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Kitchen decluttering checklist – 10 things to get rid of right now!
1. Anything chipped, broken or damaged
First and foremost, interiors therapist and Homes & Gardens' feng shui expert Suzanne Roynon always recommends saying goodbye to anything chipped, broken, or damaged. So tackle any damaged coffee cups, plates, and bowls. The same goes for any cracked or split wooden cutting boards.
'It never feels good to use something obviously past its best, and from a hygiene perspective, cracked crockery is less than ideal. In Feng Shui terms broken items reflect some aspect of your life, so if things aren’t going well you might find they improve once you’ve decluttered the kitchen of anything which brings you down,' she shares.
2. Expired food
'If you want a quick win in the kitchen, you can quickly and easily go through and toss all expired food,' says Homes & Gardens' home organization expert Caroline Roberts. 'Check the back of shelves, tops of pantries, and all of the nooks and crannies where items tend to get lost.'
3. Tatty dishcloths and towels
Those old dishcloths and towels reserved for wiping up spills on the floor, get rid of them! Fresh, all-matching dishcloths can make a big difference. They are one of those small details that can make the kitchen so much more pleasant to be in.
4. Items that don't fit your lifestyle
Caroline Roberts emphasizes that before discarding anything else, it's crucial to think about how you use your kitchen and how you want to use your kitchen. For instance, if you count on carry-out meals during the week, then she says you do not need a kitchen full of extra pans and appliances.
However, 'if you want to focus on cooking more, ensure your favourite supplies are easy to access. Also, think about your entertaining style. If you are a casual person, then you may not need fancier serving pieces,'
5. Refrigerator magnets
'Fridge magnets are renowned for inspiring fridge-picking weight gain!' Suzanne says. If your refrigerator is covered in magnets picked up on travels, consider streamlining your collection to just a few special ones.
6. Single-use gadgets
'Single-use small appliances and gadgets are always the first to be considered when I'm working in kitchens. However, what "must go" depends on the client and her goals,' says Caroline.
If you don't get as much use out of your air fryer as you thought you would, a multifunctional Instant Pot could be a better solution, replacing other bulky appliances like your slow cooker or pressure cooker.
8. Old, uncoated aluminium pans
Another item Suzanne encourages her clients to get rid of are very old, uncoated aluminium pans from the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s. Items with damaged non-stick coatings should also be decluttered.
9. Duplicates
'I promise you really don’t need 5 tin openers! 😃 You can donate all good quality items,' If you have extra baking trays, bottle openers and cheese graters these can also be purged!
1. Anything chipped, broken or damaged
First and foremost, interiors therapist and Homes & Gardens' feng shui expert Suzanne Roynon always recommends saying goodbye to anything chipped, broken, or damaged. So tackle any damaged coffee cups, plates, and bowls. The same goes for any cracked or split wooden cutting boards.
'It never feels good to use something obviously past its best, and from a hygiene perspective, cracked crockery is less than ideal. In Feng Shui terms broken items reflect some aspect of your life, so if things aren’t going well you might find they improve once you’ve decluttered the kitchen of anything which brings you down,' she shares.
2. Expired food
'If you want a quick win in the kitchen, you can quickly and easily go through and toss all expired food,' says Homes & Gardens' home organization expert Caroline Roberts. 'Check the back of shelves, tops of pantries, and all of the nooks and crannies where items tend to get lost.'
3. Tatty dishcloths and towels
Those old dishcloths and towels reserved for wiping up spills on the floor, get rid of them! Fresh, all-matching dishcloths can make a big difference. They are one of those small details that can make the kitchen so much more pleasant to be in.
4. Items that don't fit your lifestyle
Caroline Roberts emphasizes that before discarding anything else, it's crucial to think about how you use your kitchen and how you want to use your kitchen. For instance, if you count on carry-out meals during the week, then she says you do not need a kitchen full of extra pans and appliances.
