kitchen cabinet re-org ... ♥ part two

i hope my last post inspired you to crack away at problem areas in your home! :)
so on to the bottom half of the kitchen/office are

for starters this was the junk drawer

'cept we had two other drawers just like it elsewhere 

it was a catch-all for random stuff

this is the cabinet below the junk drawer

oy.

i had the intention of making this whole area an "arts & crafts" station

then my craft room came along and that idea was toast :)

so it just became the cabinets with the "stuff" in it

stuff-that-was-out-on-the-counter-and-people-are-coming-over-so-we-have-to-hide-it-somewhere-stuff

so here's the after ... all cleaned up

with some help from my little friend Mr. Target

and a whole lotta indecisiveness

(like a ton of indecisiveness)

so first things first

i lined the drawers & pull-outs with wrapping paper

just like i did with the spice jar drawer 

unlike in my spice drawer, where everything kinda just sits there,

i tacked these papers down with a little double sided adhesive

since we would be sliding bins and things in & out

some of the little things that helped organize these areas were inexpensive, simple solutions.

dipping dishes found in the kitchen section were the perfect size for herding small things together ... and the metal rimmed tags keep all sorts of items from getting mixed up

take a closer look

the dishes hold spare or random keys

USB drives & memory cards

small size batteries & whatever else :)

using small pieces of washi tape, i labeled the cords

so now we know what's what, and it's in plain sight

no more searching for cords when we're in a hurry :)

the cupboard below now stores my silhouette & all of our camera paraphernalia

(which really is more than i thought we had)

when i need to use the silhouette, just pull it out and plug it in

the bin next to it holds the postage scale i use for the shop

(multiple times a week ... so having it handy, but out of sight is perfect)

extra ink cartridges for the printer, cords, and screen wipes

(cause our screens are always nasty & dusty)

(aren't yours?)

ok, so this is kind of my favorite part

i mean i just love how this whole section of the kitchen turned out

but having a place to keep all of our camera equipment

just seems like the bomb diggedy :)

the lenses, the cords, the manuals, the batteries...

these's so much of it

to not have to go here and there to find everything is just wonderful ♥

i used glue dots to affix the chalkboards on this bin 

(and to the bin next to the silhouette)

top, clockwise: the old point & shoot, lenses & flash, dslr (and it's cute camera strap)

my older daughter's camera, battery charger & extra cords 

(that the hubby told me "yes, we have to keep those")

and an expandable file for all the manuals, warranties, and other paper stuffs that go with these machines

see?? isn't it fun??

i'm just super happy with how this came together :)

what? the cute camera strap? 

oh, you like it huh?

me too ♥

my sweet gal pal Andrea over at Knitty Bitties made it for me

she's the bomb diggedy too :)

you can check out her blog here 

and check out her etsy shop and the other cuteness she's got goin' on in there :)

ok got sidetracked a little...

back to the big before & after

here it is :)

wow ... that was fun ... way alot of work ... but fun

one more post and the whole office area will be done

then on to meal plans, coupon & household binders 

and another junk drawer :)

are ya with me?? 

much love ♥

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