ONE ROOM A MONTH CHALLENGE Declutter and optimize your kitchen: Practical guide for effective organization

The kitchen is truly the heart of our homes. It’s where the whole family gathers, where meals come to life, and where we spend a lot of our time. But how do you keep this vital space organized and functional? Here’s our complete guide to transforming your kitchen into an optimal and enjoyable space to use.

Step One: Clean Up

The secret to a well-organized kitchen starts with a good declutter. Since it's a room that easily accumulates objects, gadgets and impulse purchases, and which is used a lot on a daily basis, take the time necessary to do things well. Don't hesitate to divide the work over several days to avoid feeling overwhelmed.

Downloadable lists

To support you in this crucial step, we have created practical tools:

• List of things to eliminate
• Checklist of things to organize
• List of things to get

These same lists are also found in Octave in a digital version to be checked.

Tips and tricks

Store items that you only use a few times a year in a separate space. The cabinet above the refrigerator is often the ideal place for these items:

• Fondue skewers
• Lobster Claws
• Nozzles and pastry bags
• Popsicle sticks and molds
• Cookie cutters
  
  

Organize your pantry foods by category, placing them in bins when possible:

• Breakfast foods (cereal, oatmeal, jam, etc.)
• Pasta, rice, couscous and other cereals
• Condiments (ketchup, mayonnaise, soy sauce, etc.)
• Oils and vinegars
• Desserts and snacks
  
  

Store small appliances that you only use occasionally in a space in the basement, garage or in your food storage room: the juice extractor, food processor, raclette oven, fondue pot, etc.

Step Two: Optimize

Now that your kitchen is uncluttered and finally well organized, discover our tools to efficiently prepare delicious meals.

Planning tools

• Les Belles Combines Weekly Planner - The best way to keep track of your week's meals at all times.
• Downloadable little trick to plan meals monthly - Perfect for paper lovers
• Octave Meal Planner
• Use your own recipes, or any recipe on the web
• Add it to your menu
• Select the number of servings
• Automatically generate a grocery list The easiest and most efficient way to plan meals.
  
  

The little autonomy thing

Even at a young age, your children can start to participate in preparing their lunch. Proceed in stages:

Around the age of 5-6 years:

Simply ask them to fill their lunch box themselves with the food you have prepared. To make them even more independent, place the food in clearly labeled bins in the fridge! One bin for meals, one bin for snacks and one for desserts.

Around the age of 7-8:

Ask them to prepare certain parts of their lunch (make a sandwich, cut up fruit or raw vegetables, etc.)

Around the age of 9-10:

Your children are now ready to prepare their entire lunch, with the help of our lunch box label .

Take part in the One Piece a Month challenge!

📧 Option 1: The monthly newsletter

Receive each month directly in your email box:

• The detailed action plan of the month
• Targeted organizational advice
• Tips to motivate the whole family
  
  

📄 Option 2: The Little Printable Combos

• Monthly guides to insert into your organizational binder
• Detailed checklists and action plans
• Perfect for paper lovers

📱 Option 3: The Octave application

• Interactive to-do lists
• Integration with your calendar
• Sharing tasks in the family

Choose the option that suits you or combine them for optimal organization!

🚀 Find this article and much more in the Octave app : shared calendar, collaborative to-do list, meal planner, centralization of family information and autonomy monitoring - your number 1 ally for an organized family life! 📱✨