Food Storage Made Easy - Latest Comments in Small Spaces Storage Solutions – RESULTS

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Jason Zhang — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 02:41:46 -0000

Thank you for sharing your ideas.

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Mk Johnson — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:20:10 -0000

If you are storing cans in a humid area, dip the cans in melted paraffin first. It will help keep the cans from rusting.

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Jodi and Julie — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 01:55:15 -0000

Not sure why that's there. haha.

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dad4homeprep — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:53:32 -0000

just curious about that min-micro smiley face in the very bottom left corner... btw... great article.

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Jodi and Julie — Sun, 04 May 2014 18:09:08 -0000

AWESOME idea!

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jswwrites — Sun, 04 May 2014 17:04:57 -0000

We have a pantry that goes under the stairs, and then we also cut out the tops of the stair treads at the bend and hinged them. With the carpet, you can't see that they open. We've got 12 cu ft in the bottom one, and about 3 in the next one up, so a lot of storage hidden away!

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Karen — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 02:05:25 -0000

The only thing to be careful with is how much weight the cabinets can hold be fore separation from the wall.

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Jodi and Julie — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:52:48 -0000

That's an awesome idea!

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emmbee — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:19:35 -0000

Bought plain whilte shortish buckets at the dollar store, filled them with back up everything and put them on top of my kitchen cabinets which do not go to the ceiling. These bins are what Irotate down to my tiny pantry first. So far, so good.

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Louise — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:58:04 -0000

Put a shelf, just deep enough for one roll of tp and the same distance from the ceiling, along the wall above your bathroom mirror. Store your tp on that shelf inside zipper storage bags. You can tape fabric along the ceiling to cover the tp if you don't want it to show.

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Diana — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:24:07 -0000

put shelves close to the ceiling unless you or your husband are extremely tall they are not in the way and you can store a lot of tp and hygene products without infringing on your space that you normally use -

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Jodi and Julie — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:04:42 -0000

That would be a great thing people could post on our facebook page if they
wanted to share!

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Lilmorse — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:11:58 -0000

I love the ideas. I've used spaces I typically waste to store food, water and supplies. The only I'd add to this is pictures! Is there anyway we can post a few so everyone can really visualize different storage areas?

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Jodi and Julie — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:14:21 -0000

Depends on your climate. I would play it safe and only store non-food items
outside.

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nanette — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:21:24 -0000

can u have a food storage out in the shad

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Kitchen Cabinet — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 03:18:55 -0000

It is obvious that for your kitchen to look clean and clutter-free, you will need Kitchen Cabinets to store all the cutlery items and utensils that are used daily in the kitchen.

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Jodi and Julie — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:36:22 -0000

Great tip!

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Kathirynne — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:21:15 -0000

You can mount a piece of plywood on brackets over your bathroom door and store the toilet paper on it....

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Holly Dorsch Auman — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:32:39 -0000

I like most of your ideas :) sometimes I live in a place with not enough space and other times, there's plenty.

One thing that is really bad to do -- is storing stuff under the bed ... it has caused a lack of sleep, sleeplessness, restlessness, etc. Putting stuff under the bed is a negative flow of energy -- this is the only thing I wont do. I get better sleep with nothing under the bed ... besides, in
an earthquake, one of the safe place to go is under your bed --- cant do
that if you got stuff under the bed.

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Modern Sofas — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:20:02 -0000

Thank you for sharing your tips on how to maximize space.

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faye75019 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:10:24 -0000

Extra quilts and blankets can be stored between your mattress and box-springs, freeing up the linen closet for food.

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Victoria Brown — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:47:50 -0000

I like the comment about using the vacuum bags for linens, freeing up the linen closet. I have started using the large ziploc storage bags, and get a similar effect, though probably not to the same degree, by starting at the bottom and rolling up the soft fabric items, squeezing out as much air as possible before sealing. As a hint, I seal most of the edge before starting the squeezing, so I only have the last couple of inches to seal.

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Victoria Brown — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:41:53 -0000

Instead of a turntable for my spices, I use the small trays used to customize drawers, that fit my cabinet. Then I group the spices in the trays, based on what they are used for. That way I can take out the spices I need all at once. I don't like the turntables because the corners of the cupboard, esp the back ones, are inaccessible and wasted space, and only the spices on the outside edge of the turntable are really visible.

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Victoria Brown — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:32:12 -0000

One concern I have is using space under my sink. I do not like putting any food down there in case of a water leak. Cans do rust. Plus, they make it more difficult to get under there to fix the leak. It would be better to put other things that won't be damaged by water, or are less important and costly to replace if they do get ruined; then use the space they were in to put food.

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smallspaceadvocate — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:04:20 -0000

I live with my wife and daughter in a 8x20 foot cabin...we have a small bathroom with toilet and standing shower, and a small L shaped kitchenette. And finally, what keeps our space usage so small is that we have a tatami room with curtain. The room has a large window on one side of the wall, and is open to the kitchen on the other side, but the curtain can be pulled down for privacty. Anyway, the tatami room allows for eating, relaxing, and sleeping all in one small room. In addition we have a large deck that we can relax in the hammock or use our solar cooker etc. It's nice to have friends over and entertain on the deck so they don't spill in our house etc. If your space is tight, please consider a tatami room as one small room can cover living, dining, desk, and sleeping (basically all but the kitchen and bathroom) the room is raised by 18 inches with storage underneath for clothes and bedding. :)