Hi, guys. Welcome back to my channel and to the best type of video. Today, we're going to
be cleaning, organizing, decluttering my kitchen. Some of you will know we got a new kitchen a few
months ago, but I haven't actually organized the drawers. They're actually quite messy,
and we still have quite a few things in our garage from when we renovated. We basically packed up
our old kitchen, put it all out there. So we're going to get all of that out, assess everything
that we have, and then find the perfect place for everything. And I also have a few really
cool organizational systems that I wanted to share with you as well. So I'll do a little
before of what it's like now, and then I'll show you the whole process. So yeah, let's do this.
Okay, so this is our kitchen. As you can see, we have a ton of storage,
so that's good. But the drawers are just a bit messy. We have thrown everything
everywhere. So in here, we've got dog treats, hot chocolates and cups, backup tea and stuff.
This one's a bit more organized, but still random. And yeah, just everything needs a bit of a sort
out as you can see. I'm sure we can do that better with the Tupperware, some random things in there.
So yeah, basically just going to get everything out and just see what we've
got and where everything should go. Okay, so first up, I'm going to start
out with the dreaded Tupperware drawer. We have so many containers because as you know,
I like to meal prep or batch cook whenever I can. We've got lots of things for the kids'
lunches as well. So we're going to take everything out, give it a good clear out.
There's even some games in this drawer randomly. And while I do this, Matt is going to get all of
their boxes in from the garage, which are from our old kitchen. We had a really good clear out
because at this point we haven't had those things for a year. So if we haven't had to go out and get
them, we probably don't need them anymore. So we had a really good clear out. And I should probably
say that when we designed this kitchen, we really did think long and hard about the storage that we
would need. We had some really cool drawer inserts made as well. So definitely stay tuned to see
them. I can't wait to show you our spice drawer. Our junk drawer is just an absolute dream as well,
but I think that is right at the end of the video. Maybe I'll do some timestamps. So if you do want
to go ahead and look at other things, you can. But now I'm onto the plates drawer. We actually
love having it in a drawer rather than a cupboard. We've had both in the past, but I find it really
easy to just pull this out and grab a plate. So I just quickly tidied that up. It wasn't too bad.
All of our new plates are actually from H&M Home. And next up, I'm moving on to our cutlery drawer.
As you can see, there is so much random stuff in here like hair gel, toothbrushes, toothpaste,
but we now actually have storage in our downstairs toilet. So I'm actually going to move all of that
to there. And then I'm going to take everything out of here, give it a really good wipe down. And
then I'm actually going to flip the insert. You can see we had one made. We actually worked with
the kitchen designer to do this. But ever since it's been in, I feel like it's been upside down.
I feel like as soon as you open the drawer, you should be able to just grab a spoon or a cutlery.
But I mean, it's just such a small thing. But anyway, it's been bugging me, so I'm going to give
it all the really good wipe down. Don't know how this got so dirty because everything you put in
here is clean. But give it good wipe down, flipped it around, and I think that works much better. So
that is the Cutler red drawer. All done. And now I'm going to move on to a very random one,
which I still don't know exactly how or what I'm going to use it for. In this drawer,
there is loads of hot chocolate, few baking things, dog treats, tea cups, just loads of
stuff. So I'm going to take it all out and try and organize it. Quite a few things need to go
into our pantry, which is behind a hidden door. If you haven't seen the kitchen before, I'm really
excited to show you the pantry at some stage. But I think that is going to be a whole separate video
because I need to organize that space as well. And I think it's going to take a little while
to source all the containers and stuff like that. So anyway, I'm going to give this a wipe down. And
because we didn't have any inserts, I actually bought these dividers on Amazon. I used them in
the kids' clothing drawers and stuff. But they're brilliant. You can adjust them to any size,
and then hold them in place. So for now, I'm going to have all of our thermal cups on one side and
all of our hot chocolates on the other. And then this is our tea and coffee drawer. This sits right
below the coffee machine. So when you open that door, it's really easy to just make a coffee.
You've got everything you need in one place. All of the sugar, the tea, the teaspoons, all of it.
And we had this insert made, but it's been quite a few weeks, and it's really messy. There's sugar
and coffee and things that have been spilled in here. So I'm going to give it a quick vacuum,
wipe it down as well, and then restock it. We've got some cups which match, that we love from Ikea,
which I'll show you in a sec. We have ordered a few more from H&M Home. But when they arrived,
they were actually espresso sized. So they were really, really tiny. So we've sent those back. And
I might just get more of these because we really like them. So we've got some white ones and some
black ones. And then I've also got room in here for instant coffee, the little tea bag sections
as well. Matt actually measured like my Pukka tea bags to get the inserts absolutely perfect.
