Spring cleaning season is here and AT:Chicago shared a new way way to get going: we're casing our apartments for the Simple-but-Never-Gets-Done Fix. Of course, we're starting in the kitchen.
We lived with a paper towel dispenser left over from the previous tenant for years. A bent metal contraption, it was hard to change the roll and it didn't always spin. It was a little inconvenience, but it sure was irritating.
We installed this Simple Human paper towel holder ($24.99, SimpleHuman.com or Bed Bath and Beyond) and oh what a difference. It works better, looks better, and should last longer, even if it did cost more than other paper towel holders. It is a little detail in a little kitchen that's makes us happy. The snazzy new holder's firm grip also reminds us to use less.
Do you have some little, inexpensive kitchen problem you can fix this weekend?
i'm finally oiling my cutting boards......and they look so gorgeous! very happy...very simple!
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Maybe I'll tackle cleaning my pantry. There is a lot of stuff in there that I never use.
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There is a very long list of things I could do (and have been putting off for months for no good reason). The aforementioned oiling of cutting boards and seasoning a skillet (a new wok) are on the list. Also, putting up an Ikea pot lid holder that has been sitting in my basement since January (thus freeing up the warming drawer on my range for ACTUAL WARMING FUNCTION, instead of just a drawer).
Oh! and I should install the wall mount bottle opener because it will be beer-drinking-on-the-porch weather soon.
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