Recently I tested a pin that suggests using adhesive mop holders on the insides of your cabinet doors to organize spices. Like everyone else, my cabinets are a mess. Being impossibly short, I get sick of going up and down my step ladder to dig through a shelf of spices for the one I need, only to have three others fall to the floor. So here's the original pin, and here we go...
The racks were simple peel and stick, but I learned the hard way that you should let them fully adhere to the cabinet for at least 24-48 hours before adding the weight of spices. On my first attempt, I stuck them up and added spices right away. Within the first couple of days, I would open my cabinet only to have whole racks full of bottles fell on my head. Frustrated, I was originally going to post this project as a big fat FAIL. But realizing that the racks still felt really tacky, and that I still needed a solution to my disorganized cabinets, I went for a second try. This time I stuck the racks up and let them sit empty for a couple days before filling. Now it's been over week and they're still holding strong.
More hints: make SURE you align the racks in-between your shelves so they won't interfere with each other. You would think that's pretty obvious (I certainly thought so) but I still made this mistake with the very top rack. I'll blame it on standing on my step ladder and trying to work over my head. Anyway, I switched out smaller spice bottles on the top and slid them as far up the racks as possible. That little adjustment stopped the bottles from interfering with the shelves, but the door still wouldn't close. You can see in the picture that I had two dense bags (rice and flour) near the front of my cabinet and a large bottle of olive oil on the bottom. These bigger items were getting in the way and needed to find new homes. With not too much rearranging, I finally got the door to close and sit flush. Total project time was less than an hour.
I went to amazon to find these so-called mop holders, but instead found a similar item that is marketed specifically for spices (here's the link). As a renter, I'm a little bit worried about the damage that the adhesive might do to my cabinetry. But I have goo-gone and a lot of faith so... here's to hoping.
More hints: make SURE you align the racks in-between your shelves so they won't interfere with each other. You would think that's pretty obvious (I certainly thought so) but I still made this mistake with the very top rack. I'll blame it on standing on my step ladder and trying to work over my head. Anyway, I switched out smaller spice bottles on the top and slid them as far up the racks as possible. That little adjustment stopped the bottles from interfering with the shelves, but the door still wouldn't close. You can see in the picture that I had two dense bags (rice and flour) near the front of my cabinet and a large bottle of olive oil on the bottom. These bigger items were getting in the way and needed to find new homes. With not too much rearranging, I finally got the door to close and sit flush. Total project time was less than an hour.
In hindsight, I should have done two racks on the bottom of one door and two racks on the bottom of the adjacent door. This would have put all of my spices within reach without having to continue dragging out my step stool. Keep that in mind if you try this at home, because I can't tell you how disappointed I am that I didn't realize it sooner. Anyway it looks nice, it makes cooking faster because I can see exactly what I need, and it emptied my shelves to make room for other objects, so I have to say it was a successful project.
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