Spice up Your Life

I would love to move out my spices to free up some space in my pantry and drawers.  I've been gathering ideas for months now that incorporate beauty and function with spices. Perhaps they will inspire a solution!

courtesy of ETSY:

Bedbathandbeyond.com

via Rev-a-shelf.com

via spicestack.com

via Kaboodle.com & etsy

via thenewkitchen.com

via Addicted2decorating.blogspot.com

via Pantry Organizers

via Alison Wonderland

 More pantry-esque organization ideas:

Wrap 'N Bag Organizers via Rubbermaid.com 

via Rubbermaid.com









Rubbermaid.com says: "The Under Shelf Basket creates a new storage space for your kitchen or bathroom. It slides on to fit most standard shelves. The slide-in, slide-out design makes for easy access to items stored in the basket. It is durable and easy to clean."





Slide N Stack Stacking Baskets via Rubbermaid says: "These baskets are ideal for base cabinet organization. Store everything from cereal to cleaning supplies. The stacking baskets provide additional storage in compact spaces. The baskets are quick and easy to install."

Preserving My Sanity (the pantry debuts again)

It's hard not to consume myself with all the things I'm not doing, should be doing, need doing but have absolutely no idea how or when they will get done.

Every once in a while, amidst the craziness of managing our home and the kids, I have to step away from the to-do list and do something for myself to preserve my sanity.

Sometimes it's indulging in a row of Oreos with milk.

Other times it's gulping down a chapter of a delicious novel.

But usually it's reclaiming some space in the house that I can call my own little sanctuary.

Sometimes it's just a drawer, a file or a single kitchen cabinet.  

Sometimes it's an entire room. 

I know, I know. So totally not exciting. 

But it's really nice when the rest of the house is a disaster...{you know, dishes piled high in the sink, dried applesauce covering the counters, Cheerios all over the floor, tooth paste splattered on the sink and mirror, toys, clothes, shoes and diapers littering the floors EVERY.WHERE!}....that I can walk to this door, open it, and say,

"Well, if nothing else, at least I've got my pantry."