Simple Kitchen Cleaning Tips for a Clutter-Free Space

On my blog today… Happy Sunday from Copenhagen! We are getting back to basics with some simple cleaning!

A smiling woman with short hair wearing a white sleeveless top and blue pants, posing confidently with hands on her hips in a bright room.

What’s the one area in your kitchen that always seems to collect clutter? The windowsill or kitchen table? The “bits and bobs” drawer? Let me know in the comments—I bet we all have the same spots!

A clean kitchen sink with two stainless steel basins, a sleek faucet, and cleaning supplies arranged by a window, with a vase of purple flowers and a candle in the background.

The Danish summer holidays are nearly over and I’m slowly getting back into my Flylady Zone cleaning. I’ll be back filming new YouTube videos very soon, but for now I’m shaking my pom poms and cheering you on from behind the scenes – rah, rah, RAH! If you haven’t worked it out by now, this week we are heading back into Zone 2 – the kitchen, so grab your timer and let’s just do something!

Need a quick win to get you started?

Here are 4 easy-peasy ideas for this week:

Wipe down the fronts (or the shelves) of one or two kitchen cupboards.

Tidy out one drawer (just ONE!) This is my spice drawer.

A well-organized spice drawer featuring various jars and containers for herbs and spices, with additional items like a pen and white candles.

Toss any expired items from the fridge or pantry.

Wash out your utensil tray or caddy, or declutter anything stained or broken.

A collection of wooden kitchen utensils, including a smiling spoon, displayed in a white striped container, with a wooden dog figure in the background.

My wooden spoons make me smile!

A wooden spoon with a smiling face made from a creamy substance, held in front of a pot of cooked food on a stovetop.

Pop on some music or body-double with me using one of my kitchen cleaning and decluttering videos!

You can also use my Flylady Zone 2 cleaning list if you’re in the mood to do more—but remember, you don’t need to do it all this week. This is an ongoing process!

A list titled 'Zone 2 - kitchen' containing cleaning and organizing tasks categorized into declutter, restock, and projects.

I always listen to music or an audiobook on my headphones while I work. And I use a timer. Just 5 or 10 minutes here and there over the week makes a world of difference!

A close-up view of a kitchen timer with a red pointer indicating 15 minutes, held in a person's hand, with a cozy kitchen background.

Let’s make things a little better – one drawer or space at a time. Let me know which kitchen mission you choose!

Hugs

Diane in Denmark

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My kitchen table!

My kitchen table! 🙂

My counter top bar area! We just bought a new townhouse went from 4400 sq ft to rt under 2000! I wish I had decluttered, donated, sold stuff for the whole year prior! Still 8 boxes to unpack! And a few bags in master bathrm ! How many supplies do we need!?!!! So working on kitchen today goal to clear the clutter! 🎉😂🤩👍🤩

My counter top bar area! We just bought a new townhouse! I wish I had decluttered, donated, sold stuff for the whole year prior! Still 8 boxes to unpack! And a few bags in master bathrm ! How many supplies do we need!?!!! So working on kitchen today goal to clear the clutter! 🎉😂🤩👍🤩

I have a cabinet where I keep serving platters and it seems to be where things end up that don’t have a place assigned for them to go. There were plastic bags, broken sentimental items that were at one time hoped to be fixed, pet medications, and gifted items that were never put to use. It had gotten to the point where I wasn’t using my serving items because it was just a pain to be able to get in to the cabinet and reach them. No more! I’ve tossed broken items and expired medications. Plastic bags are now gone. The cabinet is nowhere near perfect, but it is usable. It feels so much better.

Definitely the kitchen table!!

Cabinet fronts and a drawer for cleaning. Most of kitchen gadgets are hubby’s. But we have streamlined a lot the past year 🙂.

My pantry is my nemesis this time around.

The kitchen table! EEkkkk!

One end of the countertop between the kitchen and dining area is our catch all spot. Currently there’s a survey to be filled out and posted, mail to redirect, a half done crossword, two bottles to go to the recycling and a few random items to go away in the garage and laundry areas.
Kitchen focus this week will include the cutlery drawer, high shelves and I really need to declutter the glassware.
Hubby’s on standby to clean the lower oven and that will probably happen next Saturday.