly so you can see all the items you have and use them!
This is an interesting series of articles to watch out for! Organizing your kitchen in bits of info helps to set small milestones and work gradually.
My kitchen is really very messy these tips are really helpful to organise the kitchen well. I am surely gonna try them
I cleared out my kitchen a few years – now I am ruthless. If we don’t use it regularly it goes!
Oh man…. being organized is everything for sure. I am loving this and so have to set up the kitchen in my new home properly…. thank you for the tips!
I actually bought a bunch of mason jars to organize my kitchen. This post inspires me!