However, 'if you want to focus on cooking more, ensure your favourite supplies are easy to access. Also, think about your entertaining style. If you are a casual person, then you may not need fancier serving pieces,'
5. Refrigerator magnets
'Fridge magnets are renowned for inspiring fridge-picking weight gain!' Suzanne says. If your refrigerator is covered in magnets picked up on travels, consider streamlining your collection to just a few special ones.
6. Single-use gadgets
'Single-use small appliances and gadgets are always the first to be considered when I'm working in kitchens. However, what "must go" depends on the client and her goals,' says Caroline.
If you don't get as much use out of your air fryer as you thought you would, a multifunctional Instant Pot could be a better solution, replacing other bulky appliances like your slow cooker or pressure cooker.
7. Cutlery
'Comb through your cutlery drawer and store some items away as a backup, especially if they don’t get used day to day,'
'Comb through your cutlery drawer and store some items away as a backup, especially if they don’t get used day to day,'
8. Old, uncoated aluminium pans
Another item Suzanne encourages her clients to get rid of are very old, uncoated aluminium pans from the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s. Items with damaged non-stick coatings should also be decluttered.
9. Duplicates
'I promise you really don’t need 5 tin openers! 😃 You can donate all good quality items,' If you have extra baking trays, bottle openers and cheese graters these can also be purged!
10. Cleaning products under the sink
Is your cupboard/cabinet under the sink overflowing with all-purpose sprays and disinfectants? Streamline your collection so this awkward space is more functional. Of course, if there are children around, it's a good idea to keep them out of reach.
Is your cupboard/cabinet under the sink overflowing with all-purpose sprays and disinfectants? Streamline your collection so this awkward space is more functional. Of course, if there are children around, it's a good idea to keep them out of reach.
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Of course once you've de-cluttered your kitchen don't forget to reward yourself with a cuppa, will yours be a tea or coffee? Mine will be tea 😊
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All the best Jan
24 comments:
...we just redid our kitchen and I must say that it looks sharp!
I have very little clutter in my kitchen as it is too small to accumulate items that I don't use. Helpful tips--Thank you. Now my closet is another area that I have been working on endlessly!
Very useful tips to declutter the kitchen.
Gracias por los consejos. Te mando un beso.
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Good tips! Easier said than done though!
Just threw out some pans :-))
Thank you! Perfect timing as due to a bad health diagnosis this is exactly what I must do,
Something we probably need to do. Fridge magnets cause weight gain? Hmmm.
Not sure I could part with some of my old faithful pans.
I got a mess with fridge magnets lol
I'm not one of these clean every out and live sparsely people, but the kitchen is an exception. Nice post because sometimes its hard to get rid of things.
Great trips, thanks for sharing!
Take care, enjoy your day!
My home help has been a gem these past weeks, we have decluttered everything, and it all looks so much better. I just need to declutter my coffee mugs, I don't need more than 30 of them, but it's so hard to ßart with them! Valerie
I try to do this a couple of times a year, just to go through everything and see what needs to go and what I haven't used at all.
Good tips! When we moved here a few years ago, I made it a point to only pack up and bring what we needed.
Thanks for these good tips.
Great tips. I haven't been too long decluttering my kitchen. What a job it was! LOL! Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Don't have clutter in my kitchen. I have lots of cabinets and a pantry so it is easy to keep things where they go. We designed our kitchen (in fact we designed our whole house) so it is MY almost perfect kitchen.
I disagree with her on more than half of these. A chipped mug of sentimental value should be saved. Sometimes tatty towels make for the best drying towel. (Not always!) Love fridge magnets and art; wouldn't part with some of my older pans for anything -- and a few more!
Good advise. We do not have chipped or old pans in our house, we got rid of the pans years ago, chipped crockery goes to the bin as so many germs are harboured in that chip or crack.
Parecen buenos consejos, pero algunos no sé si los cumpliría. Besos.
Duplicates...I have a lot. Great tips, now to get to work!!
My kitchen is fairly minimal.
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