Maybe you could have a plastic basket (from dollar store) to gather the small stuff(?). In my side-by-side, like having small door bins for small stuff. But I do use a basket for some of the meat/fish items.
For my “freezer on the bottom” the key was keeping cooked/baked on the top drawer, and raw on the bottom. And keeping a black sharpie on a magnet on the front of the fridge- no more sticking a container with a yellowish liquid inside. (is it chicken broth? is it lentil curry? is it leftover pineapple smoothie?)
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What! Actually label everything?! No more “mystery” sauces? No wondering what year it was from? No more thawing something out and then saying “nope! that wasn’t what I thought it was!”? So much adventure in life to be lost.
Yes! A sharpie for the fridge and the pantry are a must, along with a roll of painters tape…love my bright green frog tape! 
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Since I was the queen of “I thought this was pesto- made from the basil lovingly grown-- and now discover it’s a moldy hunk of parmesan” I feel like I can comment. GET A HOBBY!
Maybe something got lost in translation…I was agreeing it’s important to label things. Sorry if I stepped on your toes.
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Laughing at us BOTH!!! No apologies necessary- I realized we have the same sense of adventure and mystery…
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Does anybody have a workstation sink? You know, a drainer and/or cutting board slotted in, grid on the bottom? We start consults for a kitchen update next month and I am in love with these, but DH has appropriate questions.
I have one. Love the size of the sink but the only thing I use on the top is the drying rack on any regular basis.
My only complaint is that the sink is so large that it doesn’t drain particularly well.
Lol, while I don’t have a pull out I DO have a motion sensor one!
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I had to get up an examine my pullout garbage cabinet. It honestly looks great…and I don’t wipe the cabinet front except if I spill something.
It helps that I chose a dark wood on my island. The hardware I chose for the garbage pull out isn’t a knob but a handle. The perimeter cabinets are an antique white. I used dark matte metal knobs and handles throughout the kitchen…knobs on upper cabinets; handles on lower cabinets so clothes wouldn’t get caught on knobs when moving around in the kitchen.
I chose the island for the garbage receptacle because that’s where I do a lot of prep. I can leave it in the pulled out position for easy access to the sink (I turn 180) and it’s also close to the stove.
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Our cabinets are a soft grey, we’ve been in the house for 5 years +, and the pull out trash cabinet also looks no different than any other cabinet in the kitchen. We have knobs on cabinets and pulls on drawers but our knobs have a back plate.
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We have a pullout trash and recycling bins, and frankly I don’t see any issues with dirt and wear on the cabinet. I’m careful about wiping spills though.
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I have a Ruvati workstation sink and I love it, but like @momofboiler1 I use the drying rack every day but the other pieces, not so much.
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We remodeled our kitchen a year ago and now have a Kohler work station sink which I really like. I don’t use the cutting board but I do use drying rack and the bin to soak things.
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We have. a garbage can (with step lid control) in a space at the end of our counters. LOL - some guests open a bunch of cabinets before finding it (usually because we point it out). I have a huge kitchen with many cabinets, but since there is space for the garbage can (and a recycle can plus a compost bin on the counter) I’ve not thought about a cabinet bin.
In my fridge, I love having rectangular glass covered dishes for leftovers. Stacking ability is nice.
Here is a link for the stretch round dish covers (I kept some, gave others as stocking stuffer gifts). https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DKVZCBC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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My last kitchen had a pull out garbage can plus recycling bin.
It was very difficult to keep clean. Maybe I’m just not that good at cleaning 
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