Hello Jamie, I’ve been watching your vlogmas decluttering roulette everyday and I just wanted to tell you that I think it’s really amazing the gift you are giving your self for christmas. Even in clutter, when I look at your house it’s obvious that you have great taste, nice furniture, fun collections, a great love for beautiful vintage objects and I can’t wait for you to look at your house and see the beautiful spaces you will have created for yourself and for your family. Sometimes it’s hard for mothers because the responsibility of the state of the home lay mostly on their shoulders and I admire that you are doing the best you can, while always respecting your husband and childrens things and having a lot of other things on your plate like all mothers do. You are doing great ! 😊
Oh Valentine, that encouragement is so very nice of you! Honestly, one of the most humbling comments I’ve read for a long time. People can really call themselves lucky if they have the honor of having you in their lives 💜
Beautifully expressed and I totally agree ❣ Great self-care and love for you and your family, @Jamie_Chaotic Enjoy this festive season and what an awesome place to begin 2025. Anne, Australia🦘
I liked the longer video and watched the whole thing. The cupboard looks lovely and good job changing the canisters to a complete set, love the blue pots on display also! I agree with the apron and pot holders only on that rack. Thanks for the entertainment and inspiration!
That’s definitely the goal - in a lot of cases there is no “away” location which is how things get so messed up in the first place. Eliminating a lot of stuff and clearing out the insides of cabinets, etc to make more “away” space has really been helping to have a specific spot for everything.
I’m really happy to hear that! Once Vlogmas is over this is going to be more of the style of my videos - at least most of the time. Longer, more stream of consciousness talking about my thought process and decisions ❤️🩵
It’s is ok to do this all in layers. You will come back through and take out another layer. Like assessing the small appliances maybe after you go through your kitchen. You are doing a great job!
Coffee cups are accessible in that location. See if you have another basket type container (similar to cat food and tea bins) to put coffee cups in that will slide out easily. Then, it's a clean line visually like your blue pots.
I know these declutters are both mentally and physically taxing, but you are doing great! I’m not pulling from a fishbowl but you have inspired me to look for small areas that I can do, quickly, to reduce the amount of stuff! It feels so good! Thank You for bringing us along!
I notice that you felt the need to POINT OUT that you're able to walk right over and put it where it belongs... Nice to know the novelty isn't wearing off yet, Jamie.👍
That is what gives me peace now! You don’t realize how much stuff is a pain in the butt when the house is disheveled and disorganized like this, but once it’s done, so much that was a little bit of a struggle before becomes easy!
Suggestion: move one of the mint colored bins to the top shelf to put the mugs in, to bring that color down and kinda hide the mugs. And then you could get away with replacing it with just a white one for inside the cabinet. And it wouldn’t be all that much work to just slide the bin out and put the mugs away!
Hello! New subscriber here! Beth from Feral Tradwife inspired me to check this channel out! I am a few minutes into the first one that popped up, and I enjoy it already! Beth says you may not have her birthday. You will have to deal with that as you will, just relaying her statement. She had other stuff to say but my first cup of coffee didn’t totally kick in yet. I like your approach of having a bowl of tasks to choose from! Just may try that’.
Great job! I love the fishbowl method & want to use it for all of the little chores I need to do around the house that I've been putting off. I like how you focus on smaller areas to get quick wins. It really does make a big difference over time. Love this series! Keep up the amazing work!
I think I may have an extra one after I declutter my kitchen 🤞🏼 I don’t think target sells these exact ones anymore (they’re many years old) but I might be able to find something similar.
@@Jamie_Chaotic If you got a black or dark brown bin to put in the middle with the coffee cups, the color would blend in with the cabinet and look neat. (If you can't find one to match your current ones)
Ohhhh em geeee that was a satisfying one. So sorry it almost broke you! If you want…you could put away a few of the coffee cups you have in rotation next to cook books and just keep a few on display in the middle. They don’t have to all be out on display. Just a suggestion. I get how you want the peaceful airy look!
Great idea! I think you’re right… I’m about to put them all away in my Christmas bin and just have the Christmas mugs out. I only have 6 Christmas mugs and I bet I’ll be much more at peace with that look. So after Christmas when I’m putting the regular mugs back, I think having them in a rotation of “on display” vs “away” will work much better for me.
I tried having a coffee bar in my house but my house is pretty small (860 square feet, I hope that's right, we use a different system but I tried converting it) and the coffee bar ended up in my living room instead of the kitchen and it was too annoying in there. So I gave up on it. Practicality is more important than wanting a cute coffee bar. Especially as my living room is also tiny and I need it for living room stuff 😂 I adore those cannisters, I hope you find the full set one day. And I fully understand putting it away instead of getting rid of it, and it's not that big so why not. It brings you joy, and I hope one day you will complete the set. I am in love with the pastel mug that looks like a house in a tea pot. Or is it an actual tea pot? It's hard to tell. I adore stuff like that. I love how much you love turquoise, I am like that with yellow. Anything that is yellow makes me so happy. I got a stunning yellow Dutch oven from my boyfriend last week and I want to stare at it all day long. I love my mugs so I could never have just one. I do try to not go overboard as I have no room to keep loads of them. But I love a good mug.
