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7 Steps to an Organized Pantry

Dec

2012

Every year before New Year's day I like to completely re-organize my home. It feels great to wake up to a new year with all of last year's clutter behind you. I've been working on one room at a time over the last several weeks. Yesterday, however, when I opened my pantry door I was horrified. I have a hoarding problem in my pantry. I immediately took to the Internet to find ways to get an organized pantry before it really got out of hand. I found some awesome ideas and tips that I would like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleaning & Organizing, Furniture & Decor · Tagged With: pantry

“SOUP” – Giant Wood Letters Above My Pantry

Nov

2012

by Stephanie 4 Comments

One of my favorite things about my newly made-over pantry are these darling giant wood letters above my pantry doors that spell SOUP. Here is how I made them: Wood Letters- I used the Large 16 inch letters from Poppy Seed Projects Mod Podge & Sponge Brush Newspaper strips (I used strips without any pictures or larger fonts) Craft Blade (such as an X-Acto knife) Paint (I used a light blue color from the Martha Stewart craft paint line) Stencil (I used a Martha Stewart … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Rooms of the House · Tagged With: kitchen, pantry, stencil, Wood

A Beautiful Pantry

Aug

2012

by Stephanie 22 Comments

How to organize your pantry and make it beautiful

I am excited to show you the project I've been working on the past month- my beautiful pantry! I've never loved the location of my pantry- it is tucked on the wall behind our kitchen table so when someone is sitting at the head of the table, the pantry doors can't open all the way unless you tell them to "suck in". Someday, (which means probably never!) I will have a big, walk-in pantry that is full of my favorite foods and I will invite all of you over for a nice home cooked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleaning & Organizing, DIY, Paint, Rooms of the House · Tagged With: organization, pantry

The Snack Bin

Jul

2012

by Stephanie 7 Comments

The last Sanity Saver I'd like to share with you today is the method I use to keep the kids out of the pantry all day. (Do you have kids who think they are hungry every time they are bored? How frustrating!!!) Here is what I do: FIRST: Schedule your snack times. Stick to specific times of the day so your kids know what to expect. Our schedule goes like this (on days we are home all day, of course) 8am Breakfast 10am Snack Noon Lunch 2pm Snack 4pm Snack 6pm Dinner It seems like my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Challenges, Series & Workshops, Cleaning & Organizing, Family, Food · Tagged With: pantry, sanity savers

Tips for Organizing the Kitchen

May

2012

by Todays Post 3 Comments

Happy May everyone! Wow, how did it get to be May already!? I hope you feel like organizing today, because today I've got a great post for you on how to get organized in the kitchen. Last month I participated, along with 8 other bloggers, in an organized home tour. We all took turns sharing our organized spaces and I chose to share my kitchen. Today I wanted to share with you a couple tips for how I organize my kitchen even though it is older and quite small. When you first walk into our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleaning & Organizing, Rooms of the House · Tagged With: kitchen, pantry