Sharon from Mom on Dealz emailed in the following tip:
2012 is here! And with the New Year comes the need to throw out the old and organize what’s left. Around the New Year, I also like to identify small areas of my home that can be easily altered to make my life easier.
One area I focused on this year is the cupboard area above my stove. The cupboards are where we have stored our spices and seasonings since we moved into the house. Due to my 5’2″ height, every time I cook, this spot has been a nuisance to me. The contents are very difficult to reach and despite always keeping the most used items up front, at least once a week I have to grab a stool to reach something.
I finally decided to do something about it and am shocked that such a small organizational project has streamlined and improved my life so much. My big problem was simply (and cheaply) solved by one item — an over-the-door shoe rack!
As you can see I made labels and put them on each slot in alphabetical order. I even had some open slots at the bottom that I have filled with miscellaneous items and the very bottom row has become my sons’ snacking slots. I am loving this easy solution so much I am already planning other uses for future shoe racks! -Sharon
Have you ever used a shoe rack to organize items other than your shoes? I would love to hear more ideas!
Sharon is a wife and stay at home mom to her 2 amazing and very active boys. She also blogs at Momondealz where she helps her readers use coupons, freebies, and giveaways to stay within their budget. Her background as a former elementary school teacher also helps provide her fans with kids crafts that are educational, fun, and frugal!
I put an over the door shoe organizer in my daughter’s playroom on the back of the entry door – all her Barbies, etc are there, easy to put up and easy for her to find.
If Mattel was smart, they’d market one for this purpose!
I wrote about that in one of my weekly posts. You can find it here: http://hereslivinthedream.blogspot.com/2011/04/tip-of-day-using-hanging-shoe.html
My 20 year old college dorm daughter has one hung on the back of her door near her mirror and holds all of her make-up, hair ties, perfumes, hair brushes and hairsprays. Everyone has copied her space saving idea.
have them all over! winter items, action figures, baby shoes, bath stuff, bath toys, etc…. they are wonderful!
I used to live in a 2 bedroom condo with a stacked washer/dryer in a closet just big enough to fit only that, so I hung a shoe rack on the door and was able to put all my laundry items, stain removers, lint rollers, etc. It was great! The perfect solution to a small storage space!
We use a shoe rack to organize all our little electronic items. We stick the USB cords, power cables, small parts and accesories and manuals for each item in its own pocket.
No more digging through drawers trying to find the appropriate cord for each!
I have a shoe organizer in the back of almost every closet door in my house. We have one on the inside of our entry way door that holds key, gloves, sunblock, hats, gloves, our GPS and anything else that we need to grab as we are going out of the door. I did a blog post on it a while back if anyone wants to see it.
http://joyfulcreations2.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-to-fit-family-of-6-in-less-then_17.html
I have had one in my laundry room for cleaning supplies and dog supplies. I used to use one in my girls bathroom for hair things.
My favorite idea was when I had a craft closet and used a clear pocket shoe organizer for all the small craft supplies:) You could see what you had at a glance….but it all stayed so organized:)
Almost every door in my house has one! Pantry has small items like rice packets, seasoning, zip lock bags etc… The linen closet is for all toiletry items – toothbrushes, paste, deodorant, floss, travel sized items and in my bathroom it has all my hair stuff – clips, pins, hair ties, sprays, etc. I’ll be adding soon for my kids rooms to organize their small things like maybe undies/socks etc. I also want one in my garage for who knows what! LOL The baby room has one for creams, hair combs, nursing stuff, etc.
Where is the best/cheapest place to buy these? Love all the ideas!
check the dollar stores, if none there, I hit Target & Walmart.
I have one on the back of almost every door in my house. The ones in the kid’s rooms hold socks and tights. One in the laundry room holds cleaning supplies. One in the coat closet holds mittens, scarves and hats. I have extras for crafts supplies and toys. There is no need to waste such useful space – hang a shoe organizer and fill it up!
