How to organise kitchen cabinets and drawers

Kitchen storage space always seems to be in short supply, but there are ways to remedy the problem. Most often, a few smart solutions for better organisation inside cabinets and drawers can free up more space, help keep things nice and tidy, and even contribute to less food waste.

Four pulled-out MAXIMERA kitchen drawers with various items in a cutlery tray, an adjustable organiser for drawer and boxes.

Setting up a smooth kitchen flow

Drawer organisers with clear compartments, and shelf inserts inside your cabinets, are great ways to get much more efficient storage. It also helps keep each thing in its place. A pro tip is to put things you use the most as accessible as possible. That way you get more easy-going kitchen routines.

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An open kitchen drawer with cutlery in a grey UPPDATERA adjustable organiser for drawer, plus another open drawer below.

A hand takes a glass from a wall cabinet with a white VARIERA shelf insert in it, plus wine glasses, mugs, bowls and carafes.

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Go low for more room to stow

The drawer under your oven is an all too often forgotten storage space. Use it for flat items such as oven dishes, baking sheets and even trays and placemats. Since many of these things can be stacked inside one another this space can hold more than you perhaps think it can.

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A square off-white POETISK oven dish with a round oven dish in the same series inside, in a kitchen drawer below an oven.

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An open kitchen drawer with plates, and another kitchen drawer inside with a light bamboo UPPDATERA cutlery/knife rack in it.

Maximise your drawer storage

You can get more use of your drawer space with another drawer inside. Optimise organisation with drawer dividers or cutlery trays and you probably can’t get much better storage efficiency.

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Make the inside meet your needs

The interior fittings you choose make a massive difference for storage capacity, accessibility and easy overview. Not least this one. With each of its six levels divided between a door basket and a cabinet basket that pulls out automatically when you open the door, this pull-out larder truly is a great help.

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A high cabinet equipped with an UTRUSTA pull-out larder, with various foods stored in jars with lids, bottles and packaging.

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Practical picks to keep your pantry tidy

There are many jars, tins and containers in durable materials that help keep your pantry well-organised and easily refillable. Some have lids that make them conveniently stackable to make room for more.

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