Cuboard Cleanout #1

Among a zillion other things, this is what I have been up too..

I'm letting you see my drawers here folks...  very personal. Ha!

Starting with these - a BIG selling factor for the house when we bought it - love the cupboards and cabinets and rolling shelves. But, clutter can diminish the quality of use, and the "gotta organize something" bug hit, so here they are.

I cleaned out these:

Updated with some new and clean of this:

And got this (squares must be sorted from rounds):

Feeling a little better!

Now for these babies --

Neater and with a spot for the spare keys and some decor:

The handthrown bowl (made by my mom) is where we toss the everday keys and cellphones.

I'm on a roll now!

These messes before:

(Don't knives drive you crazy how they always slide under dividers? - me too!)

After. All sorted. Transporting the silverware is so easy for dining room affairs.

Ahhhh... now the baby, packed lunch, and dog food mixing utensils are all sorted (and not touching). Clothespins are great cereal and snack bag closures.

It's zen.

Sooo much better! And many more shelves and drawers to go... I enjoy having fun with the outside of my furniture pieces - you know, the visible areas. But, it is almost, almost, fun (okay, not really) to "decorate" the inside as well by cleaning, sorting and arranging. It is no less a puzzle to solve just how to put something, where to place this and that to make it fit, and to make it user friendly - just like the truly fun, readily seen decorating that we do.