Kitchen Organization

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Organizing expert Donna Smallin explains how to organize all that kitchen clutter--from stacks of cookbooks to seasoning packets, every item should have its own home.
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Figure C
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Figure D

  • Attach the lids of attractive jars to the underside of cabinets (figure A) with small screws. Use the jars to store things like beans, raisins, nuts and popcorn by simply screwing the jar onto the stationary lid.

  • Keep seasoning packets organized by storing them in empty tissue boxes (figure B). Just cut out the front and top.

  • Cut a hole in the side of plastic milk jugs to make a perfect container for storing plastic grocery bags.

  • Keep aluminum foil and plastic-wrap boxes organized by putting them on pants hangers (figure C). Most of the boxes already have a hole on the side through which it can be threaded onto the bar of the hanger.

  • Organize the junk drawer by storing like objects together in cleaned freezer-food trays (figure D), butter tubs and aerosol lids.
Resources
Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas (Simplicity Series)
by Donna Smallin
Storey Books, 1999
Order this title from Amazon.com.

Guests
Donna Smallin
Author
E-mail: donna@unclutter.com
Website: www.unclutter.com
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