I know how blessed I am to have a pantry, so I’m seriously not complaining. But it’s in need of some organization… especially the spices.
Awhile back, my friend Dana and I etched baby food jars for my spices, and while I love this look, sometimes it can be hard to read. So I’ve been wanting to add stickers to the tops too. I just went online and found free label templates, added the text for the spices I have on hand (using Picasa photo editing) and printed on a solid sheet of label paper. Then I just cut them out with a scissors, peeled off the backing, and pressed them onto the corresponding lid!
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Since none of these ideas would work for our kitchen configuration, I set out to find a way to affix them below our cabinets. My two objectives were that they needed to be easily accessible while I’m at the counter cooking, and I needed to be able to see which spice is which without having to fumble through them. I used two strips of Scotch Indoor Fasteners and pressed them firmly about an inch below the cabinets. As you know, our backsplash is just drywall painted to look like a tile backsplash… but these fasteners can be affixed to just about anything (wood, metal, brick, you name it!).
Then I took the corresponding strip of Scotch Fastener and cut two small strips to cover the bottom of each baby food jar.
THAT IS ALL. Simplest project on the face.
Just slap those bad boys up onto their new home, and stand back and admire your intense organization skills. This project literally took me about a half hour.
I love how they almost add a design element to my kitchen. No more cluttered spice jars!
UPDATE: the velcro situation worked for about 6 months, but then the adhesive started falling off the jars, and the strip that was on the wall actually started pulling a hunk of drywall off the wall from the weight. Since then, I’ve found this brilliant company called Gneiss Spice and they carry darling spice jars in two different sizes, AND they’re magnetic! You can even order the magnetic plate to be a custom size to fit your needs. I did a Facebook LIVE about it if you want more info.
If your new around these parts, be sure to check out some of the other budget-friendly projects we’ve done in our kitchen!
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This is great. Do you think it would work with the small herb Mason jars?
That is a great idea. Is the velcro still holding up?
Yes yes it is! And it’s been a couple years now! Still one of my BEST ideas I think 🙂
I love this idea but unfortunately my counter doesn’t have enough clearance for this or much of anything else. I will just keep them on the turn table in the cabinet for a while longer. Thank you for sharing your ideas. I loveeeeeee your table with the flowers on them. AMAZING!!!
You are AWSOME!!!! I have been looking for an idea with my spices this is wonderful. Thank you!!
What a fantastic idea for spices jars! I can’t wait to try this, thanks for sharing!
Could you try waxed dental floss to see how it removes the adhesive? I know it gets between walls and other 3M products…
Love that! Super convenient for when you’re cooking. It’s RIGHt there!
I’m absolutely loving it. I just recently had to tear down the cabinet above my stove to install microwave and that’s where I kept all my spices. I see a project in the future. Thanks Bethany!
Love it!
I have magnetic metal bottom ones with clear lids on the side of my fridge which is right next to my stove. They wash like a charm. I think I am going to chalk paint a spot so that I can put whatever spice I’m in the mood to use.
That’s awesome, I love it.
Thanks Mary! Easiest project everrrrrrrrrr!
“on the face.” haha Those labels are super cute — I like that these are accessible but attractive. Nice project! xo
Thx Cindy! Can’t wait to see your face in a couple months!!!!
Oh. My. Gawd. I LOVE this! My one question, what is the result when you have to peel the backing tape off the wall? Does it peel off the paint? I live in an apartment, and would LOVE to do this, but don’t want to damage my wall!!
I tried pulling a corner back, and it did indeed start pulling off a thin layer of the drywall. I’m thinking if you scraped with a razor blade it would come off cleanly though.