Easy Ideas to Organize Your Kitchen
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- Опубліковано 24 жов 2024
- Thank you for joining me for this kitchen organizing and refresh project!
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Thank you for watching my Kitchen Refresh it feels great to get organized! I hope you have an amazing day!
I have a similar binder system for my recipes! When I find a recipe online that I want to try I print it & tuck it into the front cover’s folder flap. When we try it, if we like the recipe I then hole punch it and add it into the category it belongs in. Also, I really enjoy your organizing and day in the life type videos! ❤️ Great job on the cabinets, the curtains, and the binder!
Curtains are darling .
I think I like the curtains being the new length - less chance of getting splashed or wet or picking up dust/water from the windowsill.
Hi Shannon, lovely inspiring video, thank you! Simple changes can make all the difference, I love the cute curtains.
Great video! Love the curtains - they’re perfect!
I love those new curtains! Nice kitchen too.
Great reorganizing, Shannon. The curtains look great, too. I don't think they are too short at all. Better to be a smidge above the windowsill than dragging on it. 😊♥
Thank you ❤
I love that you work with what you have. We can ALL do this no matter our budget or home.
Another great video. I also have a small kitchen and I always have to evaluate the things I keep in the kitchen. I keep the recipe books in the room right next to the kitchen, so I can have a space for kitchen stuff.
Hi Shannon! Love the cute curtains! You make me feel like I do accomplish much in a day! ( I am retired and don’t want to waste a minute of it!). I must do many little things that add up as I walk several thousand steps/day!
I love to garden , reorganize, read, cook new dishes, and most of all, crochet!
Just finished a blanket for a wedding gift.
Enjoy your new recipe book!
Hi from SC.😊💕🏝️
Great improvements! I love making little tweaks like that now that I've decluttered.
Love the curtains!
Thank you! 😊
Thank you for your videos. I always enjoy them. I also have my recipes in a 3-ring binder. I have many divisions so I can find what I'm looking for . I now have several binders. Nothing goes in the binders unless we've actually used the recipe and both my husband and i like it. After watching your video, it reminds me I need to go through the binders and see what recipes we are no longer using and get rid of them.
Great idea! I hope that is what this binder will be for us too. Only stuff we like to eat 😊
The curtains turned out so cute! What a great find. Have you ever tried Better Than Bullion broth? It’s a glass jar of concentrate you store in the fridge, takes up much less space and produces less waste than buying already diluted broth. I’ve seen it in the soup aisle at the grocery store and at Costco.
I use the Better than Bouillon, too. I really like it.
Thanks for the tip! I will look for that.
Hi Shannon! I remember your mom once said that we don't have to keep things where we always kept them! Constantly Reevaluating! And Grant is awesome! 😁
So true! Thank you 😊
I love those curtains! They look like they're the perfect size for that window.
Shannon, your kitchen curtains are not too short! I’ve sewed all my life, I’m 81 and I have always made my kitchen curtains come to the window sill. You did good.
Thank you ❤
I always love your organisation videos. So realistic and sustainable. Such a good reminder to re evaluate and simplify ❤ I can’t wait to see your journey with milling flour. So curious to hear your perspective
Most people I know do not have walk in pantries. I also use a binder like you and print my recipes out. And I love the curtains! Thanks for sharing.
It’s refreshing to see a small pantry, that is the type I have as well. I have been putting off a similar binder recipe project…you have inspired me to start it this week!
I LOVE the fabric you used for the curtains!!!
The curtains look great!
The curtains are Darling! Every time I see cans lined up (which I also do and love), I think of the Julia Robert’s movie Sleeping with the enemy.
Oh, man! I think of that movie when I obsessively straighten my hand towel in my bathroom after my friend has visited and messes it up!
OMG. I love that movie. Very very scary.
Right... Me too. 😅
Excellent idea for the 3ring binder for your recipes. 👍🏻 I agree that the store bought recipe books are pretty but not big enough and so I plan on following your example. Thank you for sharing. ❤
I love the new curtains and guess what? I just re-evaluated the contents of all my kitchen drawers this week! I changed many things to make it more functional. My hubby really likes it❤️
Ha ha. I made my recipe books like that also. I had a ton of leftover plastic protector sheets from back in my music days so I just slide the paper into the sheet and stick it in the binder. One and done.
My “pantry” ha ha. It’s a piece of furniture but it died so I had to get a similar sized thing (another issue was that it’s a small old kitchen with little space so it had to fit in that small corner. Plus it had to have legs Bcuz a floor vent is right under it). Found it tho but I have to still paint and sand it.
The old cheap one (particle board lol) surprisingly held up for about 4 years or so. Bowing on one side so middle shelves kept falling. Got tired of playing Jenga with it tho so I got the new/old REAL WOOD one.
I just love your content and actually love the retro kitchen
Thanks so much 😊
Great refresh. The curtains are adorable.
Love the curtains🎉
Thank you! 😊
I love using the regular binder as well
Cute curtains!
