How To Organise Kitchen Drawers

Keeping your living spaces organised can seem daunting.

When everyday life gets in the way, whether that’s work, childcare, or simply enjoying yourself, organisation can get deprioritised. 

One of the most frequently disorganised rooms in a home is the kitchen. After all, a lot takes place in the kitchen. They’re not just a room for cooking or preparing meals; sometimes, they’re a social hotspot for your in-home gatherings. As such, it’s normal for mess and clutter to build up over time.

While they are a perfectly functional living space, keeping a kitchen organised and in good condition can be difficult. Thankfully, we at Cwtch Haus are here to help you manage your messy kitchen by improving your drawer space. 

Here’s our guide to organising kitchen drawers.

1. Give Every Drawer a Purpose

We’re all guilty of the dreaded “everything drawer”. 

These modern dumping grounds are home to all sorts of clutter and tat. Spare keys, batteries, light bulbs - anything goes in the everything drawer.

While these do let you pick up and drop several possessions to keep them out of the way, over time, these messy drawers end up doing more harm than good. Eventually, you’ll find yourself losing all sorts of items, searching endlessly only to realise that they’re buried beneath months upon months of “I’ll just put that there for now”. 

To fight back against this, it’s essential to give each drawer a clear purpose in the kitchen. Work in a logical order and set out predetermined uses for every drawer space so that each one is filled only with what you expect. 

This not only saves you a lot of frustration and confusion as you open multiple drawers to find just one thing, but it also helps avoid unnecessary clutter in other drawers

2. Invest in Drawer Organisers

If you’re not using drawer organisers in your kitchen, you’re missing out.

These incredible inventions bring a breath of fresh air to your kitchen by helping you divide your drawers into organised sections that are perfectly sized for a range of instruments.

Without organisers, it’s very easy for your drawers to become cluttered, messy, and disorganised. Plus, there’s also the risk of overfilling your drawers to the point where they become impossible to open due to a blockage. 

With an organiser, however, everything has its own place. They’re cheap, easy to find, and provide an immediate fix for even the most disorganised of drawers.

3. Have a Clear Out

Getting rid of unused kitchen items can help you massively cut down on clutter and mess.

Over the years, it’s normal to have amassed a vast amount of kitchen accessories and utensils. Whether it’s gifts from friends and loved ones or impulse purchases made by yourself, you’ll undoubtedly have a lot of items that are either unnecessary or unused. 

Although it can be challenging to part ways with some of your once-beloved possessions, for the sake of your kitchen drawers, it’s highly recommended to spend some time considering whether you really need that extra set of knives or themed kitchen towels that you’ve never really used. 

Doing this is a speedy and easy way to free up space in your kitchen drawers, allowing you to focus more closely on what you really need.

4. Store Creatively

When it comes to organising your kitchen drawers, it’s not just about where you put the items; it’s also about how you store them.

Sometimes, how you put your kitchen possessions away can actually contribute to the lack of space you have. Take pots and pans, for example.

Saucepans and frying pans can be especially bulky items to store. Most people default to stacking their pots and pans as it’s the quickest way of getting them out of view, when, in reality, this can make your drawers harder to open, and the pans themselves harder to get to. 

Instead, learning from our previous tips, you should ask yourself: which of these pans do I use regularly, and which can I put into long-term storage? The more frequently used pans can sit in their rightful place among your other commonly used utensils, while the less frequently used ones can be stored in hard-to-reach areas to keep them out of the way. 

The same goes for snacks. Rather than having a chaotic snack drawer where packets of crisps, biscuits, and confectionery items are shoved away, you can actually make the most of your drawers by storing items vertically. This results in a much more space-efficient kitchen drawer and less clutter to boot.

5. Label Your Drawers

Labels provide a quick and easy way to know what’s in a drawer without having to look inside.

And finally, to unlock true kitchen drawer organisation mastery, one of the best things we can recommend is a logical labelling system so that you (and others) know where everything is at a glance.

When it comes to labelling, the sky is the limit. Jars, tins, the actual drawers themselves - using labels gives everyone in the home an easy way to know where things come from and where they should go.

There are many ways of making labels, too - you could go the technological route and buy a designated label maker, or you could DIY the labels by either drawing them yourself or printing and cutting out designs.

Kitchen Tips From the Experts

At Cwtch Haus, we don’t just design bespoke kitchens. Our experts want you to get the most out of your space by ensuring it works for you. They work tirelessly to solve your storage problems and make your kitchen both beautiful and practical for years to come. 

For more kitchen inspiration, tips, and guidance, stick to our blog for regular updates from our designer team. If you’d like to speak to us about your own kitchen, contact us to arrange a free consultation.