DOLLAR STORE FRIDGE STORAGE!!!

I usually only go to the dollar store for party decorations and prizes for my boys for whatever I want to encourage them to do... potty training, chores, good behavior.

This time I had my husband in tow and we actually walked through the store. 

There are some great scores in there.

For instance, I did not know that there was a whole section dedicated to organizing bins.

Hello? Score!

So, I loaded up...

I got some for my boys room, some for the toy room and some for the kitchen.

Today I will show you what I did for the fridge!

My fridge only has two drawers, the crisper drawers. So, I have no place to store my cheese, lunch meat, canned biscuits... anything. Seriously, it's ridiculous!

This is before I go grocery shopping. With three men, (1 big and 2 little) this is about twice it's size.

Well, no more!

 Stick on a label and voila!

I like it.

Total cost: $3 without the label. $10 without the label.

PANTRY STORAGE!!!

A while back I mentioned that I'd do a series on cleaning and organizing.

I did my Let's Clean series which included cleaning grout, cleaning the dishwasher, cleaning the carpet, cleaning and getting rid of the mold, and cleaning and disinfecting the humidifier.

I have also started the Organize Me series which has so far included diaper storage and toy storage.

I've decided to move on to the pantry.

My first pantry after I got married was a nice sized pantry. 

It was walk-in.

The room was 4ft x 5ft. 

I didn't realize they were not all like this.

When we moved into our apartment, I quickly learned this.

My pantry is currently 2ft x 3ft.

I had to come up with new ways to organize everything. 

This is what I came up with.

I started slowly because these canisters cost almost $4 a piece. But I slowly accumulated just what I needed. 

But something was missing.

I needed to label them. 

I've seen so many different types of labels and could not figure out which one I preferred most.

Then I found these...

I went to Avery's website.

It allowed me to design my labels without having to log in to Microsoft. 

{Am I the only one who still creates labels via Microsoft?}

This is what I chose...

I.LOVE.THEM.

It confirmed my desire to have a blue/green kitchen!

They printed off so nicely.

Here is how it looks.

I'm incredibly happy with it!

I decided to extend my label love to my canisters.

I can't get enough of it. 

I think I am on a label frenzy... I want to label everything!

Am I the only one?

MAGNET BOARDS!!!

I think I have an addiction!

I L.O.V.E. MAGNET BOARDS!!!

I have them all over my house!

I use them for different things...

Like in my room, it stores my makeup.

I bought this big board in a craft store in Utah that is no longer in business. {I mourned for weeks.} I painted it black, slapped on some vinyl, added some magnets to the back of my makeup and voila!

In my boys room, I hang up their pictures above their dressers.

This one is a bit smaller and I painted it black, again slapped it with vinyl and voila. I found a wooden letter{first initial of each name}, painted it and a little mirror, added in vinyl "I am a child of God", put some magnets on the back and added it to the board with their pictures.

In my dining room, I use it as decor.

This was super simple. I just painted the frame black... (I like black wood, then I can add in other things, but this gives me a continuous look) and added a sheet of scrapbook paper. You could glue it to the sheet metal, but I like the idea of changing it as my taste changes, so no glue for me. Then I found a cardboard "S" for our last name, painted it black, added some magnets and voila!

In my husbands office, He uses it for sports stuff, pics and decor.

My husband is a big BYU fan, I made this for him last year for Christmas {sorry for the glare}. I painted the frame white since the wall will be painted navy, I left the sheet metal unpainted and added a navy vinyl "Y" for the Cougs. I found some magnets {5x7}, applied pictures to the magnet sheet that can now be used to hang up some of our tickets and autographs and such.