I love your curtains! The curtain hooks are a neat way to hang them. They are just the right length. I’m curious about how you will make your dry beans. I use mostly canned beans, but I think dry would be healthier without the salt and I wouldn’t have the cans to recycle. I’m glad you tried the banana bread without the oil. It does taste different, but after a while you get used to it and it is delicious. 😊
Love your new curtains! Years ago I made a 3 hole binder recipe holder just like you did. I use it all the time and I can update it whenever I want. ❤
I love when my husband is on board with organizing projects 😊
Love the curtains - they go perfectly in the kitchen!
Those curtains are so cute!
I have a small pantry too, so organization is key!
LOVE the new curtains SO MUCH! 👏👏👏🙋♀️💕‼️
Yay! Thank you!
Good changes!! The cabinet you have the vegetable broth in (on the bottom) you also have space for another narrow shelf!
I have all my recipes in a three ring binder as well. I use page protectors for all the pages - good for spills. I also glue smaller recipes to a piece of cardstock which are also inserted in page protectors. Great job on the curtains, I think they are perfect.
The curtains are so cute!
I love what you have done with your kitchen. ❤ It is so pretty and functional.
Hi Shannon! I have a top for making beans from dried beans. I use a mini crockpot ( the kind for dips) and it’s perfect for 2/3 c to a cup of dried beans + water. I don’t pre-soak. I just rinse and put in with water first thing in the morning and they cook all day and are ready at dinner time. 2/3 cup dried is equivalent to one can of canned beans. 🫘
Love how your pantry turned out, and you didn't have to buy new bins. I think the binder is a great idea. And if it gets too fat, then you buy an extra binder and can divide the categories between the two. Something I've been wanting to do. I'm just too lazy!
It is nice to see a pantry that isn’t large and walkin. Mine is like yours and it helps me see real orgainzation for how I cook. Love your videos.
Hi Shannon! Sorry I am late watching this video. I really enjoyed this and it gave me great ideas. You are so creative. I think your kitchen is beautiful! ❤🤗
Thanks so much! 😊
It took me a year to type all my recipes. Two to a page. I catoritzed all of them and put them in top slide plastic in 3 ring binder makes a great gift to.
I love the new kitchen curtains ❤❤
Curtains are lovely 😊
I love refreshing my kitchen. Something as buying new kitchen towels can be an inexpensive way just to freshen things up. Also decluttering things you have excess of feels so good. Right now I’m packing up things I have too much of for my son and daughter-in-law. They will be moving to their new home this year so are happy to take anything free.🥰
Very cute curtains. I think they are the perfect length. What a smart idea for your recipes!
Thanks so much! 😊
The first cabinet for baking supplies - could add a 2nd shelf, the same height as the risers. I realize you probably already had the risers, just thinking a shelf would look nice. I have a 1945 craftsman style house - I have a walk-in pantry. It's the 1st one I've ever had, in the many houses I've lived in. I'm sold on them, every house should have one. Mine is 4' wide by 8' deep; one side is shelves, 2' off the floor to the ceiling, spaced at 1' a part, 1' deep. The other side is the same, except the back of the fridge is in taking up a bit of space, it's inset from the galley kitchen. Across the narrow end are more shelves and a shelf above the door. The door is in the dining room, made from the same tongue grove boards as the walls, so you don't notice it's even there; we call it the "secret room"!
Love the curtains, so cute. Kitchen looks great
Love the binder idea! I made that switch myself about 3 years ago and use it regularly! I made mine into a scrapbook of sorts too... Adding the well loved and worn recipe cards or scraps of paper onto pretty paper and adding notes where applicable (this was from grandma so and so or great aunt's recipe etc)...
We are getting ready to move and the new house has no pantry space and just open shelves over the counter... Looking for creative ideas for food storage as we have a large family and cook 100% at home 🤪
I am constantly changing the kitchen around to see where things work the best. My husband will jokingly say, "now where is the .........!". Lol!!
Haha that is a common problem in our home too 😂
The curtains are great...not too short! And I love your kitchen, even if it's not as modern as you'd like. You and Grant have done a great job of making it so nice with the added shelves, place for spices, etc.
Cute curtains! If you really want them a bit longer, you can always add a contrasting band along the bottom - maybe red? 😊
The curtains look so cute. I love the fabric. 😍
I wish I could show you my kitchen.... I just painted last year and I picked the exact same color,,,minty green,, I wish i had those tiles ,,, my walls are white and the cupboards are what I painted....... I want some of that fabric you found,,,, So cute and the green is a perfect match.... Lucky girl!!
Love the curtains! This video went by so fast! Good watch!
Yay! Thank you!
Curtains are adorable! Also Really really liked your recepie binder. As cute as a book specifically for recepies is, it is quicker to print it out and put it in a regular binder.
blue is definitely your color! Last week, I cleaned and tweaked my whole kitchen. The I t rained a lot so….😂. I will be painting outside this week.😊
Hi Shannon, the curtains are so pretty. So nice to see your husband the shelf was a really good idea.