Yes the little teapots is a real teapot and it’s shaped like a whimsical fairy mushroom house 😁 I love turquoise and totally am drawn to certain colors - they just make me happy! Yellow is a great color too!
I don’t think anyone should feel shame about keeping stuff when they’re decluttering! I catch myself doing it so I really wanted to say that part out loud for others to hear. 🩵
Wow! It looks great! I especially love the top of the cabinet with those lovely canisters and cute holiday mugs. I've been busy shopping for the holiday so I haven't done much decluttering lately but you've got me thinking of what I want to tackle next when I get back into it. Have a lovely night! 😊🧡🎄🐦
I love all your turquoise accessories! It looks great. I would suggest using a lazy Susan for your cups if you keep them on the top shelf of the under cabinet to display. You can get a nice wooden one or a clear one. If you spray painted that circular shelf you had (turquoise) and put a lazy Susan on the bottom of that, that could work too. I liked that shelf but if you update it a little, I think it could work in that space. I recently went in a decluttering spree and I have put lazy Susans in so many places. It’s a game changer and allows you to access the things in the back easier. They are in my pantry, fridge, used for spices (I decanted all my spices to be in the same jar all with same font labels and most fit in a drawer. I love it. Found most lazy Susans at Home Goods. Dollar Tree started selling one, but it’s cheap and doesn’t turn that great. OK if it has very light items on it.
That circular shelf that I had the coffee cups on at first is actually a lazy Susan 😆 it seemed like it would be perfect but I think it was a little too small. One that isn’t a two-story would work better. My taller mugs didn’t fit on the old one.
I agree with all of the other comments,put the mugs in one of the teal baskets like a drawer and then put the cat stuff in any other basket,because it’s behind closed doors.
Excellent job Jamie. Congrats. I kinda agree with Nettie. Hiding the mugs and adding something less numerous like the popcorn bowls or even just the cookbooks in that middle area might work. Thanks for doing this. It’s really helping gear myself up for a major decluttering 2025 goal for me. Doing these smaller projects rather than the overwhelming task of a whole room etc is really helpful for my mental motivation. ❤️❤️
I would put the coffe cups in the cupboard and have the Dutch oven and cookbooks on display 😊 If you put the cat food one shelf down and have the mugs in the top shelf it would look nicer but function the same 😊
I might try that since I was so hesitant to hide the cookbooks anyway! For some reason I’m resisting putting the coffee cups in the cupboard, but really most people have their mugs in a kitchen cupboard so this shouldn’t be that hard for us 😂 they won’t get dusty in there either.
That is a funny place for a breaker box. Wow that area looks so good & love the canisters great job you will smile for a few days every time you see it. I delcutterd1 kitchen shelf yesterday & packed up a donation box of crap I had piled up small steps add up.
I love your turquoise addiction - I have that too - turquoise, teal, ice blue - all of it. I have pops of those colors around my house. It always make me think of aquamarine and blue topaz!
It looks great Jamie, it did look like hard work, my knees would hate it. May I suggest a tray under the kettle, and coffee grinder, then put the x-mas mugs in front. Trays always make things look intentional, and organize, maybe one that wood fit to the front edge of the cabinet. I’m really enjoying this series. 🥰
@ Oh that’s great, I thought it would also hide the peeling, and water bumps for you. Another thought, can the coffee beans go into the coffee canister? Maybe find a lidded glass jar to put inside it to keep them fresh and away from the plastic. It would give you more room for the cups, and since you need to stack them someone else suggested using the blue bin like a drawer. Great and safe idea. Just a reminder, you’re amazing, and powerful. 🥰
You can find large hutches on the classifieds that have a thin profile that would work in this spot perfectly. IKEA also has slim profile shelving units w/ doors that can be found used.
But if they're tall, they have to be on wheels to access the electrical panel. If I could just put a hutch here or something that would be perfect, but then we'd never be able to get to the breaker box.
I’m really enjoying this series, thank you! And I agree that you should keep the coffee mugs you want to keep and that people who are minimalist should not force that on others. If your clutter threshold is higher and you use multiple mugs, then keep them and enjoy them. Congrats on a job well done.
First things first - great job!!! Secondly, I save the last 4 videos and watched/listen to them when wrapping Christmas presents - best decision ever!🎉
Wow! AMAZING job! I didn't mind the length at all. Coffee is important! My times sitting on the floor all the times are over now. When I have to work that close to the floor I have a little antique (?) food stool where I sit on. Its not perfect but better.
