WFMW: Extra Kitchen Storage
After a brief ”maternity leave,” I am resuming my spot
on the Works-for-Me-Wednesday list of links. Did you miss me? 
Our kitchen is fairly small. (In fact, our whole house is.) The kitchen was definitely not designed for a family of seven. I’m constantly out of space, especially after we do our stock-up bulk grocery shopping at Sam’s Club.
I was constantly being faced with the challenges of where to put the unusual-shaped stuff that you don’t want crushed by toddlers climbing through the canned-food cabinet to make towers. Then I thought of it! How ’bout a LARGE basket on top of the fridge?
It’s great. It still looks clean and organized, though inside lurks a passel of half-eaten bags of pretzels and chips, plus the bags of marshmallows I bought to make “Wild Christmas Trees,” along with pouches trail mix and other stuff that falls out of upper cabinets and gets eaten too fast in lower ones.
Try it… I got my huge basket (on clearance!) at Target, but I’m thinking you could also use a picnic basket! Or maybe one of those wicker laundry baskets?? Hope it helps in your kitchen, too.
Check out Rocks in My Dryer for other great Works for Me Wednesday tips that just might change your world… or at least make it a little simpler to live there.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Oh thats a great idea I will have to try that!
April 8th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Just found your site through your comment on my own, and I have had such fun reading your posts!
And although I have only 3 kids, it’s funny how “similar” our families are. I’m an amateur/professional (if making $400 for designing logos makes me a professional) graphic designer and my husband’s the web-guy. We’re also Baptists (formerly independent, but now SBC because of our job–my husband’s a music minister).
Anyway, I’ve enjoyed your site, and will be checking back for updates! The kids are beautiful, by the way.
April 8th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
That’s a wonderful tip. The top of my fridge always looks so messy. Thanks!
April 9th, 2008 at 7:10 am
I bet that looks really cute up there! I love baskets. They really do make a house look neat and ‘decorated.’
April 9th, 2008 at 7:34 am
I have piles of open bags of chips, bagels, crackers, etc. on top of my fridge looking messy. The basket is a super great idea. I’m going to get one. Thanks.
April 9th, 2008 at 10:52 am
I have two wicker baskets that just yesterday I stopped using to hold toys because they were splintering more than I liked with my 10 month old using them. This is the perfect solution for what to do with them. My husband asked if I was going to throw them away despite their near perfect appearance, crazy man!!!