Kitchen

Monday 11.21.11

A Thanksgiving Treat From NEAT

NEAT is just thrilled with Thanksgiving only 2 days away! Thanksgiving not only means spending time with family and friends, it means planning!! As you can imagine, list making is one of our top guilty pleasures ;) When big holidays come around, it can be hard sometimes to know where to start your planning. We wanted to give you some tips as well as a little gift from us for the holiday season.

Tip #1:: Be Inspired

The best way to get in the mood for the season is to be inspired by people who are doing it right. Here are a few of our favorites...

Tip #2:: Be Prepared

After a Thanksgiving meal, it is easy to just throw things in containers, put them in the refrigerator and forget about them. Neat made these adorable stickers to put on your leftovers to help you remember when the food was prepared. These are great to give to your guests if you are sending them home with extra food as well.

Happy Thanksgiving

xx

Molly & Ashley

photo 1 :: photo 2 :: photo 3 :: neat stickers ::

by Molly | posted in Kitchen | tagged ThanksgivingStickers

Monday 10.24.11

4 Reasons To Crave Fall

This time of year always reminds us of the feel of cool, crisp air and crunchy leaves covering the ground. Well...that is when we are back in the Midwest! Don’t get us wrong we aren’t complaining about 75 degrees and sunny, there’s just something to be said about Fall weather and the desire for a cozy home cooked meal. Mmmmmmm!!!

Now that we are all dreaming of delicious chili and cornbread, homemade macaroni and cheese, Grandma’s pumpkin pie and of course, a BIG fat glass of red wine, we decided to dream about the specific kitchen we would prepare these hearty meals in.

Enjoy our pics of our fantasy kitchens and let us know which one you would want to prepare your Fall harvest in!

Love the simplicity of this kitchen!

The warm colors of the natural wood are perfect for our Fall dreams!

This is Molly's pick for her perfect kitchen and a delicious recipe to go along with it!

Ashley's new favorite Fall salad inspired by this kitchen!

Do you have a favorite kitchen? Or at least a favorite recipe these two Midwestern girls can enjoy from the West Coast?

xx,

Ashley & Molly

by Ashley | posted in Kitchen | tagged kitchensfall recipespinterestFood

Saturday 05.07.11

To: You ... Love: NEAT

As you know, a few weeks back we were OBSESSED with Martha’s stickers for food and think that every NEAT reader should have them. Not only can you use them in your refrigerator for produce but you can also put them on frozen goods in the freezer. We constantly tell our clients that not keeping track of dated foods/spices is making you SEEM like a bad cook. Today we are giving you a the gift of organization and the opportunity to stay on top of your cooking skills.

When you click the link below, you will find your own personal stickers to put on your produce and frozen goods made by yours truly. Once you have the document, purchase and print these stickers out on the Avery 5264 labels. We hope you enjoy our replica of Martha’s fabulous idea!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Download NEAT food stickers here!

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by admin | posted in Kitchen | tagged FoodOrganizedStickers

Friday 04.22.11

Simple Solutions for Your Kitchen

Lately, NEAT has been organizing many kitchens! Our good friend Martha (friend is such an ambiguous word isn't it) has some amazing quick kitchen fixes that we had to share with you!

This simple tray solves your barware stacking issues! Our arch enemy is the martini/margarita glass - but this issue has been put aside thanks to this little problem solver!

One time, we watched "Hoarders" .... NEVER AGAIN! This particular episode featured a woman who hoarded food and lost track of experation dates. (Seriously, nightmares for weeks) BUT let's be honest, we all put things in the freezer and cannot remember how long they have been there... try using these adorable stickers and don't look back!

When NEAT organizes pots and pans in a client's home, we always follow the rule, "tops on top, pans on the bottom." This usually helps our clients to create a routine that keeps the pans tidy and manageable. This lid organizer is the perfect addition to our rule. Consider NEAT's rule ammended!

by Molly | posted in Kitchen | tagged FreezerGlassesKitchenOrganizingPots and PansRefrigeratorStorage

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We're Ashley and Molly, the founders of NEAT Method. Lets face it - we obviously love to organize and are a little...or maybe we should say a lot type-A. This perfect storm created The Neat Life. Welcome! We've seen it all, heard it all, organized it all, and are always obsessed with the outcome of our work. Even if a clutter free space doesn't tickle your fancy as much as ours, we guarantee you will be entertained by our antics and will enjoy following the lives of a couple NEAT freaks.
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