Ok, I would be lying if I said I was not scared to totally gut my kitchen with two young children. The good thing about panicking and overthinking is you get a jump start on preparing. There were several moments when my husband and I just stood in the kitchen, making list and staring at each other. This week I am going to walk through how I got organized before the demo started…

• Empty out and consolidate as early as possible
  • You can take items that you don’t use on a daily basis and start packing them away first
• Purchase clear bins for organizing items
  • I went out and bought big clear bins to start putting away the items that I don’t use every day
  • CLEAR is a key factor so you can see inside the bins in case you need something – you can see it!

• Purge Time
  • If you have not used it – get rid of it!
  • This is a perfect opportunity to get rid of items and household gadgets that have not been touched in a long time
• Get your kids involved
  • Have them help organize and relocate the snack station
  • This gets kids familiar with kitchen items and excited for the renovation