My techie husband uses two clear over the door shoe organizers; one is behind the office door & 1 is inside the office closet. Because they are clear & plastic, he can use a labelmaker to label exactly what’s in each pocket & you can easily see it, too. It helps him organize the different kinds of cables & doodads he uses.
Wow! That’s just what I need in my home office…right now extra cables are dumped into a plastic bin and I have to dump the whole bin to find something.
I have one in my coat closet that holds all of our medicines. We keep the most dangerous stuff high and vitamins, chapstick, netipot, etc. in the lower pockets. In the linen closet we have one for our daughters personal care items and in our room we have one for our personal care items.
Yep! And I just wrote a post on it this week. http://myfavoritefinds.blogspot.com/2012/01/hall-closet-organization.html
I am on a small closet organizing kick…I did the pantry, linen closet, and coat closet. I used an over the door shoe rack for the coat closet to house the scarves, hats, and gloves. I {and my kids} love it! It freed up the shelf space in the closet that I can use now for my purse, the diaper bag, and a small bin for our portable DVD players. I am also going to get one for our upcoming Disney trip for our hotel. After 3 Disney trips, you’d think I’d remember to take one with us!
I love shoe racks! I use one for all the travel items that I get with coupons, toothbrushes(i tend to have a ready supply of these), deodorant(I separate them mens & women’s so my kids can just grab them easily), the little samples you get in the mail of shampoo go great in there too!
Love the clear shoe-organizer. I have in various rooms.
The best one is the one on my pantry door where I keep activity bags for the month for my son. while I am busy cooking or clearing the son, I give a couple of those actiivties for him to sit and do.
The second best one Ihave felt is in my bathroom closet, where we store body wash, shaving cream, lotion etc which gives us shelf space for the extra towels.
sorry typing mistake “clearing the sink”….:)
Put a canvas one on the inside of your shower curtain to hold toys, bottles, etc. It’s hidden from sight and you can take it off and toss it in the washer when it’s yucky! 🙂
I don’t know if someone mentioned this idea already, but I use a shoe organizer in our downstairs hall closet for all gloves, winter hats, scarves, and earmuffs… It’s a great way to see ‘at a glance’ if there are matching gloves, etc. I love it, and love some of the other ideas I saw in the comments here too.
I used to work at a mother’s day out program. At the end of the day, our classroom had to “disappear”. I used a clear shoe organizer on the entry door for mailboxes for papers going home. Parents could quickly see if there was anything they needed to grab.
This looks like way too much work. I just keep mine on a lazy susan in the cupboard. :/
I have used a shoe holder for the same purpose before. I loved it, it made everything so accessible. I also use one hanging on the inside of my daughter’s closet for baby care items. I got an abundance of baby wash, lotions and diaper creams at my baby shower well over a year ago and that on top of coupon stocked item I store them in there so I can see everything I have plus my husband can find anything and everything if I’m not around. I have also used one on the inside door of our linen closet when we lived in a very small apartment and limited space for storage. It was our medicine cabinet and first aid center. I am a huge fan of using shoe holders for things other than shoes.
I JUST re-organized our arts and craft supplies with an over-the-door shoe rack. I had a whole shelf of various bins and boxes full of supplies, and it was taking up a lot of room. Plus I was always having to get out a whole box or bin when I only needed a quick squirt of glue or needed to use the scissors for something. We used screws and hung the shoe organizer flat against a wall. It takes up much less room, and I can easily grab one supply at a time when I need it. I love it!
I use one to organize extra cords, headphones, chargers, etc. for the miscellaneous electronics. 🙂
I really like this idea! Anything that helps us momma’s get more organized is a true blessing. That way we can spend more time doing the things we love, like loving our children, reading to them, baking, cooking, shopping, etc.
Ive used over-the-door shoe racks for my craft items, junk drawer items, etc. Never thought about spices. I have tried different ideas to organize spices and have them readily excessible, but it never quite works out. This idea is amazing! I dont know why I never thought of it. Thankyou so much for the idea.
