Here’s a little storage trick that works for us. I added hooks to the back of our kitchen door to keep all of our bibs, reusable shopping bags, and a couple of aprons. We also keep one tote there to act as a laundry bag for the bibs and dish towels that need to be washed. We almost always keep the door to the kitchen open, which means the side with the hooks is up against the wall. Everything is accessible, but we don’t have to see it all the time.
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Series One Peg Rail
So minimal and lovely! So not like the hooks I actually have! -
Cotton Canvas Tote
We keep one large tote to store dirty bibs and dish towels until laundry day. Ours is a grocery store bag that’s not nearly as pretty as this one. -
Reusable Shopping Bag
I keep a few reusable bags in my purse at all times, and store the extras in a pouch on a hook. I like the ones from Envirosax and Baggu. -
Woodland Tumble Embroidered Bib
Bibs are still handy for the kids when we’re having a messy meal. -
Dryer-Activated Fabric Softener
We used to use dryer sheets, but I was pretty excited when Method sent over some of their new softener. It’s good stuff (but we do keep this in the laundry room, not the kitchen!). -
Kitchen Apron
I’m kind of over cutesy aprons, but I love this simple one. Works for men and women.
Of course, that was the magazine-perfect fantasy version. Since owning a single beautiful bib isn’t actually practical, our door really looks like this.
(Trivia: That shabby chic bird hook was the first thing I ever bought from eBay.)
Brianne Joy
September 27, 2012 at 2:32 pmGreat idea for small apartments too! Thanks!
sunny
September 27, 2012 at 2:38 pmI do this too! same kind of hooks – and I keep reusable shopping bags and aprons on the hooks…inside my pantry door. (I use those over-the-door hooks on every door in my condo.)
Elisa @ What the Vita
September 27, 2012 at 2:54 pmWhat a great little clip!
This set-up would solve so many clutter problems in our kitchen. Gotta get on it, thanks for the idea!
georgia
September 27, 2012 at 2:57 pmWe do exactly the same :)) Great idea isn’t it? Love your ensemble of things too ;)
Sarah S
September 27, 2012 at 3:30 pmGlad to see the laundry bag thing worked out for you! When we moved house we lost a great place to put one – now it’s just hanging on a hook on the wall between our kitchen and dining room. Not the most attractive thing in the world, but it’s convenient because we use cloth napkins when we eat and throw those in too.
Kristín
September 27, 2012 at 3:31 pmhahaha great post as always :)
love this idea, since my kitchen doesn’t have a door (open plan apt) I can’t put that to work, but I might use this idea in the laundry room.
Jenna
September 27, 2012 at 3:39 pmLove this! And thanks for keepin’ real. ;)
Julia [life on churchill]
September 27, 2012 at 4:24 pmlove! We hung clipboards to the back of our kitchen door. It holds artwork, calendars, random “need to remember’ things that aren’t quite minimal or designer-esque. great idea to hang bibs on the back!
Making it Lovely
September 29, 2012 at 3:09 amI love the clipboards idea.
Jessica
September 27, 2012 at 5:42 pmGreat ideas. I love those wooden hooks, too. :)
Cristina
September 27, 2012 at 6:55 pmI think I might do something like this on my laundry room door, since the door goes from the kitchen. I normally keep all my shopping bags in my trunk, but this seems like a good idea. Plus I need a spot to store my aprons. :)
Becca :: Making Room in Sicily
September 27, 2012 at 11:44 pmThis is a great post! Too bad we don’t have a kitchen door in our kitchen in Sicily. I stuff these things in wherever they are best hidden and still accessible!
For a fabulously classy, works-for-men-and-women, and handmade apron, check out Elephantine’s shop: http://www.mignonkitchenco.com/collections/kitchen-tools/products/ticking-apron. She just posted it on her blog and I fell in love!
Making it Lovely
September 28, 2012 at 10:45 amYes! That’s a great one.
Mary
September 28, 2012 at 1:34 amI love hooks as extra storage! I use them in the negative space in my closet for purses, hats, scarves, wreaths, and really anything I can make hang!
Kara
September 28, 2012 at 7:57 amI have a prime place for the large blue ikea bags. This is my goodwill/donate/ bag. It holds a lot and keeps us organized…
I really love those bags for homekeeping–
Even in our big ole farmhouse–storage is nowhere to be found so even I need to be creative with solutions for storage, etc. Thanks for sharing this–I need to maximize the doors that would be great for hooks!
xo
kara
{high – five on “bread-winning” for your family–so happy for you!}
Making it Lovely
September 29, 2012 at 3:10 amI keep an IKEA bag at the bottom of my closet for donations. Then if I try something on and it no longer fits or I’m just ready to get rid of it, it goes straight in the bag.
Jaimie
September 28, 2012 at 1:18 pmI loved this Kiddopotamus bib for my kids: big deep “trough” to catch things, and you could just rinse it out in the sink afterward: http://www.amazon.com/Kiddopotamus-Bibbity-Rinse-Roll-Blue/dp/B000OJFX86
Making it Lovely
September 29, 2012 at 3:11 amThat looks pretty handy!
Sarah
September 28, 2012 at 5:01 pmi love my envirosax and have given them as gifts too – i gave my sister the bloom set when it was still available and she gets complimented every time she goes to the grocery store.
i wish my tiny galley-style kitchen had a door. and an exhaust hood. and counterspace…
Jennifer
September 28, 2012 at 11:21 pmIt looks very handy — I wish we had a kitchen door I could use this idea on. Though I’m confused why you would keep fabric softener or dryer sheets in the kitchen?
Making it Lovely
September 29, 2012 at 3:12 amWe don’t keep those in the kitchen — they stay in the laundry room.
Sara
October 2, 2012 at 6:01 pmWhat bibs do you use? I’m having the hardest time finding functional bibs for my little one.
Making it Lovely
October 2, 2012 at 6:02 pmNothing special. Some hand-me-downs and some that we picked up at Target.
pandorameka
October 21, 2012 at 12:53 amI do this too,It looks very handy.