what's up at the white house: i did it!

a few days ago i posted 'before' photos of my kitchen drawers and cupboards as a way of humiliating myself into actually - finally! - getting organized.

well, humiliation seemed to be just the motivation i needed!

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i lined the drawer with wrapping paper (found at target's dollar spot), purged a bunch of never-used knives and utensils, and bought a lucite bin to help corral small sharp kitchen tools.

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i got rid of a ton of junk and purchased two lucite bins to hold the items that need to remain. can you see the two boxes at the very back of the drawer? i simply dug a few empty boxes out of the recycle bin and cut them down. i plan to cover them with paper to make them look prettier. you can read a full tutorial of how to do that HERE.

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the major issue with this drawer is all the plastic bags i keep. here's how i decided to store them...

i plan to wrap this oatmeal box with paper, too, but i wanted to see how this system would work for me first. it's been a few days now. i've had to pull out some bags. i've had to put in some bags. it seems like this may be a good option for maintaining bag organization!

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it is truly insane the things i pulled out of here. as i mentioned in my previous post, om nom and the green pig lived here. but i also found their friends mater and finn mcmissile who were buried under an expired coupon avalanche.

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the transformation of the next two cupboards isn't as dramatic. let me just say this: corner cupboards are of the devil. i did move all my large serving platters and bowls, along with all the small appliances, to one cabinet. the other cabinet now holds baking dishes, pots & pans, and storage containers & lids. it's a better system, it still just doesn't look all that pretty.
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