The next drawer I think you're really going to like, because when I shared this on Instagram,
I had so many messages from people saying, this is the drawer of dreams. This is storage for
the kids' lunch bags and their water bottles as well. Although my kids are getting older,
they're going to need water bottles and stuff for a very long time. They play a lot of sport, they
need them for school as well. And we still use water bottles around the house as well. So anyway,
I always struggle to store them. You guys know I used to have this clear plastic storage, which
they would sit on their side, but then I found it difficult to store the tops. So anyway, we had our
kitchen designers actually measure the average water bottle and then come up with this system.
So there's room for all the water bottles on one side, and then there's room for all the lunch bags
on the other. And honestly, this just makes me so happy, it's so convenient and easy for the kids
to grab them as well. So really pleased with that. Here's some footage of Matt bringing in all of the
stuff from the garage. These are all of the boxes that we put out there when we actually started the
renovation, when they knocked all the kitchen down and stuff. There are cleaning products in here,
there's lots of pots and pans, more Tupperware, et cetera. So we're going to go through,
have a good clear out and then find places for everything. As you can see in our kitchen,
we have a ton of storage. So there is going to be space for everything, but we really wanted it to
be very organized and have a place for everything. So we're just going to go through that now.
I also really wanted to show you our under-the-sink storage because I'm so pleased
with it. We had these wooden baskets put onto the kitchen cupboard doors, and it works so well for
easy access to products and things that you use a lot. Say if I just want to grab the surface spray,
I just open up the cupboard, and it's right there, and I really like it. Obviously,
we worked with our kitchen designer to make these, but you can buy wired versions on Amazon that you
can just nail on yourself. And you may remember from years and years ago in our old kitchen,
I used to have wired spice racks on the inside of our cupboard doors. And that
worked really well as well. So maybe I'll link a few options below if you want to check it out.
And then under the sink itself, at the moment I'm using baskets. I've also got a Lazy Susan
for a few cleaning products and stuff like that. You can get great under the sink storage that
actually gives you different levels. But at the moment, I don't think I need any more space than
we already have. So I'm quite pleased with that. Then this end cupboard, this was Matt's idea,
I think to put glass doors on it and make it a bit more of a visual display. So in here we're going
to put all of our casserole dishes, maybe some fancy bowls and things like that. But I haven't
actually wiped it out since it got put in. So it was quite dusty. So I'm just giving it a good
clean. And then at the end of our breakfast bar, we also have this set of shelves again on show.
So I really only want to put things on here that look nice. So I'm going to display a few bits
of crockery. Again, these are actually from H&M Home. They're like platters and bowls that you can
use for entertaining. So I'm going to place them there. And then I got these baskets from Primark,
which I thought would be great for a place to chuck your keys or a few things that you can hide
them in those baskets. So that hopefully that area will still look nice and clean. Then I'm
just going to put all of our casserole dishes in here. These ones are from Emma Bridgewater, and I
really like them. And that is this one. All done. But I really want to take the stickers off of
those platters. It's funny how you notice things when you're editing sometimes. But now anyway,
I'm going to move on to the pot and pan drawer. You'll see we have a lot of drawers in this
kitchen. When we were thinking about what we really wanted because we were redoing it all,
we actually thought having drawers is so easy to see everything, rather than lots of cupboards.
So anyway, I'm going to space everything out as much as I can because they're quite large. So
I've got our pots, I've got my always pan. Get a lot of questions about that. I do really like
it but I do find it difficult to clean as well. And then I'm also going to put a wok down here,
a lot of our strainers and bowls and things like that. But those ones are all done, looking super
organized. In the top drawer as well, I should have shown you. We just have tea towels. And
then this is actually under our island, but it is where all the chairs are. So it's a place that can
be difficult to access if people are sat there. So in this cupboard, I'm going to put things that
I don't use all the time. So my big chili pot, I'm going to put in there, because I only really
get it out when I'm meal prepping. And I'm also going to put a lot of cake tins and baking things
as well, in terms of decorations. That's like a cake board, cooling racks, stuff like that. And
I have this huge Lazy Susan from The Home Edit. I got it in John Lewis. It holds so much stuff.
You might remember this from our old kitchen, but I'm going to load it up with our cookie cutters,
sprinkles, decorations. We've got like chocolate molds for the kids, ice lolly molds,
just loads and loads of stuff. Caleb came over to see what I was doing. So yeah, I'm just
going to fill that up, and I'm actually going to put that in that space underneath the island.
(singing) Sorry,
I just realized I'd been voicing over the whole thing and you might want a little bit of music.
