I picked a cabinet for all my spices and cooking stuff…
It sat like this for exactly 5 days before I couldn’t even take it anymore! (And I hadn’t even baked anything yet!)
YIKES!
What a disaster! I am OCD when it comes to being organized, so obviously this train wreck was not going to work for me.
I headed over to the our local hardware store and bought this awesome organizer.
I cringed and looked away as they rang it up (almost $40!) but I know it is so worth the investment.
You can see the mess in the cabinet where I previously had all my spices. Obviously I didn’t pick a big enough cabinet. I decided to hang the shelf organizer on the inside of my pantry door.
It took me about 10 minutes to hang it. These are so super easy to install. I just screwed it right onto the door.
Now I can let out a sigh of relief!
An organized spice rack! Niiiiice.
I still have to organize the actual pantry, but at least my spices and cooking stuff are taken care of.
Being organized isn’t hard. You just have to have the right supplies. For under $40 I went from this disaster:
To this neat and tidy pantry:
I can’t wait to do all sorts of fun home decor crafts, but for now I’m just trying to get the bones of the house taken care of. I hope you like organizing tips because I have a feeling I’ve got a few more posts in the future.
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Do you have any great tips for organizing? Share them with me!
ellie says
It looks great! What a nice and simple solution. It would only be better if it was free! LOL
Lorie says
I am going to have to measure that puppy and see if I can put on in my pantry. Mine is just the awful linen closet like pantry! BLAH!!!
Kristi says
I have one of those too. They’re great and free up so much cabinet and pantry space!
Allison says
@ Lorie, they had ones that were more narrow and also ones that were half as tall – pretty much any size and shape you could want.
SueAnn says
Great pics and congrats on your organized spice rack!! Very cool!
I have taken those plastic shoe hanging thingys that holds like 18 pair of shoes? I put that over my closet door in the hall next to my studio and I put all my glues and paint brushes and the like in it. Totally organized now…and I love it! Plus it is see-through and I can see everything this way.
Hugs
SueAnn
megan says
Love it! I hate piles of mess it’s stressful ๐
Tammy @ Not Just Paper and Glue says
I wish I had a walk in pantry so I could use one of those door spice rack organizers. Mine are just stacked on shelves in the kitchen. ๐
Beth says
Oh I love this!! I have tons of spices in my cabinet and they are all just thrown around in the pantry…Home Depot looks like it is my lunch route this week for a spice rack…I do need one of those also. Thanks for the tip.
Nancy says
I have the same thing on my pantry door! I even bought an additional thin shelf that clips on to hold packets of seasonings or koolaid.
Looks great!
Nancy
http://www.howtohomemaker.com/
Mama says
I have the same organizing shelf on my pantry door! It’s so nice while cooking to be able to reach in there and grab something as needed, and it’s nice that my husband cooks and returns the spices because it’s super simple!
Mayra&InLovelyHeels says
I love that rack. Looks great!
Laney says
I am green with envy. I used to have so many cabinets in North Carolina, and now I have hardly any. It’s a kitchen nightmare here I tell ya!
Laurel says
My goodness – makes my day seeing it – it is so beautiful!
brandy says
I love it, I’m itching to re-do my pantry!!!
Rhiannon @ From the Heart says
love it! i marched my booty to HD and got me some racks too, gotta post my finished project but I started it!
http://collectionsfrommyheart.blogspot.com/2010/08/big-congrats-and-sneek-peek.html
Bella says
Allison, I have a great way i organized my spices, and I have a ton just like you. I will be posting something on it within the week or two. Also, I bought several of those organizers and LOVE them, also will see how I use them in my posting, and yes I about fell when they got rung up too. LOL, very expensive, but def worth it. Thanks for sharing!!!
Marianne Aanderbakk says
I love these spiceracks and I wish I could have one too. It looks really nice now.
Trish says
That is EXACTLY how I organized the spices in my old house for 16 years. I loved it and it worked beautifully. Then we moved.Now the pantry is too far away from the stove for me. ๐ So I had to come up with a new solution which I’ll be sharing on WOW this week.
I hope your pantry spice rack brings you as many years of organized happiness as mine brought to me.
Happier Than A Pig in Mud says
Looks nice and organized-enjoy!
Amy @ New Nostalgia says
I want one of those…have you seen them cheaper anywhere?
Thanks for linking up to “AP Tuesdays” @ New Nostalgia! Hope to see you next week!
Jenn says
Awesome!!! That is so what I need in my teeny kitchen!!!
Kim says
I have one but I found it at Walmart for under $20.00 – It probably isn’t exact but for half price it works.
Kim says
I have one but I found it at Walmart for under $20.00 – It probably isn’t exactly the same but for half price it works.
Cassy says
I love it and want to try this with my pantry! Just wondering if your door is hollow like mine? I wasn’t sure if the screws hold or rip out once it is all loaded? Any thoughts or advice? Thanks.
Leanne says
I love the tiered shelving. Thanks for linking to We’re Organized Wednesday.
Teresa says
I certainly need to organize my spices. I hate that I cram them all into a cabinet space that can be crammed with… something else! ha! I can never find the spices I need, and they fall out when I’m digging in there. Thanks for the tip!!
Ginger says
Good buy! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!
Nikki says
I have the same rack for my spices, I’ve been using it for about 2 years and I seriously could NOT be happier! All my spices are easy to see and get to, LOVE it!
Tracey says
I have a three tier one inside my pantry which I love, now you’ve motivated me to go and organise it a bit better again!!
Tracey
Condo Blues says
I have the same spice rack and it is totally worth the money. Love. It. Do you have an Old Time Pottery near you? They often have those same organizers for less than Container Store or a home improvement store.
Marianne Aanderbakk says
I wish I had real doors on my pantry instead of folding doors, if I did I would be running to Home Depot right now to get one of these. Instead all my spices and stuffs is crowding a drawer right by the stove.
Lori E says
I have the same rack in a hall closet..it is kind of messy now. Shame on me. I love that sort of stuff. Now get busy baking something.
Sarah says
Hooray for organization!
God’s blessings,
Sarah ๐
Olga says
Hi Allison,
Do you know if they have brackets that can hang over the door instead of being screwed on and are the shelves adjustable?