September isn’t just back-to-school season; it’s also back-indoors time to focus on some domestic chores. First up: Ready your kitchen for all the holiday cooking and lunchbox-packing you’ll be doing in the coming months. Here’s how to get it organized:
1. Go minimalist.
![Take a page from this Brooklyn kitchenette and pare down the contents of your kitchen to just the essentials. You don\2\17;t need \10 different pots and pans (in fact, you need only five), and are you ever going to use that Spiralizer? Photograph by Matthew Robbins from Remodelista: The Organized Home. See 5 Space-Saving Ideas to Steal from a Brooklyn Kitchenette, Ikea Hack Included.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/organized-home-book-matthew-williams-kitchenette-ikea-dignitet-733x933.jpg)
2. Think like a shopkeeper.
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3. Clean out your pantry.
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4. Get back-to-school supplies—for the kitchen.
![Margot rounded up the most stylish vintage-inspired office accessories in \10 Easy Pieces: Old-School Office Supplies to Keep You Organized, including this wall-hung roll of kraft paper by George & Willy. (They all work great in the kitchen as well.)](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/george-and-willy-daily-roller-2-733x550.jpg)
5. Upgrade your trash bin.
![Francophile and cookbook author Mimi Thorisson has cooked up some great-looking and affordable kitchen items for Zara Home. See In the French Kitchen with Mimi Thorisson: A New Collection from Zara Home for some of our favorites.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kitchen-trash-can-zara-home-733x908.jpg)
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- Inspired by Absence: Art and Old-World Architecture at Hotel Palazzo Daniele in Italy
- 10 Easy Pieces: French Bistro Chairs, High to Low
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