This summer, my husband and I have had several sets of house guests. This has been great for us because each time we have visitors, we "finish" the house a little more, get another piece of furniture that we need, work on the garden, and generally make our home that much homier.
The next few posts will feature projects that we have worked on this summer.
Boring old Mr. Empty ironing board cupboard turns into
Mr. Dream spice cabinet!
Editing to add: This cabinet was accomplished with the use of maybe $10 of materials - 3" cedar board, pine 1/4 round, our neighbor's punch nail gun, and some Miller paint. We could have done it right after moving in here. Don't procrastinate on these sorts of things! They make life so much easier and really spiff up the kitchen.
That is a brilliant idea. Spices are far more interesting than ironing, anyway.
Posted by: Kimberly | August 21, 2009 at 04:26 AM
We've just moved into a fixer upper with lots of useless nooks and crannies. I love this idea!
Posted by: Mary Lake | August 21, 2009 at 06:42 AM
I so have one of those ex-ironing-boards-turned-into-a-spice-cabinet and I love it!
Posted by: Steff | August 21, 2009 at 09:55 AM
It looks awesome. I wish my spice cabinet was so snazzy!
Posted by: Debra | August 21, 2009 at 08:51 PM
I love the spice cupboard!!
Posted by: Amy | August 28, 2009 at 10:00 PM
The cabinet looks great and it's funny how many of the exact same spices etc. I have in my kitchen!
Posted by: Andy Dufresne | January 23, 2010 at 09:09 PM
This really is a cool idea. I have my spices everywhere. So organised! It is worth making an ironing board cupboard just for spices.
Posted by: Tim Barker | April 24, 2011 at 01:50 PM
People, there is no such thing as a generic, one-size-fits-all curry powder. There are a gazillion different combinations of spices which are made with different techniques, each blend with its own distinct flavor.
Posted by: Plumbing | July 01, 2011 at 05:50 PM
There are a gazillion different combinations of spices which are made with
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