If you’ve followed me for any length of time on twitter or this blog you probably know my number one nemesis when it comes to organization is my pots and pans. Up until now I’ve despised having to put away my pots and pans after every use. I mean it wouldn’t be so bad if I had a cool slide out shelf like this…
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| Lynk Roll-Out Cabinet Drawer |
…because then I could easily reach the back. Or if I had the height in even one of my shelves to put a cookie sheet organizer like this…
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| Better Houseware Large Organizer |
or hang my pots and pans like this…
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| Pot Rack Solution on Child Free Chic |
…but I don’t. And with a kitchen remodel no where in our near future, I decided it was time I take the matter in my own hands and find something I COULD do about it. It actually all started with this box. It’s funny how God can use something as plain-Jane as a box to answer your homemaking prayers.
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| Large Amazon Box |
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| My pots and pans cabinet before |
Cookie sheets and muffin tin pans where sliding all over the place. Lids were not staying with their pots and taking up valuable cabinet space. Every time I put something in the cabinet something else would fall out. It was driving me nuts. So when I saw that Amazon box, I knew I had a solution in the making. it was the perfect size to fit in my cabinets. However, I knew that a cardboard box would not look very appealing in the kitchen; it needed some color.
I cut the top flaps so that they easily folded inside the box and then used some leftover paint from a shed project to paint the box red.
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| My red Amazon cookie sheet box |
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| My pots and pans cabinet after |
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| My pots and pans cabinet before |
Aw…so much better. And what were my munchkins doing during this organization project? Well Peanut was taking a nap and Teacup…well she was doing some organization of her own.
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| Teacup’s organization project…the straws. |
Like mother like daughter. LOL. Looks like I’m going to have to make time for another organization project now. The cycle never ends, does it?
Hi! Welcome to Cornerstone Confessions. My name is Kathy Gossen and I'm a full time homemaker learning about what it means to be a godly woman in the everyday. On Cornerstone Confessions I share my adventures in organizing, homeschooling, cooking, parenting, and more as a means to encourage other women in their quest to becoming a Titus 2 model in their homes and beyond.
I love the curtain rods to hold the lids! Might have to stop at Wally World today and pick up a couple for all my lids that seem to fall out when I open that cabinet door. I’m so glad to know that other folks have this problem, too. =) Thanks!!
GREAT job Kathy! Isn’t amazing how small changes can make such a huge difference? I love the painted box…what a creative solution! And so much cheaper than a sliding shelf
Thanks. It was kind of fun to paint too but don’t tell my hubby that. He might think of some more paint projects for me. Lol. Have a great weekend.
That is so awesome! I love it! That’s definitely a project I could afford. Ha ha!
Awesome! Perfect example of why the solution need not be expensive.
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Love it! What a great idea, and so inexpensive, too! Brilliant. I am enjoying your blog and look forward to reading more post. 
Love your affordable idea, and I actually think it looks better than some of the other solutions. I’m going to look for some good boxes with this in mind. Thanks for the idea!