Oh! Should also have mentioned tipouts as something you may want to consider for undersink storage. Love these! We did two separate ones instead of one large one, for ease of opening one-handed. On the rhs i keep sponges and hand cream, lhs is the pot scrubber. (don't mind the dirty-looking sponge on the left; I always have two sponges going at a time ... a newer clean one for dishes, then it gets rotated to be the grill-cleaning sponge and I cut the corner off it to differentiate them :))

Did you plan storage before or after finalizing the cabinet order? Believe it or not, most of my storage plans were made after my cabinet order was finalized. I did plan for the tray storage, extra shelves so I didn't have to stack different items together, spice pullouts flanking the cooktop (long story about that), trash pullout, Pet Center, and pots & pans. Most other items, fortunately, fit where they were needed/used so I could easily place them. Having almost all drawers helped immensely! Most of the other planning that you see in the Storage FAQ I did after the cabinet order was placed. My storage plans were incredibly useful when I was planning where to put everything while I was waiting for the cabinets to arrive. Note that everything didn't go as planned...I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease around that time and ended up having to make space for extra sets of some items like pots & pans, measuring cups/spoons, knives, prep tools, mixing bowl, etc. (Yes, that is necessary for many, if not most of us, with Celiac Disease...so please don't pop in here and say it isn't necessary --- I discovered it really is necessary!) . What sort of criteria did you use for what made the cut to get in the "good" cabinets? Primary criterion: How often was an item used. If it was used fairly often, it went in a "good" cabinet (i.e., at point of use and in a useful cabinet). . What did you do that you are thrilled with? Drawers, drawers, drawers! Trash pullout - 2 bins. It's so easy now to toss things into the trash and recycle bins b/c they're both right there! No more running out to the garage with recyclables! -- The dogs no longer get into the trash (They learned how to open the previous stand-alone trash cans -- including the one that required you to step on a pedal to open!) -- Bins are a perfect size -- big enough not to have to take the trash out all the time but small enough that trash doesn't stay inside long enough to start smelling. The bins take 13-gallon "tall kitchen" bags. -- No more "basketball throws" when throwing things out (my DH is big into that sort of thing and, of course, passed it on to both kids!) Tray storage, including a shelf for long platter storage Extra shelves for each upper cabinet Knife in-drawer tray (https://www.amazon.com/Wusthof-Drawer-7-Slot-Knife-Storage/dp/B000066SYQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8) Mine has two rows of slots -- one for short knives and one for long knives. I got rid of all those various knives you get in sets that you never use and now just have the ones I really need and use all the time: 20cm chef's knife, 9cm paring knife, bread knife, & "tomato" knife. 3 drawers under the cooktop -- two deep for pots & pans (gluten cooking) and a shallower top drawer for knives, prep & cooking utensils, etc. It's nice having utensils right where I need them. Utensil organizers everywhere! Sliverware, prep/cooking utensils, junk drawer, miscellaneous tools, electronics, etc. I think every top drawer in my Kitchen has at least one organizer in it, except the pot holder drawer. Pet Center cabinet for dog food, treats, meds, leashes, collars, etc., as well as flashlights & batteries in the top shelf. It's a corner cabinet turned 90-degrees to face outside the Kitchen. It also happens to be very close to where we feed the dogs. -- AnnKH...I'm not opposed to voiding a corner, but only if there's plenty of storage elsewhere and you gain overall functionality. . What do you wish you'd thought of earlier that you didn't realize until you'd used the new kitchen for a while? Location of my trash pullout. I wish I had put it in the Prep Zone, not in the Cleanup Zone -- this is my biggest regret in my Kitchen. 6" filler pullouts flanking my cooktop. Originally, they were supposed to be 9" cabinets for cutting boards, pizza stones, and other heavy items I did not want to store above the counter. However, with the measurement debacle, I lost about a foot of space on my Prep Zone/Cooking Zone wall. It cost me 6" of aisle width b/w my peninsula seating and DR table and 6" of cabinet space -- 3" of which were taken from each 9" cabinet. My KD wanted to just make them filler, but I resisted (I had also lost space in my Pantry & on my Cleanup Zone wall, lost my Message Center, and had to close up my FR entrance by 2' to fix issues caused by the many, many measuring mistakes by my KD. Oh, and I lost almost 10" b/w the end of my peninsula and refrigerator.) The 6" filler pullouts were my way of reducing my loss of so much cabinet space. They're OK for the items I put on the top shelves, but I'm not a fan of having to lean down to access the bottom shelves. Also, since the shelves are not adjustable, I was unable to fit oils in them. [BTW...I insisted my KD's company pay for them and pay for the Message Center niche in one of my Pantry walls to make up for all the planned and mutually-approved functionality I lost due to my KD's mistakes.] Would I do them again? Probably not unless I was going to be stuck with filler. If I could do it over, I would combine the two 6" filler pullouts, take 6" off my 30"W MW drawer cabinet, and put in an 18" trash pullout next to my prep sink. Oh well -- live and learn! . What else do you advise for someone who hasn't done it yet? Everything in the Storage FAQ! :-) If you're really unsure, order all drawers as it's amazing what you can do with drawers! Storage FAQ: How do I plan for storage? Types of Storage? What to Store Where? ++++ Editorial edits...I really miss the "Preview" functionality we had before Houzz took over!

I had the pegs in a past house, they were kind of annoying. Always seemed to be in the wrong place for my hands, having to grab around them, coming out and getting lost. I just removed them and used https://www.amazon.com/Dycem-Non-Slip-Material-Roll/dp/B001RPWOBK?th=1 instead. Insides of cabinets have contrasting color and items are easy to see, easy to clean, non slip and quieting. I use paper plates between my dishes anyway (Grandma is an antiques dealer so it is ingrained in me!) and that is a low tech way to protect and quiet.

First, don't put things away that you don't use. Next, don't put things away in a place just because you had it there before - it's time to start fresh. As others have said, start with the things you use the most, in a designated area: cooking utensils, spices, potholders near the range; knives, cutting boards and colanders near the sink; bags, wraps and storage containers near the cleanup area. Will you leave small appliances (toaster, blender, coffee maker) out on the counter, or do you want them put away after use? If you want them put away, make sure the storage spot is VERY convenient, or it will be easier to leave them out. Finally, keep in mind that things CAN move again! If you find that your storage plan isn't working for the way you use the kitchen, don't be afraid to try something else.