Amateur Hour

I was not much of a nester during my last pregnancy, but this week I’ve been on a roll….

The silverware drawer, before and after.  Not the most dramatic transformation, but trust me, its better:

My spice cabinet was a total mess and not user-friendly at all.  Here it is, before and after:

The little stair-step thing I had was useless for storing spices.  Every time I reached for a bottle in the back, I’d knock over 2 or 3 in the front.  Plus, I couldn’t see the labels on the ones in the back.  It was ugly.

These magnetic canisters are much better:

I screwed the metal backing onto the inside of the cabinet door, and put the spices I use most frequently there.  The rest went into a plastic bin, which I can take down and look through pretty easily, without knocking everything over like dominos.  Bonus: there’s room for a bottle of olive oil, which I also use frequently. 

One more before and after shot of the pantry:

The next target of my hormone-induced neat-freakiness: the linen closet!  Stay tuned, its a thrill a minute here in the amateur household…