Get The Most Out Of Your Deep Kitchen Drawers With A Simple Organization Tip

For many home cooks or anyone with a smaller space, a kitchen that's fitted with deep drawers is essential, thanks to the amount of additional storage they offer. If you move into a new place with deep kitchen drawers or you recently completed a kitchen remodel, you might wonder how to best organize them to fit your needs. After all, there's plenty of storage space in these drawers, and you'd hate to let all of that room go to waste.

Your first temptation may be to pile everything you can into the drawers, close them, and call it a day. This method can work for a while, but sooner or later, you'll need to grab something from the bottom of the drawer. There's an easy way to get the most out of your deep kitchen drawers, though, and that's to organize them with stacking organizers.

Using organizers that seamlessly stack in your drawers means you don't waste all that space at the top and bottom, a valuable choice if you're trying to maximize your space in a smaller kitchen. This increased free drawer space is a great way to manage items in your kitchen, as long as you go about it the right way, including finding organizers that fit the space. Following these simple tips to organize your deep drawers can go a long way, especially if you're in the process of decluttering your kitchen.

Organizing kitchen drawers that offer deep storage begins with finding the right stackable organizers so you can store across multiple levels. Measure your drawer's width, length, and depth to buy a set of organizers that fits the space. Then, take stock of what you plan to store, whether it's larger utensils, lids, canned goods, cereal, or anything else. You can then buy appropriately-sized organizers and, if needed, drawer dividers to keep things tidy.

One good place to start is a multi-compartment stackable organizer, such as the Simplify 3 Compartment Stackable Bin with Adjustable Dividers. Stackable bins like this can be good for holding a variety of smaller things. A tall container, such as the PantryStar Food Storage Container with Airtight Lid, is handy for cereal, grains, and pasta. As you arrange things, consider putting a non-stick liner at the bottom to keep things from sliding in the drawer, especially if you have some empty space.

Always put things you don't use as often, such as holiday-themed baking dishes, underneath the items you use most often. This way you'll only have to sporadically remove the top layer to retrieve them. Once everything is in its proper place, periodically declutter to get rid of anything you've stored for a long time and haven't used. Keeping these items out of sight and out of mind may make you realize you didn't even need to store them in your kitchen in the first place. If so, you can then remove them to donate or giveaway to a friend, then use the remaining space for something else that needs organizing.