Stock the Kitchen

I’m going to reorganize my herbs. My herbs are on my baker’s rack. I bought these fun little wire shelves to try to organize them better. They worked, for a couple months. Then things started getting disorganized. It’s time for reorganization. I’ll still use the little wire shelves. It’s just time I made it so I can read the herb labels.

I constantly have to reorganize things in the kitchen. Either I get tired of the way things are or someone in the household moves things out of place. I like things organized in the kitchen. Wish I could say the same for the rest of my household. I think I organize my kitchen better because I see it as a fun activity perhaps.

Organizing the Kitchen

A baker’s rack has helped me tremendously. It was money well spent. It even has a wine rack for my wonderful bottles of wine. I use the baker’s rack for holding a few pots and pans down low, namely my stock pots that are too large to put in other places. I use the middle shelf for my herbs and spices. I use the top of the baker’s rack to store pasta containers. Sometimes I have to rearrange things because they get cluttered. But it’s worth it to have balance in the kitchen.

Stock Shelf and Wire Bins

My mother in law recently came from Tennessee to help organize our house. One of the rooms she helped in was the kitchen. We ended up getting a huge wire shelf unit for our kitchen food pantry. We also got more wire shelves to put canned goods on. It does get cluttered when I try to put more stuff on the shelf. But it’s a start and it looks a lot better than the book shelving unit I had in there a few months ago.

We also got six wire bins to hold my fruits and vegetables. I also use mason jars to store certain flours (like pea flour, corn meal, and almond flour). Those I keep in the wire bin. I also keep snacks on the top wire bin so the kids can easily reach them. So far, they’ve worked great.

Pot and Pan Wall Rack

When we moved here, there was a pot and pan wall rack in the kitchen. Besides being a bit high up on the wall, I like it. I need my step stool in order to reach things effectively on top of the rack. But it works great to hang up pots and pans. I think, though, I need to get rid of some of them. I have so many that not all fit on the rack.

Constant Organizer

I feel like a constant organizer, that I have to evaluate things over and over again every few months. This keeps the balance and energy flowing in my kitchen.