There’s not enough doors in my house to do all the organizing with over-the-door shoe pockets I’d like to do. I have one in a utility closet holding flashlights, batteries, candles, and tons of miscellaneous items that would be clutter anywhere else. In my room the pockets hold all my great deals/overstock of bath products. And in the bathroom (1 tiny bath with NO storage for 3 teen guys and me), I marked one row of pockets for each family member to hold shampoo, deodorant, tootbrush, etc. The bottom two rows hold our first aid supplies.
I use a stacking shoe rack to hold my t-shirts and sweaters. It velcros over the closet bar and saves so much space. It is also much easier to see what I have than if everything were in drawers!
Shoe racks are great for housing tiny, hard to reach, and easy to misplace items. Some other things you might want to stick in a shoe rack… rolled up belts, socks, ties, or organized mail/documents. Stay young and thrifty 🙂
We use a clear shoe organizer when we stay in hotels on vacation. It works great to keep all small items organized (sun glasses, keys, etc) and easily accessible.
I use one to store all of my big scrapbooking punches in! 🙂 Great idea for the spices!!
I have a shoe rack on the inside door of our coats closet where I keep all the gloves, hats, scarves… things like that.
I use one in the closet for winter gear. I wasn’t fond of the over the door parts that you would see on the outside so I used 3M hooks to attach it to the inside of the door. This way I could also choose the height so my 2-year-old can reach some of the pockets to put away his own gear.
I got one with clear pockets so I can see what is in each slot.
I use my shoe rack to organize all my yarn. That way when I want to start a new project it’s easy to see what I have.
Love the spice idea….and LOVE the suggestion of taking a shoe organizer on a cruise!! I use my over the door shoe organizer in my scrapbook closet/door. I use it for different scissors, tape, ribbons, small boxes of stationary, stamps, etc.
However, I am not fond of the “over the door” part. Is there a shoe organizer you can hang “inside” of the door? I’m just not crazy about the hooks hanging over the top/outside of my door.
I was wondering that too – I want one that isn’t visible from the outside.
I staple mine right to the door. Or you can use the very large hook/loop type sticky stuff.
Use 3M hooks. They are removable and you can hang your organizer at any height. You won’t see any ugly hangers on the outside. 🙂
I use a mesh over the door shoe holder to organize office supplies and “random” things that we need but I don’t want cluttering surfaces. I even put pencil cups in the shoe holders to hold pens, etc. so they don’t rip the mesh. I have things like jump drives, staplers, tape, etc. in this holder
We have one on the back of the girls’ bedroom door that holds most of their stuffed animals. No more emptying out an entire bin to find a small Webkinz on the bottom 🙂 The larger animals that didn’t fit in a shoe slot are in a basket, but there are very few, no dumping necessary.
Love the idea, but what if your kitchen is so small there’s no place to hang the shoe organizer?
No pantry door, no wall space, all I have is cupboards in my kitchen. We are overflowing with spices! Need some additional ideas. Please help! Have turn table lazy susan, plus rack on wall, but these only hold about 1/2 of our spices. The spices I buy in bulk are stored in mason jars (of various sizes) on a shelf in my dining area. Have had compliments about the look of these. I saw a spice rack at a drugstore for around $20, supposed to save space and easily pull spices out. Anyone have one? Hate digging around, so hard to find what i’m looking for. Wish I could use the shoe holder idea, but no where to hang it even near the kitchen.
I used silverware baskets screwed to the inside of my cabinets: http://randomcreativity.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/spice-storage/
Recently we moved and my husband found a three tiered spice shelf that swings down out of the cabinet – I love it! (like this one: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rubbermaid-Pull-Down-Spice-Rack/16408640)
I am not sure what your cupboard situation/size is but I’ve seen at places like Target and Walmart little shelves that slide out of your cupboard. I believe Rubbermaid makes them. They sit inside your cabinet, you set your items on them, and the shelf pulls out of the cupboard. You could possibly do this and label your spices on their top lid area so you could see everything from a glance? We also have those little wire tiny spice rake shelves that sit inside your cupboard. These allow you to see all your spices at a tiered level (kind of like stairs).
