Good day to you and welcome to Un-Clutter It Thursday. Today I'll take you into the last few kitchen cabinets and show you a few things that were purged to make available space in the kitchen. First, I must tell you, this series has really given me the kick in the booty that I needed. My kitchen was mostly organized but the space was not being used efficiently. Why do I say that? Well for one thing, I felt the need to add this shelf over my stove.
Then I commenced to adding all of this "stuff" to it because I "needed the extra storage". What was I thinking? Doesn't this look so cluttered?!? Kinda goes against everything I'm about... ya know the whole Uncluttered Lifestyle thing.
Well let me tell you... the shelf now looks like this. (I'm still looking for the right place to put the strainers.)
Where did everything go? Did I purge all my pans? No, not everything... but I did let go of a few things. Let me tell you why its so important to periodically assess your belongings. These are appliances I haven't used in over a year. No point in keeping them, that's prime real estate they are taking up... Got-ta-go! The finishes on the pot and skillet are damaged and since it's Teflon, they have got-ta-go too!
Amazingly I was able to fit everything else into the cabinets, with room to grow. Would you like to see? (My saving grace equals shelf helpers and bakeware organizers.)
It may not seem like there's a lot in these cabinets, so for the sake of grins lets list it all, shall we...
- 2 skillets
- 1 wok
- 2 saute pans
- 1 splash guard
- 1 pot w/strainer
- 2 stainless steel pots
- 1 chicken roaster
- 1 teapot
- 5 nesting Tupperware bowls
- 1 Tupperware cake holder
- 3 square Tupperware bowls
- 7 cast iron skillets in various sizes
- 1 cast iron pot
- 1 cast iron muffin pan
- 3 pie pans
- 2 square cake pans
- 1 bread pan
- 1 9x13 Pyrex pan
- 3 baking sheets
- 1 muffin pan
- 1 turkey roaster
- 2 Corning baking dishes w/lids
- 1 square Pyrex pan
- 1 round Pyrex pan w/lid
That's 45 items in 2.5 cabinets! And the cabinets are not busting at the seams. I'm telling you, organizing tools are worth their weight in gold!
Next week, I'm kicking off the first linky party for Un-Clutter It Thursday #10! I'm excited. More details to come during the week!!!!
Where did everything go? Did I purge all my pans? No, not everything... but I did let go of a few things. Let me tell you why its so important to periodically assess your belongings. These are appliances I haven't used in over a year. No point in keeping them, that's prime real estate they are taking up... Got-ta-go! The finishes on the pot and skillet are damaged and since it's Teflon, they have got-ta-go too!
Amazingly I was able to fit everything else into the cabinets, with room to grow. Would you like to see? (My saving grace equals shelf helpers and bakeware organizers.)
Check out the built-in slider drawer from the 1950's, perfect for the heavy cast iron skillets. I'm telling you they were ahead of their time in the 50's!
- 2 skillets
- 1 wok
- 2 saute pans
- 1 splash guard
- 1 pot w/strainer
- 2 stainless steel pots
- 1 chicken roaster
- 1 teapot
- 5 nesting Tupperware bowls
- 1 Tupperware cake holder
- 3 square Tupperware bowls
- 7 cast iron skillets in various sizes
- 1 cast iron pot
- 1 cast iron muffin pan
- 3 pie pans
- 2 square cake pans
- 1 bread pan
- 1 9x13 Pyrex pan
- 3 baking sheets
- 1 muffin pan
- 1 turkey roaster
- 2 Corning baking dishes w/lids
- 1 square Pyrex pan
- 1 round Pyrex pan w/lid
That's 45 items in 2.5 cabinets! And the cabinets are not busting at the seams. I'm telling you, organizing tools are worth their weight in gold!
Next week, I'm kicking off the first linky party for Un-Clutter It Thursday #10! I'm excited. More details to come during the week!!!!
