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5 Items You Can Declutter From Your Kitchen Cupboard Today

Spend 15 minutes making much-needed space in your kitchen by decluttering these 5 items you probably don’t need to keep

Amy Revell
Amy RevellFebruary 23, 2021
Houzz Australia Contributor. Declutter Coach and Founder at The Art of Decluttering. I'm based in the leafy suburbs of Melbourne, Australia and work with women to help them create the beautiful homes they've always dreamed of. As an author, speaker and podcaster, I love all things decluttering and embrace the freedom that minimalism brings.
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How many novelty or excess appliances do you have in your kitchen? Are they regularly used, or sitting at the back of the cupboard because you don’t need them anymore (if you ever did)? Here are five items you can easily get rid of today, to give your kitchen the decluttering it’s crying out for. Your reward will be more space and a happier home.
Brett Mickan Interior Design
The kitchen is one of my favourite rooms in the house to declutter and reorganise, because it’s probably the most-used room in the home – it’s called the heart of the house for a reason after all.

The kitchen also has high demands placed on it: its storage is always full, and both accessibility and functionality are important.
Torie Jayne
1. Novelty appliances
I’ve seen so many (mostly unused) kitchen appliances hidden away at the back of cupboards around the country. Appliances that can boil six eggs at once, waffle presses, ice-cream, pancake, and pie makers… items that are used for about a month then are often left neglected, yet they take up precious space in our cupboards.
Figura Kitchens & Interiors
Take out all your appliances and place them on the kitchen bench. Then be honest and only keep ones that you need and use. The rest can be donated to charity or friends in order to make space in your cupboards.
SxS Design & Build Ltd
2. Duplicate appliances
If you have an appliance such as a Thermomix or multi-purpose food processor, you don’t also need to keep individual items that perform the same function, for example a blender, beater, and processor. The purpose of an all-in-one appliance is that you can get rid of smaller appliances that are crowding your cupboards, as they are replaced by your more elaborate machine.
CR Cabinetry Kitchen & Bath Design Studio
Also consider how you make dishes and beverages such as rice and coffee. Do you have a coffee machine but still keep a drip percolator? Do you use a microwave rice cooker, but have an electric one in the cupboard as backup? Don’t be afraid to throw out duplicates; you’ll still be able to perform necessary tasks, and you’ll have the added benefit of space.
Kitchens by Peter Gill
3. Rarely used implements
When I was growing up every home had a white plastic urn for when our parents had friends over. Even though I’ve not seen one used since the ’90s, so many people have one kept under the sink just in case. I challenge you to think carefully about any items you keep, even though you rarely – if ever – use them. Large urns, electric frypans, pasta makers… if you haven’t used it in the past year, consider getting rid of it.

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4. Multiple platters and serving dishes
Most homes have more platters than they’ll ever need at any one time. Rather than keeping all the platters and serving dishes you have, reduce them to the quantity that you’d need on a day when you host guests in your home.
Construction by Meyer
Have you ever heard yourself saying “We might need these platters/bowls/serving dishes for when we throw parties”? Before you feel you need to keep six salad bowls and a dozen white platters, ask yourself a couple of questions:
  1. When was the last time I threw a party and needed all these items?
  2. If I did need more serving dishes/bowls or platters than I own, could I borrow them from a friend, family member or neighbour?
Hill Farm Furniture Ltd
Answer these questions honestly and I’m sure you’ll be able to reduce the quantity in your cupboards.
Paul Craig Photography
5. Crockery orphans
Have a think about all the crockery pieces you have in your kitchen. How many of them are part of a set that has a few pieces missing? If you started off with a full crockery set of four or six, but along the way half have broken, the rest are crockery orphans and can be donated.
Vertebrae Art and Architecture
As well as looking nice when you’re using them, there are other benefits to having full sets too. Having just one style of crockery makes stacking the dishwasher, putting dishes and setting the table easier. And anything that makes all those things easier is a winner in my book.
Luigi Rosselli Architects
Your kitchen cupboards are prime real estate in your home, so make more space today by decluttering items you just don’t need any longer.


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