Since the stand mixer and cookbooks are there,could you use the canisters as named,including flour and then devote the door on the right to coffee bar stuff(including odd mugs,tea,honey,popcorn) baking stuff behind left door and cat stuff in the center in the cute teal baskets. Then it’s a baking center/coffee bar/cat home!🙌🏻
I feel the pain of small big jobs like this. I definitely understand not being able to do some decluttering. I usually move everything into a laundry basket or box and sort at the kitchen table.
We are two person household and we decided 6 mugs were perfect. Two are my husband’s favorite, two are my favorite, and two are just extra. But we both use all six of them.
That seems like a really reasonable amount. I have 6 Christmas mugs and am about to just have those out and put the others away in the holiday bin. I haven’t even really decorated for Christmas yet except the tree. So while we live with just 6 mugs for a month or so I can assess if that’s a better amount for us (I have a feeling it will be just right - the kids don’t use the mugs except this time of year for hot cocoa).
It really can only be about 42” long before it blocks the walkway to the kitchen and living room. The perspective is hard to tell with the way the video was shot but the area is really a tight squeeze.
It is amazing how you just powered through this, and I love the little motivating win in the middle and the sudden end. Hope the „hum, that was faster than I feared“ is the muscle that got trained and not the „Ai haaaaaate thiiiiiis!!“ 😃 I would watch you in a livestream, so the longer the video is, the happier I am. It looks really nice! And once you calmed your home, you will find the perfect furniture for this place I’m sure.
I look so forward to watching your videos❤ I don't know how I missed this one, but I did😮 I am so glad I found your channel this is so inspiring and so exciting I've never look forward to a video each day as I have with yours❤ blessings from Massachusetts❤❤ I have a vintage bureau that I use for my coffee bar in my kitchen and I pull it out a little ways cause my heater is behind it, it works out well for me❤
Wondering if you have or could repurpose another teal basket for your coffee mugs - then you could pull it out - sorta like a drawer - then mugs wouldn't get lost at the back 🤷♀️ just a thought 😊 and it would look tidier too 🤷♀️⁉️
You did a great job. If this were my home, I'd relocate the hanging aprons and oven mitts to the back of the pantry door or somewhere similar. Their appearance distracts from the ambience of the room. Then I'd remove what they are attached to and place a nice piece of art in its place.
Jamie, could you invest in a shallow wall unit with tall, closed side cupboards and a low center piece? The side units would help solve the kitchen overflow and the low center would be your coffee bar and also not interfere with your electrical panel. Also, turn your mugs upside down to help eliminate dust inside them.
I would love to find a piece of furniture that works better like that. There isn’t a lot of width to work with that doesn’t block the walkways, and the breaker box isn’t centered on the wall. A lot of things make it tricky to find something just right for this space. And I can’t hand shelves either because the wall is metal (I think - or maybe even brick) with drywall on top and nothing nails into it more than 1/2” into the drywall. It’s a tough one! If this was a home we owned I’d be investing in new electrical, moving the breaker box, and getting a custom built-in made 🤣🤣 so I guess it’s better we rent so I don’t have to spend that much money lol
Haha I debated doing that for sooo long! I decided when I’m standing there feeding them if the catfood was on the right, the open door of the cabinet would be between me and the spot where I feed them, so I kept it where it is 🤣 such a weird reason, I know lol
Dear Jamie, I try to provide a perspective: probably there is someone looking out for the rest of their set. Maybe - if you don’t use it yourself - you can help someone else completing a set by selling it ❤ We have heirloom dishes we’re always happy to be able to replace broken cups or plates.
New to your videos, love the canisters, I seen a white set once for sale ebay I believe, but it was only 3pcs to small for my need. I agree about the grounds on table top..pain in my bottom. 😅😅😅
Try grouping the three red mugs in front of the clear pot on the right. It would perk that area up while letting the teal canisters and mixer shine! ( Also the red in front of teal is a little jarring!)🤣😂😅
Red and teal is my favorite color combo 😂 probably why I like them there so much! But I’m going to be moving them anyway once I put away the regular mugs when I officially decorate for Christmas
We do movie night every weekend but this popcorn stuff lasts a lonnnng time! They haven’t made popcorn in a while, so I’ll remind Blake about it. It’s something he does with them, I hate popcorn 😂
You have a great channel and you are going to be successful. As I watch I was thinking that there will come a time very quickly that its not about organization so much as a person just has too much and one get weary from trying to manage stuff. It took me a while to sort that out and once I did things got way easier.
Yep, that’s exactly why I’m doing this. Too much stuff makes the organization impossible. And I function much better when everything is meticulously organized.
@Jamie_Chaotic don't buy cheap ones. They have different sizes depending on the bottoms on the furniture. Plus you don't want to balance the weight if you go for a taller piece.
'Best by' dates most of the times can be used for several more years. Those popcors will be okay. Btw, feral tradwife,, Beth, told me about your channel. Like your video!
