How To Make A Minimalist Kitchen So You Actually Have Room To Cook

So, advertising agencies began designing ways to make people want to buy all the new products.

They met that goal. We need the latest and greatest.

That's right: We've been brainwashed.

Minimalism begins

But minimalism isn’t only about getting rid of debt and excess things:

it’s also about happiness.

Minimalists say that when they rid their lives of unnecessary things, they gain a certain freedom. They aren’t weighed down by clutter anymore, and they free up time because they don’t have to spend so much of it taking care of all that stuff.

Considering we spend so much time in the kitchen, it only makes sense to start there.

The average American spends two-and-a-half days each year looking for lost items. That costs U.S. households about $2.7 billion each year in replacement costs.

It’s about getting rid of all the things that don’t add value to your life and only holding on to the things that do.

Your kitchen doesn’t have to be cluttered and messy. By creating a minimalist kitchen, you have a place for everything.

Bottom line: When you need something, you will know exactly where it is.

If you don’t already have a minimalist kitchen, chances are you need to begin the process by decluttering your kitchen.

Don’t worry — it’s not as scary as it sounds.

Here are five steps to get you started:

Once you're done, organize what remains.

You will probably need to make some purchases, such as a Lazy Susan with bins so you can make the best use of that corner cabinet, or draw down space-saving spice racks, or pots and pans organization systems.

Keep your minimalist kitchen clean and tidy

It doesn’t make sense to do all the work to declutter your kitchen only to have it messed up again.

To prevent this:

Make it a daily habit to

When operating a minimalist kitchen, you will need certain items to ensure you can always prepare your food the way the recipe calls for.

But here’s the thing:

You don’t need a lot of things to make great food. In fact, if you have the basics, such as the items on the list below, you can cook anything you choose. Here are a few things every minimalist kitchen should have:

(designer_start) Please put these on a couple of recipe card. Maybe four different ones arranged in a square:

Of course, everyone is different, and your list may not look the same.

Here's the point:

When most people think of a minimalist kitchen, they imagine a white kitchen with very few colors. But not all minimalists use only white in their kitchen décor.

Here are some minimalist kitchen color palettes and design trends to consider:

A beautiful minimalist kitchen is a joy, but to get the full benefit from it, it also needs to be functional. And that happens with organization.

The three main areas you will need to organize are your

A minimalist kitchen is all about efficiency combined with spacious aesthetics.

What we mean is:

You want to use your space wisely instead of having things cluttering up your countertops.

But here's the problem:

Not everyone has a ton of space. Don't worry, where there's a will and all that...

Here's how to maximize the space in your minimalist kitchen.

Racks

Kitchen racks are a great way to store things in your minimalist kitchen because you can hang them wherever it’s most convenient:

under cabinets, on the side of the fridge, at the end of a counter, from the rafters

Racks store all sorts of things such as pots and pans, dishes, knives, wine bottles, and more.

Use nesting

When you stack things on top of each other, you will save a lot of space in your minimalist kitchen.

Think:

Invest in the basics

Invest in plates and bowls that are classic and can be used for multiple occasions from an informal lunch to an elegant dinner.

Consider quality linen napkins that double for a dinner party or an outdoor picnic.

And nothing's more classic than a good ceramic bowl to rise bread dough or serve a salad to your family.

Now that you understand the basics of how to set up and run your minimalist kitchen, you need some rules.

It will be easier to let go.

Have you already converted your old, cluttered kitchen into a minimalist kitchen? If so, we would love to hear about your experience and any wisdom you want to share with our readers in the comments below!