This is just my opinion and personal experience. The kitchen is probably the hardest working room in the house. People don't use their kitchen cabinets to the best and most useful level of efficiency. Least used items (once a year) goes on very top shelves. Items that is used daily goes in the cabinets that are closest to your hand and arm. Stuff that is used in between daily and yearly goes in every other cabinet - labeled and near other stuff that is similar in type and use. People have items in their kitchen that they don't use at all, but keep "just in case I need it". Is it really needed to keep that stuff at all? Donate it or store these items in very high cabinets. Yearly empty out entire kitchen cabinets and donate, replace, throw out items that you don't use or that are in bad shape. If you don't have a pantry (like me), either put food in the cabinet directly to the right of the sink. If you have room in the kitchen, get a narrow free standing piece of furniture to store non perishables. Think outside the box. You don't have to get a piece of furniture that is specifically for the kitchen. Have one that's your style but can be used in the kitchen. Measure twice, buy once! I don't like a lot of stuff cluttering up the counter. I just have a toaster and a tall skinny ceramic container for large serving spoons and spatulas (but then I have a small kitchen).

I guess my experience with clients is to think about how you work in the kitchen pots and pans next to the stove cutlery, disware , glass ware near the DW and also near your eating space. If you post a plan of your kitchen your migt get some real help but honestly this is your decision about how you use the space. I have all drawers for base cabinets and would never go back to regular base cabinets. We need to know more about you and your kitchen. I hate stuff on my counter but I don’t like my knives in a drawer so they are in a nice knife block but all the rest of my cooking untensils are in drawers where I use them.

I agree with several of these points. Put items used frequently where it's easiest to reach them and other things up higher. A big thing for me is having all of my glasses/mugs in the cabinet right next to the fridge. Pots and pans near the stove. I also keep my utensils in drawers, looks a lot less cluttered that way. Also have a prep station near the sink with a knife block and cutting board.

It's your house, do it in a way that makes sense to you and is convenient to where you use the items. I figure you should be able to guess where things are from the overall layout. If you're constantly opening the wrong door/drawer looking for something then it's probably not in the best location.

What is the obstacle to putting stuff away?

Frankly if you haven't used stuff in a year, chances are you don't really need it and perhaps you are stymied because there isn't enough space to adequately store everything you want.

Basic organization is pretty simple - things are placed where you would access them. Cookware near the stove - dishes near the dishwasher generally or the table or however it makes sense. My coffee mugs are by the coffee maker. Less used stuff is not stored in the heart of the triangle area - e.g. that sweet space which between refrigerator, sink and stove which is where food is prepped, cooked and stored.

I think the most important consideration for my kitchen is organizing cupboards and drawers so it's really easy to unload the dishwasher. This is a daily CHORE that if left undone, creates a pile up in the sink. Making a cup of coffee isn't a chore, it's practically a ritual and I would go out to my shed to get my K-cups if I had to. Everything else is fairly intuitive.

If things have been in boxes for a year, take the boxes to the donation center and let those items bless some one else. You've changed over the past year, focus on future needs rather than hanging on to things you no longer use.

As an alternative to the suggestions already posted, perhaps you might find hiring an organizer for a few hours to be a good investment. They have lots of tried and true ideas and can give you the push you need to get your boxes unpacked and the items put away.

Fun2BHere has a good idea for you if you are really stuck. I like everything to be in a logical, useful place. Glasses are between the sink and the water dispenser on the fridge. Cups are above the coffee maker and all the coffee/tea supplies are in a drawer underneath. Dishes and silverware are nearest the dishwasher. Pot, pans, and skillets are to the right of the stove while all those utensils are in a drawer and a container on the counter. Everything for prep-knives, cutting boards, measuring cups, lemon juicer, peelers, etc -is in one place. You might use post it notes to start. Just sit in your kitchen ( I do this with a hot cup of coffee) and think what would be the most logical place for something then write that on a post it note and stick it on the front of the door or drawer. You can move these around until you are satisfied. Then tackle one space at a time. Unless you get a professional organizer, this won’t happen in a day, but it could be done by next week. Go brew some coffee and get your post it notes!

Glasses and dishware and flatwear as near to the sink and dishwasher as possible. Pots and pans as near the stove as possible. Cooking utensils and knives same thing.

If you haven't unpacked a kitchen or other for a year, something ELSE is going on. Some ambivalence about the new home? Something else? Call a professional organizer in your area. Make it clear you need help, but not buying bins and baskets.

Free is to call a good friend more organized than you and make her a nice lunch, or order in. Get it done in a single day. But....................ask yourself , with every item. Do I need this?

I know sometimes it can be pretty overwhelming! I know the last time I moved, it was "where do I start?" I've been searching this for my own kitchen and they say to look at it all as zones. Cooking, prepping, clean-up, clean space - find your zones then put things there accordingly. Some areas will overlap. Some have zones as far as the breakfast zone that has coffee, tea, toaster, or a baking zone, which would be prepping. Heavy stuff on the bottom, rarely used items on the top. I hope this helps a bit.

Try uploading photos of each wall in your kitchen so we can suggest where things can go.

Your ideabook is full of beautiful photos that imply you have a large house with children. You may not have a lot of time by yourself without interruption to get moving boxes out, unpack them, and put stuff away. If you are ready to hire someone to help for a day, look for a local professional organizer.