I´m sick and you are keeping me company - so thank you! Why don´t you store the stire sticks you use daily in one of the muggs? And keep the rest as backup in one of the boxes and get rid of the little basket.
If you only fill the coffee container halfway with the sticks, are you able to close it? That way they are more diagonal in the container instead of straight up.
That’s what I ended up doing, which is why I kept that other little turquoise basket thingy with the rest of the sticks. After we use them up I’ll get shorter ones and eliminate that little basket altogether 🩵
Hi Jamie, I was thinking if you got a cabinet that would fit on the wall next to the breaker box. So something not as wide and maybe taller. Loved this video. Hope you’re feeling better. ❤❤❤❤ oh I got rid of all my cookbooks except Betty Crocker. 👩🍳🍪
The other problem that I failed to mention is that wall is not made out of drywall and studs. I think it’s some sort of metal sheeting with drywall on top. So I can’t nail anything into it more than 1/2” and it’s just going into drywall. Major reason why I didn’t want mugs hanging on that rack anymore, it is literally barely hanging on to the wall 😂
Ok , hear me out .. put the popcorn bowl in the center on the middle shelf so it goes blue , clear, blue. The mugs go behind the door on the top shelf and tea on the second shelf. 😂. It looks great already I’m just saying. That’s the Virgo ♍️ in me coming out.
It looks great! You’re such a great motivator…I understand why your mixer is there. (No need to explain). It would be nice if u could remove it (since it isn’t used there). U could then move your mugs out of the cupboard.
Hello Jamie, I’ve been watching your vlogmas decluttering roulette everyday and I just wanted to tell you that I think it’s really amazing the gift you are giving your self for christmas. Even in clutter, when I look at your house it’s obvious that you have great taste, nice furniture, fun collections, a great love for beautiful vintage objects and I can’t wait for you to look at your house and see the beautiful spaces you will have created for yourself and for your family. Sometimes it’s hard for mothers because the responsibility of the state of the home lay mostly on their shoulders and I admire that you are doing the best you can, while always respecting your husband and childrens things and having a lot of other things on your plate like all mothers do. You are doing great ! 😊
This is one of the kindest comments I’ve ever gotten. I can’t tell you how much it means to me, I just appreciate it so much. 🩵❤️
Well said Valentine! I totally agree! Jamie you rock!
Oh Valentine, that encouragement is so very nice of you! Honestly, one of the most humbling comments I’ve read for a long time. People can really call themselves lucky if they have the honor of having you in their lives 💜
Beautifully expressed and I totally agree ❣ Great self-care and love for you and your family, @Jamie_Chaotic Enjoy this festive season and what an awesome place to begin 2025. Anne, Australia🦘
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This is my favorite RUclips vlogmas series! So inspiring!!!🔥
That’s so kind of you!!
@@wyattperry557 me too!!!
I liked the longer video and watched the whole thing. The cupboard looks lovely and good job changing the canisters to a complete set, love the blue pots on display also! I agree with the apron and pot holders only on that rack. Thanks for the entertainment and inspiration!
Thanks so much for the kind words and watching the whole long video! 😁
Me too! Great job having in there and getting it done!
"hanging" in there..lol
you have made me want to make my own fish bowl...unfortuntely that's as far as the desire went....:)
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I’m hoping you keep the decluttering roulette going through the next year for the rest of your house ❤😊 it’s a great series
💯 It’s working so well!
Love it! Yes, I would definitely think about putting the mugs behind the cabinet doors. Would keep them dust free, too! 😀
You could get a different basket for the cat stuff and use that basket for the coffee mugs.
I think you mentioned ADHD, something I learned for Hoarder's Heart: "don't put it down, put it away." life changing!
That’s definitely the goal - in a lot of cases there is no “away” location which is how things get so messed up in the first place. Eliminating a lot of stuff and clearing out the insides of cabinets, etc to make more “away” space has really been helping to have a specific spot for everything.
@@Jamie_Chaotic it is definitely working, you did that during this video! Keep going, you are inspiring so many
I was screaming “pop corn bowl” when she was debating what to put above the blue pots! lol😂 I’ve never been more invested in a declutter
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I'm in agreeance with some of the other people; I absolutely love when you post long videos! This series is great by the way.
I’m really happy to hear that! Once Vlogmas is over this is going to be more of the style of my videos - at least most of the time. Longer, more stream of consciousness talking about my thought process and decisions ❤️🩵
It’s is ok to do this all in layers. You will come back through and take out another layer. Like assessing the small appliances maybe after you go through your kitchen. You are doing a great job!
My mom loved the “I hate to cook cookbook” :). I loved the “I might sit down and then all is lost.” Sooo true
Love the incomplete canister set. Totally get why aquiring the tea container is a thing.
Coffee cups are accessible in that location. See if you have another basket type container (similar to cat food and tea bins) to put coffee cups in that will slide out easily. Then, it's a clean line visually like your blue pots.
Great video!!! Love how much you decluttered! That feeling is the best!! Can’t wait to see more!
