tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post1627761195911061323..comments2024-03-28T09:41:31.378-04:00Comments on Cheryl's Frugal Corner: Creative StorageCheryl Kimbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-43594742315079958412022-02-13T20:32:17.838-05:002022-02-13T20:32:17.838-05:00Also love the ideas for hiding $$ and other valuab...Also love the ideas for hiding $$ and other valuables.<br />Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633912756265339462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-43082613153954185082022-02-13T20:31:48.596-05:002022-02-13T20:31:48.596-05:00I just had this conversation with a co-worker. We...I just had this conversation with a co-worker. We were talking about stocking up and she complained she had no extra room. I mentioned all these ideas but she really didn't "get it." I feel sorry for her short-sightedness but you can only help people so much.<br />We have loads of storage room in the basement and pantry and closets. We have 3 rooms in the unheated/uncooled second floor that I could store paper goods, canning jars, extra linens & clothing. In winter months I store dry goods and shelf-stable milk & juice on the steps, where it doesn't freeze.<br />Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633912756265339462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-45508914352052316182022-02-01T08:33:37.371-05:002022-02-01T08:33:37.371-05:00I put extra shelves in the closets when the girls ...I put extra shelves in the closets when the girls were young. And in one closet I even have a couple shelves across one end under the rod for hanging clothes.<br /> Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-43516756660221067752022-01-31T12:36:43.991-05:002022-01-31T12:36:43.991-05:00Thanks - appreciate that.Thanks - appreciate that.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-5401520358138019062022-01-29T16:12:49.254-05:002022-01-29T16:12:49.254-05:00Love the ideas in your post and in the comments!Love the ideas in your post and in the comments!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449564619872452771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-78150120029958482292022-01-29T08:50:49.226-05:002022-01-29T08:50:49.226-05:00Yes indeedy!Yes indeedy!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-75230436614313323192022-01-29T08:50:35.885-05:002022-01-29T08:50:35.885-05:00Smart ideas! Hiding in plain sight - love it.Smart ideas! Hiding in plain sight - love it.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-86976446278512655552022-01-27T10:59:15.397-05:002022-01-27T10:59:15.397-05:00I keep my cash stash in a yellow square plastic ja...I keep my cash stash in a yellow square plastic jar that originally held cornstarch. It's in the back of the pantry with salt, cake mixes, etc. My mother kept her money rolled up in an old chili powder can with pry-up lid (like Colman's dry mustard tins) right in her spice rack.mikemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569666073239903588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-19568651187829478382022-01-27T08:59:21.662-05:002022-01-27T08:59:21.662-05:00These are great ideas. Where there’s a will, there...These are great ideas. Where there’s a will, there’s a way!!Little Penpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374048900216199298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-62923221389170402072022-01-27T06:50:31.095-05:002022-01-27T06:50:31.095-05:00Good for you - I think organizing is a never endin...Good for you - I think organizing is a never ending job at my house.<br />As stated above the garage can offer a lot of storage space as can sheds. I have lots of stuff in the rafters of the garage - (or let's say G did). There is a bunch of plumbing & electrical stuff up there.<br />Good luck.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-17496542449518818382022-01-27T06:47:35.495-05:002022-01-27T06:47:35.495-05:00Good job. I like how creative people can be.
LOL ...Good job. I like how creative people can be.<br />LOL - well I guess if he gets a hankering for a sammy - we are screwed! That is funny.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-31409290236460239962022-01-27T06:45:27.173-05:002022-01-27T06:45:27.173-05:00Adding shelve to closets is a good fix. I have do...Adding shelve to closets is a good fix. I have done the same. So much wasted space in there.<br />LOL - that is funny on the shelves. Heck, they worked. I think we all had that 'shelving unit' at some point in our lives!<br />I have never put a thing in the attic. They access is not big - so other than insulation nothing has been added.<br /><br />WOW - you have done the whole house in a couple weeks! That is amazing. No way I could do that. You go girl!!!!! Great job.<br />Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-5481395380106212102022-01-27T06:39:51.602-05:002022-01-27T06:39:51.602-05:00Basements are sure handy to have - they can also b...Basements are sure handy to have - they can also be stuff collectors! You have to tend your things carefully.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-47255124210338853702022-01-27T03:50:58.116-05:002022-01-27T03:50:58.116-05:00Such great ideas! I'm just organizing and ret...Such great ideas! I'm just organizing and rethinking my closet so my mind has been rolling about more ways to put stuff. It's good to think of other ways or things to give me more space. I like the idea in the shed with putting up the wire shelve. I'll tell my husband and see if he can do it. Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402367232977896594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-26959259268012593932022-01-27T02:18:06.141-05:002022-01-27T02:18:06.141-05:00All good ideas. We always need extra storage space...All good ideas. We always need extra storage space. I just bought one of those extra large totes and have rice, cereal, coffee, nuts etc. in them. It is filled to the brim and I put it in the guest room on top of two huge packages of toilet paper from Sam's club. Just in case. I like the mayo jar and Velveeta box ideas, but what if the burglar has a hankering for a sandwich and grabs those two things on his way out? LOL LOL Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705051302775964418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-36310059901098552352022-01-27T01:11:40.982-05:002022-01-27T01:11:40.982-05:00Funny you should write about adding storage today!...Funny you should write about adding storage today! Yesterday we added an additional top shelf in 3 closets. I used prefinished white shelving and cheap white L brackets. When I have done this in previous homes, and money was more of an issue than it is now, I made additional closet shelves with whatever I had or could get cheap. In one house, we had an unfinished basement room and I used particleboard shelving with cement blocks to make shelves. (Think the boards and brick bookshelves you had in college). I couldn't get my husband to build shelves, so I did this myself.He was quite disgusted, LOL. "But I was going to build shelves!" he said when he saw them. "Yes, and isn't it nice that now we have all of the lumber you will need!" Needless to say, he never built the shelves and I moved the shelving and cement blocks to our next house, too! (I used them in the garage).