Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Finding More Storage in My Kitchen

We have what would affectionately be called a two-butt kitchen. Very small. I actually have only one drawer for the big utensils (spatulas, rolling pins, mixer parts, etc). I got my first set of "big-girl" (i.e. not plastic) measuring cups and spoons for Christmas. They were crammed in the drawer with everything else. Anytime we tried to get something out, EVERYTHING came out. It was driving me nuts.

That is when I found COMMAND WIRE HOOKS

I put them inside one of my cabinet doors--TADA more room in the utensil drawer. Please ignore the color I my cabinet. As previously mentioned I hope to one day paint these.

It does takes a couple days to go used to them and not scream every time you open the door because you think something is going to fall on you. Must be some sort of post traumatic issue with everything being overstuffed!

My cleaning products were also a MESS under the sink. I could never find anything unless I pulled everything out. Then I found this, the Rubbermaid Stick and Store.

There we go. All my cleaning products in one easily accessible place. The really cool thing is you can just grab the handle and it travels to your cleaning destination with you.

I will have to do a post on these great cleaning products soon. Those spray bottles are all I need to clean ANYTHING and they are GREEN!

So go forth and find some more storage space in your kitchen.


Posted by Frugal Home Designs at 7:01 AM
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15 comments:

  1. thanks so much for your comment! i love the ideas you came up with for extra storage. i will need to incorporate that in my own kitchen. have a wonderful day!

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  2. Awesome solutions! I'm going to keep my eye out for those wire hooks, those would definitely work in our kitchen.

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  3. Great solutions! Love that stick and store concept. Why didn't I think of that? :)
    Julie

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  4. thanks for sharing those great ideas! reorganizing my kitchen is on my forever long to do list. when i do get around to it i'll definitely check out some of things you have recommended.

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  5. I love it! I will have to get those hooks for my measuring cups and spoons because I wind up taking everything out just to get to one.

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  7. Thanx so much for the wonderful ideas!!! My kitchen doors are really to thin to screw hooks into, so this will work perfectly. I already put them on my shopping list!!!!

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  9. So Smart! I love the measuring cups inside the cupboard door, I need to do that asap!

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  10. This is a great way to expand your storage! I love the picture of you opening cabinet doors while screaming and ducking!

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  11. I have an entire post on the green products, I have no problem if you want to copy it, It is awesome!~ Look under my blog list going green I believe is the title...just copy and paste it, everything you want is there and I already did the homework:)

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  12. Our kitchen, too, is drawer-deprived. Never thought of the command hooks. Thanks! And where did you get the spray bottles? And what's in them?

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  13. I've been using the Command items for a while and love them. The Rubbermaid Stick and Store looks perfect, however, they aren't sold on line and they aren't stocked by any stores in my area. Dang!

    Barbara, the CT Granny

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  14. Great ideas! I too would be scared of metal crashing when cabinets open. Ha! Good visual!

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  15. Malena,
    Those are the spray bottles from Shaklee. I ordered the concentrate cleaner and the spray bottles--window cleaner, degreaser, and all purpose cleaner. I have been very happy with the product. It is organic, non-toxic, and biodegradable.

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