How To: Keep Kitchen Counters Clean

When there is STUFF all over the counters… even if it’s just a little STUFF… the whole kitchen feels like a disaster.

Here’s my go-to method for counter-clearing:

1. ALL dishes go in the sink. We are going to deal with them later.
2. Pass through the whole kitchen and throw out the trash.
3. Group the things that are allowed to stay by the location they are headed… tools to the garage, toys to the playroom, paperwork in files, food in pantry or fridge, etc.
4. YOU STAY PUT. Have your people put things away so you don’t get distracted in another part of the house.
5. While they put things away, do the dishes!
6. Have a kid wipe down the counters and maybe even sweep.
7. VOILA. Your kitchen is decluttered and you’ve gifted yourself some mental brain space, too. 

It’s that easy and you deserve it. I’m doing a time-lapse of a kitchen declutter on my Instagram this week. I’d love for you to take one and share it with me and I will share them on Stories! 

What’s more therapeutic than watching kitchens get cleaned?!

Here is to a beautiful day of clean counters.  

Love,

Laura