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I cook dinner most weeknights, and having things organized in my kitchen is HUGE for me.
One of my favorite kitchen org acquisitions was a spice rack that worked for our limited cabinet space. This spice rack is bolted down into my narrow cabinet, and I can pull it out to grab the spices I need. The back rows are a little trickier to reach, but that’s why it’s also key to place the less used spices in the back ;) I’ve had this spice rack for almost four years, and I still love it every time I use it.
Although the spice rack does come with labels so you can label the front and know exactly where each spice is (you MUST use these to keep your sanity), it does not come with the actual jars. So I purchased these jars at the same time as I purchased the rack, and these are still going strong also.
In finding my past order links for this post I also came across this rack. I don’t have this one, but it would definitely help with the one problem I have of not being able to reach spices that are towards the back. Although you can’t fit as many spices on this one…
Do you know what was a very liberating moment for me, and a game changer in my kitchen? Realizing that I’m an adult, and I can have TWO utensil holders if I want! As a proud 1/2 Guatemalan, I use A LOT of wooden spoons, and hated having them mixed in with my plastic/metal serving spoons. So, I have two utensil holders on my kitchen counter: one for all my wooden-ware, and one for everything else. It makes me really happy.
Another game changing item is having my salt and pepper readily available, and in easy to use containers. I have the Hearth & Hand ones from Magnolia, but they don’t seem to have those available anymore. I would skip the ones with the little spoons – I use my fingers and the little spoons, albeit very cute, I think would just get in the way all the time. This and this would be my next choices.
Baskets, baskets, baskets! We are carb-heavy in this house, so I have three different baskets on our counter: 1) chips and snacks, 2) fruit, 3) breads. That might sound excessive, but hey, it works for us! I have been very particular, however, about the type of basket I use for each of these.
I am not proud of this section of our counter, but again…it works for us now. This basket is the open dumping ground for half eaten bags of chips, pretzels, random candy, etc. It at least provides an open and easy landing place for this stuff.
I’m pretty sure I bought ours at Hobby Lobby, but it’s fairly close to this one. What was REALLY tricky for me when finding the perfect fruit holder, was something that was double teired but also short enough to fit in the limited space between our counter top and our top cabinets. Make sure you measure that space!
This shelf, however, is my pride and joy. I had a very specific vision of what I wanted for our bread shelf, and could NOT find one that was exactly what I wanted. So hubby built this one for my birthday this year, and it’s PERFECT!
My mother-in-law bought me a beautiful container for our olive oil that I loved using, but realized I also needed one for vegetable oil. I couldn’t find the exact one she got us, which worked out in the end, since having different ones helps me distinguish betweel olive oil and vegetable oil. I’ve had this dispenser for three years now, and it’s still going strong!
I try to keep my drawers organized as much as possible, but they’ve become a mess lately. In my efforts to reorganize them, I recently bought these trays, and these larger dividers. I’m excited to try these out and see if they help. The larger dividers are for my bottom cabinet that has all the dishtowels, washcloths, some table linens, and….potatoes!
Do you have a kitchen organizational tip or tool that makes your life easier? Share in the comments! I’m always excited to find new ways to keep things running smoothly.
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