Move things out of the kitchen: Move items that don’t pertain to cooking, such as medicine, first aid kits, and tools. Also move kitchen gear you use less often into cupboards or out of the kitchen altogether. Stemware, liquor, and wine bottles hog a lot of space, so try stowing them on a bar cart elsewhere. Likewise, cookbooks are bulky and better off on a bookshelf. Or “maybe all of your cleaning supplies and everything related to that zone are going to have to move into the front hall closet,” Roberson noted. And don’t be like Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw—avoid storing anything other than pots and pans in your oven. “I’ve had clients who’ve had fires, it’s not good,” Sullivan said.
