Patina General

Boy's Room Switchover

I remember a friend coming over and saying, "I love coming to your house, because there's always something different." Guess it made me realize other people don't live like I do...switching things around all the time...oh, well.

Pantry Organizing 101

I like to organize our pantry a few times a year...  in the fall after the kids are back in school, after the holidays and again in the spring when the hot chocolate goes to the back and the lemonade moves front and center.

A Functional & Fun Entrance

A garage entrance... it might as well be cute as well as functional.

Thread Organizing

Keep or Sell, that is the question?

Grad Party: Serving with Enamelware

I think I've told you before about my collection of enamelware and how I use it in my pantry.  Well, I also like to serve with it, especially in the summer.  Because it's porcelain over metal, it works well to keep foods cold.  I decided it would be perfect for all of the items on our Chipotle-inspired buffet.

Mail Organizing... A Family System

The mail for our family of four can at times be overwhelming.  The US Mail that comes to the house, the kid mail of permission slips, church retreats, sports and this year we added all the college mail to the mix.

 

Pantry Organizing

Welcome to my pantry!  This is one of my favorite rooms in our home.  It's not exactly a food pantry, I have another full length double door cupboard for most of our food items.

Bathroom Organizing

It's a new year, it's cold outside, tis the season of organizing and making your home fresh.  Thought I'd share what I've used in our master bathroom.  Normally I prefer a less cluttered look with only a soap pump by the  sink and everyday items behind closed doors or drawers.

Pantry Organizing: New Use for Paper Organizer

A pantry organizing tip, take the paper sorter out of the home office and move it to your pantry.  I have two of these in my walk in pantry, both full of back up kitchen supplies.  I keep a shallow drawer full of these same products in the kitchen work space so they are close at hand.  I don't like to run out of these kitchen must haves so I keep extras in the pantry.

Vintage Cheeseboxes

I have a fondness for old cheeseboxes.  They are a "slice" of Americana, when packaged foods were new and all the rage.