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Decorate Your Kitchen with Unique Items – Top 5 Ideas

July 23, 2020 by Angela Paris Leave a Comment

kitchen decoration ideas

Are you dreaming of a kitchen renovation? Fortunately, you don’t have to knock down any walls and start from scratch because instead, you can add some unique items to make your kitchen look amazing. The best-kept secret of interior design is that the style relies on small items and not just on the appliances, cabinets, and the countertop.

If you are having issues coming up with unique design ideas, then you are in luck. Today I am going to share with you my top 5 kitchen decoration ideas that you will love! With that in mind, let’s jump right into it.

#1 Chalkboard Menu Wall

Chalkboard Menu Wall

Setting up a chalkboard menu wall is super simple and it will not take you longer than one hour. This unique design idea doesn’t only look great, but it also gives you the freedom to add anything that you want. Are you not sure what dinner to cook for your family? Write the option on the chalkboard and your family can vote which one they like the most.

#2 Floating Cabinets

Floating Cabinets

One mistake that most people make when decorating their kitchen is that they use closed shelves. While they are super useful, they look really bland and no one can deny that. My advice is to opt for floating cabinets that will make your kitchen feel bigger and brighter.

#3 Unique Lighting

kitchen decoration

The small accents are what make an interior design stand out and installing a new lighting system is going to make the kitchen feel brand-new. The lighting that you use is so powerful in terms of design that it will make a statement to everyone who steps foot inside your kitchen. Floating lamps such as the one shown in the picture featured above are always a great choice.

#4 Pot Racks

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Usually, people store their pots in cabinets because they take up way too much space when placing them on the counter. Fortunately, here is where pot racks come in and save the day. This is a unique item that will transform the way your kitchen looks and feels. Not just that, but you will also have quick access to your pots.

#5 Paint the Interior of Your Cabinets

Paint the Interior of Your Cabinets

One of the simplest yet amazing kitchen decoration ideas is to paint the interior of the cabinets. You can use bright colors that are guaranteed to make an impression anytime that you open a cabinet. Another great idea here is to use an inky, marine blue color that will make the space feel more formal.

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Printable Menu Planner

April 20, 2016 by Keri Houchin

Printable Menu Planner | One Mama's Daily Drama for Busy Mom's Helper

Plan your meals for the week ahead with this cute printable menu planner. It has plenty of space for writing in breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Plus, this cute chalkboard-style design doesn’t use much ink to print.

Printable Menu Planner | One Mama's Daily Drama for Busy Mom's Helper

For many families, the biggest chunk of their budget goes to groceries. It also happens to be one of the areas where people say they have the hardest time getting organized.

It also happens to be a subject that I’m very passionate about! I’ve been planning what my family eats for years and I would say that this is the best way I have found to save money, eat mostly healthy, and avoid scrambling to find something to cook every evening.

When you plan out a week’s worth of meals, you can add everything you need to a shopping list and avoid running to the store for something. We all know what happens then – you add a few extras during that second trip. Before you know it, you’ve spent twice your grocery budget.

(I have lots of experience in this area…)

Mostly, it just takes practice. Trial and error. Even if you don’t stick to a menu plan 100 percent, making one will keep you on the right track.

It doesn’t hurt to have something cute to organize it either, so I made this printable menu planner.

Printable Menu Planner | One Mama's Daily Drama for Busy Mom's Helper

Sometimes simple is best.

This one has the seven days of the week and space to write in breakfast, lunch, and dinner for each one of them.

I’ll confess that I don’t always plan out breakfast and lunch as thoroughly as I do dinner. Sometimes my kids will eat cereal and peanut butter sandwiches for a week.

By writing it all out, I can do a better job of at least throwing in some different fruit each day.

Plus, I can put this up on the refrigerator and the kids won’t spend all day asking me what’s for dinner.

Printable Menu Planner | One Mama's Daily Drama for Busy Mom's Helper

To download your printable menu planner, click HERE.

Printable Menu Planner | One Mama's Daily Drama for Busy Mom's Helper

If you need help getting started, check out these posts:

Freezer inventory printable

Freezer inventory printable | One Mama's Daily Drama

15 menu planning resources you have to try

15 menu planning resources you have to try! | One Mama's Daily Drama

How to avoid eating out

how-to-avoid-eating-out

What’s your biggest challenge when it comes to planning meals?

Filed Under: Organization & Cleaning, Printable, Time Management Tagged With: Healthy, kitchen tips, meal plan, saving money

Tips for Cooking When You Don’t Have Time

January 9, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of J.M. Smucker’s®. The opinions and text are all mine.

Life’s busy most of the time – but I’ve gotta tell you that the past week and the next couple are going to be downright insane for my family! I’ll definitely be utilizing these Tips for Cooking When You Don’t Have Time to save us from starvation!

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Why is this such a crazy time for us? We got an offer on our house (yay!) on a Thursday, picked out one to buy on a Friday, left for a week-long vacation Saturday, Sunday our dog was taken to the ER for surgery and a week of tests (while we’re gone), Thursday our phone was stolen, and we got home the next Sunday with 9 days to completely pack and get out of our house. Plus normal life stuff like work and school, of course! Ya – cooking isn’t something I have a lot of time for right now!

Tip #1: Plan Ahead and Shop Smart

You don’t have time for ‘what are we having’ when you’re super busy, so be sure to plan your menu ahead of time. Also prepare a detailed shopping list, preferably fitting it all into one stop. I love that Kroger has everything I need, especially items to help make cooking quicker, which brings us to…..

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#2: Grab Baking Mixes for Your Favorite Recipes

Sometimes I really enjoy baking everything from scratch – other times it just makes no sense taking the extra time, plus there’s certain things that simply taste better when I use Martha White® Baking Mixes from Kroger. I completely stocked up for our upcoming mad dash of moving this month – and although you may assume I’m making a bunch of muffins or cornbread, you’re wrong!

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I love using these mixes as a BASE in many recipes, cutting down my prep time AND ingredients at the same time. Another thing about moving – I need to clean out my fridge and shelves, so buying fewer ingredients is sure a plus! Soon I’ll be sharing my favorites – Blueberry Scones with glaze, Wildberry Chicken Salad Sandwiches, and Sundried Tomato & Mozzarella Loaf! See – you can do so much with very little (ingredients, time, money, etc)!

Tip #3: Make Extra and Freeze for Later

It makes total sense, but I’m amazed how many people are like ‘oh, really? I never thought of that’ when I mention that I make double or triple of a recipe and freeze the extras for a later time. You’re spending the time cooking anyway, so get two or three meals or snacks out of one go!

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Tip #4: Try a Meal Trade

This is along the same thinking as #3, only in this you get with some friends – for example, you plus 4 friends equals 5 people. You each pick a different recipe, and make 5 batches of that recipe. Then trade with your friends with what they made, and you’ve got 5 separate meals or snacks with just 1 baking session!

These tips have made a HUGE difference for me, and are probably gonna help save my butt over the coming month of running around like a mad woman!

Which tip do you think will help YOU the most?

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of J.M. Smucker’s®. The opinions and text are all mine.

Filed Under: Time Management Tagged With: kitchen tips, meal plan

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