The Right Tools for the Right Space

Kitchen cupboards and drawers are like blank canvases. There is so much potential for storage and even the smallest kitchen can still hold quite a few items. However, if each drawer and cupboard isn’t set up correctly, you could not only be missing out on valuable storage space, but have a harder time keeping your items neat and organized.

 Modular bamboo organizers are the most efficient and cost effective solution to common kitchen organizing problems. These organizers provide not only a stylish and upscale look to any ordinary looking drawer, but also a versatile method of organizing a range of items. From everyday kitchen utensils to smaller gadgets like can openers, you can easily keep loose items from getting lost or misplaced in any drawer.

This centre island holds a variety of kitchen items in its drawers.

Many of the drawers looked like this one, with kitchen items stored loosely without order.

The modular bamboo organizers make it easy to find and store any kitchen item.

Modular bamboo organizers come in a variety of sizes. You can purchase individual inserts or larger inserts with multiple compartments, which means these organizers can be used for so much more than just your cutlery. There is no limit to how you can use these to organizer your drawer!

The different sizes and shapes mean these organizers can create a customize look – without the price tag that often accompanies fully customized kitchen drawers and organizers. Use them anyway you want them and mix them around as your kitchen items and needs changed. Moving or renovating your kitchen? No need to worry, as these inserts are not permanently attached to your drawer. When you purchase these organizers, you are making a one-time investment that can be used for years in any space you may end up with in the future.

Recently, Calm Order used the modular bamboo inserts in a kitchen organization project. Previously, the homeowner’s utensils like the knives pictured above, were stored loosely in a drawer in the centre island. While they look nice and ordered in the picture, this wasn’t always the case. As the drawer is opened and closed, and items are used and put away again, nothing ever stays perfectly in place. Using the modular bamboo inserts, Calm Order was able to transform the completely open kitchen drawer by filling it with organizers of various sizes. Not only can more items be stored in the one drawer, but everything is kept neat and in order, and is organized by like object. When the drawer is opened and closed, nothing will shift or move out of place, and when items are put away, they will always be put back in an organized way. No kitchen item will get lost again in this drawer!

These inserts aren’t only limited to the kitchen – you can use them in bathroom vanities, office drawers or closet drawers. Add some organization to your drawers and cupboards with the completely customizable modular bamboo inserts. These inserts can be purchased here in over six different sizes. The options are endless!

Creating a functional kitchen

The design and layout of a space is essential to being organized. In order to be successful in creating and maintaining organization, it is important to have a foundation that establishes how items can be organized and stored in a space. This is true for every area in your home, especially the kitchen, which is used daily and has to store a wide range of items.

To help create and maintain and organized kitchen, it should be designed to have plenty of variable storage for everything you have – from cooking utensils to dinnerware. The design and organization structure should work with how you live and what you use in your kitchen. It is important to consider your items, what you have, and if they are large or small.  Ask yourself if you need drawers or cabinets. How deep should these drawers be? Do you need lots of drawers for gadgets, or deep drawers for pots and pans, serving bowls, or other dishes? All of these questions and factors play an important role in determining the best design and organization for your space.

With the help of Calm Order, we can make sure that your kitchen space is maximized to provide optimal storage sizes for your kitchen implements.

For example, when you’re cooking you want the items you need kept somewhere close – if you’re cooking on the stove-top, you should have pots and pans, utensils and spices in easy reach. If you have a dishwasher, then dishware, mugs, glasses and eating utensils should also be stored near the dishwasher so they are in close proximity for easy unloading.

 What you can do to help create organization and functionality in your kitchen is to cut back on clutter or unnecessary items and keep similar items together. Only keep appliances, tools and dishes that you actually need and use. When you’re going through your items, always keep in mind what you actually use your space and items for. Sometimes, having dishware or specific kitchen gadgets (and multiple quantities of them) may seem important, but in reality they aren’t used and take up unnecessary space. Go through the items you have stored in your kitchen and consider what you really need, and what you can live without. If they are still in good shape, you can pass them on to a friend or family member or donate them to a local charity. With less items in your space, it will be easier to plan an organized layout that best suits your needs and lifestyle.

In areas like the kitchen which see regular use by everyone in your home, space functionality is imperative to efficiently using the space and maintaining organization. It all comes down to how you use the space and what makes the most sense for your lifestyle. Need some help planning your new kitchen or updating your existing one? Find out how Calm Order can help you here!

Maintaining your organized home

Getting your home organized in only half of the battle – maintaining your organized space is another challenge altogether. Following organizing methods like the KonMari method require a change of your daily habits in order for them to work long-term. However, life can get busy, plans change, new opportunities arise, and you and your family can return to your previous routine. To maintain your organized space, it’s important to take the process seriously and find key methods that work best with your lifestyle.

Following an organization method closely will not work for everyone long term. Many of the suggestions work great to help people eliminate a large amount of clutter, but some steps, like treasuring every item, might not be realistic for each member of your family. Instead, identify the important lessons and find a way to make them work with your life. For example, the method for folding clothes might work best to keep your clothing organized in your wardrobe and suitcases, but your children have difficulty keeping their clothes folded that way. While the folding method may not work for them, the idea of only keeping items that are important to them and being able to let old clothing and toys go might work better.

In order to maintain organization, you and your family need to be able to make organizing a part of your routine. Depending on your schedule, it may make more sense to do quick decluttering sessions on a regular basis by sorting through items by type instead of by room. However, you may instead prefer to do larger organizing projects on a less frequent basis. By encouraging your whole family to get involved with the process and adopt these life changes, you will have an easier time maintaining organization throughout your home.  

To make organization a regular part of your routine, you need to follow methods that you and your family can easily pick up. For example, getting in the habit of putting things away once you’re finished with them, instead of leaving them to put away later, is a simple action that can have a significant impact on the organization of your home.

Staying organized and changing your usual habits takes time and commitment, but it can be accomplished. Make sure you implement organizational methods that are practical and work with your family’s lifestyle. If you’ve gotten your house organized following a specific organizing method, it may be unrealistic to maintain all of the strategies you used going forward. However, you shouldn’t feel the need to follow the guidelines closely. Instead, find out what works best for you and your family, and use those key strategies to maintain your organized state in the future.