Need: Even organizers need to take time to edit, edit again, re-sort, and change up their organizing solutions.
Solution: Review all content in cabinets, evaluate current organizing systems and make any necessary changes to the products, placement, and cabinet use.
Method:
Clear out each cabinet
are no longer of use.
Review contents – discard expired items, donate both duplicates and items that are no longer of use.
We are sticklers about expirations dates (Shannon more than Jared) and even we found spices in our cabinet that had expired. It was a horrifying moment for Shannon, but a good lesson that even the expiration police can miss a date!
Analyze previous placement and make any necessary changes
We originally had our baking supplies in mismatched jars, and after a few crazy months of non-stop work and travel, our baking cabinet got a little out of control, with no system whatsoever. We decided to forgo the mismatched jars and put all our flours and sugars in the ProKeeper containers from The Container Store. This line has snap-out levelers, dusting spoons & screens and terracotta disk inserts.
Implement new systems and products when needed
We had an abundance of various teas in a corner of the cabinet. It was hard to identify our inventory and all the labels caused visual overload every time we opened the cabinet. We removed all the teas from the boxes and found a great storage solution. Now the tea nook is super calming… exactly how a tea nook should be.
Label!
We prefer handwritten labels in our kitchen – we like the homey feel. We replaced all our printed labels with handwritten chalkboard stickers and washi tape labels.
Tidy Tip:
As mentioned earlier, we’re the expiration police - when you’re swapping out containers, remember to write the expiration date on a piece of washi tape. You can conceal the label by hiding it on the bottom of the jar or container. We think washi tape works best here. We also like to label the inside cabinet door with the inventory for easy reference (see spice cabinet photo).
Products:
· The Container Store: ProKeeper Baker’s Storage
· The Container Store: InterDesign Linus Spice Rack
· The Container Store: Linus Tea Storage Box
· Target: Threshold Round Glass Spice Jar With Copper Metal Lid
