Kitchen Organization – Upper Cabinets

Today, as we continue on the tour of my Kitchen, I’m going to show you the upper cabinets.  Please be careful as I open the doors, you never know what may, or may not fall out.  {I’m only sort of joking here.}

This is a snapshot of the long wall that holds all of our upper cabinets.  We have a total of four double doors and one single door.  Our Kitchen has a fabulous amount of storage.

On the far right, I have our “Spices & Baking Zone”, I shared in greater detail over here about this lovely space.

Next up is our “Cup Zone”.

This is the main home for all of our glassware.  The upper left holds travel cups, and large mugs, and the upper right is for the extra gift/souvenir mugs.  Then, the bottom left is for all glassware, and the bottom right is home for all of our everyday mugs, along with large plastic cups for smoothies etc.

In addition, I have this drawer for the kids at their own level, which allows them to grab a cup on their own.

Then up is our “Dish Zone”.  This is a cupboard with glass doors where all of our everyday dishes are stashed.

Moving on, I set up our “Food & Book Zone”.  This houses some of our dry foods (that don’t fit in our pantry) and then all of our cookbooks and notebooks, I talked more specifically about our Manuals Notebook and our Grab & Go Notebook in other posts.  I am a firm believer that a few organized notebooks can make a huge difference when it comes to simplifying and keeping things in order.

Last but not least…

I set up our “Decor & More Zone”.
It is the spot for candles, extra serving pieces and a few odds and ins, things we don’t access very often.

One of my tips for maintaining my cupboards is that I try to put everything away nice and neat, every time.  Whether I am unloading the dishwasher or cooking.  I find that when I tidy as I go, it helps me to maintain the “Zones”.

Your “Zones” should keep the function in your Kitchen humming right along.  Think efficiency and productivity when setting up the spaces.

*KISS – Create “Zones” to define each Kitchen Cabinet.

How do you maintain your Kitchen Zones?

Linked with A Bowl Full of Lemons and I Heart Organizing.