I always like bragging about my husband. He's freaking awesome.
Back in November (yeah, so I've had other things to do besides take pictures and blog), he made this spice rack for me. We couldn't find anything we liked online, but desperately wanted/needed to replace our spinning two-level bamboo rack. Being DIYers helps if you're compulsive savers/hoarders/scavengers. Okay, I wouldn't say we're hoarders, but we do save old things with the intentions of repurposing them.
Like this spice rack. It is composed of:
1 desk drawer
2 picture frames
1 Scrabble game
1 chicken broth container
Purchased:
white spray paint
1 8-ft 1x4 (he thinks. Remember, this was 2 months ago)
So The Husband took the bottom of the desk drawer to use for the back of the rack; cut the wood to size to make the top, bottom, sides and middle shelf; nailed on the frames and Scrabble tile racks; spray painted in white. The chicken broth container on top of the rack holds the rest of the Scrabble tiles for changing out messages.
And it's perfect for us. No more spices falling off every time we spin the rack, and everything fits! There's even room for more...which I'll probably fill soon. We like food that tastes good, and wide variety of flavors.
I need to find something like this for our spices. Right now, we just have them all thrown in a show box. Every time we need something, we spends more time looking for the spice we need then using it. We don't even have them in alphabetical order. I need to get my husband to build something.
ReplyDeleteTraci Mcdaniel @ Carolina Material Handling
I don't have my spices alphabetized either. I prefer to have them sorted according to how they're used. Certain spices are more of baking spices to me--cinnamon, clove, pumpkin pie spice, cream of tartar, etc. I group those together, then I have my cooking spices. Rosemary, sage and thyme go by each other. Oregano, basil and Italian seasoning go together because I use them all for my spaghetti sauce. Garlic powder and parsley go together because I use them both on garlic bread. I don't think alphabetizing would work for me!
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