Under The Sink

In my house, the cabinet under the kitchen sink is the most opened and closed cabinet in my whole kitchen.

It’s not where I store my garbage can, but it’s where I keep my recycling, dish cleaning agents, clorox wipes and garbage bags. I have a use for most of these multiple times a day. My messes don’t usually happen overnight.

This morning, I finally realized it was time to re-organize this cabinet.

BEFORE:

I know! It was crazy looking. Over time, we just ended up tossing our bags in there after grocery shopping because we were in a hurry to put stuff away and tend to the kids. We keep the bags though. We reuse the plastic ones for those stinky diapers and reuse the paper ones for our recycling.

Anyway… I put some order to our chaos.

AFTER:

Everything in it’s place… just as I’m sure God intended from the beginning of time.

There’s so much more storage space behind this stuff now for my “not-so-toddler-friendly” household cleaners.

Ok… your turn.
What’s the cabinet under YOUR kitchen sink look like?

16 Responses to “Under The Sink”

  1. Brad Ruggles January 18, 2010 at 12:31 pm #

    Oh man, I won’t even post the chaos that is the under-region of my kitchen or bathroom sink! Nice job on yours though…let me know when you’re free to do mine! :-)

    • jenni January 18, 2010 at 12:35 pm #

      i AM available for hire for all thing organizational… just sayin’…

  2. Lori January 18, 2010 at 12:53 pm #

    Mine is awful. Horrible. A complete mess.

    Wanna come over?

    • jenni January 18, 2010 at 12:56 pm #

      yes. fly me over!!! i would LOVE to see you!

      • Lori January 18, 2010 at 3:22 pm #

        Would LOVE for you to come when it is not so dreary, drizzly, and … well … not so Portland-like. :)

        • jenni January 19, 2010 at 10:43 am #

          let’s make a date!!!

  3. Shellie (baylormum) January 18, 2010 at 4:16 pm #

    I just moved from my house of 20 years in TX to out your way in Central WA (sort of out your way). I either threw out or gave away about half of what was under that sink! We still ended up moving too much junk. That was Sept 1st. It has already turned into the pic you have at the top. Why is that and is there a support group?????

    • jenni January 19, 2010 at 10:44 am #

      haha! i know how that is!

      just tackle one area at a time, and before you know it… your house will be your haven :)

  4. Makeda January 18, 2010 at 6:25 pm #

    Nice job! I’m impressed by your mad organizational skills. You deserve a raise. You should re-negotiate with Brian and see what he says :-)

    As for under my sink, let’s just say that it is not a safe place to enter and small children have been known to disappear in the chaos, haha! Maybe some of your uber-organizational skills will rub off on me and I’ll get my act together.

    • jenni January 19, 2010 at 10:44 am #

      my proposal for a raise got rejected… but that’s ok! hahaha!

  5. Helen January 18, 2010 at 9:46 pm #

    Oh thank goodness you finally took care of that! Your negligence was bordering on physically, emotionally, and mentally damaging!

  6. Rand January 24, 2010 at 11:23 pm #

    Wow. Good job.

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