In every home I've ever lived in, the cabinets under my kitchen sink have devolved into terrifying, damp caves of old cleaning supplies, trash bags, and other objects I'm not sure where else to store. Often, there comes a point I simply don't want to open the doors and see what's waiting for me inside.
This reticence can have far-reaching effects. It's like the bug tunnel scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, when Willie doesn't want to stick her hand in the hole in the wall to pull the lever to save Indy and Short Round (though my kitchen probably sports fewer life or death stakes): Sometimes I'll skip a cleaning task when I know I'll have to dig around under the sink for a certain bottle. Other times I put off taking the trash out for a few days, avoiding having to feel around the dark, under-sink mess for a new trash bag. After completing today's 15 minute minimalism installment, perhaps I won't have to imagine nightmarish, bug-filled, under-sink environments hiding behind my cabinet doors in the future?
Can you see this? If so, you may be wasting space
Under the kitchen sink can become a bottomless pit, so it's important to define what belongs here and maximize the vertical space. A good rule of thumb is that if you can see the back wall of a closet or cabinet, you have not maximized your vertical space.Start here
This is usually a very quick project, so start by emptying everything out, giving it a good cleaning, sorting into categories, and deciding what goes back versus what can be relocated elsewhere.
