AnnKH - how big is that drawer?

The cabinet is 34" wide. The drawer glides are full extension (one of the joys of my new kitchen).

No pics BUT ... we only have a few sizes, all by the same maker so lids are interchangeable, and they stack easily. Kept In a pullout in a cabinet.

I purged to get rid of all lidless containers and containerless lids, then made the executive decision to stick with one brand and as few sizes as possible.

ITA with lazy_gardens. Over the past year or so I've been purging storage containers and limiting what we keep. During that time, someone in our household has been eating the same sandwich meat regularly- and it happens to come in one of those reusable containers. Now we have about 25 identical containers- probably about 2 cup size? I grab them for everything, even if it means we use 2 or 3 to put one particular type of foodstuff away. It's so convenient and the cabinet isn't a jumble anymore. We still have a few other, older containers, but as they wear out, I'm not replacing them. I bought a few larger of the inexpensive type, but in those bigger sizes we never need more than 2. We also use zipper bags more than we use to, realizing that our family tends to only have large quantities of leftovers a couple of times a year.

If/when the sandwich meat containers wear out, I'll probably end up getting rid of them all and replacing them with about 10 identical, inexpensive containers.

I grab them for everything, even if it means we use 2 or 3 to put one particular type of foodstuff away.

That's what we do too ... leftovers (and things I freeze like chicken broth) go into single-serving size containers. If 3 people are eating, I grab 3 containers.

Currently? Right now in a lower cabinet next to the sink, without any pull out or whatever. It's horrid. Something I'm changing up in my current build. You don't need a visual... ;)

Mine are in a drawer too, 36". Bottom drawer plastics, middle drawer pans and lids, top drawer utensils. I have one other drawer, it's 12" and holds the silverware. With only 4 drawers, I no longer have a junk drawer. Kitchen is small, but I love it!

I use brown resin wicker laundry baskets on racks. My current apt kitchen has only 6' of counters, so I added an L-wall of wire shelving racks between the tiny kitchen and dining area for extra storage space. The racks are two 6 foot tall 48 X 18" wide units and two 5 foot tall 36 X 14" bakers racks. The bottom 3 feet of the racks are skirted to hide the storage items from the open livingroom/dining area. I use the lower racks for cases of food/water/beverages and also have brown resin wicker laundry baskets on the lower shelves to hold all my plasticware. One is for larger items w/lids and the other is for the small ones.

The exposed upper racks have hanging pots/pans, shiny appliances, cookbooks, and resin or cloth bins to hold all sorts of items. The landlord was impressed! Kitchen is just 7 1/2' x 9'.

loonlakelaborkamp, sounds impressive! would you consider posting some photos for us?

Mine are in a cabinet, which isn't very convenient. I hardly ever use them, though.

Step 1: try to eliminate all but 2 sizes. I have small rounds, and flat squares. (I also have a couple extra small condiment containers)

Stored in a single rectangular basket on top of my fridge. Second basket on top of fridge has folded kitchen towels.