Creative Ways to Store Your Herbs and Spices
Always searching the cupboard for that elusive jar of oregano? Try one of these ways to organise your herbs and spices
Whether you love to cook elaborate recipes or prefer simple dishes, chances are you have a collection of herbs and spices in the kitchen. These little jars of flavour are an easy way to jazz up a meal, but they’re not always so easy to organise.
Take a look at these ideas to ensure your spice and herb containers are neat, tidy and easy to access.
Take a look at these ideas to ensure your spice and herb containers are neat, tidy and easy to access.
Stick ’em up
Make a display of your spice jars by arranging them as a display on the wall.
All you need for this idea are a stainless steel board and some magnetic spice tins. Line the jars up in rows along the board, and there you have it – a flavoursome piece of moveable artwork.
This one is positioned over the bench seating, but if you prefer your spices closer to hand, fit your steel board above the worktop instead.
Make a display of your spice jars by arranging them as a display on the wall.
All you need for this idea are a stainless steel board and some magnetic spice tins. Line the jars up in rows along the board, and there you have it – a flavoursome piece of moveable artwork.
This one is positioned over the bench seating, but if you prefer your spices closer to hand, fit your steel board above the worktop instead.
Get in line
Keep it simple with a couple of handy shelves next to your cooking area. Line up your herbs and spices along the ledges and grab them quickly while you prep dinner.
If you decide to have your spice jars on display, the key to an uncluttered look is to ensure all the containers match. Either go for the same brand for all your herbs and spices, or invest in a collection of attractive spice jars.
The advantage of the latter is you can buy bags and boxes of ingredients to decant into the jars.
Keep it simple with a couple of handy shelves next to your cooking area. Line up your herbs and spices along the ledges and grab them quickly while you prep dinner.
If you decide to have your spice jars on display, the key to an uncluttered look is to ensure all the containers match. Either go for the same brand for all your herbs and spices, or invest in a collection of attractive spice jars.
The advantage of the latter is you can buy bags and boxes of ingredients to decant into the jars.
Slot in a cupboard
Got a sliver of redundant space amid your units or next to the cooker? Maximise every inch of your kitchen with a pull-out cabinet that’s just wide enough for spice jars. Slide it out to access the pots while cooking, then slide it back again to keep your room neat and tidy.
The beauty of hideaway storage like this is there’s no need to ensure the jars all match.
Got a sliver of redundant space amid your units or next to the cooker? Maximise every inch of your kitchen with a pull-out cabinet that’s just wide enough for spice jars. Slide it out to access the pots while cooking, then slide it back again to keep your room neat and tidy.
The beauty of hideaway storage like this is there’s no need to ensure the jars all match.
Sideline your spices
Here’s a neat idea if your cooker is positioned beneath a mantel. Utilise the sides of the frame by installing a shallow cabinet for spice jars.
It’s a great use of space that might otherwise be unused, and the ingredients are located right where you need them.
Find herb and spice storage in the Houzz Shop
Here’s a neat idea if your cooker is positioned beneath a mantel. Utilise the sides of the frame by installing a shallow cabinet for spice jars.
It’s a great use of space that might otherwise be unused, and the ingredients are located right where you need them.
Find herb and spice storage in the Houzz Shop
Shelve it
If you’re installing open shelves along the walls of your kitchen, plan in some spice storage as well. An extra shelf can easily be fitted along the bottom, as there doesn’t need to be that much room above it.
Measure your jars to check the height, then insert your containers in a neat row along it.
If you’re installing open shelves along the walls of your kitchen, plan in some spice storage as well. An extra shelf can easily be fitted along the bottom, as there doesn’t need to be that much room above it.
Measure your jars to check the height, then insert your containers in a neat row along it.
Dedicate a drawer
Prefer to store your spices in a drawer? Here’s the magic ingredient – inserts that are at an angle to allow the jars to be slotted in along them.
The ledges keep the containers neat and safely aligned and, as the labels are on show, you can easily see what you’re grabbing.
Tell us…
Where do you like to store your spices? Share your tips and photos in the Comments section.
Prefer to store your spices in a drawer? Here’s the magic ingredient – inserts that are at an angle to allow the jars to be slotted in along them.
The ledges keep the containers neat and safely aligned and, as the labels are on show, you can easily see what you’re grabbing.
Tell us…
Where do you like to store your spices? Share your tips and photos in the Comments section.
If you’re planning a new kitchen, it’s worth considering a few clever spice jar storage ideas. Take this one, for example – a column of shallow spice shelves hidden behind a sliding splashback.
The lucky owners can pull it back while they’re cooking to have all their herbs and spices on hand, then close it when they’ve finished for a streamlined look.
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