LOVING THESE VIDEOS! I have been waiting for the coffee bar! Rock on!
I know these declutters are both mentally and physically taxing, but you are doing great! I’m not pulling from a fishbowl but you have inspired me to look for small areas that I can do, quickly, to reduce the amount of stuff! It feels so good! Thank You for bringing us along!
Way to power through a hard one! How wonderful that you already feel the difference!
I notice that you felt the need to POINT OUT that you're able to walk right over and put it where it belongs... Nice to know the novelty isn't wearing off yet, Jamie.👍
That is what gives me peace now! You don’t realize how much stuff is a pain in the butt when the house is disheveled and disorganized like this, but once it’s done, so much that was a little bit of a struggle before becomes easy!
Hey, Peg Bracken's I Hate to Cook Book is on my shelf, too! It was my mom's, and the recipe for Doctor Martin's Mix has been a favorite for 50 years!
Suggestion: move one of the mint colored bins to the top shelf to put the mugs in, to bring that color down and kinda hide the mugs. And then you could get away with replacing it with just a white one for inside the cabinet. And it wouldn’t be all that much work to just slide the bin out and put the mugs away!
Hello! New subscriber here! Beth from Feral Tradwife inspired me to check this channel out! I am a few minutes into the first one that popped up, and I enjoy it already!
Beth says you may not have her birthday. You will have to deal with that as you will, just relaying her statement. She had other stuff to say but my first cup of coffee didn’t totally kick in yet.
I like your approach of having a bowl of tasks to choose from! Just may try that’.
Great job! I love the fishbowl method & want to use it for all of the little chores I need to do around the house that I've been putting off. I like how you focus on smaller areas to get quick wins. It really does make a big difference over time. Love this series! Keep up the amazing work!
What if you got another turquoise bin to put in the middle to put the coffee cups in? So you can slide the bin out and grab your cup
I think I may have an extra one after I declutter my kitchen 🤞🏼 I don’t think target sells these exact ones anymore (they’re many years old) but I might be able to find something similar.
@@Jamie_Chaotic If you got a black or dark brown bin to put in the middle with the coffee cups, the color would blend in with the cabinet and look neat. (If you can't find one to match your current ones)
41:53 Yay! So excited for you & your progress ❤️👏🎉
It looks amazing
Good for you for sticking with it! Really nice job!
You did great! Looks really nice!
Ohhhh em geeee that was a satisfying one. So sorry it almost broke you!
If you want…you could put away a few of the coffee cups you have in rotation next to cook books and just keep a few on display in the middle. They don’t have to all be out on display. Just a suggestion. I get how you want the peaceful airy look!
Great idea! I think you’re right… I’m about to put them all away in my Christmas bin and just have the Christmas mugs out. I only have 6 Christmas mugs and I bet I’ll be much more at peace with that look. So after Christmas when I’m putting the regular mugs back, I think having them in a rotation of “on display” vs “away” will work much better for me.
@@Jamie_Chaoticomg sounds amazing! I’m so invested, Jaime ❤😂
I tried having a coffee bar in my house but my house is pretty small (860 square feet, I hope that's right, we use a different system but I tried converting it) and the coffee bar ended up in my living room instead of the kitchen and it was too annoying in there. So I gave up on it. Practicality is more important than wanting a cute coffee bar. Especially as my living room is also tiny and I need it for living room stuff 😂
I adore those cannisters, I hope you find the full set one day. And I fully understand putting it away instead of getting rid of it, and it's not that big so why not. It brings you joy, and I hope one day you will complete the set.
I am in love with the pastel mug that looks like a house in a tea pot. Or is it an actual tea pot? It's hard to tell. I adore stuff like that.
I love how much you love turquoise, I am like that with yellow. Anything that is yellow makes me so happy. I got a stunning yellow Dutch oven from my boyfriend last week and I want to stare at it all day long.
I love my mugs so I could never have just one. I do try to not go overboard as I have no room to keep loads of them. But I love a good mug.
Yes the little teapots is a real teapot and it’s shaped like a whimsical fairy mushroom house 😁 I love turquoise and totally am drawn to certain colors - they just make me happy! Yellow is a great color too!
You should store the cups upside down to stop the dust going in them ❤❤
Great job it looks good. Be safe. God bless.
Love your vlogmas series! I have been decluttering an area of my house every day along with you. Thank you for inspiring me to get started again!❤
That’s so awesome!!
Great job Angela!
I love my coffee mugs too! Decluttering while keeping what you love, even if not fully practical-what a concept🤔
I don’t think anyone should feel shame about keeping stuff when they’re decluttering! I catch myself doing it so I really wanted to say that part out loud for others to hear. 🩵
I think trying to complete the canister set is a fun challenge!!!😊
Wow! That was a biggie! All your pretty blue items just pop now!
