Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Sugar & Spice

I'm calling this my sugar and spice challenge because I had no idea how happy it would make me feel doing such a simple challenge. Our kitchen is small with very little storage so I decided rather than organizing my spices in the existing drawer I had them in, I was going to create something else. I thought of using a spice rack but that would just take up counter space. Space I don't have. I also found spices that I had no idea I had and old ones that I threw away. On top of that, every time I open the drawer things fly all over the place, so no matter how I organize it it ends up looking like this!
BEFORE:
So I went idea searching and I came across this genius way to store your spices. These spice containers are from Ikea and come 3 in a pack for $4.99, so very affordable and really neat. They are a decent size, you can see through the lid, and they are magnetic. I used a label machine to create the labels for each canister and stuck them to the side of our fridge. Not only did I make space in our kitchen, but the canisters decorate our fridge and makes it look really neat.
AFTER: Notice my favorite spice:
Newfoundland Savoury.....I brought all the way back to the states from my last visit. It makes the best stuffing!!!! It tastes so different than the stuff that you buy here.

2 comments:

JENNY K. said...

I love that! I bet you could use those for buttons, push pins, beads etc.... Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

IHeart Organizing said...

I just love those tins! Thanks so much for sharing! Congrats on all the organizing accomplishments around your home! Looks like you have been really busy! Thanks so much for sharing with me!

xoxo,
Jen