There you go. But I was organizing just a lot of the cupboards, using Lazy Susans because I
find them so easy to just spin things and find what I need. Now I'm doing the spice drawer. I
got this little insert on Amazon, it tiers them. And I actually didn't bother decanting anything
or relabeling because I really like the scenes repackaging. So I've put all my spices in there,
and I just feel like it's just ... It looks so aesthetically pleasing. Did have a good clear
out. I looked at all of the dates on our spices, and I couldn't believe how quite a few of them had
actually gone out of date. So anyway, now I wanted to show you this cupboard next to the oven.
We have two. There's one either side. On this side, I'm going to keep oils, salt and pepper,
any sauce, like my favorite Worcestershire sauce in here, anything you would use for cooking for
sauces and stuff. But I actually ordered these fancy oil containers on Amazon, and I love them.
They're the kind of thing now that I have them, I was like, "Why have I never had these before?"
They come with these really cute oil tops. I think you can buy the separate as well because they do
actually fit onto a lot of the oils themselves. So you don't even have to decant them, change them.
You could just stick a top like this on them, and then it's really easy to just use your oil,
throw it in the pan. I feel like a proper chef with it like this. And it's right next to the
oven, and I'm just finding it really handy. So yeah, I'm just using a funnel to put some olive
oil in one. I've got vegetable oil in another, and then I've just got my sesame seed oil as well.
So I'm going to put all of that back in there. I've given it a good wipe. And I should mention
my outfit keeps changing because I actually did this over the course of three or four days. Our
kitchen was just a mess, and I just had an hour hero there where I could organize. So it did take
me a bit of time, because I didn't really have the time this week to dedicate a full day to it. Also,
using Lazy Susans, I was like, "Will they fit next to each other?" But they didn't,
for sources for stock. And also, I've got a whole one for different vitamins
and things like that for me and the kids. Then this area over here is our bar. It's to
the left of our kitchen. I don't think I showed you when I started this video, but we had this
space. So we decided to put this in for when we entertain. And we got some great glasses, again
from a H and M Home. We're really pleased with them. So we've got cocktail glasses, wine glasses,
beer glasses, champagne flutes as well. So I've wiped everything down and organized it. We've also
got some champagne left over from Matt's birthday. So I've got that in there. And we had a splashback
mirror put up as well. It's more of an antique mirror this time, compared to our old house.
But really pleased with how fancy this area looks. And I also wanted to show you our storage
for bags, tinfoil, cling film, stuff like that. I shared it on Instagram. Everyone really liked
it. And I just got it on Amazon. So it's these wooden storage containers for things like your
sandwich bags, snack bags, freezer bags, et cetera. You can organize them based on the
size of your drawer, but these ones happen to fit really well in ours. So I've got those. And
then I've also got a space for ... I've got a few plastic bags there, and I also have a space for
the parchment paper, cling film, tinfoil as well. And yeah, I'm really pleased with it. So I'll link
it down below. And then the two drawers underneath that are snack drawers for the boys. I always have
snacks within easy access for the kids, especially in lockdown, I felt like I was fetching snacks
them all the time. And they always do ask if they can before they just take one. So I'm not too
worried about them just like going crazy with it. But in here, I've got some clear containers,
which again I got from The Home Edit in John Lewis. They're great for crisps and stuff like
that. So I'm just going to fill it up with crisps, popcorn, Barny bears, crackers, Belvita biscuits,
all of their favorites really. And then it's easy for them to access, and it's also great when I'm
making their snacks or lunches for school as well. So that is looking a little bit more stocked up
and organized. And then finally, I really wanted to show you our junk drawer. I should have put
this up front because I'm so pleased with it. Going to give it a wipe down. But again, we had
an insert made for this. Matt measured how big a pen is and then generally how many would we want?
We've always had a junk drawer. Please tell me you guys do as well. You just need it for all the
things. So in ours, I'm putting labels for the kids, uniform, every type of battery you could
ever possibly need for a toy. We've got masks, straws, our Fresh Up. I've actually been using
these a lot for our new furniture because we've had quite a bit coming in. I've got stamp labels
for the kids, matches as well, Sellotape, pens. I've got Sharpies, I've also got a
bleach pen in there, AirPods, I've kept this out because Remembrance Day is coming soon, tissues,
Paracetamol, Super Glue. Often need that. And then I've got last minute touch-up makeup for
when I'm filming, birthday candles, and every kind of screwdriver you'd ever need for a toy,
and a torch as well. And we even have a few compartments still available for stuff.
So yeah, this is the kind of thing we keep in ours, and it's just a great place to put
everything. Got Matt's onion goggles as well. But yeah, that is everything that I wanted
to show you guys today. I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks again, and I'll see you soon.