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It’s that time of year again! It’s Amazon Prime Day(s)! Neatnik has a few products to recommend. Check them out and let us know how they work for you!
We use sturdy metal shelves like these all the time for our clients. They work beautifully in a garage, utility rooms, sheds, or other storage spaces. They’re durable, don’t rust, and won’t break. You can store so many bins and boxes on them and stack things in endless configurations. You will always use these shelves!
Neatnik sees a lot of gift wrap situations and many of them are not in good shape. You have so many different types of products – rolls of wrap, gift bags, ribbons, etc. – and it can be challenging to keep them in order. For most people, a simple, inexpensive gift wrap organizer is all that’s needed to solve this problem. It can be hung in a closet or somewhere close to where you wrap your gifts. We highly recommend!
Water bottle storage seems to be a problem in every kitchen. They’re big, not a uniform size, often have lot of parts, and tip over easily. It hard to find a perfect solution. We have found these water bottle racks work very well in pantries and kitchen cabinets. Give them a try and let us know if they work in your space!
Where to begin with these hangers? They allow you to hang more in your closet, fit everything and help you achieve a uniform, sleek look. Everyone needs these hangers in their lives. And they come in different colors and metal finishes. What more could you ask for?
We love these little stackable containers for all the little bibs and bobs. These are great for craft supplies, toys, sewing supplies, small items in a linen closet or medicine cabinet, etc. And the clear acrylic is perfect for you to always see what you have.
The turntable organizer is a game changer for people with deep cabinets and shelves. Gone are the days when you forgot a bottle of vinegar in the back of the cabinet – put all your bottles on the turntable and always be able to see exactly what you have!
This caddy is perfect for craft supplies or other collections of items around the house. It looks nice on a shelf or can be moved around to use where needed. It has a sturdy handle so it’s perfect for kids. During these dog days of distance learning, it’s nice to have a place for all of the supplies to easily get put away!
Food storage containers can be a real pain point for many of us. We seem to lose lids and many of us have a random assortment of pieces that are hard to store together. This is a pretty quick and simple project once you set your mind to it!
Start by taking everything out of your cabinet or drawer. Sort all of the various items by set – containers with lids.
Get rid of anything that is broken, stained, or without a match. These items are taking up space, they’re not useful, and you don’t need that kind of negativity in your life right now.
Put back what you’ve kept by creating a functional system. One way is to store containers with the lids on and stack them. That can be easy, but not space effective. Another way is to stack or sort like with like using a few simple products such as expandable drawer dividers, bins, or sectioned dividers. Here are a few products that we like:
Now you just have to commit to maintaining your blissful food storage container order. No more throwing or shoving things into that cabinet or drawer. Now snap and pic of your great work and show us what you’ve done!
If you’re anything like me, you have recipes in many different formats stored in several different places. I have years worth of recipes – as technology has changed and formats have changed – that need to be put into order. Today, we’re going to gather all of those together, cull them down, and then put them into a usable system. It sounds like a lot, but it’s pretty simple and it won’t take very long.
Gather all of your recipes together in one place. Recipes you store online we’ll deal with separately – we’re just talking about paper recipes.
Sort all of your recipes into piles by categories – appetizers, main courses, desserts, etc. Whatever categories you want to create based on the recipes you’ve collected is totally fine.
Go through each pile and recycle those recipes that you don’t want or need. We’ve all looked at a recipe in a magazine and clipped it only to have never made it. Get rid of the ones that are just taking up space – think of it as making room for new recipes that you’ll make and love!
I recommend you store all of your paper recipes in a binder. If you prefer to put them on index cards and keep them in a box, that’s fine. The binder works for me because I have more recipes that are in larger and inconsistent formats and the binder can accommodate those. There are so many recipe organizers out there so find what works for you. The basic, all purpose binder is my choice.
For binders, I like these Samsill ones.- they’re part of Samsill’s Earth’s Choice line of products. These binders are USDA certified and made with at least 59% biobased material and come with a cover made with up to 25% plant based renewable plastic So, they’re really nice and durable, but you can also feel good about buying them!
I like to put dividers in my binder for the different categories of recipes. Here are some nice ones:
If you have recipes on index cards or in other formats, you can put them into plastic sleeves that fit right into your binder:
You can put your index cards right into these plastic sleeves:
If you don’t want to use the sleeve protectors, I just staple the recipes to an 8.5 X 11 piece of paper and three hole punch it. (I’m old school like that, I guess.)
Once you’ve put all of your recipes back, you’re ready to go! Your newly streamlined recipe binder will have you cooking up a storm. Try a recipe you rediscovered from this process! Please snap a picture and show us your work!
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