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Kitchen Deep-Cleaning

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After a full school year of lunches, dinners, and breakfasts, not to mention the homework and projects that took place in this kitchen, it needed a good de-cluttering and deep cleaning.  It took me 3 full days to complete this deep-cleaning project, but worth it in the end.  I love getting rid of all the broken and unused items, so I can actually see the things we do use.  Here’s the end result! IMG_6467

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Re-caulking Kitchen Sink and Counters

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Look at that beautiful caulked line!  Fixing moldy or peeling caulk and grout is not that hard, but it is putzy!  I’m going to share few tricks to make it easier and to make it look really professional. For this project, I decided to do 3 big kitchen jobs at once since it involved still managing feeding the children in this kitchen, so I wanted to get it all done.  They basically ate leftovers and cereal for a few days 🙂 IMG_6419IMG_6461

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Real-Life Pantry Organization

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I have seen those beautiful pictures of pantries that look like a department store, and I have never seen one like that in the home of an actual family.  Just ain’t possible. Frankly, I’m just really happy to have this closet pantry that I can dedicate solely to foods.  It will never look like a department store, but if I can find everything when I need it, and it is neat, I am happy!  At the end of the school year, it had gotten a little out of control, so here is how I took charge of this beast and added a few fun elements with glass storage and chalk board stickers. Before and after photos are below.

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