September isn’t just back-to-school season; it’s also back-indoors time to focus on some domestic chores. First up: Ready your kitchen for all the holiday cooking and lunchbox-packing you’ll be doing in the coming months. Here’s how to get it organized:
1. Go minimalist.
Above: Take a page from this Brooklyn kitchenette and pare down the contents of your kitchen to just the essentials. You don’t need 10 different pots and pans (in fact, you need only five), and are you ever going to use that Spiralizer? Photograph by Matthew Robbins from Remodelista: The Organized Home. See 5 Space-Saving Ideas to Steal from a Brooklyn Kitchenette, Ikea Hack Included.
2. Think like a shopkeeper.
Above: Got open shelving? Treat them like a shopkeeper would and think of them as opportunities to both store and display. Photograph courtesy of Neil Dusheiko Architects, from Kitchen of the Week: An Architect’s Labor-of-Love Kitchen, Art Gallery Included.
3. Clean out your pantry.
Above: It’s where the mess usually resides in a kitchen. Find inspiration in Archive Dive: A Peek Inside 15 of Our Favorite Kitchen Pantries, including this one by architect Malcolm Davis. Photograph by Joe Fletcher.
4. Get back-to-school supplies—for the kitchen.
Above: Margot rounded up the most stylish vintage-inspired office accessories in 10 Easy Pieces: Old-School Office Supplies to Keep You Organized, including this wall-hung roll of kraft paper by George & Willy. (They all work great in the kitchen as well.)
5. Upgrade your trash bin.
Above: Francophile and cookbook author Mimi Thorisson has cooked up some great-looking and affordable kitchen items for Zara Home. See In the French Kitchen with Mimi Thorisson: A New Collection from Zara Home for some of our favorites.
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