I absolutely adore the baking corner in my pantry. It was one of the very last additions I made and it has probably been my favourite. Now, I can display all my cute baking stuff which was previously hidden in drawers. I used the Ikea Spice Racks as my book holders and painted them pink. They're $4 each! Then, I added some screws to the shelving so I could hang my measuring cups and utensils right underneath. I am still looking for a spot to add my oven mitts and a few other bits and pieces ... Read the Post
Pantry Baking Corner
DIY Command Centre
Welcome to the motherboard of the pantry, the command centre. This is where we organise our selves but more importantly, our meals. The command centre features a to-do list, shopping list, calendar and weekly menu. For us, having all this in the pantry works great because we can update the shopping list as we see what we're low on whilst also adding what we need to the list when we do our weekly meal plans. So let's get down to the nitty gritty on how you can create your own! I used four ... Read the Post
Storing Oils, Vinegar and spices
Oils & Vinegar I had purchased a few of these bottles to keep different types of oil and vinegar. They're glass which meant I could write the use-by date on the back in a white board marker and not have to worry about keeping the packaging. I purchased the bottles from Myer and Wheel & Barrow (Maxwell & Williams) but unfortunately, they're no longer stocked. Numerous people have asked me about these bottles but unfortunately I am yet to find an alternative. I designed and printed my ... Read the Post
Storing Dry-Goods in your Pantry
I call this part of the pantry the OXO Wall, because it is literally filled with all of my OXO containers,. I purchased mine in sets from Costco a few years ago because I found them too pricy to buy as individual pieces. In my opinion, they are well and truly the crème de la crème of pantry organisation and I prefer their look and feel a thousand times better to Tupperware (sorry, please don't kill me). Labels I used to have really ugly labels that I hand made my self but then the wonderful ... Read the Post