Conquered Closets: Sneak Peek

So now you've seen my pantry makeover, its time for some truly organized ladies to share their stylish storage secrets. It all starts next week but here is a little peek to tide you over until Monday.



Curious who is stopping by? Here they are:
5 days 5 ways ** Welcome to Heardmont ** Centsational Girl ** Bees Knees Bungalow
** The Mustard Ceiling ** Plain & Fancy Living ** Rambling Renovators **
Kara Paslay Designs ** Wild Ink Press ** Old Town Home ** Neat Method

If you don't already know them well, you should! Go on, start visiting.

Conquered Closet: Pantry Raid!

Woo-hoo! It's time for my conquered closet series. Starting next week, lot of fabulous bloggers will be dropping in to share their sucesses and solutions to a whole host of storage problems.



Since I asked them to bare all, it was only fair I show you mine.

Exhibit A. My dirty little secret - this messy, disorganized, so bad I buy the same things three times before I realize I have plenty, pantry closet.



It was bad. I've cleaned this out a bunch of times but always ended up with the same disarray in a few short weeks. Something had to be done..

So instead of just stacking everything neatly in there, I devised a bucket method. Like items would go in these plastic bins (found at ikea). Staples got a beautification with matching containers (since I'd be more likely to keep it neat that way). When I need something, I would know where to find it.




So much better! And because I'm fancy like that, I added some sleek labels to the bins and the jars.




I did this more than a month ago (I wanted to test it out before I shared) and it has totally made a huge difference. The pantry is still looking pretty and it has been zero effort to keep up. Yea. Now if I could only do this to my clothes closet.

Stay tuned to tomorrows post for a sneak peek of the storage goodies coming your way next week.

Instant Valentine Love Labels Download

I don't know why but this year I'm feeling a little more into Valentines Day than usual. I could use a little pink now that the gray days of winter seem to be getting me down. And a sweet surprise, even a tiny one, can be a lot of fun. So with that in mind, I have a little something for you.



I whipped up some simple labels for you that will turn ANYTHING into a romantic valentine. No fuss, no muss. How about that for budget friendly?



See what I mean?

{Download the labels here}

If you put them to use, I'd love to see/hear about it. Email me or leave me a comment with the blog link.