spice hack

Since I have been cooking more often, we have been acquiring more herbs and spices. We used to keep them on a two-tier lazy susan in the cupboard above the stove, but it was losing structural integrity and the cupboard was getting too small for our collection. Also I think that having them over the vent hood is maybe not the ideal location for things of that nature.

I had previously installed one IKEA RIBBA Picture Ledge in our linen closet as a shelf for my nail polish collection, so I ran to IKEA and picked up a couple more RIBBAS. RIBBAE?

Here you can see that I added another for more polishes and other sundries in the linen closet:

I love how easy to see my polishes are with this setup! I haven’t been painting my nails that often lately, but usually I am better about doing it during the winter (I’m less prone to killing my manicure when it’s not gardening season).

And then added one in the pantry, to give us a second ledge for herbs and spices:

I put all the salts and peppers on it. Sheesh, we have a lot of salts and peppers! I may install another on the wall to the right, so that the sweet spices can have their own separate shelf. I do realize that IKEA sells a dedicated spice rack, but I prefer the styling of this item.