organization

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Herb, Tea & Spice Organization

Herb, Tea & Spice Organization

When we started purchasing many of our herbs, teas and spices in bulk, I don't think we didn't really understood how messy this new process would make our cabinets.  But bags of spices and bay leaves and Irish Breakfast tea take up a lot of space and aren't incredibly easy to keep organized...BeforeUnless, of course, you decide to get smart(er)…
February 28, 2013
Hide-Away Projects

Hide-Away Projects

A couple of years ago we purchased four little stools with lids for storage and extra seating.  They immediately became the place to store my current yarn projects, toys for any little friends that visit and any other necessary miscellaneous and fit perfectly beneath the bottom shelf of a wall of built in book shelves in our Living Room.Best of…
January 27, 2013
Garage Organization, cont.

Garage Organization, cont.

Believe it or not, we are still working on the big garage organization project we started...ummm...I don't know...months ago!  Yes, the shelves have been built, but there is still some clutter and there are still a couple of walls that need to be painted.  However, one of the more exciting projects is the shelf Tool Lady has created that has…
August 30, 2012
New Shelving!

New Shelving!

What do you do when you have a ton of lumber left over from a steal of a deal?  Make shelves, of course!!!Yes, this is part of our garage.  Gross, over run, SO ready for an overhaul!Here's another part of the garage. These shelves were here when we moved in.They're nice in theory, but not in practice.Another view of the…
April 17, 2012
Seed Chaos

Seed Chaos

Oy...I opened up my seed bin the other day and found this...Gross.  How the heck am I supposed to find anything in there!?  It's all inventoried...I know what I have...I just can't find it when it's time to do something with it...like plant it!So, I sat myself down and spent a little time getting my seeds organized.  I also took…
March 10, 2012

The Pantry

When we first moved into our house 4 1/2 years ago, one of our favorite things about it was our pantry.  It was not original to the house...at some point over the past 30+ years, one of the previous owners decided to add in a pantry by breaking through the wall in the kitchen and taking a few feet from…
December 27, 2011