-Meg
I think the over the door shoe hanger would still work. You can trim them to size. I’ve done that in our home.
I have two of these mounted on the inside of my cabinet doors.
http://www.amazon.com/1812-Organize-All-3-Tier-Wall-Mounted/dp/B002ES1SRU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1327596677&sr=8-3
I use them to organize winter snow gear (gloves, hats, scarves) and school supplies (scissors, crayon boxes, small games, etc.)
I am a Mary Kay Consultant and use the over the door shoe rack for small products, like Lip Liners, Blushers, Mascaras etc. At ordering time I just glance and spot count also can film orders faster. Not my idea tho, my friend Nancy did it first!!! We always share our ideas!!!!
For all those with no closet doors, I’ve used the 3M sticky tapes with interlocking “teeth” Some of them hold up to 3-5 lbs each. I put 3 sets across the top of the shoe holder then just hang it on the wall. With 3 sets you would be able to hold 9-15 lbs. I would just check the stickiness every month or so to be sure it’s still sticking.
I love this-and I am looking to do this also. I have a few other over the door organizers right now-and I use them almost everywhere, especially in my closets-shoes, purses, tools, etc. I think I could fit a couple of them on it. Nice job!! Thanks for sharing.
My family had more drawer space than wall space, so my mom made one shallow drawer into a spice drawer. She used empty glass artichoke heart jars and any other small jars, to keep the spices in. She labeled the lids with masking tape. I really like this because you can pull open the drawer and have all the spices laid out before your eyes. The shoe holder idea is great too! Anything to keep from searching through a cabinet shelf!
I have a shoe rack also like this on the tiny linen closet door, it holds gloves and hats. I took all the spices and moved them to a wicker bathroom rack that you hang on the wall. I have 2 of them side by side above the freestanding microwave cart. There are green and so is my kitchen works great. If you needed a different color they can be painted. The rack has a top, middle shelf and bottom shelf. I have a few of the larger items sitting on the top.
Great idea! Now if only the only closets (with doors) weren’t all the way upstairs in the boys room….. : P but maybe I can hang one on the basement door for something…..
I use it for junk drawer stuff and in the mud room as others said for gloves etc. We have a pop up camper and I have one that holds toiletries and things like cell phones and stuff that gets rolled up and stored while moving and then unrolled and hung up while camping.
On a side note, I am new to cooking and wonder what spices everyone says is a ‘must’ in the kitchen?
Off the top of my head: basil, oregano, italian seasoning, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, garlic, chili powder, crushed red pepper, cumin, coriander, curry…those are the ones I tend to use most frequently. Hope that helps!
Spices can be expensive. Look at the recipes you’ve tried already or would like to try and see if you can make a master list of the ones that occur frequently and slowly build your spice rack.
I know that I have bay leaves, cilantro, garlic, onion powder, oregano, cinnamon, ginger, sea salt, white and black peppercorns (to grind fresh), chili powder, paprika, rosemary and cumin seeds.
Just starting out you can get by with just onion powder, garlic powder, parsley, oregano, cumin, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Then you can add a new spice or two as you figure out how you want to cook…
My Mom only has a few spices in her pantry since she doesn’t like to try new things. I love to cook, and try new things, so I have probably 40 different spices – I added them one or two at a time as I tried new recipes and cuisines. I find that spices are much cheaper at ethnic stores (like the latin market) or (surprisingly) world market.
Aldi sells a lot of the more common spices for a very reasonable price. Once you find a few to get you started, I would check to see if they are available at Aldi first.
I have one on the door next to my computer for all of my work software and my kids computer games, as well as some office supplies. I also have one in my kitchen for my aluminum foil, baggies, batteries and lightbulbs.
We use an $8 Target shoe organizer for our American Girl outfits. The one sold in their catalog is around $60!!!! Thanks, but no.
I use a hanging shoe rack to hold graphing calculators in my classroom.
I have one in my very tiny, no storage space bathroom that holds all bath/beauty supplies and another in my daughter’s closet to hold all her smaller sized stuffed animals.
