Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend

foxgloves

I will post it again - F x 

foxgloves

How odd that people could see that pantry photo, but I couldn't! It did load onto my main post ok, but by the time I had added text & clicked 'Post comment', it had helpfully vanished into the ether. My apologies if anyone can see it in duplicate......or heaven forfend not in triplicate, as something has gone a bit weird.
F x

Makingabobor2

Just so I can get an idea of size, what size are your spice jars?

themadvix

Oh that I had enough space for that! It looks lovely though FG and excellent reuse of jars there

foxgloves

@Makingabobor2 - If it helps with scale, the large jars with the glass stoppers are standard size coffee jars. I was given a big bag of these empty jars years ago by someone who thought I might be able to use them for my preserves. i decided to use them for herbs & spices instead of fiddly little jars (though I do have some of those too, as you can see). I just write directly on the jar with a waterproof marker pen, as I found that labels start off looking nice, but quickly seem to get sticky. I mostly buy herbs & spices from the eco-refill shop in town or I grow them myself, so re-using bigger jars & filling them this way cuts out waste. It works for me anyway.
F x

foxgloves

@themadvix - It's a converted understairs cupboard which the builders did as part of our big refurb project. They used all the available space, so the pantry is walk-in height at the end pictured, then goes down diagonally to a low bit at the back which has a useful bit of boxing-in just right for storing wine, etc.
It used to be a horrid smelly dank cupboard.
F x

Four_Seasons

Oh Foxgloves now I have pantry envy xx

Makingabobor2

foxgloves said:

@Makingabobor2 - If it helps with scale, the large jars with the glass stoppers are standard size coffee jars. I was given a big bag of these empty jars years ago by someone who thought I might be able to use them for my preserves. i decided to use them for herbs & spices instead of fiddly little jars (though I do have some of those too, as you can see). I just write directly on the jar with a waterproof marker pen, as I found that labels start off looking nice, but quickly seem to get sticky. I mostly buy herbs & spices from the eco-refill shop in town or I grow them myself, so re-using bigger jars & filling them this way cuts out waste. It works for me anyway.
F x

I want to move house just to have a proper pantry

Makingabobor2

Can't believe how many herbs & spices you have. I started growing them last year, but only managed small amounts of basil & rosemary. Hope to do more this year. Like you, I get the rest from refill shop. Hadn't been for a while since breaking my wrist, then having covid, so finally got up there last week & spent £50! Made me realise how I need a bulk buy budget pot

themadvix

Makingabobor2 said:

Can't believe how many herbs & spices you have. I started growing them last year, but only managed small amounts of basil & rosemary. Hope to do more this year. Like you, I get the rest from refill shop. Hadn't been for a while since breaking my wrist, then having covid, so finally got up there last week & spent £50! Made me realise how I need a bulk buy budget pot

£50 is my standard spend in my refill shop - every month MAB. I’m sure they appreciated it - my refill shop (the second one I’ve frequented) has just gone out of business 😕)