An Oganised Kitchen

The kitchen is the heart of the home. Its where we cook, where we eat, where the family pet eats, the kids do their homework, where unexpected visitors sit for a chat. So, naturally with all these things taking place on a daily basis it can the messiest room of the house. With the kids going back to school and a new season nearly upon us you maybe thinking of re-organising your kitchen in order to make this part of your life run a little bit smoother. I find I work much better in my kitchen when its tidy and everything is in its place, easy to find and at hands reach. I like to have utensils and ingredients in front of me so just at a glance I can find them easily....but I don't like clutter.

Tips for a more organised kitchen:

Cooking - Around your range/hob place your utensils in a holder or from hooks and your pots and pans in a cabinet directly beside the cooker or from a hanging utensil holder - only keep out the items you use on a daily basis.

Ingredients - Arrange ingredients such as baking ingredients in their own cabinet. Use see through plastic containers for small items such as sprinkles and decorations. This keeps them together and easy to find.

Daily Ingredients - Ingredients you use on a daily basis can be left on your worktop or around you cooking area. Eg eggs in an egg basket. Salt, pepper cooking oil on a little shelf beside your cooker

Mini Kitchen Office - Multitasking is the norm in many kitchens so make it as easy as possible. While cooking you want to take note of an ingredient you are running low on. A blackboard on the wall is great for jotting down notes or a memo board for holding the receipt of an item you need to return or for holding the family appointment cards. So the next time someone is asking you, while your doing the washing or cooking or cleaning, what time is my dentist appointment or telling you we need more ketchup...you can point them in the direction of the mini kitchen office.

You have to love this kitchen. Everything is on the worktop...utensils, egg holder, teapots...yet its not cluttered looking due to no overhead presses

Create a little kitchen office by hanging a blackboard, memo board and a basket or two for holding pens and odd bits and pieces

 

I love the hanging racks for your pots and pans in these kitchens and also hooks on the walls beside the cooking area for your utensils

 

 

Here are a small selection of items available at www.dressmyhome.ie that will help you organise your kitchen. There are loads more in different colours sizes etc so check out our website and make sure to follow us on facebook for regular 'Get The Look' ideas and updates on new products

 

Giving an old stool a new lease of life

Those of you that have been following my blog may remember I mentioned in an earlier blog a stool I got from my Mother in Laws Garage with the intention of painting it....Well I finally got round to doing it and am very excited to be sharing the before and after pictures.....

What do you think?? I love it!!

I used a dulux satinwood paint which I got mixed from the dulux colour card. Its called blue diamond 6. I gave it a light sanding and a couple of coats of paint and voila!!

Doing things like this will not cost you a fortune and you will have a unique piece of furniture in your home. Once you start you'll never look at an old piece of furniture again as junk. Have a look on donedeal or go to any local auctions. They are great to pick up odd bits and pieces that you can make your own and match with your other furniture id desired....although the trend at the moment is individual colours.Here are some more images to give you inspiration on revamping your old furniture.



Until next time,

Pauline:) www.dressmyhome.ie