You don’t have to be an organized person to have an organized kitchen. The right cabinet interiors, space planning, and kitchen accessories can do most of the work for you.

Spend some time up front thinking about how you use your kitchen and what space and storage needs you have. It’ll save you time not only during the installation of your new kitchen but also during the preparations for your first dinner party in the new space.

With a little planning now, you won’t have to think twice about where to find the ice tongs or the corkscrew. Consider everything that’s currently in your kitchen and where you would put it in your newly configured space. Note on your new-kitchen blueprint what you plan to store in each cabinet and drawer.

Don’t be content with just adding rollout shelves in your base cabinets. Check out the growing number of options that can help you take advantage of every last inch. Double up on drawers to give you more storage space. They’re being used now to store plates, pots and pans, and snacks—and replacing base cabinet shelving in many instances.

And remember that the standard dimensions for cabinets are becoming less and less so. Find out from your designer or cabinetmaker how much you can push it. Maybe you can add 6 inches of storage to your base cabinets, making them 30 inches instead of the standard 24 inches deep. Or you could make your upper cabinets a foot taller and add 3 to 4 inches to their standard 12- to 13-inch depth.

Keep aesthetics in mind. To avoid turning your kitchen into an overwhelming collection of floor-to-ceiling cabinetry, add contrast. Screened or frosted cabinet doors hide clutter while breaking up the monotony of wood. Juxtapose your cabinetry with open shelving. Or, stick with three walls of closed cabinetry but opt for an open floor plan—let the fourth wall open into an adjacent living or dining room.