Last week I mentioned that I ordered this Hemnes Glass-Door Cabinet from Ikea.
It was delivered Friday and I had it assembled Saturday morning.
Then I started moving in.
All the blogging and photography dishes that were crammed into other cabinets in my kitchen, in random spaces and places, stacked dangerously high, and just wedged in anywhere I could find a spot are now all in one place.
And boy, does it feel good because I can see the forest from the trees.
Clutter makes me nervous, I hate it, I can’t function when things are cluttered or visually in a messy state. Yes, my kitchen and house are always clean and neat, not just staged for photos.
I made piles and stacks. I love piles and stacks and organization.
Enter a stack of blue plates.
Rather than wondering where exactly in my over-run mess of kitchen cabinets the small turquoise saucer with the ruffled edge is hiding, now I know exactly where to find it.
And the woods.
And underneath that is the antique silverware in a basket.
In addition to getting all the dishes in one place, my actual kitchen cabinet space freed up and I moved things around within my cupboards, which is a project I had been wanting to do since we moved in a mere 14 months ago.
Now flour, sugars, vanilla, and everyday baking items are all within arm’s reach of where I stand and cook, which will make life easier and more efficient. When I moved in, I tried to guess where I wanted to store things but until you really live in a house and use it, you’re only guessing at the “perfect” spot for a certain item.
Scott said he thought the cabinet was classy, looked great, and “enhances the room”.
Any man who tells me that my girlie blogging dishes enhance the primary portion of our living space is a man I will love forever.
The best part of the Hemnes cabinet is that I have not maxed it out and have room to grow.
The top and bottom shelves are empty and there are ways I can easily re-stack and re-order the existing items to make more room.
Because there’s always more shopping to do.
Have you done any home re-organization projects lately?
This one was on my list for the past 6 to 12 months but in the recent past it just became a necessity.
I was running out of places to put dry goods and sugar because there were blue plates in the way. The horrors.
Certain projects that seem small to others can feel great to the person who completed it and making things more organized and freeing up space in my kitchen and is just the best feeling.
Do you have any projects on your to-do list?
The next one that I should tackle but don’t have immediate plans to actually do it, is a bookshelf or bookshelf system.
I have a fairly sizable collection of cookbooks, not to mention old magazines (food, lifestyle, yoga) that I want to hang onto, and of course non-cookbook books. Right now the majority of books and magazines are in boxes in my closet. Books are so heavy and I don’t want to move them over and over within the house, up and down stairs, until I figure out exactly where I want them but it’s a bigger project than I want to tackle right now.
If you have any household projects you’ve completed, home organization pieces of furniture or items that have really helped you stay clutter-free and organized around your house, link it up.
Love the cabinet and collection of dishes, so many fun choices! I need to do more organizing, I’m on an endless minimizing kick since my hubby can be a pack rat.
Gorgeous! I love the cabinet and all the unique dishes inside. This post also inspires me to do a little kitchen cleaning!
We need a media cabinet for our TV and TV accoutrements. Our TV, DVD player, and VCR currently live on an old coffee table, which doesn’t look pretty. I have a storage unit in mind from Crate & B, so maybe it’s time to go through with it!
check out Ikea for all that stuff! sounds perfect for what you need!
Love the new storage cabinet…and all your dishes! I have a not-so-secret love of dishes, so I too have overflowing cabinets. I think I might need to invest in a china cabinet once I move into my new house!
yes and congrats on your pending move!
Gorgeous storage solution – and it looks fab in your living room. Absolutely love your dishes too all stacked up. Enjoy!
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I’m with you on the clutter thing – ugh it drives me crazy. I’m in the “everything should have a place” club. Love the display in the cabinet!
yes and “place” does not mean just wedged into a nook and cranny haphazardly (Which was what was happening til now!) – eek!
Great way to organize!
I have to tackle my desk and closet this weekend.
I always hang onto magazines and I’ve started just tearing out recipes and workouts to keep -not the whole mag. If I was really organized, I’d create binders and really get organized!
I agree: you can move into a house and guess where best things will go, but after a while, you may have to re-organize a few things. I’m just about to that point in our new space!
Can I come borrow some dishes, please? ;)
and I hope the move has been as painless as possible for you guys!
I love the cabinet and I’m totally jealous of your colorful plate collection – so fun!
I’ve done a home reorganization and redecorating project or two in the last month, yeah. ;) I would put up some links, but….there are too many! My blog has basically become a design/craft/diy blog since moving into my new house!
Clutter makes me CRAZY. I love the look of your kitchen with the clean, clear, empty counter space!
yeah you moving in has been an epic amount of home improvement projects…good thing it’s happening during summer vacay!
Looking at your cabinet has revived my earthquake trauma gene (just over a year ago I was in the earthquake that destroyed Christchurch). So, I look at that and I’m like ‘is it attached to the wall?? What stops the doors flying open in an earthquake? (flying cutlery and dishes is quite the hazard you know).
Haha, I’m such a mother hen. But, you do have an emergency kit, right? You just never think it’s going to happen, but then.. it just might.
We try to be prepared but in the event of an emergency, first thing I grab is my child and anything else…I really don’t care about!
Your new set-up is gorgeous! I’m moving this week to a different apartment, and I kind of can’t wait to start unpacking and figuring out where everything will go.
Unpacking and getting things in their new spot is the best feeling!
I am actually horrible at organizing. I’m kind of a clean freak, just not an organized one. Only place that’s not true is my kitchen. This weekend the husband freaked out and said that “we” were going to organize our entire apartment. I assumed that by “we” he meant himself, and that was pretty much what happened. I just piled up all of my stuff that he didn’t know where to put and I took care of it, the rest was him. Then I vacuumed. Exciting life right?
Look at all those beautiful props! They look great in your new cabinet.
YOU have gorgeous props…I need to raid YOUR stuff!
my gosh! I loooove it! So bright and cheery and the dish color organization makes it perfect
oh my gosh that cabinet is a dream! i love all the colored stacks! organization with style:) love it
I Love your new cabinet. And I’m so jealous of all your cute dishes and platters.
Since my kitchen doesn’t have a pantry, I bought a bookshelf and made a curtain for it (to mask the clutter). https://shesontherun.com/2012/01/kitchen-makeover/
I can’t wait to own a home with a real pantry!
great job on the print curtain for your “pantry”…very crafty there my dear :)