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What started out as a plan to get my spices in order steamrolled into an entire day of kitchen organization.
You see, my husband and I have our own spice cabinets. Sound crazy? Well, yes it is. When we combined households we just kept them separate for some unknown reason. Something needed to seriously change!
I couldn’t take digging through these cabinets any longer:
Hers:
His:
Trying to find what I needed between these two messy cupboards was so frustrating. The closest I came to fixing this mess was adding the lazy susans. My husband’s cabinet is the one above the stove. He can easily reach anything he needs. Me? Not so much.
Then the other morning, it hit me: Why don’t I build a cabinet to hang on the end of my kitchen cabinet to hold my spices?
So I did!
I made it narrow enough to fit neatly on the side of the cabinet.
My original plan was to distress it but I am having a hard time doing that lately. It looks so shiny and new, I don’t want to mess with it.
I love how it turned out. I wish I could say that I built it with leftover wood scraps I just happened to have in the garage but the truth is, I had to buy all the wood for this project.
I also had to purchase hinges, a magnetic closure, L braces for the door frame, and hangers for the back. But the final cost was still less than $20! I already had the metal grate for the door insert, the pretty glass knob, and the paint .
I made this cabinet 10″ wide by 30″ tall as to fit the side of my cabinet which is probably pretty standard.
Here’s how I did it:
I cut my pine (3/4′ X 6 X 2) into two 30 ” pieces and seven 8 1/2″ pieces.
Using a bit of wood glue and finishing nails, I constructed my shelves. I made them to accomodate both small and taller spice jars.
Confession:
I originally cut my shelves 10″ in length but I didn’t realize that building it with the shelves placed in between the sides would add 1 1/2 ” to the width. It wasn’t until I was measuring to see how wide to cut the grate that I noticed. It would have hung off the side of my kitchen cabinet! So…I had to take it apart and cut each shelf UGH!
Live and learn!
After I fixed my faux-pas, I built the frame, mitering the edges. I used “L” braces (is that what they’re called??) to secure the frame together.
Then my sweet hubby cut the grate for me.
You could use beadboard, fabric, there are so many options when it comes to the door panel. I chose this because we actually did have this leftover from another project.
I attached it with a staple gun.
An there she is…
Just add a coat of paint, hinges, hanging hardware, one really cool magnetic closure, plus one fancy shmancy knob and you’ve got yourself one smokin hot spice cabinet!
This was just what we needed! Plus it was way overdue. I found spices that had expired in 2008!! I’m pretty sure we’ve been using them, oh well…
Not all of my spices fit in this nifty little cabinet, however. If you want to see where the rest of them went plus all the awesome organization that spiraled from this one little cabinet, click here!
See you there:)
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Love it!! Great job. I’m showing this to hubby as I have super limited pantry space!
Me too! This was a great way to squeeze out a tiny bit more storage:)
This is so amazing, I love everything about it, well done on an amazing job. Pinning hopefully I can do something like this when I do my kitchen
Thanks, Mel. I’m so glad you like it:)
I like your spice cabinet. Mine was a little bit easier to make since I had room in the cupboard in my kitchen.
I took the wooden cutie boxes that the fruit comes in and varinshed the boxes. They fit great in my cabinet above the stove. Not only do we get the fruit but I reused the boxes.
What a great idea! Don’t you love when you can repurpose things??
over from saavy.. Love this idea, brilliant
Thanks, Beverly! Glad you like it:)
That looks so good!! I love how it came out. Great idea.
Thanks Kim! That says a lot from someone who totally rocked her kitchen makeover!! Seriously, I loved every inch of it. I tried to leave you a comment but your comments section was incompatible with my web browser. But I am a BIG fan:) (& I love the hot cocoa themed party!)
I’d like to invite you to link up to Show and Tell Saturday at Sassy Little Lady!
http://www.sassylittlelady.com/blog/show-and-tell-saturday/show-and-tell-saturday-4-plus-a-giveaway
Kathie
That’s awesome! What a great idea! I love pretty and functional DIY. Great job!
Great idea! I love the metal on the front of the door. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Amanda:)
This is one of the “more awesomer” projects that I’ve seen in a while. I am really looking for a sweet project to use some of that grate/radiator metal on. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Jessica! Glad I could offer some inspiration:)
This is my first time to visit your blog, but I LOVE you! I’ve had this same project in my brain for a year now and hubby is planning on making it for me next week. I’ve searched Pinterest many times looking for help in getting started, but never came up with anything. I decided tonight to search one more time and found your beautiful cabinet. I was thinking I’d have to buy a door, so I’ve been looking all over for used cabinet doors that are the right size (and have been unsuccessful) — but I love what you have done. I’m so excited now — thank you! I’ll send you a pic if it turns out well.
I am so glad you found me!! This cabinet was super easy to build and you can see, the door was too! Good luck, I’d love to see how yours turns out:)
Hi Christy! I’m a first time blog visiter and I love this project! I would love to know where you got the grate that you used for the door of the cabinet! Is it easy to come by?
We ordered this online for a previous project, but I have seen something similar at Home Depot by the lumber area:) It comes in small sheets and they have a few designs to choose from:)
Thank you!!
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I love this idea! I am always looking for more storage solutions for my kitchen and your spice cabinet has inspired me. Very creative use of space and storage!
Thanks, Christine!
Wow, this spice cabinet looks great!!! I definitely need to go to the next home improvement store and buy all the stuff I need, I need this for my kitchen!
Thanks, Christine! This has really helped keep me organized and it was pretty simple to make