25 Best Ideas for How to Organize Kitchen Cabinets

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When it comes to organization, our minds naturally go to places like our closets, basements, and garages—the clutter’s all out in plain sight, after all. But what about organizing your pantry or your kitchen cabinets, where you might forget about the messiness as soon as you close the doors? Even though your kitchen essentials tend to be “out of sight, out of mind,” organizing your cabinets will really make your days easier.

While you may have taken time to beautify the outside of the cabinets (perhaps you were inspired by the dark green cabinets Ree Drummond included in her test kitchen!), it’s important to address the inside of the cabinets, too. If your pots, pans, plates, and lids are in a state of disarray, the idea of organizing them might feel overwhelming. But rest assured, it can be done—maybe even in one afternoon! Luckily, nowadays, there are so many kitchen storage and organizing products, from risers to bins to slide-out drawers and more. You can also work your DIY magic to come up with your own organization systems. Think: creating labels or even making your own spice rack. No matter what you're looking for, you’re sure to be inspired by these 25 easy ideas for how to organize your kitchen cabinets. They’ll whip your kitchen into shape in no time!

Sliding baskets are the things you didn’t know you needed in your kitchen cabinets. They make viewing items a cinch since they slide out easily, and you’ll create even more spots for storage in the process.

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With the help of a Cricut Maker, you can create some handy labels, perfect for organizing that often messy cabinet under the sink. Now everything will be in its proper place!

Get the tutorial at Organized-ish.

If you have a habit of randomly dropping your kitchen utensils into a drawer, we’re betting it’s probably pretty hard to find what you need at a moment’s notice. Instead, purchase a utensil drawer organizer—bonus points if all your utensils are beautiful and color-coordinated.

Learn more at The Pink Dream.

Are things continually getting lost all the way in the back of your cabinets? It sounds like you need some pull-out shelving, which you can install yourself, or you can hire a contractor to put them in.

Learn more at Hallstrom Home.

While your kitchen cabinets are naturally your go-to storage spots in your kitchen, if everything is feeling a bit cramped, look for other places in your kitchen where you can store items. For instance, baking ingredients can be displayed in pretty jars on your countertop and knives can be placed on a magnetic strip.

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Looking for that missing recipe in your kitchen? Whether it’s for your mom’s pot roast or that perfect DIY cleaning solution for your countertops, stay organized and keep them within eyeshot by painting the inside of a cabinet or two with chalkboard paint and writing them down in chalk.

Get the tutorial at Clean & Scentsible.

The quickest way to get organized in your kitchen? By installing glass-front cabinets! It’ll inspire (and motivate) you to keep your kitchen must-haves looking their very best, and it’s an opportunity to add visual appeal to your space, too.

Learn more at Inspired by Charm.

Is your pantry looking a bit stuffed these days? Consider using some of your kitchen cabinets as additional pantry storage. Keep similar items together and put ingredients in clear containers so you can instantly see them.

Learn more at Homemade by Carmona.

If you can’t add more shelves to your kitchen cabinets, risers are the answer. It’s like adding another level to each cabinet shelf, and you can fit items underneath.

The most underutilized areas in a kitchen are undoubtedly the insides of cabinet doors. If you think creatively, these spots can offer bonus storage, like this mounted spice organizer that fits on the back of a cabinet door.

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A random pile of knives in a drawer isn’t just untidy—it’s downright unsafe, too! You don’t want to reach in and grab the wrong end of a knife, right? Simply purchase a knife organizer, like one in attractive bamboo, and every knife can be stored securely.

Learn more at In Honor of Design.

Bins and other helpful containers are an organizer’s best friend, especially when it comes to kitchen cabinets. If you have loose bags of ingredients, packets, bottles, and more, they’ll keep everything contained and make your cabinet look a whole lot cleaner.

Learn more at I Heart Organizing.

This might be the absolute cutest way to organize measuring cups and spoons! On the inside of a cabinet door, they’ll hang with the help of clear stick-on hooks, and a conversion chart is sure to also be useful.

Get the tutorial at Ashley Nicole Interiors.

If you want to easily see everything in your cabinets, but you’d like to neatly keep items together, look to clear containers. Labels will level up your organization game, too.

Get the tutorial at Simply Beautiful by Angela.

Metal stacking bins are reminiscent of a farmer’s market, and you can bring that look to your kitchen cabinets. They’re ideal for stashing veggies like potatoes and onions.

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Instead of using up precious countertop space with all your small kitchen appliances, store them in your cabinets instead. For example, a KitchenAid mixer can fit nicely in a tall cabinet like the one under your sink—and a pull-out shelf doesn’t hurt either.

Learn more at Seven Graces.

It’s a fact: no one exactly knows what to do with the tiny cabinets above the fridge! As it turns out, they’re actually perfect for baking sheets, organized with dividers and labels to boot.

Learn more at The Homes I Have Made.

Sure, you can get organized with a variety of bins and containers, but to make things really look eye-pleasing in your cabinets, aim for a color palette. Here in this cabinet, matching bins in wood and black make everything look that much better.

Get the tutorial at Bigger Than the Three of Us.

There are lots of ways to organize spices, but we’re partial to this one. You can make your very own drawer organizer for them, and for under $5! Plus, you can see them all at once instead of rooting around in a cabinet for the one you need.

Get the tutorial at By Brittany Goldwyn.

Pots and pans can be awkward items to store in kitchen cabinets. Instead of piling them on top of one another, buy a kit that will convert one of your cabinets into pull-out drawers that stash pots and pans with ease—there are even convenient slots for the lids.

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