I have a shoe bag in my downstairs bathroom for extra supplies, on my basement door for cleaning products, on my daughter’s closet door for shoes and hair accessories. I love them.
What a great idea!!! I will have to think on this one, though, as I have no door to my pantry!
Have you thought about hanging them on the wall as art plus for storage ,two purposes at one time ,how about it being educational also ???
Great idea!!
We use one for my son’s hot wheels.
It’s a great idea, but where did you hang it?
Great idea! I organized my spices last year and they double as artwork in my kitchen! http://gabrielsgoodtidings.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-streamline-your-spices.html?m=1
Umm..that is AMAZING! So creative! I love it!! 🙂
I use an over-the-door shoe rack in my laundry room closet. Each child has one labeled pocket for their gloves and one for their hat. This has made things easier in several ways. One, the kids can now always find their stuff. Two, the hats and gloves aren’t laying all over the laundry room anymore. And three, when one child outgrows something, it’s very easy to move to the next slot and to see when we need to purchase larger sizes.
What a great idea! I’m going to get myself a “shoe” organizer for my spices soon. 🙂
we use ours in our entryway closet door to keep all of our winter accessories. every family member has a row. and all of our hats, mittens, gloves, and scarfs stay handy and org.
I love the shoe storage! I work at home and have one on the back of my office door for storing work related supplies. So easy! Love the idea to use it for hats/gloves/etc!
I love the ideas here. I just used one when I went on a cruise with my mother. We used it in that itty bitty bathroom on the ship to hold all the bathroom necessities we brought with us. There was almost no counter space and we never would have been able to keep it organized without it.
Thanks for this one! We will be first-time cruisers over spring break this year (with our two 4 yr. olds) and I don’t know exactly what to expect. I will definitely pack a shoe organizer!
We sometimes rent a cabin or cottage and the bathrooms are always tiny, especially for six people. This is a great idea for any traveling family!
I think packing one for travel is an excellent idea…I’ll have to remember that!
Great idea, and better for you too. You shouldn’t store spices over the hot stovetop, you actually kill your spices and end up with waste instead of savings. 🙂
I have one hanging on my closet door filled with pens, pencils, glue… pretty much everything I stocked up on during back to school. On my to do list is to put one in the main bathroom to hold washcloths, stockpile things and freebie/trial size things. I’ve now been inspired to put one in my pantry too! Thanks!! 🙂
I have been thinking of adding one of these to our entryway for hats, mittens, scarves in winter and garden gloves, sunglasses, sunscreen, bug spray, and hats in spring,summer, and fall! Just have to find a good place to hang it!
I love this idea!!! Where can these types of shoe racks be found??
You could adapt this idea if you do not have a large enough door to possibly hanging on the side of the refrigerator…. or maybe cut down and nailed or bradded to the inside of cupboard doors or under the sink… or just lining the walls in the pantry or basement, or anywhere there is an empty wall that is out of sight….
Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, etc…online, too I’m sure!
What a fabulous idea!! I have a small spice rack on the wall but it only holds spices in smaller containers. The spices I use most often are in larger containers so they don’t fit there and are not stored well… my pantry door is small so I’m trying to figure out how to adapt this idea. Thanks so much for sharing!
I am a teacher and I have one hanging on the back of my office door holding all of my office supplies. Each pocket holds different supplies and the pockets are labeled with what is in it, though I use one with see through pockets so I can see what is inside.
I then have one hanging in the classroom that holds headphones. Each student has to have their own set of headphones for our online curriculum component so I label each pocket with their name and then they can not only easily find their headphones but also put them away correctly.
I use a smaller one in the bathroom for bathtoys. We have a towel rack built in our shower and it works perfect.
I am taking this idea. The toys area always ALL over the bathroom. I think there is room from one of my towel racks near the tub. PERFECT!
Wow this is a nice and helpful tip! Since I love to cook, I also have a ton of spices incurred overtime and is having trouble organizing them (or getting to the spice I want fast enough). I think I’m gonna go get myself a shoe organizer soon.
