Cleaning and organizing are important aspects of preparing to show your home for sale. Don't overlook one of the most important rooms: the kitchen. It's an area that can easily become overrun with, well, stuff. Stuff to cook with, stuff to help you cook, stuff from the mailbox, stuff from the car. The kitchen is usually a place to drop things off as people move through the house.
Some simple changes will make a big difference in the appearance and organization of your kitchen. It will benefit you and can also impress the potential buyers. Show them how accommodating your kitchen can be. From customized cabinetry to no-install containers, find out what you can do to clear up the clutter fast.
1. Bring the pantry closer to you. A pullout pantry system has wire shelf sides that prevent items from falling out and allow easy viewing of the contents. Pullout pantry systems, especially those that extend into toe-kick space near the floor, must be installed perfectly level and plumb to operate smoothly.
2. Take cabinets to the top. If you're planning for new cabinetry, choose designs that reach the ceiling rather than those topped by a soffit. Although high-rise storage is more difficult to reach, it can conveniently conceal infrequently used items.
3. Specify upper cabinets that rest on the countertop. Shelves positioned between your shoulders and waist require no reaching to store stacks of dinnerware.
4. Shift dry goods into airtight, stackable containers. Often, packaged food products can be stored more compactly when transferred from their packaging into stacking containers.
5. Install a wire wall grid to keep kitchen tools handy. Turn a bare section of wall into a hook-and-hang center. For more storage, add accessories, such as spice racks and cookbook holders.
Stackable containers provide compact storage. Image courtesy of Rubbermaid.
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Good advice and a timely reminder, too, that the kitchen often ends up as a "sort all" space...stuff galore!