Baking and Spice Cabinet

Tips to maximize space and organize your baking and spice cabinet with free printable labels.

 

As we prepare to get a new backsplash, countertops and appliances in our kitchen, I wanted to do one of the most important steps to making the kitchen feel new and functional.  ORGANIZE!  Waste not, want not, right?  That’s my theory behind retaining our current kitchen cabinets.  Sure, we could always add more storage, but as you’ll see here with these simple kitchen organization tips, we probably don’t even need it! {this post has been updated with kitchen-in-progress photos below!}

 

This before photo is more of a during-we’ve already painted the exterior of the cabinets and added new hardware.

But, those cabinets?  A mess!  I was inspired by this pretty pantry, but knew I could do it even cheaper.  I started by pulling out the contents.  Guess what?  4 jars of parsley, 2 rosemary, 3 salts and several spices I don’t even use.  Who knew?  I couldn’t believe I had been so wasteful and unorganized! No wonder my spice cabinet was such a mess.

Next, I painted the interior of the cabinets to create a bright, blank canvas, one that will allow me to easily spot anything I need.

I divided the items between baking ingredients and cooking spices.  I inventoried each so I knew what labels to make.

To make this an easy and inexpensive project, I dumped spices I didn’t use so I could utilize jars I already owned {from a spice kit years ago} and reutilized them by putting those in plastic and metal containers in them, labeling as I went.

Always looking to repurpose to save the planet and a dime, I removed the label from my vanilla with my favorite adhesive remover.  Life saver.

You wouldn’t believe how nice it is to have it uniform!

 

 

Using 3M hooks {as to not damage the cabinet fronts}, I hung the everyday baking attachments for my KitchenAid mixer to not only make them easily accessible, but save space as well.

Measuring spoons in your spice cabinet add a lot of convenience as well.

Oh how I’m anxious to eliminate those blue stripes!  As you can see, this cabinet is significantly more functional now for both my baking and cooking {stove top is just to the right and mixer is just to the left} and I will never miss all of the spices that I haven’t touched in the last 5 years! Our new spice cabinet is functional and beautiful.

$3 each for the baking soda/powder jars, $3 total for spice jars for baking ingredients – $9!

The 3M hooks were repurposed from last Christmas’ magnolia garland.  Oh yes, and the labels – full sticker sheets that can be cut to size.  I always have some on hand.  While the painting took a considerable amount of time, organizing, labeling, combining, etc only took a half hour!  A great investment!

 

I wouldn’t leave you without the free printable baking pantry and spice jar labels, just click the links to download! Click here for more tips and simple solutions to get organized! Below are updated photos with the kitchen in progress. She’s coming along nicely, don’t you think?