Does anyone spot the problem? In the first picture, the door wouldn't close. You are just taking up rooms on the shelf by adding pockets to the door. The medicine cabinet is too narrow to use such set up. Works much better on the 3rd picture in a kitchen cabinet.

#'s 1 and 3 doesn't look like the doors would close. The stuff on the door looks like it would hit the stuff on the shelves. I do number 3 in the bathroom(hehe). This is great for using up the vertical space above small items on shelves. I keep aspirin and vitamins in the spice jars.

Some really good ideas here and many of them are pretty, too, which is good.

I have repeatedly tried #3 - storing spices in magnetic tins on the door. Eventually, one of them falls off, and I get nigella seeds or cumin powder etc. all over the place. I've tried it with different sized containers from different places. I think the problem is the repeated opening and closing of the doors.

I still think it's a great idea but I've given up. If do you try it, be aware of potential spills and choose what you put in it accordingly: bay leaves or dried red peppers not cayenne powder or black mustard seed.

I'm all for saving space, but this really isn't the best way of doing it. I haven't found a good way of keeping spices, but this isn't it.

it doesn't save space, obviously.

it is a great way to keep things organize, neat and tidy.

there are other things that can be organized on doors, the possibilities are endless.

I agree with all that 'see the problem' with the 1st few. The doors would push everything on the shelf back or won't close at all.
Just a warning on displaying your jewlery. If you wear STERLING silver, they will tarnish so you'll have to polish each time you wear them. Best to store sterling in air tight bags or containers. They will eventually tarnish if you don't wear the piece as often but not as quickly as if they are stored out in the open.

Ugh, the spam. Flagged.

Flagged as well - so annoying. Love the idea with the trash bag idea. I use grocery bags as my trash bags and this is a better way than over the door handle.

I also love the idea of reusuing plastic bags on the cabinet door, I just wish i could tell what type of 'hook's they used. Any ideas?

Hooks are 3M command hooks: http://www.staples.com/3M-Command-Adhesive-Wire-Hooks-Small-White-3-Pack/product_564098?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:Office_Supplies:Tape_Glue_&_Adhesives:564098:17067

I have never understood keeping your grocery list on a chalkboard or whiteboard. Then you need to copy it onto paper. Why not keep a digital list or write it on paper in the first place? This really has become a pet peeve, because I see it everywhere.

@STEVENSVOX - They look like generic 3M hooks with sticky backs.

@ 2kidsandus In answer to your question.

My whiteboard is in the kitchen and I frequently write on it with greasy or sticky fingers when I notice I'm running out of something while cooking. I don't want to use my iphone then.

I do use my phone to either take a picture of the board or dictate a list using my Dragon app and paste it into Notes. Then, it's easy peasy to shop from the list.

To anyone who is thinking of using 3M command hooks: I have never had a good experience with them. I have plaster walls, and don't wish to anchor every little thing I hang, and thought these might be a good solution. I used the heavy duty ones to hang a series of nine small (5x7) framed prints up. I followed the directions as written and here is what happened: two frames fell that same day, followed by another by the end of the week. At this point, my hubby and I were betting on how long the it would take the rest to fall. He won. I figured there would still be at least one still up by the end of the month, but alas, no go.

Great, if you can take advantage of it. Other than the cupboards in the kitchen and bathroom, all the doors in my apartment are either bi-fold or slide open.

DIREC79.....I use these 3m hooks all over my home. Did you leave them long enough to adhere before you hung something on the hooks? I usually leave it until the next day. There are also stronger ones that you should use for heavier objects. I'm a long term renter so I dont want to be leaving marks on walls and inside cupboards whenever I move out.

@DIRCE79 and @NADIA-IN-AUSTRALIA: I fell in love with 3M hooks when I lived in a place with drywall walls. Ever since moving to a place with plaster walls, I can't get them to stay up consistently, and finally gave up on them.

where, oh where is that jewlery organizer from? i have the heavy duty 3M hooks and they hold up my kids' super heavy backpacks, no problem. i think the problem with the plaster is the dustiness of it. the surface has to be spotless.

I never know where to store my spices, either. I finally placed an end table (that wasn't being used) in the kitchen, and I am able to place at least 20 spice bottles in the drawer. Plus, the shelf underneath the drawer gives me more storage.

I've had bad experiences with the Command Hooks tearing drywall when I try to take them down. It doesn't matter how gently I work at removing the sticky portion. I've since found that spackling a small nail-hole is a heck of a lot easier than trying to repair torn drywall.

We have spice racks on the insides of our pantry doors - and yeah, you can't put anything in front of them on the actual shelves, or they won't close. In terms of actual space, you haven't gained much - plus, we've now run out of space.

But I love the idea of having a grocery list or menu list inside a door!

