Apps & Accessories to Shape Up Your Kitchen

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    • food_apps_food_blogs.jpgAt the beginning of every year, I like to take a weekend to address the state of my kitchen. We entertain, cook, make messes, stock and re-stock the shelves, and the kitchen inevitably suffers a bit of wear and tear from all this activity. Clutter slowly builds, and if I don’t take time to reassess the situation every once in a while, my kitchen can become a real disaster. Today I’m sharing some of my tips for shaping up your own kitchen, including a roundup of apps, gadgets, and accessories that should help you with the tasks at hand. A well organized and well prepped food area can make a huge impact on your whole year of eating, cooking, and budgeting, so hopefully some of these ideas will help you maximize the efficiency and enjoyment of your kitchen. Enjoy! 

    Do you have any favorite apps for cooking or meal planning? I’d love to hear them! 
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    {Clockwise from top left: Fifi Cheek, Desire to Inspire, Design*Sponge, Apartment Therapy}

    One great way to minimize clutter is to put things out in the open. You’re far less likely to hoard useless items or pile miscellaneous bits and pieces if you have to stare them in the face. Open shelving is not only a great way to organize cleanly, but it can make great use of the odd spaces in your kitchen–up high, over counters, above the fridge–these can be great places for storage. Find some baskets and air-tight jars you love and buy a bunch–including a few extras–for a unified look. When planning out your shelves, keep everything you use frequently within easy reach, and the lesser used items up above or down below. 
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    1. 1. Braided storage, $19 – $59
    2. 2. Round glass storage, $3 – $8
    3. 3. Paxton Wall Shelf, $29 – $69
    4. 4. Stenstorp plate shelf, $60
    5. 5. Oxo Pop square container, $12
    6. 6. Maple ceiling pot rack, $130
    7. 7. Celeber jar with lid, $8
    8. 8. Komplement baskets, $40 for 3
    9. 9. Recycled glass jars with cork lid, $14 – $24
    10. 10. Slat bamboo dish rack, $30
    11. 11. Bristol wall shelf, $199
    12. 12. Wire basket, $16
    Kate Pruitt
    Kate Pruitt
    As a Contributing Editor at Design Sponge, artist Kate Pruitt shares DIY projects each Wednesday. Kate lives in Oakland, California and has a background in art/art history and recently left her job creating window displays to pursue her own work full time. Growing up in New Hampshire, Kate spent a lot of time building machines out of paper and scotch tape, and thus discovered her first DIY impulses.

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    • http://profile.typepad.com/sobell Lisa Schmeiser

      Thanks for the round up/organization inspiration. One small request: Could you please find the Fifi link and the Apartment Therapy links for the composite graphic on the first page? I’d love to see more of those images, but the URL for one just goes to the home page and for the other, it goes to a completely different site. Thanks!

    • http://profile.typepad.com/mylifescoop Lifescoopreader

      Lisa,

      Thanks so much for letting us know about the links. They have been updated.

      My Life Scoop

    • http://profile.typepad.com/d101583673662871308 Kelly

      The links for Fifi and Apartment Therapy each still direct to the home page for each site. Would you mind providing us to the specific post source of the photos if you can? Thanks so much!