5 Things To Remove From Kitchen Counters, According To Professional Organizers
By Sarah Lyon
Your kitchen countertops aren't meant to be cluttered up with all kinds of objects, though it's all too easy for this area of the home to become chaotic. "Countertops are valuable workspace, and when they’re filled with items that aren’t used regularly, it limits usability and creates visual clutter that can make the entire kitchen feel overwhelming," says Kelli Lee Dillard, the founder of Slayte Home Organizing in Nashville, Tennessee. "By relocating these items to more appropriate, designated spaces, the kitchen becomes more streamlined, purposeful, and far easier to maintain."
Read on below for five types of items that pro organizers would rather you store elsewhere in order to maintain as functional a kitchen workspace as possible. You'll thank yourself later for making the effort. "It significantly reduces cleaning time and eliminates visual clutter," TC Zimmerman, the founder of Happy Homeowner in Huntsville, Alabama, says of streamlining your kitchen countertops. "Clear, open surfaces instantly make a kitchen feel calmer, more functional/efficient, and more inviting."