Saturday, February 25, 2012

Small Kitchen?

So the only con about moving from our last apartment
Is that the apartment we now live in has a tiny kitchen.
With a baby now
We have to make room.
She is now 4 months and
is starting solids.
We have no room for more food
in any of the cabinets.
We tend to store food
in case of emergencies.
So I had an idea.
We have an small cabinet of 3 shelves
that I plan using for her food.
But!
We already have all our spices there.
Above our sink we have a big window sill.
It's big enough.
We have our flour, sugar, and rice there.
So I am going to make space to place things there.



Of course, you can't stack things up.
So.
I needed somethings that would help me
separate items.
The first place that you will find me is at Thrift Stores.
They are great. You don't necessarily need new things. Just things that work.
I found this box at the thrift store for  $1.
It's in really good shape and I am putting all the spices in there.


I also have a shelf organizing set.
Depending on how you want to organize,
I am only using one.
(If you aren't lucky to find good things at the thrift store, Walmart is probably the best place to go.)
Depending on what works for you,
You can play around and finally see what works best for your kitchen. Or change it weekly. And Ta-Dah. I (You) have made space around the small kitchen.



Tips for small kitchen:
  • When buying a mop, if you just have a tiny kitchen and small restroom. There is no need to buy a big mop. Where will you place it. Instead buy a small simple one. I have one that closes and can be put between the counter and fridge. Or you can spray the ground with product and use your foot to clean it with a cleaning rag. 
  • DIY use things around the house that can be used again. I use empty formula cans for many things. For example: You can put sugar in it, flour, cereal. The baby cereal we bought, the cereal was coming out from the bottom so I put the cereal in one of the empty formula cans. Just make sure you label them. 
    • You can also use pickle jars 

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