· so we’ve enlisted a selection of experts to share the things professional cleaners notice in a kitchen and their quick-fix tips so you can tackle the trouble spots and feel like a pro in no time. We spoke to an organizing expert who shared the items to keep check to help make your kitchen a more streamlined space. · to get to the bottom of it, we asked a cleaning pro what makes a kitchen look dirty even when everything seems clean. · from cookbooks to fridge art, there are a number of things in your kitchen that are making it look cluttered. · to help get you to that happy place, we asked a handful of designers to share the things that make a kitchen look tacky to them. Between all the cooking, the eating, and the foot traffic the space gets, a kitchen is subjected to a pretty constant flow of mess-causing activity. · if your kitchen trash can smells bad, it can make the whole space feel dirty , even if you just cleaned. Read on to find out what that one spot is, plus discover a few other forgotten areas that could more than likely use a refresh. · even if you keep your kitchen clean, your choice of colors and appliances may be making it look dirty. Here are 10 avoidable design mistakes, per our expert. · as soon as you finish cleaning one thing , another gets dirty —and in no room is that truer than in the kitchen. You want to avoid putting smelly food waste in directly, like rotten meat or fruit.