Consider storing cookies in tubes such as Pringles cans, etc.-they can be stacked high in the freezer. Are Lazy Susan's something you've tried before in the pantry?

I would say if you have a back splash area if possible installing some shelves or baskets to put essentials that you use on a regular basis like olive oil, salt and pepper ect. Container Store sells things to put in your shelves to help keep them more organized and fit more things. As far as storing things that will last all year. Maybe get a plastic storage container and keep them in another room and replenish as needed. Good Luck!!

Sonia - I put a cabinet shelf in my freezer (which you can pick up at target, container store) like this: http://www.containerstore.com/shop/kitchen/cabinetOrganizers/upperCabinets?productId=10000697&N=185 and it helps me from having to dig around in there every time I'm looking for something. give it a shot!

I agree with rebecca_f. Those cabinet shelves work wonders!

I have shelves in my freezer, but I still use the occasional cardboard box to store smaller items in there. If you can pop for a nice wire rack, great, but it really doesn't have to be that fancy. Handy for searching while keeping the door closed too: pull out the box, shuffle thru it, stick the entire thing back in.

I have a small kitchen, and I've solved lots of my storage dilemmas by browsing Ikea catalogs and website for ideas. I hang my measuring cups, spoons, and funnels (etc.) on a towel-bar like thing with hooks mounted under my upper cabinets. My knives are on a magnetic strip. My pot lids are on a rack mounted to the side of the end cupboard.

I also do not have some kitchen items due to space, but instead, cultivate relationships with friends and neighbors and borrow things I need occasionally. I borrow springform pans, canners, and crockpots, for example.

I just got those to utilize my cupboard space better. Those are need, they slide right on to the self and are very solid.
Sorry the page is in German, couldn't find a good picture elsewhere.

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The freezer doesn't have to come with a shelf to have a shelf--go to the hardware store, get some cheap thin lumber and build yourself a shelf to stick in there. Or get creative and build one another way. Doesn't have to be pretty OR permanent.

Also, if you have the space consider getting a small-cubic-footage chest freezer. That way you can store more stuff and separate your long-term freezer items (roasts, bagged veggies, in-laws' cookies) from short-term (single-serve soups, quick meals).

I've used a combination of wire shelves and baskets I've picked up at garage sales/thrift stores, cardboard boxes, old oatmeal tubs, and just about anything I can get my hands on to organize my freezer and fridge. I'd start by figuring out an organizational system you like using boxes you have on hand, then you can spring for fancy baskets/containers later if you want to.

I blogged about my fridge re-org just this past week! http://1500sqft.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/we-had-broccoli/

If your cabinets aren't custom, there's often space, concealed by trim, between the cabinets and the walls. If you pop the trim you may be able to store baking sheets or cutting boards. Also, when I buy containers, I make sure they all have the same size lids and that they nest when empty and stack when in use.

The Container Store!! It's worth it.

When I organized my apartment kitchen last summer, I found it really helpful to transfer all my dry goods and so forth into mason jars and those pop-and-lock OXO containers - it cut down on the visual clutter, and instantly made me feel more organized and less panicky when I opened the pantry door. My apartment has a very tall and deep bizarre pantry, and I have found pull-out bins and shelves to be really helpful in managing that area, as well.

I also finally started doing that freezer trick that the type of people who store all of their dry goods in mason jars do in magazines - you know, where you freeze soups and sauces in flat plastic storage bags, and then stack them in the freezer? It really helps make the freezer less intimidating. And I feel like my freezer could be photographed for Real Simple!

I transfer all of my freezer stuff (fruits, vegetables, etc.) into square ziploc containers. That way, everything stacks and I can easily see what it is. No more digging!

This is by far the best deal I've found:

http://www.amazon.com/Ziploc-Containers-Variety-Pack-12-Count/dp/B003UEMFW4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358027191&sr=8-1&keywords=ziploc+containers

Sounds like you've got some great ideas already, but I thought I'd mention that the Modular Mate sale from Tupperware has just been extended to Jan 25th--my Modular Mates have helped my pantry like nothing else, because they work together so well, and they keep my pantry staples fresher than anything else I've tried. (I'm a Tupperware fan.) Plus, as cute as keeping stuff in glass jars is, the idea of one of those jars falling and breaking (earthquake, toddler, butter fingers, whatever) scares the bejeebers out of me. I hate broken glass.

Organizing a small kitchen might seem easy but it can be a challenge.
I think breaking up the organization into tiny tasks can be helpful.

http://www.cookingatcafed.com/search/label/31%20Days
I broken up tasks into 31 Minutes..and that worked for me.
31 days - 31 Minutes