r/organizing • • 21h ago

Finally sorted out my spice cabinet. Turns out I own four jars of ground cumin.

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Thought this might get a laugh here. I spent Sunday finally going through my spice cabinet and discovered four separate jars of ground cumin. Every time I was cooking and couldn't spot it in two seconds, I just bought another one on the grocery store.

My cabine ss super deep and narrow, so I was only seeing the front row while everything behind it sat in the dark. Half the cleanout was just me finding stuff from three years ago that had completely lost all its flavor.

Ended up setting up the SpaceAid 2-tier pull-out rack since it was one of the fow options thin enough to squeeze through my cabinet door. The hinges eat up about half an inch of the opening, so I had to measure the actual clearance before screwing the base down.

Taller bottles like vinegar or bulk seasoning jars definitely don't fit on the bottom tier, so those had to stay on a separate shelf. But f or standard spice bottles, actually being able to pull its the tray out mid-recipe instead of playing Jenga with glass jars has been huge.

Anyway, the cabinet is finally under control and my cumin hoarding days are officially over. Curious what kind of random kitchen duplicate everyone else discovered when they finally reorganized their space?


r/organizing • • 18h ago

Little weekend upgrade for my linen closet(before&after)

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covered the wire grates with rigid white spaceaid covers. took about 5 minutes to clip them on and it completely changed the look!


r/organizing • • 13h ago

Kitchen counter organization help!

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Hey everyone. Figured I’d post here and get some real answers m, rather than posting on a Facebook group and getting a bunch of answers from boomers who only know how to use some AI BS.

First off, don’t mind the clutter. This is “messy” for my wife and I. We have a 3 week old daughter. My wife is breast feeding but pumps so that I’m able to help out and are able to feed baby while out and about. This leaves us with minimal counter space which we have a lot of I think.

Just looking for suggestions or opinions of what you guys/girls would do in order to maxi out space.

Thanks in advance!

-an organized, ocd Dad that cannot handle this monstrosity!

Photo 1: our kitchen and counter space.
Photo 2: recycle and cat couch
Photo 3: oven/stove and recycle countertop
Photo 4:baby dishes cleaning and sanitizing
Photo 5: microwave/toaster/coffee area


r/organizing • • 7h ago

Tupperware Cabinet

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I've read some previous posts in organizing tupperware but I'm still not entirely sure on how to organize this better. The cutting boards also have to stay as we have no other cabinet in the kitchen that will fit them. I have already removed anything my husband and I don't use but he is still so bothered by everything being stacked together and having to restack after doing dishes. Any ideas? Thank you in advance!


r/organizing • • 19h ago

Corner Pantry Organization

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So overwhelming to even think about organizing this corner pantry.
For the most there isn't really anything expired in here. My 2 kids (3 year old and 1 year old) open the pantry and mess around with the bottom shelves which is why those are some what bare. Once this gets organized, I will be putting a lock or something on the door so it doesn't continuously get disorganized again. What do y'all recommend? Especially for the corner areas
I';ve included the floor plan image of my pantry for those of you that are interested. When building this house, I didn't really realize what the end product would look like and definitely would have made it bigger had I known it was gonna be this small.


r/organizing • • 23h ago

Shore-ganization

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r/organizing • • 7h ago

Need laundry rotation tips

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Moved in with my boyfriend recentlt, love it, we divide all chores well and are able to keep everything clean EXCEPT ...

both of us hate putting away clean laundry.. HELP

Our current system is: we both don't like leaving clothes in the laundry room so we have 2 baskets one for dirty and one for clean.

Problem is.. we are terrible about taking clean clothes and putting it away so our clean basket just keeps overfilling, we grab what we need from there, fills up again, a bunch of the shirts are all wrinkly now, now we have the extra chore of ironing, finally on a random weekend when we have to wash again the clothes get put away but then the cycle repeats.

Anyone have tips for us? A Better system? This was an issue for both if us individually even before moving in together.. I would have a pile of clean clothes on a bench in my room and he would divide his clean clothes in sections but leave them on the floor not put away either.


r/organizing • • 21h ago

How do you decide what to keep?

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r/organizing • • 8h ago

How would you organize these bins and side shelves?

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Just put this spaceaid toy organizer together and now I am figuring out where everything should go. I am thinking blocks, cars, play food, and puzzle pieces in the bins, with books bigger toys on the side shelves. Do picture labels help toddlers clean up? Would you fill every bin or keep some toys put away and rotate them?