Wow! It looks great! I especially love the top of the cabinet with those lovely canisters and cute holiday mugs. I've been busy shopping for the holiday so I haven't done much decluttering lately but you've got me thinking of what I want to tackle next when I get back into it. Have a lovely night! 😊🧡🎄🐦
I love all your turquoise accessories! It looks great. I would suggest using a lazy Susan for your cups if you keep them on the top shelf of the under cabinet to display. You can get a nice wooden one or a clear one. If you spray painted that circular shelf you had (turquoise) and put a lazy Susan on the bottom of that, that could work too. I liked that shelf but if you update it a little, I think it could work in that space.
I recently went in a decluttering spree and I have put lazy Susans in so many places. It’s a game changer and allows you to access the things in the back easier. They are in my pantry, fridge, used for spices (I decanted all my spices to be in the same jar all with same font labels and most fit in a drawer. I love it.
Found most lazy Susans at Home Goods. Dollar Tree started selling one, but it’s cheap and doesn’t turn that great. OK if it has very light items on it.
That circular shelf that I had the coffee cups on at first is actually a lazy Susan 😆 it seemed like it would be perfect but I think it was a little too small. One that isn’t a two-story would work better. My taller mugs didn’t fit on the old one.
It was a long one. But so satisfying 🤗
Too long, it took forever to edit 😅 I realized wearing my little microphone makes me talk more and makes the video longer haha.. 😆
I loveeee longer videos! This was so fun to watch 😊
I agree with all of the other comments,put the mugs in one of the teal baskets like a drawer and then put the cat stuff in any other basket,because it’s behind closed doors.
It looks lovely!!❤
Excellent job Jamie. Congrats. I kinda agree with Nettie. Hiding the mugs and adding something less numerous like the popcorn bowls or even just the cookbooks in that middle area might work. Thanks for doing this. It’s really helping gear myself up for a major decluttering 2025 goal for me. Doing these smaller projects rather than the overwhelming task of a whole room etc is really helpful for my mental motivation. ❤️❤️
I would put the coffe cups in the cupboard and have the Dutch oven and cookbooks on display 😊
If you put the cat food one shelf down and have the mugs in the top shelf it would look nicer but function the same 😊
I might try that since I was so hesitant to hide the cookbooks anyway! For some reason I’m resisting putting the coffee cups in the cupboard, but really most people have their mugs in a kitchen cupboard so this shouldn’t be that hard for us 😂 they won’t get dusty in there either.
@ and you can even put them in a bin for easy access of the ones in the back 😊 Then you can just slide the bin out and reach all of them 😊
That is a funny place for a breaker box. Wow that area looks so good & love the canisters great job you will smile for a few days every time you see it. I delcutterd1 kitchen shelf yesterday & packed up a donation box of crap I had piled up small steps add up.
Yes they do!
Great job Rhonda!
I love your turquoise addiction - I have that too - turquoise, teal, ice blue - all of it. I have pops of those colors around my house. It always make me think of aquamarine and blue topaz!
Aquamarine is my birthstone and I feel like that’s part of the reason I love that icy blue/turquoise color so much!
It looks great Jamie, it did look like hard work, my knees would hate it. May I suggest a tray under the kettle, and coffee grinder, then put the x-mas mugs in front. Trays always make things look intentional, and organize, maybe one that wood fit to the front edge of the cabinet. I’m really enjoying this series. 🥰
I love that idea! Thanks so much
@ Oh that’s great, I thought it would also hide the peeling, and water bumps for you. Another thought, can the coffee beans go into the coffee canister? Maybe find a lidded glass jar to put inside it to keep them fresh and away from the plastic. It would give you more room for the cups, and since you need to stack them someone else suggested using the blue bin like a drawer. Great and safe idea. Just a reminder, you’re amazing, and powerful. 🥰
You can find large hutches on the classifieds that have a thin profile that would work in this spot perfectly. IKEA also has slim profile shelving units w/ doors that can be found used.
But if they're tall, they have to be on wheels to access the electrical panel. If I could just put a hutch here or something that would be perfect, but then we'd never be able to get to the breaker box.
I’m really enjoying this series, thank you! And I agree that you should keep the coffee mugs you want to keep and that people who are minimalist should not force that on others. If your clutter threshold is higher and you use multiple mugs, then keep them and enjoy them. Congrats on a job well done.
I like that idea of a “clutter threshold” and people have a different amount they can tolerate!
You are doing a great job. It’s your house, you should keep whatever you want to keep. Don’t worry about the keyboard bullies
Festivus begins with the airing of our grievances. 🎄Happy Festivus to all
I got a lot of problems with you people!
😂😂😂 Happy Festivus!
