I went through all the food in the pantry and chucked everything that was expired. The worst I found was baking powder that had expired in 2007...that I had just used last weekend. VOMIT.
I have shelves organized by type of food, and frequency of use. I got rid of small appliances we never use anymore, and organized what we wanted to keep. I think it looks a LOT better. For me, it's easier to be motivated to plan our meals when I know what foods we have on hand.
We even created a shelf especially for Nolan. All of his foods and snacks are located on the bottom shelf so he is able to pick what he'd like to have.
And this part just makes me happy. I found this sign at the beach and knew I just had to have it.
One part of the pantry/laundry area I knew I could spruce up a bit was the laundry sink. It was really nothing special to look at, and I had an idea for something that would be a relatively quick fix.
I decided to make a skirt for the sink! I went to Jo-ann Fabrics and got 1.5 yards of fabric with a fun print and 1.5 yards of liner fabric. I sewed the two together right side in and was sure to leave a little part open so I could flip it right side out. (Shown in picture 3 below.) After I finished flipping it right side out, I sewed the little hole shut and ironed on some velcro. Ironing on the velcro worked for the fabric, but I realized I couldn't exactly iron it to the sink. So I decided to try heating the glue up with my hair dryer. Fail. It just didn't stick. So I went to the grocery store and bought some velcro specifically for home applications, and swapped out that one side.
And oh was it worth it! Now, not only does it look less like crap, but we can actually store stuff under the sheet and not have it look so messy!
There are still a few things I'd like to do to this room. Painting, nicer shelving, and replacing/removing the cabinets are just a few of the things on my list. But little by little we'll get there.
