Create a Cozy and Clutter-Free Kitchen

Create a Cozy and Clutter-Free Kitchen

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February 2015

CREATE A COZY – AND CLUTTER-FREE – KITCHEN

Oakville, Ontario…Clutter can disrupt the flow of any home, bringing unwanted stress and frustration, especially in the kitchen. As one of the most prominently used rooms, maintaining a clutter-free environment will create a happier and healthier space for your family to enjoy.Here are a few tips to help you achieve and maintain a fully functional, chaos-free kitchen.

  1. Look better, feel better. Whether you’re entertaining friends or just hanging out with family, hosting others at your house is fun, but can also be stressful. Even if it’s last night’s dinner dishes or wine glasses from your latest soirée, allowing clutter to pile up in the sink can negatively impact the look and feel of the entire kitchen.

To make cleaning easier, find the best faucet to meet your cooking and entertaining needs. Try installing the Etch™ pulldown kitchen faucet from Moen Canada. Its transitional style creates an elegant focal point at the sink and increases performance with its high-arc pulldown spout and multi-function spray. Plus, the Spot Resist™ stainless finish resists fingerprints and water spots, keeping your faucet looking cleaner, longer. In addition, Etch also feature Moen's innovative Reflex® system, which offers self-retraction of the wand, as well as an exceptional range of motion, generous reach and secure docking.

  1. Organize chaos. Unused items, like the waffle maker that you desperately desired10 years ago (but have yet to use), need to go. To make some space in your kitchen, grab three boxes: one for garbage, one for donations and one for belongings you want to keep. Allocate a few hours and begin organizing. While separating items, ask yourself when did you last use this? With the exception of holiday-specific dishes and tools,if it’s been longer than a month, donate it or throw it away.
  1. Get creative. Many kitchens suffer from countertop overload. This is where too many kitchen appliancesand miscellaneous items, such as mail, phone chargers and car keys, seem to find a home. The solution to clearing this area is simple – get creative.

Dish towels are infamous for cluttering countertops. They don’t have a designated home and therefore, are carelessly strewn about. Establish a special spot for this kitchen necessity: mount hooks, towel rings or towel bars on the side of an upper cabinet or the end of the island.

  1. De-stress your life. It happens to all of us: your significant other informs you last minuteyou’re having guests for dinner, and thechores you need to complete before their arrival seem endless. To make this experience less stressful, spend 15 minutes each day maintaining a clean and orderly kitchen. Place dirty dishes in the dishwasher, wipe down the countertops, sweep the floors, put away toys and tablets and file mail. Simply staying on top of these little tasks will make it easier to accommodate unexpected company and allow you to enjoy their visit.

By following these few tips, you’ll create a functional and mess-free environment for your family to gather and share the happenings of each day. It might be difficult at first to maintain the routine, but according to a study by The University College London,it only takes 21 days to form a new habit. So stick to it and make this change a permanent one.

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About Moen Canada

As the #1 faucet brand in North America, Moen offers a diverse selection of thoughtfully designed kitchen and bath faucets, showerheads, accessories and bath safety products for residential applications – each delivering the best possible combination of meaningful innovation, useful features, on-trend styling and lasting value. In addition, Moen® Commercial offers superior-performing products that deliver lower lifetime costs for today's facilities.

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