For the next few months I am going to be featuring a group of wonderful bloggers every Friday.  (You probably have already noticed the last few weeks!)  I have really enjoyed meeting all these talented woman and thought it would be great to share them with you.

Today I’d like you to meet Barb from The Everyday Home!!  I hope you will all stop over and say “hi!”

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Hello Everyone! Thanks to Angela for allowing me to guest post today, I am excited to make new friends. My name is Barb, and I am the host and under-paid full-time Blogger/Writer at The Everyday Home. I love all things home related – be it Cooking, Crafting or being involved in anything Creatively DIY and Design. I hope you enjoy this easy project I recently completed for my Laundry Room/Pantry Renovation.

As a military wife, I decided to face the daunting task of organizing my home like – well, a Marine.

Right after the first of the year, I sat down and created an “EPA.”

Evasion Plan of Action.

The Hubbs said I needed something more along the lines of a CAP.

Crisis Action Plan.   🙂

We just completed our Laundry Room and Pantry demo.  Can I just say LOVE!

Here is a quick peak at what this looked like before…

I tackled the pantry area through the eyes of someone who loves to cook.  It may not work for everyone, but my system – thus far – has been a tremendous blessing in helping me menu plan and grocery shop.  Like I said… LOVE!

My POS {Pantry Organization System} - Not a real military term I don’t think –  was  categorized by cuisine.

Instead of adding the canned tomatoes to the veggie stack, it was placed in the {Italian} Basket.

I also have an {Asian} and {Mexi} basket.  Any food item which falls into this category was placed in these baskets.  So far, so good.

I used chalkboard labels from Leen the Graphics Queen on some of the baskets, but on others – I wanted to make my own chalkboard tags.

So, I recruited my favorite DIY Helper…and he cut out some wood plaques from luan paneling.

– and I drilled holes in each corner while he cut. 

A few coats with this chalkboard spray paint…

… and some simple jute twine hangers later, I had these…

These cute little chalkboard tags make everything easy to recognize and find.  Best part, if I find a particular categorized basket isn’t working out, I can simply erase the little chalkboard tag and write whatever I decide to refill the basket with.

Such as…

– snacks I crave at 1am.

– sooooo not diet foods.

– Wine!

– Foods I am Hiding from the Boys!  

– More Wine!  🙂

So, that’s it.  Organized Pantry.  Check.

Oh, and as for that Army of Dust Bunnies that are trying to take over The Everyday Home…

I spotted their elusive leader.  I think “Lt. Lily” was in full military planning mode to stage her coup.

Good thing I “disguised” the kitty treats in a safe place.  😀

 Thanks again, Angela, for letting me share this Chalkboard Tag project with your Readers. I hope everyone enjoyed seeing it.

All My Best, Barb xxoo