Today I have OVER 20 Budget Friendly Organization Secrets for a Functional Family Kitchen. If you want to combine practicality, organization and functionality with decor and beauty, you’ve found the right place. I can help you create a kitchen that is easier to use and that you WANT to be in with thrifted kitchen organization ideas plus a few Amazon organization finds. Read about 5 of these finds below, and watch the video for all 27!
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20 Budget Friendly Organization Secrets for a Functional Family Kitchen
Currently, I’m in the 6th kitchen that I’ve organized and used over the last 25 years. My kitchen isn’t quite finished, but I absolutely love it! It’s beautiful and bright. It’s been an ongoing project since moving in, at this point we just have to finish the backsplash and window trim! I’m very excited for it to be done!
It is getting more organized all the time though. I’ve organized and re-organized this kitchen SO many times to accommodate each of the steps forward we take in finishing it. Currently I’ve been fine tuning the organization and functionality, and in the process I’ve found some great thrift and Amazon finds!
Next Level Dish Rack
If you need a dish rack and you don’t like the look or clutter of having a dish rack on the counter consider a tiered cart on wheels. They are perfect for drying dishes! One of the nice things about them is they dry way more dishes than a dish rack does. Best of all you can move it around when you are putting your dishes away.
Turn Around
Lazy Susan’s are one of my FAVORITE things to organize area’s of my kitchen. I found that they are great for the pantry, but recently I discovered they take refrigerator organization to a whole new level. Seriously, I don’t ever want my fridge to be without one again! I found some affordable large ones on Amazon, I didn’t measure them and was pleasantly surprised by how big they are! They even come in different colors.
Second Hand Dishes
I find so, SO many kitchen necessities at the thrift store. Although you don’t want to buy ceramic or stoneware dishes there that have lost their shine (lead), you can find find one’s in good shape. Our entire Corelle collection, some Pottery Barn bowls, and almost all our cups, bowls plates, and glasses are thrifted! I’ve never totaled up what I’ve saved by getting second had dishes, but I’m positive it’s hundreds of dollars.
Spice Jar Organization
Keeping spices organized has been a challenge for me always. I finally sat down one day and decided to research spice organization options. In the video I shared a couple of the options that I came up with, one for if you are one a very tight budget, and one for if you would like to buy the PERFECT SPICE JARS HERE.
Bag Organization
Plastic baggies were taking over a rather large space in my kitchen. It wasn’t working to simply leave them in the boxes. My kids would rip the boxes making all the bags take over the drawer like a swarm of angry gnats. I finally had enough and bought this bag organizer. I wish I got the bigger one! We love it!
Be sure to watch the video 20 Budget Friendly Organization Secrets for a Functional Family Kitchen (there are actually bonus decor/organization tips in it too!