kitchen cabinet organization

If your cabinets are making you pull out your hair because they’ve become disorganized – with wrong lid covers, entangled pot handles, spices you cannot find no matter what – you’re not alone, and there’s a way out for you. Effective kitchen cabinet organization is not something you achieve by purchasing a couple of organizing boxes at the local store, but rather comes from organizing your storage according to how you prepare meals. At MI Kitchen Design, we assist Michigan residents in transforming their chaotic cabinets into a well-organized and effective system, either by adding smart cabinet inserts to existing cabinets or by building a custom kitchen which will solve all your organization needs from the very beginning. This guide reveals what organization ideas work best for kitchens, and how our specialists can develop, fabricate and install an ideal solution for your kitchen. Reasons for Proper Kitchen Cabinet Organization In MI Disorganized kitchen is a kitchen where everything takes too much time and effort to do: cooking, cleaning and even shopping because it is difficult to determine what is needed to buy as the items cannot be found easily. Proper organization of kitchen cabinets solves this problem by providing every item with its rightful place: often-used utensils should be placed close, less often used – on a high level or deeper, and unused space such as corners and cabinets under the sink should finally be used. This is not the only benefit of the process. Properly organized kitchen will not only be beautiful but also much quicker and easier to cook in and clean and, what is important, much more pleasant to work there as kitchen is the place where the majority of people spend their time at home. Finally, kitchen organization saves money: well-thought storage does not make you buy twice the same item because you cannot find the first one, and it keeps your expensive kitchenware safe from any possible damage. Custom Cabinet Storage Solutions from MI Kitchen Design Most organizing tips presume that you will be making do with bins and organizers that have been stuffed into cabinets where they don’t belong. Not us. We at MI Kitchen Design will provide you with storage solutions by incorporating them right from the beginning in your cabinets — or by adding custom-fit inserts to your current cabinets. And it makes all the difference. Buying an online organizer could lead to wasted space or an organizer that does not fit your particular drawers or cabinets. Pull-Out Shelves & Drawer Organizers In Michigan State Area Pull-out shelves are one of the most impactful changes that can be made to kitchen cabinet organization solutions. Rather than rummaging through the contents at the back of a deep cabinet, the pull-out makes everything available in one simple motion; perfect for storage of pots, pans, small appliances, and canned foods. In drawers, dividers separate utensils, knives, and other tools rather than allowing them to get mixed up all in one bundle. Our drawer organizers are customized to fit your specific cabinetry needs; this means that your cutlery trays and knife blocks will be snug and stable rather than moving when opening the drawer. Vertical Dividers for Trays & Cutting Boards Trays, cutting boards, and baking sheets are often problematic storage items as they don’t stack well and are not easily placed within a drawer. The vertical divider is the solution to this problem by providing individual slots for every tray and board. These types of units are usually installed in a cabinet close to the oven or preparation area because bakeware needs to be readily available at its point of use. The benefit might not be obvious, but it really helps to save time during food preparation and reduces wear and tear by preventing pans from being stacked one above the other. Lazy Susans & Pull-out Corner Units Corner cabinets in kitchens represent wasted space, as people tend to overlook this particular area in the kitchen while organizing the furniture. A well-designed lazy Susan unit converts the unused space in a corner cabinet to usable storage, allowing users to access the contents without reaching into the far corner of the cabinet. In case of particularly difficult corner cabinets, we design diagonal pull-out units that can convert what is thought of as unusable space into functional cabinet space. Effective Under-Sink Storage There’s no denying that the cabinet space under the kitchen sink typically becomes a hodgepodge of cleaning products, bags, and whatever doesn’t seem to fit anywhere else, which is often complicated by plumbing taking up storage space. The installation of tiered organizational systems and pull-out shelves designed to fit the unique plumbing of your kitchen will give back some of that valuable storage space by keeping cleaning products organized and accessible. A built-in trash and recycling pull-out bin system is one of the most popular installations that our customers request, as it keeps bins hidden away but easily accessible to use. Pantry & Food Storage Organizing Regardless of whether you have a walk-in pantry or just a small pantry cabinet, organizing your storage space in an effective manner will save you time and hassle during grocery shopping and cooking preparation. Organizing by category, storing in clear containers, and using pull-out pantry shelving will help you quickly see what you have in stock to avoid wasting food or unnecessary trips to the grocery store. In kitchens which do not have a pantry room, a tall pantry cabinet with movable shelves and pull-out baskets can also help increase your storage capacity without expanding the actual square footage of the kitchen. Movable shelves can also come in handy since a pantry that does not have movable shelves becomes difficult to organize even after a few groceries and cooking seasons. Spices and Small Item Organizer Small items are one of the most difficult items to organize because of their sheer number. In-built spice drawers with slant inserts can help keep track of all the spices in your kitchen