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Oh god, you know that horrible/awesome faux wood paneling you find in older mobile homes? That's coming back too. And the next Pantone selection will be a dusty rose or soft coral. *crosses fingers*

All the spices I use a lot of (black peppercorn, paprika, cumin) are in small reused Douwe Egbert coffee jars at the back of the pantry, unlabeled. All the regular spices, of which there are probably 25, are in square Tesco spice jars that I turn label in so all I see are unlabeled glass jars full of spices, in alphabetical order so I can find what I need without having to sniff them (I still do just to ensure cinnamon and corriander didn't accidentally get swapped). Uniform, pretty, and if I need to add a new spice I can get it with my usual grocery shop. I have open shelving so it has to be uniform.

"But I have to turn off my phone for TEN WHOLE MINUTES?! AND MY KINDLE???" Whole lotta First World Problems in here. Maybe you should use those few minutes of being unplugged to reflect on how lucky you are to own an electronic device and can afford to be F###ING FLYING.

I buy many grocery items for the jars they come in. Lots of people drink instant coffee here in England and I switched from filter when I moved here. I buy Douwe Egberts coffee now because the coffee's pretty good and it comes in two sizes of matching apothecary style jars that I reuse for storing dry foodstuffs. Classico pasta sauces come in lovely embossed jars with sturdy lids that are great for taking soup to work. I also bought all my spices in one go so the jars would match and now I just refill them. If I need new spices, I'm careful to buy the same kind. There are plenty of companies that use nice packaging, why throw it away and spend extra money on purpose-built food storage containers?

Your friends are not requesting cocktails because of your bar cart, love (though it is adorable), they're asking because that bar reads like a who's who of alcoholic greatness. I'll have a Hendrick's and tonic with a slice of cucumber please!

My husband and I encountered the same issue when we moved into our current apartment, where the fridge was blocking 2 cabinets, the window, much counter space, and the drainage area of the sink. We moved it into the hallway and placed some baskets on top (it's short; about chest height) and now it's the perfect landing strip and equidistant between the kitchen and living room (great for beer stor...*ahem* entertaining).