Thank you MoneySavingMom!
You. Are. Brilliant. This was PERFECT timing for this post. I’m going to reorganize RIGHT NOW!! Thanks so much for the idea.
I love shoe racks! I use one to organize all of our loose computer cables by type and purpose. My husband is a techie (so we have a seemingly infinite number), and I couldn’t handle them being shoved into a box and all tangled together. They look so much nicer now!
Oh, this is a good idea! We have a storage area in our basement, so I even have a place to put one! Thanks.
We also have several: one in each of the kids rooms for socks, underwear, etc.; one for “junk drawer” stuff such as batteries, duct tape, a few tools, glue; one one the garage for “on the go” stuff like bug spray, sunscreen, umbrellas; plus a couple for actual shoes. I’d love to do one in the kitchen, but we don’t have a spot.
I use a shoe organizer like the one pictured for our children’s gloves, hats, & scarves in our mud room. So much easier than digging through a drawer for matching gloves, etc.
I use shoe organizers to store our hats, mittens, scarves, and gloves. The kids also each have one over their door for shoes and whatever they want to put in it. They work very nicely for organizing small things. Never thought of them for spices, though!
I just blogged about reorganizing my spices, too! I cleaning, combined, labeled – I use spinning lazy susans. It’s nice to have a clean spice cupboard. It’s here if you’d like to see my approach:
http://www.simplifylivelove.com/2012/01/spice-cabinet-clean-out.html
I have used over-the-door-shoe-racks so many times at our house! My husband thinks I’m a shoe-rack-addict, lol! When my little girl was an infant, I used one on the inside of her closet door-it held shoes (of course) in a few rows, socks (sorted by size and color), baby hats, my diaper bag necessities (travel size baby shampoos, germ-x, etc), and burp cloths. As she grew older I used it for other things, like swimsuits, “diaper bag toys,” winter accessories, etc. I also have one in my spare bathroom (it is TINY), and have hair stuff, extra shampoo, hair brushes, band-aids, etc. (I don’t put medicine in it though, because I don’t want that as accessible as the other items) I also have one in my own closet, that I put extra wallets, belts, and during the winter it holds my flip-flops and in summer, scarves and gloves. I have another one in a second closet, that stores all my clowning accessories (I do clowning)-it’s perfect for wigs, balloon pumps, make-up, funky socks, etc. and very easy to find things when getting costumed-up.
My name is Jenni, and I am a shoe-rack-addict! 😉
Hi jenni! 🙂
I use mine for scrapbooking/craft supplies.
I love this idea! You can keep mittens and scarves together in a shoe organizer as well.
Love all the other ideas for the shoe rack! 🙂
We use ours a shoe organizer on our pantry door to organize measuring cups, bottles, all the misc. little kitchen stuff!
We use one in my daughter’s room for her American Girl doll outfits. Each pocket gets an outfit or we put all of the same type of accessories in one pocket – socks, tights, etc. It also helps her to put the stuff away. 🙂
Use it in an extra closet for organizing homeschool items, pencils, rulers, tape, etc.
Loving this idea – and although I have no where to hang one in the kitchen I am thinking of lots of other places I could use this! Awesome!!! Thanks so much for the tip!
I use a shoe rack to organize hats, mittens, gloves and ear warmers in the winter. In the summer, it holds flip-flops, swim goggles, water sandals, sunglasses, and sunscreen!
I have one on my pantry door to hold all the Ziploc bags (I take them out of the box before putting in the pouch, and have each pouch labeled as to what size is inside) and also our plastic wrap and foil. In the extra pouches, I put store bought granola bars or any other small packets I might buy that would otherwise get lost in the pantry. Oh, I also have one on the back of our entry closet to hold, what else – our shoes!
Love this idea! We use the same kind of shoe holder over the door of our coat closet for craft stuff. It holds paints, brushes, crayons, markers,stickers…love it!
I am a teacher. So, I use over the door shoe holders to keep my bulletin board borders. I roll them and then place them in the pockets.
