I recently finished the book My Life in France the biography of Julia Child. I absolutely loved the book.So what does that book have to do with this weeks theme of organization? Bringing together the kitchen and organization!
The Childs' moved about quite a bit due to her husbands job with the United States government (foreign service). There are countless recollections about the challenges and the fun of setting up a new kitchen. However, it is not the rules by which Julia organize that you read of but the fact that every kitchen was different and therefore dealt with in a different way. Mostly, Julia talked about getting the kitchen to suit her. How simple and practical, organizing something to suit you.
Just two, of many, things that she does talk about, and I would love to emulate, include:
1. Putting up a giant cork board with S-hooks, tracing the outlines of the items to hang there (pots and pans) and hanging them. It made things assessable, and the tracing made it easy to put things away.
2. Lighting. Several times Julia talked about how she and her husband would have to rig new or additional lighting in her kitchens. But how practical! It makes reading recipes, cutting with sharp knives and determining the brownness of your bread so much easier.
How do you organize your kitchen? What is important to you when working in that room of your home?
A giant corkboard sounds like a fantastic idea!! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! Another great idea: paint the corkboard to match your kitchen and add a punch of color. Thank you for commenting.
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