A few months ago, I shared how I organized my spices on a lazy suzan. It worked well, but I was always turning and turning to find a spice. Although they looked pretty, they were not very “organized”. So I was determined to find a new system. After shopping around, I found the perfect jars on Amazon (here). The height was just right for drawers.
Here is my old system for organizing spices…
Here is the new “Drawer” system. It’s on the right side of my oven.
I placed the jars in alphabetical order (to find what I need faster).
I created the labels in Apple “pages” with the 2″ Avery sticker labels (found at Walmart). If you don’t want to create your own, you can purchase them already pre made (here).
The labels are darker than they appear in the pictures.
Once the jars were filled, I added a blank sticker and wrote the expiration date on each jar.
If you are looking for spice jars to fit your kitchen drawers, you can find them same ones I used (here). They are made of glass & seal well.
Happy Organizing!
Tags: kitchen organizing, organizing
April 2013, Blog, Kitchen, Organize Posted in
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25 comments on “Organizing Spices…”
It looks really pretty but what if all the spice from those first containers doesn’t fit in the pretty ones? Are you storing the rest in another spot?
That is what would happen in this house. I would always have left over spice in the ugle containers.
It is a really pretty idea though, I’m glad it works
Our new way of organizing spices!
http://createbakecelebrate.blogspot.com/2012/02/spice-storage.html
I really like this. I have an Amazon credit for $50 dollars, so here I go. Question: Do you line your cabinets and drawers in your kitchen with shelving paper of any kind or just the bare wood? Thanks
I keep it bare.
This is a great idea! Can you please tell me how tall the spice jars are? Thanks!
What do you do wig the original container of spice when all of it doesn’t fit into these jars? Do you store those somewhere else to refill these smaller spice jars as you use them?
If there are still spices left, I keep them in a basket in my pantry, until they are gone.
That is supposed to say “with” the original…not “wig”! Sorry!
Those jars are adorable! Great idea.
Wow! That is one of the prettiest spice drawers I’ve ever seen! We have a cute rack for our use all the time spices that I don’t mind giving valuable space on our counter to, and then the rest are just in a drawer in their original bottles. I wish I didn’t love my rack so much! I love this idea!
How do you store all the packages that are left with extras? That’s my bear. I don’t mind the lazy susan so much because I don’t have any drawers to give to spice jars…I wish tho…where do all the packages go at your house?
This is such a good idea. I love that you found glass spice jars. I grow and dry most of my own spices and have been looking for containers like these. I never thought of putting spices in a drawer. This is my next project!
I have some of these in my cabinet and love them. I use a piece of scotch tape on the bottom that I write on with pencil. That way I can toss them in the dishwasher between uses and change out the contents easily. They are very attractive and I’ve had my set for years. The plastic seal will yellow a bit with certain spices. But it is not very noticeable.
What font did you use? Gorgeous!
Nice solution….and very pretty! I am still struggling to figure out the best way to store spices in my house, unfortunately I am short on drawers so can’t even do this 🙁 Thanks for sharing!
Perfect system! Love this.
WOW!!!! Thats the word that comes to my mind..
Its great to see that you use so many spices , I felt that only Indian food needed many many spices..
I love your blog and have you on my side bar.. YOU ARE A GREAT INSPIRATION TO ME..
I LACK SPACE IN MY HOME but love to keep things tidy(which tend to get untidy pretty quickly due to less space and more things…).But looking at your pictures gives me a feeling of inner happiness thanks for that…
I like the spice cans. Can someone tell me please if they ship for Belgium and where do I have to look for these prices?? Thank you very much
Love your website and the way you give the links to things you use. AWESOME
I use old baby food jars. I painted the lids the same color and used a label on top. I’m on a budget and I can’t afford the jars right now. My mom just stores her spices in their original containers I. Her drawer. She lays them down so she can read the label. I am too OCD. I like my jars to look the same.
I love this . I recently did something similar with these same glass jars but instead of labels I painted the lids with chalk board paint and wrote the name on it. This has been one of the best projects I did. I love your blog it’s actually what started me on reading organizing and cleaning blogs and inspiring all my organizational projects.
Do these jars have “shaker” inserts?
No 😉
my kitchen is so tiny. I use the magnetic jars from container store. I would post a picture but couldn’t find.