My house everywhere, was complete chaos this week as I took down Christmas decorations and got our living space back to live-able.
The top of my refrigerator is a catch-all for tools, hardware, knives, and misc and the canisters were not being used for their intended purpose.
All they were storing was a bunch of junk…old chargers, batteries, bulbs and headphones. Most of which I was quickly able to pitch in the trash.
So, I cleaned off the frig washed it down really well and then spruced up my canisters. They were a bit outdated (I got them as a wedding present almost 19 years ago) and didn’t really fit in with my cafe-style kitchen.
I just flipped them around (hiding the flowers on the back) and made tags for them…identifying what it is in each.
Then made some rosettes like the ones I made from my dollar store baskets, using left-over material from my kitchen awnings.
I also made a magnet to hold my grocery list and a magnet for My Princess’ artwork.
This is the total frig transformation.
I filled the canisters with the appropriate contents…who knew canisters could hold so much flour and sugar!!??
It’s a small start, but I have to start somewhere! What about you? Are you getting organized this year?
I like them! They look so fresh and everything coordinates so well! Great start!
Yep–I am starting the whole get organized thing too…I have a Better Homes and Gardens organization and storage calendar over at my blog if you wanna join me. 🙂
Love the canisters! Such an amazing idea! My husband and I are getting our house organized right now too. Our house looked like a bomb went off. lol Next weekend, we will be making a trip to ikea to get some items for storage. Hopefully it will be a success! Good luck!
So pretty!! I love the makeover-ed canisters!
It seems like I always click on your links from The Frugal Girls Chic & Crafty party. You sure know how to grab my eye, it seems :). I’m following your cute blog!!
Very smart of you!! Loved how the canisters turned out. This is how I get my house organzied. I start in January and allow one room per month. Each week of the month I do “one wall” of the room I am working on. I dust it down, wash anything that can be hand washed, dust other items. Eventually I make it around the room and then the next month, go to the next room. (During all of this “extra” work, I do keep up my regular schedule of housework, laundry, etc.)
very pretty!!! i’m trying to get organized too!!! now following 🙂 would love you to follow back if ya like! 😉
Great job getting organized!! Would you be willing to share here?
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When I looked at your first photos, up to the pine needles on the floor (we have an artificial tree), I said “that’s my house!!!” So there’s hope! Your fridge looks so nice now. Know you’ll have company as you work.
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Great job – those are so so cute!!
Love the canisters. They look lovely. I might worry that my kids (or myself) would spill their contents taking them down from the fridge…but my kids are pretty young.
I love the labels! And the flowers are adorable! Thanks for sharing!
Very clever redo, Carrie! The color of the canisters does work so well in your kitchen and I love how you matched the window treatment fabric with these projects.
Carrie,
If you decide to get rid of your canisters let me know as I have the set of dishes and would love these.
Maureen
Cute canisters ! I hope that you will share them at my party this week.
Megan
Some Good Stuff Party: http://some-good-times.blogspot.com/2012/01/some-good-stuff-2.html
Those canisters are absolutely adorable and I wanna go find me some in a thrift store now! 🙂 I’d love it if you’d share this over at Trash to Treasure Tuesdays on the Korner! 🙂 http://kammyskorner.blogspot.com/2012/01/trash-2-treasure-tuesday-14.html
Love it..and seeing the baking canisters filled with odds and ends made me laugh out loud..Every basket, drawer, and bucket in my house has a random item that has no home (batteries, matches, candles, dog toys! aghh!)!
They look really good! What an improvement! New follower, please come visit sometime!
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Erika
Cute! Love how they turned out!
Rosettes on your containers! This makes them so cute!
That was a cute save on those canisters. Like the addition of the rosettes.
I was happy to see your linen closet.. I recently posted about my linen closet makeover. I was glad to see I wasn’t the only one 🙂 tho, mine was worse by far!
I love the canisters they look great!
I feel your pain! I’m a homeschooling mom of 4 too. We LIVE in our house! I’m just not brave enough to post pics 🙂
I love what you did with the canisters! Very cute.
Sherry’s Bees Nest
Love it! I am working on kitchen organization right now and I can’t believe how awful my cabinets had gotten. November and December are the months my semi-organized life goes right out the window. I love how you made your containers so pretty! If you have a moment, I’d love for you to share with my readers. Thanks for sharing 🙂 http://www.momontimeout.com/2012/01/taking-timeout-thursday-no-12.html
Your updated canisters look so pretty with the flowers you made. I must admit that I actually thought you were going to use them to hold the cords and stuff. hehehe I also think it was so smart of you to just turn them around to cover the flowers you didn’t like.
How cute!
Great job – those are so so cute!!