One homemade shelf... above our kitchen sink window... has a teapot that belonged to my grandmother... along with a variety of teas
Mid-way live the vitamins and homemade master tonic... things vital to the morning routine
Closer towards the stove I put additional baking ingredients
Herbs spices and seasonings have their own small shelf on the stove wall and in a caddy mounted to the outside of the cupboard above the stove
Our additional shelving has opened up so many possibilities
Allowing for the cupboard space to be free for dishes and assorted baking pans
Across are two cupboards mirroring the two above the sink/stove
They serve as a pantry since the mice seem to not be able to get up there
* ever since our move a few hours south and a few thousand feet lower our rodent problem is no more
** Tom's Strawberry toothpaste is great bate in a trap
Got my noodles... syrups... canned things and pasta sauce on one side and my bigger baking items like flours and sugars alongside my sauces/dressings for grilling/cooking
Granted there was some experimentation and the addition of wire shelves in the cupboards to find what works
Along with rodent repellant that plugs into an outlet
I find purposeful placement goes a long way toward convenience and in turn peaceful sleep
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Things like books that... when not readily available... get lost or covered in dust... can occupy a homemade shelf space
An unused wall... say... just above a window frame... may be perfect for mounting said shelf... made with 1"× 5" boards of varying lengths... adding feet of additional shelving
* be sure to measure twice ;-)
Which could be used as a bit of decorative space for say the right size picture frame.... a few art pieces your child made... room for a memento or two... or things daily used like post it's and pens
* Can never stress enough
Unused items are a waste of already limited space
If you don't need it... store... gift... sell... or on the occasion... burn it
** I am a bit of a sentimist so things I make space for have a good enough reason for me to occupy where I deem available ;-)
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The upper closet floor is where some tools... rifles... and some of the child's activities were stored
Plus a ton of jackets... which have since been relocated
There had been a whole lot more random items stuffed down there but as I said before... if you don't use it... lose it
The very bottom of our closet had a cubby space with a hatch leading out the back
So when our dear Cleo was expecting this became a doggy door
When living the tiny life you get creative
Thankfully... like with most travel trailers... the kitchen table detached to fold down into the munchkins bed every other weekend
When it came time for puppies to be born we fashioned in a crate/den between the benches... that still allowed for table use and the munchkin to have a place to sleep
Once they outgrew the crate we fashioned a kiddie pool that could be easily moved as needed
When they got a bit bigger we were in need of a quarantine area... so they wouldn't wreck the house when we were gone and would allow for them to go outside to potty
* They would eventually wreck the house... once they could jump over the bench/wall
So my handyman built a sliding door... of sorts... on the inside of the bathroom door... that would latch to part of the bench/wall
Allowing for a decent sized space... minus a three-tier shoe rack...
The fender offered the perfect home for their water jug
Along with a dump truck mud flap... that hung over the open cubby that led out the doggy door... we hung a hello kitty blanket over the front door... for additional draft protection
* for the windows we used plastic indoor window insulation and a heat gun
** hair dryer works fine
There were additional coat hooks hung next to the front door... to which I hung a hanger that has at least 15 holes... in a variety of sizes... to hold all my scarves and belts
We would eventually add a couple plastic totes... that would hang from the ceiling... to hold hats and beanies... along with a Christmas gift meant for dog leashes and the like which hung next to the closet
Pretty much... if there is available space... we'll find a way to utilize it
Believe you me... when you live in a place that could become a dust bowl from your mutts running circles... or what once maybe had grass has become a mud moat... you don't want to see a speck out of quarantine
