Storage Galore

• Cabinets ---- check
• Drawers ----- check
• Bins -----check
• Baskets ----- check

We all have cabinets and drawers and bins and baskets that we store our junk (not necessarily the good kind of junk!) so let’s say….treasures in…right?

The key for storage here at the {NC} is

HOW we use and DISPLAY them

Here are some snippets of storage here at the {Northern Cottage}:

         

In the Kitchen

A big
old enamelware pot to hold the utensils

Look inside ---I actually have another little crock inside (it keeps the utensils from sliding down and keeps them in their place)

Here are some baskets in these tailor made shelves next to the fridge to hold baking items, soaps, etc.

notice I have my few lonely cookbooks on the bottom shelf (I find myself cooking more from web or blog recipes now – don’t you?)

Vintage Bread Box

In the Pantry:

I’ve used all kinds of baskets, vintage breadboxes, burlap sacks in the pantry to contain and hide.  Check out the full post here

and just added a new (to me)bulletin board to hold my fresh new 2011 calendar and miscellaneous items 

Summer pool toy storage:

Here is one of my new favorite things…..

in the winter I’ve brought this baby in from out of the cold and placed it in the bathroom for extra towel storage:

In the Living Room

This is another always changing display space next to the fireplace….currently all black and whites.  The shelf was a total accident that fit in this spot perfectly.  The shelf holds bins for extra firewood, fire making  supplies.  and as it is near our back patio door, in the summer it holds sunscreen, pool supplies etc. Read more about the shelf here.

Below are my junk display shelves…even though it’s somewhat cluttery – it makes me smile whenever I pass by.  It’s contained junkyness!

 

Boxes and crates holding photos:

In the Laundry Room

I’ve put a shelf on top of my dryer to house extra dryer sheets, buttons, cleaning wipes, etc.  Plus it hides the dryer vent too!

In front of the shelf is a tray to contain the detergent, bleach, and other daily laundry items.  I LOVE to use trays to ‘contain’ the stray elements.

  

In this cabinet near our ENTRYWAY AND DINING table -  we keep all of our school supplies (notebooks, glue, markers, etc.)

The top is an ever-changing as display space.

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Related to homework - here we have our tabletop homework central…pencils, extra paper, homework reminder sheets, etc.  Usually this lands on the dining room table but because it is in a tray, we can whisk it off in time for dinner.

Near our garage entry – I have some shelves with locker baskets to hold winter mittens, scarves and hats…these are GREAT for this use as the stuff dries much more quickly after frolicking outside in the snow.

In the Office

I use vintage muffin trays to house paperclips, rubber bands, etc.

In the Family Room / Craft area:

My favorite new thing:  I just recently bought these flour sack towels and safety-pinned them around a tension rod like a little curtain to hide the chaos of that portion of the shelf

(These Bookcases hold dvds, old magazines, etc.) 

 

Here we have a HUGE basket that houses extra blankets to snuggle up with during family movie night.

Another muffin tray in use to hold office supplies such as stamps, brads, etc.

Here I’ve got my vintage cheese box/crate shelf.  This holds all kinds of craft items currently (stamps, ink pads, scissors, binders, etc.) See the full post here.

Here we also have lots of baskets, etc. that hold fabric, sewing supplies, etc. (I’d like to dig into these more later this winter!)

Organization

simplification

junkification

…….ahhhh……

Chat soon –
NORTHERN COTTAGE
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