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Before delving into the guidelines for creating a well-organized kitchen with lots of sensible storage solutions, it’s important to be clear about the difference between storage and organization. The former has to do with better use of space, accessibility, and clever hardware. The latter has more to do with how to group items and where to put them.

An efficient kitchen has storage for everything and locates that storage where you’ll need it when engaged in kitchen activities.

You may design a kitchen so that every single utensil, pot, or box of cereal is stored without wasting a single cubic inch. But that doesn’t necessarily mean your kitchen will be well organized or an efficient place to work. To perform all of the daily tasks that take place there, quickly and easily, everything will need to be optimally stored in places that result in optimal organization. A bag of flour may be optimally stored in a clear, airtight container on a shelf that’s clearly lit and within easy reach, but if that shelf is on the other side of the kitchen from where you do your baking, it’s not optimally organized. Now move the flour container to a shelf over the counter where you bake. It may still be in a less than optimal place if you bake infrequently or if some other item that you use every day would be better stored there.

There is often no right answer for everyone. Too much depends on the size of your kitchen, the people it serves, and your cooking habits. Notice, however, we didn’t say that optimal organization depends on your budget. A low-budget kitchen remodeling can be a dream in terms of efficiency. Conversely, there are many high-end kitchens that are a nightmare to work in. In this chapter, we spell out the rules of optimal storage and organization.