Here are some ideas for making DIY spice holders for your jars, so you can always have them at hand in the kitchen.
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Use spices, and herbs in cooking is certainly a good habit. Spices and herbs, in addition to allowing you to flavor your favorite dishes, they are rich in beneficial properties that should not be underestimated. Their use also allows you to reduce the use of salt used to give an extra touch of flavor to dishes. But where to place them to optimize the space in the kitchen?
Here are some ideas for make do-it-yourself spice holders for your jars, so you can always have them at hand in the kitchen.
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Cupboard door
Can't find the space you need to store your spice jars? An idea to be able to recover it could be there construction of a small shelf inside one of the doors sideboard or pantry.
Following the images present in this address you will have a guide for the realization of a do-it-yourself spice rack that can contain dozens of jars that will always be well aligned and visible, ready to use.
Here you can find the tutorial with the variant to build one behind the closet door.
Spice cabinet
It is also possible to similarly exploit the outside of one of the kitchen doorsa, or otherwise take advantage of an empty space on one of the walls. The outside of a door could represent the suitable surface on which to create a showcase in which to store your jars of spices, perhaps alternating them with decorative plates. At this address you can find some images to inspire you:
Spice rack
Among the pages of the Made in Craft blog it is possible to admire a solution for storing paint cans to paint easily adaptable to spice jars. It's about making one grid to hang on the wall, using plastic tubes and wire, or you might be lucky enough to have one available ready-made grill, to be transformed into a wall spice rack by simply hanging it.
Magnetic spice holder for refrigerator
Another clever solution is the possibility of make a magnetic spice rack. The easiest way to get it is to apply flat magnets to the lids of spice jars and to take advantage of a metal surface already present in the kitchen, such as one of the walls of your refrigerator. On Eatsy you can buy it ready-made.
Space-saving magnetic spice holder
Here is an idea for an additional magnetic spice rack that might allow you to save even more space. It involves taking advantage of the presence of metal surfaces already present under the kitchen cabinets, for example in the case of some dish drainer, or adding metal strips under them, so as to be able to place your own spice jars, which will remain suspended, thanks to the addition of a magnet on their lids. Here are the instructions
Spice rack with test tubes
Here is one way to always have the necessary quantity of spices at your disposal without having to occupy excessive space in the kitchen for this reason. Of the small ampoules or glass test tubes with caps in which to transfer your own spices can be purchased at a minimal cost online or in laboratory equipment outlets. At the same time it is possible buy a low cost test tube holder, which can be placed on one of the kitchen shelves with the most used spices to always keep at hand.
Organized spice rack
For the realization of this spice holder it is necessary to resort to gods can holder that can allow you to hold the containers of your spices in a suspended position. The jar holders can be made to adhere to the side wall of the kitchen cabinets, in case you have the possibility. Arranging several jar holders one below the other allows you to find the perfect location for spice jars of the same size. A possible solution of this type is available for sale online at this address.
Here is an example image for a vertical spice rack and well organized.
Magnetic wall spice holder
To make a magnetic spice rack, you can hang a metal panel to which the magnets can adhere. They can be applied, according to your preferences, on the lid, on the bottom or on one of the sides of the spice jars. At this address you can consult an example tutorial for its realization, which is really very simple.
Spice box
If the jars of spices to store in the kitchen they are not too numerous, it is possible to think of making a spice holder decorated from a wooden box or plywood, to be embellished with personalized decorations according to your tastes. For example, you can paint the outer sides of the box, or use the decoupage technique. The images of the blog Il Mondo di Papalla may inspire you.
Spice basket
Your spice jars can also be placed in a simple basket. The idea that we are proposing, however, has a peculiarity. In this case, in fact, the spices are not contained in transparent glass jars, but in ceramic containers. This allows the spices not to be exposed to light and to keep their aroma and properties longer over time.
The ceramic spice containers can be hand painted for an even more original result.
Marta Albè
