Store things where the work happens, and putting them away becomes automatic. The kitchen is the most used room in the house and usually the hardest to keep organized. According to the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), 80% of the items in the average home are never used. The kitchen is where that excess shows up most visibly: duplicate utensils, appliances that haven't been touched in months, cabinets so packed that nothing actually gets put away. And it