A Clean Kitchen Is An Organised Kitchen

If you are doing kitchen cleaning all too often, there is something wrong. Yes, the kitchen should be a clean place and it does require a good scrubbing more frequently than other rooms, but there is a limit to everything. If you are spending more time cleaning and sorting out objects than cooking, you should take a step back from whatever you are doing and think about whether you have a messy kitchen. Chaos brings dirt more than anything as you are wont to spread all the accumulated dirt from one place to another while searching for something. You need order in your kitchen, and you need it now. You can start the whole process with some cleaning. Take everything out, bring out your cleaning gear and wipe, scrub, and mop away until you have a clean kitchen. And do a thorough job – sink and faucet cleaning, oven cleaning, shelf and counter dusting, miss no spots. If you are not to be bothered with all this, or have no time or opportunity, browse for a good cleaning agency to get the house clean for you. Not all of the professional cleaners are expensive, so look around for one that fits within your budget, and hire away. Once everything is spotless, you are ready to start organising that kitchen. If you did reach out to a cleaning contractor, tell the maids they sent not to put anything back on the shelves. You are the one who should put everything back and organise. And yes, this is important, as you are the one that needs to be aware where everything is. Now, get a pen and paper and start brainstorming. Make a plan of the kitchen you want – the whole point of organising is not to put everything back in an orderly fashion; it is to redesign the whole kitchen so that you have no problem finding something. If you know exactly what you want, go for it. If not, you can check the web for some ideas. There are many interior design sites that will help you put some order in the room. At the very least you can go with the traditional kitchen look – counters next to the sink, shelves above, oven near the counters. (Speaking of oven, you should probably do some oven cleaning as well – no reason to miss something just because it is not a part of the organising process.) Many people today use racks and stands for some of the cutlery and tableware, so think about that. If you are feeling eccentric, you may even add a component or two into the kitchen. Install a wine bottle rack on the wall to free up some cellar space. Install a pan rack to free up cabinet space. Stands are useful for organising spices or just simple decorations like small plants to add colour to the place. The main thing you should focus on is keeping everything at an arm's length while cooking. Avoid having a back row and a front row in your cabinets, have organised columns instead. If you are cooking and you can see and reach everything you need, your job is done. Now you can focus on the full house cleaning instead of constantly maintaining this single room.