5 Fabulous DIY Spice Racks

Love cooking up a storm? Hate scrabbling around to find those ugly little supermarket spice pots? We feel your pain. Whether you’re tried of losing your turmeric or prone to crabbiness when your cumin goes AWOL, we’ve found 5 fabulous DIY spice racks which will make your favourite flavours easier to locate than top notchbingo sites with no deposit! Stand by for some spicy DIY inspiration…

1. Practically Functional’s Magnetic Spice Rack

This fantastic spice rack is perfect if you suffer from a lack of counter space. By cleverly popping your spices just inside your cupboard door you can maximize your space and keep all of your spices dry and well organised. Win, win, win! Plus it’s brilliantly easy to do. You’ll findPractically Functional’s full instructions here, or, you can work it out yourself (it’s that simple). You’ll need:

• Magnetic spice tins
• A sheet of tin
• Decorating paper
• Superglue
• Labels

2. Spice & Knife Gallery

If you’ve got a nice big kitchen to play with, why not take Practically Functional’s bright idea a step further with a long magnetic strip to store your spices, knives and other kitchen utensils? It’s not just a handy counter (and cupboard) space saver, it also doubles as stylish kitchen wall art!

3. Slidey Spice Rack

If you’re feeling a little more handy and are up to the challenge, this fab sliding spice rack is a brilliant way to add more storage to your home and keep all of your spices in check. Classy Clutter’s instructions are really thorough so, as long as you know your plywood from your hammer, this beauty shouldn’t be beyond you. Once you’ve picked up your materials (including plywood and doorknobs) you’ll need:

• A drill
• Wood screws
• 2 inch nails
• Finishing nails
• A hammer

Rome wasn’t built in a day and this is quite a big project, but if you love to get stuck in, this is DIY spice rack heaven!

4. Test Tube Spice Rack

Oh my god! If you like to pretend you’re a mad genius in the kitchen, here is the perfect spice rack for you. Yes you’ll need a lot of equipment to build this beauty so it won’t be your cheapest DIY project ever, but once it’s done, imagine the joy it will bring! Full instructions can be found over at Instructables.

How do you store your spices? Do you have any nifty hideaways and bright ideas to share with our readers? Drop us a comment below or tweet the team @TwoLittleFleas