Great job Jamie! Happy Saint Lucia's Day from Sweden! 🕯
Yes!!! Glad Lucia!! ❤️🕯️
@@Jamie_ChaoticThank you! 🙂
(And I have no clue what youtube tagged for Saint Lucia Day 😄 )
Ahh, this special feast day almost passed me by! Love St. Lucy too! 🕯️🙏🏻💙
First things first - great job!!! Secondly, I save the last 4 videos and watched/listen to them when wrapping Christmas presents - best decision ever!🎉
That’s awesome! Thanks for the encouragement 🩵
Wow! AMAZING job! I didn't mind the length at all. Coffee is important!
My times sitting on the floor all the times are over now. When I have to work that close to the floor I have a little antique (?) food stool where I sit on. Its not perfect but better.
Since the stand mixer and cookbooks are there,could you use the canisters as named,including flour and then devote the door on the right to coffee bar stuff(including odd mugs,tea,honey,popcorn) baking stuff behind left door and cat stuff in the center in the cute teal baskets. Then it’s a baking center/coffee bar/cat home!🙌🏻
Nice & great improvement!❤👍🏻💪🏼
I feel the pain of small big jobs like this. I definitely understand not being able to do some decluttering. I usually move everything into a laundry basket or box and sort at the kitchen table.
I love the longer videos!!!!!
Thank you so much!
❤🎉 great job
We are two person household and we decided 6 mugs were perfect. Two are my husband’s favorite, two are my favorite, and two are just extra. But we both use all six of them.
That seems like a really reasonable amount. I have 6 Christmas mugs and am about to just have those out and put the others away in the holiday bin. I haven’t even really decorated for Christmas yet except the tree. So while we live with just 6 mugs for a month or so I can assess if that’s a better amount for us (I have a feeling it will be just right - the kids don’t use the mugs except this time of year for hot cocoa).
What about a MCM long narrow dresser/ buffet for your coffee bar and you can have a piece of glass cut to protect the top? 😊
It really can only be about 42” long before it blocks the walkway to the kitchen and living room. The perspective is hard to tell with the way the video was shot but the area is really a tight squeeze.
I use a different coffee mug every day of the week. I love mug!
It is amazing how you just powered through this, and I love the little motivating win in the middle and the sudden end. Hope the „hum, that was faster than I feared“ is the muscle that got trained and not the „Ai haaaaaate thiiiiiis!!“ 😃
I would watch you in a livestream, so the longer the video is, the happier I am.
It looks really nice! And once you calmed your home, you will find the perfect furniture for this place I’m sure.
You just keep surprising me 💪🏼👏👍😍
Yes filters and sticks in blue container
I look so forward to watching your videos❤ I don't know how I missed this one, but I did😮 I am so glad I found your channel this is so inspiring and so exciting I've never look forward to a video each day as I have with yours❤ blessings from Massachusetts❤❤ I have a vintage bureau that I use for my coffee bar in my kitchen and I pull it out a little ways cause my heater is behind it, it works out well for me❤
Wondering if you have or could repurpose another teal basket for your coffee mugs - then you could pull it out - sorta like a drawer - then mugs wouldn't get lost at the back 🤷♀️ just a thought 😊 and it would look tidier too 🤷♀️⁉️
You did a great job. If this were my home, I'd relocate the hanging aprons and oven mitts to the back of the pantry door or somewhere similar. Their appearance distracts from the ambience of the room. Then I'd remove what they are attached to and place a nice piece of art in its place.
Jamie, could you invest in a shallow wall unit with tall, closed side cupboards and a low center piece? The side units would help solve the kitchen overflow and the low center would be your coffee bar and also not interfere with your electrical panel. Also, turn your mugs upside down to help eliminate dust inside them.
I would love to find a piece of furniture that works better like that. There isn’t a lot of width to work with that doesn’t block the walkways, and the breaker box isn’t centered on the wall. A lot of things make it tricky to find something just right for this space. And I can’t hand shelves either because the wall is metal (I think - or maybe even brick) with drywall on top and nothing nails into it more than 1/2” into the drywall. It’s a tough one! If this was a home we owned I’d be investing in new electrical, moving the breaker box, and getting a custom built-in made 🤣🤣 so I guess it’s better we rent so I don’t have to spend that much money lol
Im loving this series! One suggestion would be to move the cat basket to the right side to keep it near the cat food and their dishes.
Haha I debated doing that for sooo long! I decided when I’m standing there feeding them if the catfood was on the right, the open door of the cabinet would be between me and the spot where I feed them, so I kept it where it is 🤣 such a weird reason, I know lol
Use the Flour canister for the hot cocoa packets.
I put the coffee filters in there 😁
I love those MCM canisters!!! Beautiful!
Fabulous🎉🎉🎉💪👏
Dear Jamie, I try to provide a perspective: probably there is someone looking out for the rest of their set. Maybe - if you don’t use it yourself - you can help someone else completing a set by selling it ❤ We have heirloom dishes we’re always happy to be able to replace broken cups or plates.
Great job!
