Spice Storage

I enjoy cooking with spices. However, what I didn't enjoy was searching for them in the cabinet above the stove, where they were previously stored.  Whenever I was looking for a particular spice, I had to stand on a chair and pull out the spice containers in front, in order to view the ones in the back of the cabinet.  After living with this situation for quite some time, I decided some reorganization was in order.

I figured t it would be more functional to store the spices so they are within easy reach.  I found these chrome spice racks listed on eBay.  The auction included five of them for $4.99.  I thought they would be perfect to mount on the wall over the stove.   

 
Next, it was time to select storage jars for the spices. I thought something with a commercial look would be great with the chrome wall racks I found on eBay.  After looking around online, I found these oval clamp spice jars on crateandbarrel.com.   They were exactly what I was looking for and at $15.95 a dozen, the price was right.  I ordered two dozen of them.

Of course, the spice jars needed to be labeled.  I ordered a set of 96 clear spice labels on amazon.com for $3.95. 


I also found these cool commercial  grade measuring spoons on eBay for $4.99.  In addition to their function, I thought they'd look great hanging from the spice rack.

 

My husband mounted 4 of the chrome shelves on the wall above the stove and fastened the fifth shelf to the bottom of the cabinet on the left side.  

Once the shelves were mounted, I began the task of filling the jars with the spices I use  most frequently.  Once they were filled, I added the clear labels to the front of them. 

I am very happy with my new spice racks!  Not only do they add a sleek look to the kitchen, they make cooking a joy because the spices are within easy reach.  Best of all, installing them was a frugal project!

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