Getting Your Luxury Kitchen Organized

Keeping your Vida Hollywood apartment’s kitchen organized and clean is one of the best ways to show off your stainless steel appliances and upscale finishes. Because the kitchen is often a hub of activity, it can also be a challenge to keep clean. Thankfully, a few simple tips can get you well on your way to a neat, organized, functional and beautiful luxury kitchen.

Organize Cabinets by Use

Your kitchen cabinets are a great place to store dishes, glasses, cookware, and many other items. However, the key to getting the most out of your kitchen cabinets is to organize them by use. Place items you use every day within easy reach. Put your serving bowls, party platters, and holiday dishware on the highest shelves in your cabinets, where these items are still convenient to access but will stay out of your way on an everyday basis. Also organize your pots, pans, and other cookware by use as well. Keep pans and pots near the oven and stove, because that’s where you’ll need them. Reserve a single drawer for all utensils, rather than spreading them out across your kitchen.

Tackle the Junk Drawer

Every kitchen has a junk drawer. Fortunately, yours doesn’t have to be a black hole or a disorganized mess. Keeping your junk drawer organized will make it a functional part of your kitchen. Use a drawer organizer to delineate space in your junk drawer, which often fills up with odds, ends, and items that can’t be easily stacked or stored. The dividers in the drawer organizer will solve this issue for you by keeping items contained within a limited amount of space. While you’re on an organizing spree, take everything out of the drawer. Throw away items that are actually junk—that extra pair of wooden chopsticks, the plastic straw, and those paper clips that are bent out of shape. Organize the items you want to keep by type, then place each group into a section of your drawer divider. You’ll be amazed at how quickly you’re able to locate the items you need when your junk drawer is under control.  

Clear the Clutter

Your kitchen counters may be beautiful, but they can be hard to spot underneath piles of clutter and unnecessary kitchen gadgets. Reducing the amount of clutter on your counters will make your kitchen feel more open and keep that counter space available for cooking and baking. First, take a look at the appliances you’ve got out on your counters. Limit yourself to the two or three appliances you use most often (e.g., coffeemaker, toaster) and store the rest in your cabinets. If you’ve got papers or coupons everywhere, sort them by type and store them in a folder, box, basket or clip. Large utensils can be stored in a canister or vase, where they can be easily accessed when you need them for cooking. Use hooks to keep oven mitts, towels, and aprons organized and off the counters, where they can pose a fire hazard as well as create clutter.  

The Hollywood lifestyle awaits you from your Vida Hollywood apartment, located near Hollywood Boulevard’s world-class dining, shopping, and entertainment. Just inside your front door, you’ll experience luxury finishes, amazing appliances, and additional touches like custom built-ins and mirrored closet doors. Check us out on the web to learn more about our luxury apartment community; don’t forget to click through our gallery to view your future Hollywood home!