You can add more shelves in your pantry to if needed. I use glass storage jars they keep things fresher. God bless you and your family 🍑🤗
Grinding flour in winter is a good way to get warm
Wow that binder is an amazing idea ! I wanted to do curtains last time you did and I haven’t still Lolol . My house is older also and my pantry is shallow and half the width the slide bins are a must ! Thanks Shannon ❣️
Cute curtains! And I love that color tile. Yes to making the space we have work for us. I love bins, baskets, & lazy Susans (a few are hand me downs from the in-laws). A refresh & rejig to support & enhance fresh start energy (back to school or anytime). Thanks for the ongoing inspiration! Looking forward to see what’s next. Until the, I’ll be harvesting Asian pears & decluttering the wardrobe. Bedroom paint refresh is next. It’s been 20 years!
Everything looks very nice😊 How wonderful that Grant made you a little shelf for the time being. The curtain fabric is adorable; you are a good seamstress. I am not sure if it was in this video or another one, where you were showing almonds in a container in your cabinet. We buy them in bulk like that too at Costco. This might not be a problem for you, but we keep ours in the refrigerator because nuts can go rancid easily. Actually, we keep our walnuts and our almonds in the freezer in the bags that they come in but then, I pour out some into a jar to keep on the shelf with condiments in the fridge, for easy access. You might not have a problem with ran
cidity, but just thought I would mention it. That's amazing that you are going to learn to make your
own flour ...Wow🎉!
No walk in pantry here just regular cabinets ;) and it works❤
P.S.Do you recommend the decorative film on your back door glass? We need something for patio door glare.
Hi Julia, Thank you for telling me about the almonds. We usually go through them pretty quickly, but that's a great idea to store them in the freezer. Someone had mentioned storing flour in the freezer and I have been doing that with our backup flour now. I like the decorative film in the window in our kitchen, but the corners of the film are starting to lift off. It could have been that I didn't apply it right, but that is my only compliant. I really like that we don't need to have a curtain there anymore. =) I hope you are having a good weekend.
You're welcome! And ty for letting me know about the window film.
I put our almond flour in the fridge bc it takes awhile to use it up.
It has been a nice wind so far. Very warm/humid, but so nice to enjoy the final really warm days of August😊
I've been doing a bit of Swedish Death Cleaning!
Great tips and very nice job on the curtains.
They do go great in your kitchen.
Shannon, I was interested in your low fat banana bread.
Can you tell me where I can find it?
0:42 that's a real dad there: "here comes the airplane!" 😂
Love the new fabric!
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Substitute apple sauce for the oil. Equal measures. Makes the baked goods moist and lower in fat.
Lots of common sense applied to kitchen organization. I liked seeing many hard containers you've used for oatmeal, flours and other dry goods. I have a bit of advice for anyone who is storing dry goods in original packaging -- flours, sugars, spices, legumes, mixes, etc. It's only a matter of time before one will either unknowingly bring an infested product into the kitchen or attract insects that will penetrate the paper or thin plastic wrapping. Then the insects will move from one product to another, resulting in heartache, waste and lost time and money recovering rom the infestation. This is doubly true in high-humidity areas. I visited a friend on Hawaii and we spent an entire day cleaning out her pantry where bugs had moved from one box and bag to another. What a waste!
Please begin moving everything to impervious plastic (not thin bags) or glass containers. The effort will pay for itself. Even if you open something and find insects, they will be limited to that one container. It does to have to be expensive -- Peanut butter jars and coffee containers work well. Old vitamin bottles can hold spices for example. Also, keep things high in oil like nuts in the freezer or refrigerator. Otherwise they will become rancid before you use them.
Keep up the good work! Happy cooking from a 50+ year homemaker.
Did you link the banana bread recipe? I don't see it. Whenever I try to substitute whole wheat flour in a banana bread recipe, it comes out too dense. Hmm, maybe it's from using applesauce in place of the oil. Or maybe the combination. So I slice the partially raw bread, lay the slices on a cookie sheet, bake the slices, then make bread pudding.
Your kitchen always looks so nice; and cupboards do need attention to stay organized. The curtains are so cute and I love the brighter pattern. I do like to make as much as I can from scratch, like dry beans, but do keep a small amount of canned items, for unexpected days that come up and not enough time. I have never thought about milling flour; something to think about. Thanks for sharing.
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Not sure why you want to take the oil out of the recipe other than it’s bad for you, but I have now started using avocado oil in my baking. I also use it in my sourdough bread recipe. It doesn’t change the flavor of the food.
@@kristaself126 I am just trying to eat oil free 😊
Hi Shannon, old buddy!
Store you4 whole wheat flour in the refrigerator!!
One thing I did put a list extras,on the of the cupboard side wall
I go to office works for plastic envelopes but I’m in Australia 🇦🇺
I'm vegetarian but eat horribly, basically way too much junk food. I hate cooking so if it's not easy I just won't do it. I would love to see some videos of some easy healthy meals. I try to buy organic but it doesn't help if I eat chips and dip for breakfast. I really need to do better but I would rather clean then cook any day of the week.
Cute curtains!