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Sunday, September 1, 2013
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| Storage Container Cupboard Before | After |
I got a head start on the challenge with the cupboard that I store my storage containers. It had become quite chaotic and needed a thorough going through. Any container missing lids and any lids missing containers were disposed of.
Potatoes and onions are kept here because it is cool and dry.
There are a few microwave pots and Tupperware, neatly stacked, as well as a rarely used food processor and slow cooker. You will notice that most of the lids are stored vertically with a plate rack. It makes it easier go find when needed. The rack was purchased inexpensively at Dollarama.
On the upper shelf (left side) cutting boards are also kept vertically. As I need a cutting board, I take the one on the right (by the lids) and replace them on the left (by the wall). This allows the cutting boards to be rotated often and used evenly for wear and tear. They are discarded when they are well used and falling apart.
Now I am ready to start the challenge.
Thanks so much for joining the challenge. I like your 'dramatic' before photos. ;)
ReplyDeleteI should post before pictures of MY kitchen! They would give yours a "run for their money".
ReplyDeleteIn addition to unwashed dishes, there are storage containers on the counters which belong to other people who brought us meals while DH was having his cancer treatments.
On one of the kitchen chairs is a pile of yet-to-be-folded clothes out of the dryer plus some newspapers that need to be recycled.
In a grocery bag on the floor are items in a Sobeys bag which need to be taken to the recycling bin on the porch.
Maybe I will take pictures first thing tomorrow morning. If I start on it now, I'll wake DH up, and I surely don't want to do that!
WD
Finally! I can identify with your kitchen because it has that LIVED IN look! Mine is exactly the same way. Thank you for sharing your before picture. It is inspiring me to see this thing through.
ReplyDeleteThe counter tops and sink area of my kitchen are in pretty good shape. It's my work area, and as I do most the cooking, I insist on it being fairly instantly useable. Nothing discourages home cooking like having to excavate before the prep work.
ReplyDeleteThe other side of the kitchen we won't talk about...and so as to not incriminate myself, or end up on the Hoarders TV show, I am posting no "before" pictures, as dramatic as they might be. It's the side of the kitchen that is the half way home for things that wander into this house or are in the process of wandering out of the house. Sometimes, they camp out for long periods of time, until I insist on collecting rent from them.
One of my challenges for cleaning out this area is to figure out how to NOT have it continue to be the dumping zone. I hate having to climb a mountain to get to the oatmeal ;)
Thank you for your wonderful comments. It is so wonderful to find out you are not the only one who lives like this, and not the only one trying to rescue yourself from such situations. (✿◠‿◠)˙·٠•●♥
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