New to your videos, love the canisters, I seen a white set once for sale ebay I believe, but it was only 3pcs to small for my need. I agree about the grounds on table top..pain in my bottom. 😅😅😅
Rule of thumb, Best by dates are about 2 years out. Also the birds would love your out of date popped corn😊
Thanks for that info! I never thought about the popcorn for the birds, I’ll definitely do that with the really really expired batch!
@Jamie_Chaotic 🥰 just pop it first not sure the little birds or the big ones for that matter can eat the big kernels
Looking good 👍 👌 😎 ❤❤❤
Great job! I prefer longer videos.
Thank you for the feedback! I personally like to watch longer videos too.
Try grouping the three red mugs in front of the clear pot on the right. It would perk that area up while letting the teal canisters and mixer shine! ( Also the red in front of teal is a little jarring!)🤣😂😅
Red and teal is my favorite color combo 😂 probably why I like them there so much! But I’m going to be moving them anyway once I put away the regular mugs when I officially decorate for Christmas
@@Jamie_Chaotic 👍
Hi, maybe if you left the 🍿 fixings out & had a movie night it would use them up.
We do movie night every weekend but this popcorn stuff lasts a lonnnng time! They haven’t made popcorn in a while, so I’ll remind Blake about it. It’s something he does with them, I hate popcorn 😂
I like long videos!
God Jul från Sofie i Sverige 🇸🇪 🎅
Yay
You have a great channel and you are going to be successful. As I watch I was thinking that there will come a time very quickly that its not about organization so much as a person just has too much and one get weary from trying to manage stuff. It took me a while to sort that out and once I did things got way easier.
Yep, that’s exactly why I’m doing this. Too much stuff makes the organization impossible. And I function much better when everything is meticulously organized.
Possible future furniture idea, maybe you could use the coasters that go under the feet/legs then the piece of whatever you choose will move easier.
Do those really work to slide heavy furniture around easily? Our breaker blows rather frequently, I must say. Especially in the summer.
@Jamie_Chaotic don't buy cheap ones. They have different sizes depending on the bottoms on the furniture. Plus you don't want to balance the weight if you go for a taller piece.
Maybe put the mugs behind a door and the Christmas mugs on the top shelf
'Best by' dates most of the times can be used for several more years.
Those popcors will be okay.
Btw, feral tradwife,, Beth, told me about your channel.
Like your video!
Thank you for coming over!
When sorting something down low, do you have a little ottoman or stool to sit on?
Unfortunately no
Well done!
I´m sick and you are keeping me company - so thank you! Why don´t you store the stire sticks you use daily in one of the muggs? And keep the rest as backup in one of the boxes and get rid of the little basket.
I’m sorry you’re sick! I hope you feel better soon! 🩵
Best video! 😍
If you only fill the coffee container halfway with the sticks, are you able to close it? That way they are more diagonal in the container instead of straight up.
That’s what I ended up doing, which is why I kept that other little turquoise basket thingy with the rest of the sticks. After we use them up I’ll get shorter ones and eliminate that little basket altogether 🩵
Hi Jamie, I was thinking if you got a cabinet that would fit on the wall next to the breaker box. So something not as wide and maybe taller. Loved this video. Hope you’re feeling better. ❤❤❤❤ oh I got rid of all my cookbooks except Betty Crocker. 👩🍳🍪
The other problem that I failed to mention is that wall is not made out of drywall and studs. I think it’s some sort of metal sheeting with drywall on top. So I can’t nail anything into it more than 1/2” and it’s just going into drywall. Major reason why I didn’t want mugs hanging on that rack anymore, it is literally barely hanging on to the wall 😂
@ oh that makes sense. I love your canisters and definitely 💯 keep them. I love your humor.
You are doing a great job. Keep it up. Question....do you have any jadeite? I collect it and I adore it..
I don’t collect it myself, but I sell it a lot! My aunt has a jadeite collection too so when I come across any I usually offer it to her first haha
This was hard won, great job. Maybe this is one of your lynch pins? 🤔
It could be. The entryway/stairs definitely is.
Ok , hear me out .. put the popcorn bowl in the center on the middle shelf so it goes blue , clear, blue. The mugs go behind the door on the top shelf and tea on the second shelf. 😂. It looks great already I’m just saying. That’s the Virgo ♍️ in me coming out.
I feel like that would look really good!
I’d like to look at your mid-century modern (vintage) items you have for sale. Can you provide a link? Thank you.
If you head over to my other channel Mid-Century Wasted I have links in the videos to my selling platforms. 😁
It looks great! You’re such a great motivator…I understand why your mixer is there. (No need to explain). It would be nice if u could remove it (since it isn’t used there). U could then move your mugs out of the cupboard.
Hopefully it can get into the kitchen once I work that nightmare of an area. I have a spot in mind so hopefully it works out that way!
The dollar tree sells popsicle sticks in the craft section. 200 for $1.25. They are shorter
There are people who eat every meal on paper plates. Your biodegradable wood swizzle sticks are A-okay ❤
At least they aren’t plastic, right?? 😁