Craftyness: November 2012

So I'm pretty sure I'm obsessed with kitchen items. Everything from utensils to spices. When I moved into my very first home, over half of my boxes were just from my kitchen. This is when my boyfriend knew I had a problem. Ever since I moved in a year and a half ago I have been reorganizing and trying to find new ways to store things in my tiny new kitchen. This has proven to be quite a challenge. I love all the nifty kitchen gadgets on the market these days, but not all the prices. I quickly realized that my small amount of cupboard space is not nearly enough room for the number of just spices that I have. I also realized rather quickly that what I was looking for is not out there and anything close was too expensive for my budget. I have a budget for my family but I love to get new kitchen items. So I hit a dead end with my spice rack dilemma.

Then, one day, while browsing around on Pinterest, an idea came to me. I have always loved the look of the old pallets renovated and revamped to serve another purpose. Well, normal pallets are way too large to hold just spices so I got a great idea to make my own. I went to the local home improvement store and found the perfect sized lumber. At home I took measurements and checked out the basic design of a pallet and got to work cutting my lumber. Once all the pieces were cut I began to assemble the final product. It was super easy to build since I had created basic plans before I begun. It only took me 2 hours to complete the larger one. Once I was finished I decided to create a smaller one for the other side of my oven. This one took only about an hour since there was a lot less cutting and I had already done it once before. After they were complete I stained them. Once the stain was dry I added the mounting brackets and hung them. Now I have my own custom spice rack that is exactly what I wanted.