Organizing your kitchen cabinets! |
I did buy an expandable metal shelf for the cupboard that houses my mugs and teas and this was fantastic, but I didn't think it would work the best for my pantry.
Problem number one is herbs and spices. Now the old spice racks that I used to have would be great except I have no where to put them and also I have a couple of herbs and spices that I buy in larger containers as I use more of them.
Problem number two is cans. I buy quite a few canned goods especially when they're on special, but I have to stack them on top of each other to see what I have and if I want to use something it can no longer be stacked so it sits behind something else and get's doubled up.
A solution? I came across a three tier cabinet organizer and thought yes, this could be it! I tested it out with my herbs and spices and then with my cans and went back to get a second one.
Now I know you can get can organizers that you can fit lots of cans in and they just roll out, but I just didn't think that would work very well in my home. With this three tier organizer I can pop on my cans and see at a glance what I have. Now you might look at the image and think well I can't read what the label says, but I pretty much know what the cans I buy look like so I can see enough to know exactly what's there.
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As far as my herbs and spices go I find it works well, but it may not be the best organization solution for you as you don't really see the names on the spices.
Photo by Lou16 |
If that sounds a little OCD - it's not, I just worked retail for a decade and in my mind alphabetical for herbs is the way to go!
I also know exactly what herbs and spices I have - someone coming into my kitchen may have problems using my organizer, but you know what? I don't care, I just want to have it organized for me (and my husband as he's a great cook)!
I have a few other problem areas that need to be organized and I'm working on them. I need to organize my cake decorating stuff - I have an idea on how to do that so stay tuned!
Another problem area is all of the bulk foods that I have especially since my daughter turned vegan. I also think I have a solution for this problem too so there will definitely be a follow up post on organizing your kitchen cupboards.
Do you use anything special to organize your pantry?
One thing that my entire home lacks is enough storage so I've tried lots of different ways to keeping things organized, I hope to share more with you in the future.
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