I'm the queen of organization in my kitchen. The entire kitchen was designed around where everything would go for maximum functionality. My pantry is a 30" deep, 12" wide (actually narrower because of the frame) pullout but it packs a wallop when it comes to what it holds and it's all accessible. Most of it is in Tupperware modular Mates. Herbs and spices are in jars in a drawer Corner units both have Haefele Magic corner II units I have custom cabinets so other features aren't so readily available like my can storage but if you know exactly what will be stored where then you'll find you don't need much. Blum for draw glides and soft close hinges on the doors. In our upper cabinets, I have items in clear shoe bins. They act as removable drawers so I can reach up and pull down the bin and I have access to everything from the front to the back of the very highest shelves. I waited till I'd worked in the kitchen a month or two and then I used the Lee Valley drawer dividers and plywood to customize the inside of the drawers. I did 5 drawers for around $50 and everything fits perfectly,much better than any premade units. Here is a link that might be useful: Lee Valley Drawer dividers

Sorry, not for me either. Too much clutter. I have some plastic pullout drawers that fit perfectly under my sink. In the top drawer I keep my dishwasher tabs. In the second drawer I keep my sponges, dish brush, vegetable brushes (in a separate small container inside the drawer), etc. In the third drawer I have backup supply of sponges and dish brush, and, finally, in the fourth drawer (the largest drawer) I keep microfiber cloths for wiping down the appliances and granite counter tops. On top of the drawers I keep a supply of liners for my garbage can , and I keep a very small dish drainer between the side of the cabinet and the plastic drawers. No muss, no fuss.

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!

You know that YouTube is our best friend -- here's a great link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJShOM0Pxws . Specific thoughts: - Not gonna lie -- it's 11 minutes of your life that you'll never get back, and it could've been 5 minutes. We didn't need to see her assemble the sliding shelves. Her finished product, though, is great! - In her case, her big problem was that the garbage disposal was "front and center" hogging all the space. I can only assume this is true for all corner sinks? She worked around it well, but it seems to me that she could've added a storage bucket BEHIND the garbage disposal; this could've been for unopened cleaners (I can't be the only person who falls for the B3GOFs). - Key to her project are two sets of sliding shelves -- they seem to be a great fit for her project. If I were her, I would've used one of the sliding shelves for the trash bags, which -- as she says -- are a constant-use item. - She keeps all kind of cleaners under her sink. Personally, I would've kept wood cleaner, etc. elsewhere. - I like the grocery-bag container and how she attached it on an edge. - If I were her, I would've put some hooks on the back of the doors for the rubber gloves and scrubber.