Organized Kitchen?!

Organized Kitchen?! Who has one? not me. Now that i'm on this healthy food kick, we are not only eating out less... but eating in MORE, which means MORE food, MORE groceries, MORE stuff in the kitchen. Our cupboards were full, we had random items everywhere. and I'll be honest, i'm a clutter bug. So i'm looking for some help... any useful organization that has helped you in the kitchen.  I'll share just a few we have adapted this past year, in a large part thanks to my handy husband. :)

The first was our utensil drawer... it was exactly that, it held EVERY utensil we owned, which made it frustrating to dig your way around to find that potato peeler stuck in the back. My husband was at someones house when he noticed they simply had a cute basket on their counter that held their tall utensils... brilliant! it freed up so much space in our drawer and now make those utensils much easier to access when baking and cooking. 

The next mini project my  husband took on was to add some shelves to our kitchen. We were running out of space for our bowls/appliances/food, especially now that we have Caleb and the daycare kiddos, i needed space for their cups/snacks/and such. So rather than cluttering up our counters even more, Adam added these... super easy to put up and fit in a tight corner of the kitchen.

 They arent' the most beautiful to the eye, but boy did they make a HUGE difference in counter space! :)
Ok that's all for now, if anyone has any helpful hints on organizing their kitchen... please share!
Also link up to my sister in law's blog, her "Tuesday Tidbits" are helpful