There is nothing better than to have your surroundings organized and orderly. It simply makes life easier, more efficient, and instead of spending that extra five minutes looking for the matching lid to a storage container you can spend it doing something fun.

Instead of being uninspired by the mass chaos of your cabinets and ending up ordering out, try organizing your pantry and cabinets with pull-out drawers that you can retrofit to just about any kitchen cabinet. This is a great, and affordable, option to keep your pots, pans, containers, and their corresponding lids organized.

To store food items, use air-tight canisters that you can actually see through; which may motivate you to use what you have and cook dinner in tonight.

Do you find yourself buying multiples of the regularly used spices because you can’t find or can’t remember what you have? If this is the case, then I have to share with you that this organizer, the spice stack, is my absolute favorite. Add a label to each slot for quick access in the midst of cooking. This is also a great use for that high cabinet above the range that you can reach but can’t necessarily see what is in it.

If you don’t have enough shelf space, use peg board for pans and kitchen rails to hang those lovely rainbow whisks.

And finally, if you find that leaving a wet sponge on the edge of the sink isn’t the best way to keep things clean then I suggest the organizing basket that suctions right to your sink. It’s convenient and allows the sponge to dry properly between uses.

One more tip, instead of throwing out the sponge after several uses simply toss it in the dishwasher for sanitizing. I also recommend the new Scotch-Brite greener clean sponge made of recycled agave plant that you can easily find in the cleaning utensil department at Target. As a side benefit it is a neutral color that isn’t the weird neon 80s pink or purple that most sponges are.