Spice Storage

As David and I continue to organize his house we found a creative way to store our million spices. So after painting the inside of the pantry we decided to utilize the inside of the pantry door. We decided to paint the door using a magnetic paint.

Once the paint dried we attached magnetic spice containers and a pad of paper for making our grocery list. We still needed to put the spices in the containers in the picture below but you can still get a great idea of what an awesome storage solution this is.



Spring Cleaning: Kitchen Pantry

The first time I saw David's kitchen 'pantry' I was in shock. It was the smallest closet I had ever seen and only had one full size shelf that was so high I could hardly reach it. After a year and a half of hating that closet I decided it was time to put in a real pantry. David of course was thrilled with the thought of more storage and created the new shelves we put in. Below is the previous pantry.

We decided to paint the inside the blue we painted the hall closet so it would actually appear bigger. Then David cut and painted shelves.

Here is the final pantry! We still want to get a few more Tupperware containers to organize it a bit more but for now it is a huge improvement. It is such a change and frees up a whole kitchen cabinet with room to spare! The black painting on the door is another ongoing project that I will blog about shortly.

Oh how I do love organizing!

Spring Cleaning: Hall Closet

This past weekend was a rare winter weekend with temperatures in the high 50's. So I guess you could say I caught the spring cleaning bug and decided to help David get organized! David's house has limited storage so I was excited when my sister introduced me to the Iheartorganizing blog. I was inspired by her fun closet colors and great use of containers. Here is the hall closet we began with.

Although it isn't too full it is unorganized and could use a nice coat of paint. We decided to go with a lighter blue paint to help brighten the space and make it appear larger.

David surprising me while painting. I was definitely the painter this weekend.

While the paint was drying we made a trip to target. We picked up a shoe organizer and 3 bins for the top shelf to store our hats, gloves, and outside toys.

Here is our final product. Much more inviting and organized! Very excited to start utilizing the space in this closet!

We even add a leash hook for Grace!