I'm Done–My Kitchen is Now Clean!

Well, I finally finished organizing my kitchen and I’m actually pretty happy with myself! I even had 2 great little helpers, as you’ll see in the pictures below. The first thing we did was round up some organizational pieces that we had found throughout the house. Next we took everything, yes, EVERY SINGLE THING out of the cupboards and the pantry and onto the floors. I then checked all the expiration dates and did end up having to throw out a few items. I also put together quite a big box of items to donate!

Finally after a few hours of pure determination we finished!:)
And here is the outcome of our hard work:






I can’t believe how much room I have now–makes me want to go shopping! My stockpile had honestly dwindled quite a bit from taking vacations this summer and I guess just because it was summer. Plus, I had to throw out a few items and I donated quite a bit of items our family either didn’t like or items that had short expiration dates. It’s definitely a nice feeling to not have so much stuff anymore… especially stuff we weren’t using in the first place!

For organization I used boxes and Tupperware containers! My favorite organizational piece, though, was the door hanging shoe organizer! Instead of shoes I put candy bars & candy (up high), granola bars, seasoning packets and other small items. I even put my car keys in one of the pouches! I absolutely love it and wish I had thought about using this sooner. It’s a nice space saver too. I used a Wire shoe organizer also. I have it pictured above as well!

The other thing I did was get rid of all the clutter in my kitchen. I honestly have really started to like a bare kitchen. You have more space to work with when you cook and well, it just feels a lot cleaner. When my hubby walked in today he said it looked like we’re moving. It made me laugh because it really does show how much my taste has changed since I started this frugal journey. I’ve become such a simple person and I just love it. I feel better and really have just been enjoying life! It’s great and although my kitchen may be boring–it’s clean, clutter free and simple!

I hope you all got some organization and cleaning done too!