Time to Organize your Kitchen

Time to Organize~ This is the time to organize, when the weather is cold and nasty out turn your energy inside to your home. Before you begin take time to prepare for the event. You will want new containers, new baskets, and new labels for your items. You need to be able to find things quickly and without opening each container. Measure your shelves and the items you will be storing. There are so many unique containers available today, some efficient and beautiful all at once. No need to have a blah pantry or kitchen at all. If you can add new shelving to add more storage, consider all that before the big day. The metal shelves are popular and easy to install, they are nicer to clean and you can see through them too. You may want to add colour to the wall behind while you have the area empty too. You might even want a colour theme, all which is possible today and for reasonable pricing too. Don’t dismiss shopping at Dollar Stores for containers. If you have corners large enough you may be able to add turn tables to the corners so you can find things easy. Wire baskets are another storage idea you may like. The floor, if you have the space should be the large items you use, for example a potato bin, or a place to line up large bottles of water or soda. Collect like items together, cans with cans and boxes with boxes. Smaller items, such as mixes or sauces can be placed in smaller baskets. Choose all your storage containers with straight sides. They take up less space. This is all about space saving and creating a place so you can get a meal more efficiently. Large appliances you do not use daily can be put on top shelves, leaving the shelves with in an arms length open for everyday use. When shopping for containers, Tupperware has an unlimited supply, Dollar Stores, and Rubber Maid have unique shaped containers you might love. Large glass bottles you can see through and are air tight are also perfect for flour, sugar and other dry items you use. Label everything you can. Now you have collected your assortment of containers, and filled and labeled each of them, you are ready to place things on your shelves. Don’t forget there is space on the inside of some doors as well. Or you may paint the inside of those doors with chalkboard paint and use for a grocery list. You will love working from your pantry or cupboards now. Enjoy!