It is important when you are designing your kitchen to store things near the point of first use.
If the first thing you do with a certain kettle is to hold it under the faucet and put water in it, then store it near the sink, because the last thing you will do with it is to wash it, so it begins and ends with the sink.
If the first thing you do with another kettle is to empty a can of soup into it, it should be stored near the can opener.
The location of the can opener is a matter that should be studied carefully.
It must be instantly available, and yet not in the way when not in use. If it sticks out and catches your clothes as you pass, it is definitely out of place. A pie tin will want to be stored near the baking center, where pies are made.
Kettle lids will be stored near the stove, as the lid is generally put on after the kettle is on the stove. The same holds for small items: cutlery, kitchen hardware, strainers, colanders, rolling pins, etc.
Be sure that a thing is not made inaccessible by the activity that calls for its use, as placing the measuring spoons or cups under the mixing board that is pulled out when you start to...