Organize Spices In Your Cabinets With A Dollar Tree Kitchen Essential

Cabinet space is the cool, dark, and dry place that offers sensible storage for most spices, but it's hardly practical without a few updates. Piling spices up randomly on the shelf guarantees frustration when it's time to cook as you hunt for the right flavoring. Life is so much better when everything is plainly visible and easy to grab, and fortunately, making that happen is also pretty straightforward. Here's yet another way to store spices with a Dollar Tree find, this time with a paper towel holder, used to create a slanted stacked shelving system for quick spice jar removal.

In this DIY, you'll grab a couple of Cooking Concepts Wire Paper Towel Holders for $1.25 a piece and adhesive hooks, like these Removable Wall Hooks (also at $1.25 for a pack of four hooks). The paper towel holder's base sits on the cabinet wall, turning the holder 90 degrees on its side. The arm that normally holds the paper towel roll can now act as a horizontal two-wire shelf to hold spice containers on their side. Holding the rack in place on the wall, attach the peel and stick hanging hooks so they support the holder by the wire base. Each of the Dollar Tree hooks holds up to 1 pound, so add as many as possible to bolster the spice rack's strength. Then, you just have to give the wire support a slight bend to slope it upward, keeping the laid-down spice jars from rolling off the end.

While there's more than one budget-friendly DIY to organize your spices in the cabinet, this method is one of the most hassle-free. The components are already assembled, and installation is a breeze. With a few simple considerations, it can work even better for your purposes. Start by measuring your cabinet to see how many holders will fit to maximize your spice storage space. Each base is roughly 6 inches in diameter, so you can put at least two in a cabinet over 12 inches tall. You can also overlap the bases to squeeze more holders into the space.

For a better hold on the spices, position the racks as close to the back of the cabinet as possible. The back wall will help support the spices lying on their side, keeping them from falling off the back of the rack. Plus, it will keep the rack from blocking your view or access to anything else in the cabinet.

As you arrange your spices, add labels to the lids or bottoms to make them easier to find. You can sort your spices with a Bluetooth label maker or print labels available online. Or, you could simply write the names in marker on the container. Since many spices only last about one to two years before they begin to lose their flavor, put the expiration date on the label as well to keep your spice lineup as fresh as possible.