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Kitchen Cabinets Organized !

How to get your Kitchen Cabinets Organized – Quickly and easily, using only one type of inexpensive basket – no DIY knowledge (or any tools!) required !

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Today I’m hanging out my dirty laundry .. uhm, messy kitchen cabinets, actually!  I am (most of the time) a fairly well organized person in my kitchen – I repeat, in. my. kitchen.

I know where everything is, it’s just a pain in the backside to get to most of the stuff.

So, here we are .. I decided to clean up a bit and get my Kitchen Cabinets Organized.

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Right, see the basket thingy above?  I’m sure you have seen it before, or maybe you have some!

These baskets are called Under Shelf Wire Racks which you hook over a shelf. They are all over Pinterest, in most home stores – everywhere !

Then why did I not get some ages ago??  No idea !  Maybe ignorance or I might have thought it won’t be strong enough …

I started off by buying two (for one cabinet). After we slipped them in place, I was so impressed, I bought another two for the cabinet next to the one already done.


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Small problem solved easily

We had a slight problem – when we slipped the clips over the shelf, the cabinet door banged against it and wouldn’t close properly.

Nothing huge – we made some grooves into the front piece of the shelf and Voila! .. problem solved.  You can see we painted the open wood to blend in.

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Right, here we have the first two slipped over the shelf’s edge and a bit later we did the same with the 2nd shelf.

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A Closer look – This is my everyday plates, soup mugs and a few things I use for the blog. Normally we use the larger, square plates and as you can see, they’re at the bottom of the stacks.

Now, to most people that’s not a problem (or is it?). Me, personally .. I hate taking the top plates down to get to the bottom plates and re-stack the lot again.

The Unused Space needs no chit-chat – it’s available, but I’m not using it !

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Now, look at the AFTER – the only “mixed” stack, is the one on the top shelf, next to the Soup mugs – that’s fine, I use that mostly for blog photos, so I do not mind them being stacked.

Before the Kitchen cabinets were a mess !

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Okay, here we get to the messy part – one of the busy cabinets. The coffee/tea bar is right below this cabinet (the everyday mugs are also on that bar).

Besides one or two items, all this do belong in this cabinet – the cereals. The breakfast bar is immediately to the right of this cabinet), all types of beverages, except the Coffees I like to keep in the refrigerator.

Polenta, rice, sugar, odd cups/mugs, coffee filters – these belong here, but definitely not like this !

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Let me show you a couple of peeks – the tea cups? in the far back corner behind other items ?

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Uhm, yes, I have these cereal containers .. no, not using them, just stuff the bag of cereal on top – why not ? That ended today !

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What do I have here behind, yet, another box of cereal? 2 Minute Noodles …. didn’t know we had some – aanndd all the packages expired early 2013!

You see what happens when one can not SEE what’s in the cabinets?!

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I am forever searching for the correct size/type coffee filters – there’s some at the back, mmm.  Odd mugs, all over the shelf.

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So much nicer after we added the baskets !

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Finally, with the new wire racks, I sorted everything, threw out a lot (expired!).

The top shelf here, is not utilized 100%, there are loads of space left behind the Milo, Nesquik etc, but I’ll transfer some other items, which I do not use often, into this area.

I am quite short and can not reach the back of the top shelf anyway, so no biggie there.

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So inexpensive – but makes such an impact !

These baskets are inexpensive and so easy to use, I’m glad I finally caught on and think my cabinets look much, much better and more organized !

If you are anything like me,,, next time you see something like this, which makes sense, easy to use and is cheap – don’t wait – get some and start organizing !

And remember, these baskets can be used on any shelf, not only in the kitchen.

ps: I’m getting more for the other cabinets in the kitchen as well – SOON!

UPDATE (2017) : Also see our new Walk-In Pantry where I have used these baskets !

Kitchen Cabinets Organized

Kitchen Cabinets Organized !

Yield: 2 pack
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Estimated Cost: $ 16.99

How to get your Kitchen Cabinets Organized - Quickly and easily, using only one type of inexpensive basket - no DIY knowledge (or any tools!) required

Materials

  • Under Shelf Wire Racks (see note below)

Tools

  • None required

Instructions

  1. Simply slide over a top shelf to add more storage space to the lower shelf

Notes

  • Price and quantities are depended on individual needs

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Monica

Wednesday 29th of March 2023

The plates I use regularly are arranged vertically on 2 retro plate stands. This way I can rotate their usage and if I need to get at anything in the back of the cupboard, I can just lift the stand out completely. I keep an eye on charity shops and on ebay for the retro stands. I did have one of my own when I got married years ago but I needed more. I will look at the under shelf things. I never thought of cutting out a little bit of the shelf so that the door would close, so simple, lol, because my door wouln't shut either. thanks for that tip.

junkstuff4me

Monday 1st of August 2016

These would be great in a camper pantry too! Ohhhh..I really need to clean and organize my pantry!

Kathi Riemer

Wednesday 16th of April 2014

I need under the shelf baskets! Thank you for sharing this amazing pantry makeover!Kathi

Rita

Wednesday 2nd of October 2013

Your pantry looks amazing. Can you come over and do mine? :-)

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Camila Rojas

Monday 30th of September 2013

That is an awesome tips. I had used those baskets in my closet but never thought of using them on a cabinet! well thought Linda!!! Thanks so much for sharing this with me at Bewitch Me & Titi! Hope to have you back with more amazing shares! Hope you are having a marvellous week!!!

XOXOCami @ TitiCrafty.com

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