Should you organize your spices with a vintage spice rack – or another way? To be sure, this antique spice rack the Three Mountaineers is absolutely charming. Find these on ebay. We use lots of spices at my house, though — and I like our organization method even better…
Anna over at DoorSixteen.com bought these spice racks (above) from Ikea – the bottles are included; the labels are from Martha Stewart.
But this is the way that I’ve found most practical: Put them on a lazy susan that fits right into your wall cabinet. I got my lazy susan from Target. It was under $20. It holds a bundle of spices, yes, all in alphabetical order. To the left – a little shelf from the same line. And notice on the back wall – a little magnetic can/holder… you can do this if you have steel cabinets. I have a complete repeat of this setup in the wall cabinet to the left of my stove – for my baking spices and supplies.
Lauren says
Hey There: Just wanted to let you guys know about another option for storing spices called the SpiceStack. SpiceStack holds 18+ spice bottles, keeping them organized in the dark, dry cabinet where they stay fresh longer (storing your spices on the counter? THAT is retro 🙂 ). Drop-down drawers help you find your spices fast, while the horizontal stacking makes efficient use of space. God knows we all need more of that in our kitchen!
Happy Cooking! Lauren Greenwood, Sales and Marketing, SpiceStack.com
sablemable says
I have those “step” shelves in my cabinets and find them very handy for organizing spices. I think I got them from Stacks and Stacks.
Pam Kueber says
Anna from D16 – Thanks for that clarification. I’ll correct the post.
Pam Kueber says
Bronwyn — what a great gift that would be for a housewarming. Includes all the spices, too — how cool! Thanks for the link.
Pam Kueber says
Frank – I am sure you are right. I am not too careful about calling things antiques….
Culver City Bronwyn says
Aww..I grew up with that “Herbs & Spices and How to Use Them” Rack. I remember it actually having helpful information written on the front.
I had the hardest time locating a spice rack as there don’t seem to be many manufactured these days (most are for countertops which doesn’t help those of us with small kitchens). We finally got one from…this won’t shock you….the McCormick Spice Company: http://www.mccormickgourmet.com/gcproductdetail.cfm?id=12749
Frank Boyd says
I don’t think that the “Herbs & Spices and How to Use Them” spice rack is an antique. I bought the same spice rack for my mother in 1977 at Hinshaws Dept Store.
Atomic Bombshell says
Not sure how retro my spice rack is, but I had some extra “filler” space in the cabinets and tucked a whole rack in a 3″ space. Here’s a picture of it from my Flickr account…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atomicbombshell/3347111513/
Anna @ D16 says
The bottles are from IKEA, too (they come with the racks)! Just the labels are from Martha. 🙂
Jita says
SO organized! You go girl! Mine are all mixed up in two cabinets. I’m such a spice-a-holic.