Planning is crucial to accomplishing any goal, and organization is no exception. Take time to think through the tasks you will do in the kitchen. Will you do more baking than cooking? Do the kids come home after school and need easy access to simple snacks? Does your kitchen double as a homework station or dinner table? Is breakfast served every morning, or is it just a place to grab a coffee or granola bar? These answers are important because they act as a guide to knowing what plan of action is needed, plus what elements will be required to accomplish specific organizational goals in the kitchen. Space planning is another essential ingredient for reorganizing your area since there can be barriers with both more and less square footage. Even though one would think that it is easier to organize a large kitchen, it can still present its own set of challenges, such as things spread out over a vast expanse, making it hard to know what goes with what, and poor use of the space you already have. In small kitchens, every inch matters, which often requires some creative and out-of-the-box thinking to maximize all available space. Forming a plan for an organization can help ensure that your new space will be designed to fit your lifestyle, with things in place to make having a place for everything a simple goal to achieve.