Americans On Home Organization

Whether stand-up mixers clutter the countertop or a family member keeps leaving cabinet doors open, 81% of homeowners report they can’t relax if their kitchen is a mess. To cope, homeowners admitted in the survey that they go to such lengths as “storing pots and pans in [a] kids’ room,” using a “hidden compartment under the coffee table,” and even filling “the spare bathroom tub” with disparate items to find enough storage. The company conducted a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adult homeowners ages 25-65 and found that:

• 95% say they feel when their home is organized that their life is organized
• 81% say they can’t relax if their kitchen is a mess
• 64% say they enjoy cooking or preparing meals more in a put-together space
• 36% said they enjoy hosting social gatherings more in a put-together space
• 60% say kitchen countertop clutter is the issue that causes the most stress
• 39% say stand-up mixers and other large appliances rank as the top-most-challenging-to-store kitchen items
• 34% say they consider organization a hobby
• 66% say they consider organization a chore
• 58% say they believe that ‘every item has to be in its proper place’
• 42% say they simply ‘store items where ever they can find room.’

Kitchen Organization Preferences

• 60% say cups/glasses should be stored facing down
• 41% say cups/glasses should be stored facing up
• 83% say pots and pans belong in cabinets
• 18% say pots and pans should be hanging up
• 65% say they prefer a built-in microwave
• 35% say they prefer their microwave be on their countertop
• 58% say knives go in a butcher block
• 42% say knives go in a drawer