<br /><br />My inlaws had a one-car garage. My FIL built a platform in the back that covered the hood of the car when he drove under it. You would be surprised how much storage that platform could hold. Also, he stored lumber over the rafters. When they needed more space, he managed to get a 4x8 piece of plywood up into the rafters.<br /><br />I have a single friend who got her brother to install pull-down stairs so she could access the attic. Then, every payday--or whenever she could afford it--she bought a 4x8 sheet or two of particleboard, and installed the floor herself. She cut each piece into 4 smaller pieces and carried them up the stairs and reassembled them in the attic. She started at the top of the stairs and worked her way out toward the walls. Stopped when she got to the point where she couldn't stand up. I have always coveted her attic!<br /><br />A few weeks ago, I commented about the difference between New Year's resolutions and goals. Resolutions tend to be more successful, according to Psychology Today. I RESOLVED to declutter my entire house, garage excepted, and I just finished yesterday. I didn't get rid of as much as I'd hoped--we only moved here 3-1/2 years ago--but I went through EVERYTHING, donated about 8 boxes and sent the trash and recycling bins out full to overflowing for 4 weeks. I'M DONE!! I've been playing lots of Words with Friends (Scrabble) and I did most of this in short bursts while I waited for people to make their moves!<br /><br />mikemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569666073239903588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-56705149849893550752022-01-26T19:33:45.323-05:002022-01-26T19:33:45.323-05:00Creative ways to store all sorts of things! Sure ...Creative ways to store all sorts of things! Sure would like to have a basement but we don't so we have to come up with other storage ideas. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328333345401673320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-12716363794820473982022-01-26T18:38:27.747-05:002022-01-26T18:38:27.747-05:00That is so cool. Love that she is willing to teac...That is so cool. Love that she is willing to teach you. I think they all really love to teach. They are good planners. You may be able to find a LDS outlet for buying product as well. They sell to non-members.<br />I love your attitude. Thanks!!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-28017332647510926332022-01-26T18:35:48.627-05:002022-01-26T18:35:48.627-05:00That is a great place to store the wine making ite...That is a great place to store the wine making items. My Dad made wine. Mom didn't like him doing it a bit - but I can positively say it was tasty!<br />Neat idea on using the unused closet. What great places to store the outdoor items.<br />I hang my clothes in the basement by the rafters as well when drying in the winter. I even have an off-season rack hanging down from the rafters for clothes.<br />Good ideas.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-24558412545817298232022-01-26T18:32:14.309-05:002022-01-26T18:32:14.309-05:00I like that too - keeps things off the cement and ...I like that too - keeps things off the cement and DRY!<br />ThanksCheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-42614078900347568492022-01-26T18:31:44.211-05:002022-01-26T18:31:44.211-05:00Smart! I like the drawer idea. If you can't ...Smart! I like the drawer idea. If you can't have a lot of frozen you have chosen the next best things. Sounds like a good plan to me.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-59520052963493842672022-01-26T17:49:49.138-05:002022-01-26T17:49:49.138-05:00Harvey made storage under our stairs. There he kee...Harvey made storage under our stairs. There he keeps all the wine making paraphernalia. Love that it is all contained in one place. <br /><br />After the boys left one closet was made entirely into shelves. That is where I store appliances, and paper goods. Flour and sugar go in that area as well.<br /><br />Hubby uses the rafters in the basement to store lumber on the one side and I use the other side for the outside cushions, and have my clotheslines strung from them as well.<br /><br />God blessJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-28484933349924565762022-01-26T15:39:32.757-05:002022-01-26T15:39:32.757-05:00Wow these are great ideas! I think the rafter sto...Wow these are great ideas! I think the rafter storage is awesome.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-76525551613994153882022-01-26T15:15:37.576-05:002022-01-26T15:15:37.576-05:00I used to have loads of space but then I downsized...I used to have loads of space but then I downsized to a small flat. I love it but have had to adapt. I have two wooden drawers saved from an old wardrobe that fit nicely under my bed. I use the space on top of the wall units in the kitchen to store food as well. I dont have so much freezer space but keep plenty of dried and canned goods. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100301243943578043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-18374499147677414832022-01-26T14:55:42.592-05:002022-01-26T14:55:42.592-05:00I sure hope you are right! I have always kept a l...I sure hope you are right! I have always kept a large stock on hand and it has come in handy many times. <br />If someone loses a job or is really sick for a long period. <br />I believe in always being prepared for whatever may happen. That is how I was raised.<br />I see lots of trucks as well, stores are pretty stocked, and yes, prices have gone up quite a bit here - but I will always be prepared.<br />During 2020 with all the crazy TP and sanitizer drama - our stores were out - yet I never needed to worry.<br />I wish you good luck!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.com