9 Simple Tips to an Organized Kitchen

I just so happen to be a bit of a neat freak! I like when everything has a home to go to whether it’s a piece of clothing or kitchen utensils. There has got to be people out there that wish they could get organized. Let’s start with the room in the house everyone enjoys, the KITCHEN!

1) Pretend pull outs- Use plastic containers to place inside your kitchen cabinets that way you are able to just pull, grab, and use. It would be best to group together items that belong together and then label the container.

2) Tension Rod Dividers- Isn't it such a pain to have to pull out every pan to get the one you want. With rods placed you are able to easy slide out a pan or cutting board you need.

3) Pantry Wall/Cabinet Storage- Why not use that extra space and add sink caddies to hold your drink mixes, seasonings, or restaurant condiments.

4) Re-purposed Magazine Rack- Attach a magazine rack to the inside of your cabinet to place tin foil, wax paper, etc.

5) Hanging Shelf Dividers- These are a great way to take advantage of extra space by adding light items to the hanging shelf such as Tupperware lids or coffee cup covers.

6) Pocket Organizer- Add a pocket organizer to the inside of a cabinet to store sponges, old scrubbing toothbrushes, or kitchen gloves.

7) Drawer Dividers- Keep drawers organized that contain smaller items with drawer dividers. These might be really good for those junk drawers; I know I can’t be the only one with one!

8) Interior Cork Board Cover- I absolutely love this idea. By adding this inside the cabinet you can hang up a measurement converter sheet. Also, add hooks to hang all of those measuring spoons and cups.

9) Under-Sink Rod- Never have to dig for a cleaner anymore by placing your cleaning bottles on a under the sink rod!

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Post by: Chelsea F. 

A little wine can go a long way...

Making homemade items from wine corks seems to be more and more popular now days…not only do people use corks to fill up their wine cork holders, but people are also collecting and even buying wine corks to use for projects. One of my favorite wine cork projects was actually given to me by sister.  We were opening Christmas gifts at my parents' house a couple of years ago and she gave me a yard stick covered in wine corks from top to bottom. I wasn’t really sure what it was at first, and my sister must have noted my confusion. She explained to me that it was a wine cork board. Sounds pretty cool right?

The following are the instructions and materials needed to make a wine cork board:
1. Drink lots of wine or become friends with someone who drinks lots of wine
2. Save the corks- the amount needed will depend on the size of the corks
3. Using a hot glue gun, attach the corks to the yard stick from top to bottom and let dry for several hours
4. Use thumbtacks to attach items to your cork board
5. Attach a hook to hang it up on your wall. I made mine using braided ribbon formed into a loop and hung it on a nail. You can be creative with this part.

Here’s what your finished project should look like:

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That’s it! That is all there is! I love using my wine cork board to display pictures, to hang notes, and at Christmas time I like to use it to display cards. This is such a great way to reuse all those corks and it makes a great gift for not only wine lovers but for all your creative friends!

Post by: Katie B.