At home, I use it for my health and beauty stockpile. My linen closet is only 18 inches wide, only the linens fit. So, I had to be creative!
Wonderful idea!!!! I’m pinning this!
I cut a shoe rack in half vertically and use 1/2 for my girls’ hair supplies (bows, combs, rubberbands, headbands, etc. The other 1/2 is hanging inside our linen closet with band-aids, first aid supplies, extra toothbrushes, paste, etc. I have another one hanging inside my closet for jewelry and one in my laundry room to hold extension cords, shoe polish, extra odds & ends, and finally- one for gloves, hats, etc.
We have ours in the garage near the stockpile shelves. In it is the overflow seasoning packets for tacos, fajitas as well as any loose yeast packets. I have also seen it used for razors in a stockpile room.
We use one of the canvas shoe holders as a diaper and wipe holder. It works wonders !
i have several of these in my house! one is on the back of the basement door in the kitchen. it has pockets made for two shoes and i’ve stuffed them with paper plates, plastic utensils, cookie cutters, boxes of zipper bags and wraps, bag clips and all the other random kitchen-y stuff that seems to have no where else to go. (and that i don’t want to have to dig out of the bottom of a drawer.) i also have one in my hall closet that we keep gloves, hats, and rolled up scarves in. the one in my bedroom just has shoes… how boring! 😉
I have one in my bathroom used for frequently used hair products (brush, Straightener, etc) and bathroom stockpile items like toothpaste, razors, and shampoo.
I use an over the door shoe rack for our hats and gloves in one closet and I use another one to hold my cloth diaper cut outs I have in various stages of construction. I love the spice idea. I do not have a conventional door in my kitchen to do this. I may have to find a way to make that work for me.
I had my spices in silverware baskets (you an usually find them 3/$1) screwed to the inside of my kitchen cabinets – easy to see and reach everything 🙂
http://randomcreativity.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/spice-storage/
Freebie/Trial sized items can be stored like that too.
As a sidenote, i’m really glad you moved your spices from about the stove, because heat is a killer on spices. 🙂
I’m in complete agreement – don’t store food in the hot spot over the food!
We use the same kind of over the door shoe organizer to organize my daughter’s extensive Barbie collection! When the Barbies outnumber the slots (many have been hand-me-downs from an older cousin or purchased at a rummage sale)……time to designate some for the Goodwill donation box!
My project for this week is actually to organize the linen closet with a shoe rack like this. I have a very tiny linen closet and always have to take out stuff to get to other things in the back. I’m going to roll hand towels and extra wash cloths and put them in there. That way I have more shelf space for the larger things like towels and sheets.
I love shoe racks! I also have one in my kitchen and used it to organize the stuff in the “junk” drawer. It holds my spatulas, mixer attachments, vegetable peelers, whisks, etcs. I also have one in my living room for all the winter necessities, gloves, hats, scarves. It’s so much easier to keep the gloves matched when they are stored that way. I used clear shoe racks so you can see exactly what is in it. I also have one in my daughters room. It holds her tights, hats and hair accessories. They have definitely made my life easier!
Hats, mittens and gloves here, too. Our rack has 5 rows, one for each girls and me. Not sure how DH organizes ; )
I have used it for 3 girls many many hair do dads, clips, jewelry, etc.! Wonderful way to keep out of way on back of bathroom door! B >:0)
*Just got something similar & smaller for the ‘seasonal’ dog collars, leashes, toys, etc. our Sophie has collected in her 3 yrs with us! hahaha
I have one in my pantry with all of the sandwich cutters, cookie cutters and other misc small, hard to organize things. I also have one in the coat closet for mittens, scarfs and hats!
Great idea for the winter supplies!
Cleaning supplies can be organized like that too.
Going to buy a shoe organizer for my the back of my basement door today. Thank you for posting.
I did this about 2 months ago for my cleaning supplies, and LOVE it!
I use a shoe organizer to hold Barbie sized dolls. Saves room and the girls can see them all!