Something I saw recently (probably on Pinterest, but I can't remember) is to utilize a clear over-the-door shoe hanging-rack-thing to organize spices.

I agree with many of the posted that some of the back-of-the-door organizers take up space from the front of the shelves BUT and ESPECIALLY for spices (and little bathroom odds and ends, like nail polish), you are more likely to use what you have because they are organized and easier to see. These aren't necessary space saving tips, but they are useful!

Instead of hooks, I bought one of the simplehuman door mount grocery bag can. I don't know about the rest of you, but my local grocery's bags (I grab a bunch from the store's recycling bin 'cause I bring reusable bags to the store) often have little holes in them, and invariably, wet trash will leak inside the cabinet if you just use those hooks without anything beneath the bag. Plus the simplehuman frame holds the bag open so you don't end up getting yuck all over the inside of your cabinet door. It's a bit pricey, at around $30, but I'll never go back to a regular trash can in the kitchen (now that we have a dog, it's even more important to have our trash behind closed doors!).

As for the bathroom cabinet, being only 4" or so deep, I find it easier to organize by using those little plastic boxes made for the purpose, in different sizes. You can easily take one out and rummage around in it for what you want to use. Great for organizing small like things together. I use a taller plastic container on the lowest shelf for toothpase and toothbrush next to tall bottles. I just wish most bath cabinets came with more shelves, so you could store more small stuff easily.

I get you about the leaky plastic bags. The simple human bag holders help with this, but I hate having to open the door to throw stuff away, and don't want to smell up the inside of my cupboard. And I need all the cupboard space to store cleaning items. I have the floor space for a free-standing can, and I LOVE my simple human foot pedal can with lid. Best household purchase of the past few years. Pricy, but worth it. Lid would also keep out pets, unless they are smart enough to use the foot pedal.

I use those little stainless steel hanging baskets on the inside doors of my lower cupboards for storing lids to pots in my pots cupboards, and small cleaning items under the sink. Yes, you see the little hanging tabs on the outside, but the organization is worth it to me.

I use an over-the-door stainless rack with 5 hooks to hang towels in a bathroom without sufficient wall space for the usual towel bars. Actually, there are some towel bars along one wall, but as the very old bath has no storage, other than a small medicine cabinet, I put narrow furniture storage on that wall just beneath the towel bars, making them unusuable for towels. The back of the door works great for hanging towels.

I used the same rack for hanging jackets on the back of my entry door in my last apartment. They are great racks, but only fit on some doors, where the gap between the door and the frame is big enough to accommodate the depth of the hooks - most of my doors fit to tightly for the racks, or I'd use more of them.

The unfortunate part of storing shoes on the backs of doors is that they weigh a TON and will eventually stretch your hinges out and the door won't close. I had to remove mine from the back of my closet door and do the plastic see through box thing with them.

I've had my over-the-door shoe organizer (like the one shown) and I love it. I haven't had a problem with the door or anything. In our previous place, I had a wall of Ikea Pax units with their clear front shoeboxes. It was gorgeous and fancy. However we downsized and I couldn't justify giving that much space to my shoe collection. It's not as glamourous, but it keeps my shoes in order, and is super handy.

Here's what I did with my spices. It doesn't save a lot of space, but it keeps them organized. I drove right past the Container Store and went to my local dollar store and stocked up on a dozen rectangular plastic bins - varying in size from about 4 x 8 inches to some that are almost as big as shoeboxes. I then grouped my spices by cuisine and use.
Cayenne, cumin, coriander and various chile powders all go in the Latin cooking box. My traditional spices, such as thyme, oregano, marjoram, mustard seed, etc. go in another. I have one for indian food with fenugreek, various curries, ginger, etc.
Then I have another for baking: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, baking powder, baking soda, arrowroot, vanilla beans and extracts, etc. This makes it so easy; I can't believe I never thought of it before! When I'm making Mexican food, I just pull out that one bin and usually everything I need is right there. The same with Indian food or Thai.

Oh, and I have another for rubs and odd spices like berbere, blackening spices, za'atar, etc.
If I run out of coriander (which happens quite often, oddly), I keep the jar and re-stock it so that I have coriander in both my Indian and Mexican bins. This has been the biggest time-saver for me and if I'm looking up a new recipe, I can just quickly pull out the appropriate container to see if I have everything I need.

Some of these look like they would work. My issue is that I find it disturbing how some people feel the need to hide away all boxes and cans even when they are in the pantry. The pantry's purpose is to hide that stuff, not sure why there is a need to hide those things in baskets or put cereal in jars or plastic bins. It's one thing to have an organized pantry, but posting pictures of OCD pantrys where you can hardly tell there is food in it b/c it is all hidden, is over the top.

@sisterfunkhaus - we decant all our stuff into jars and containers because we get those little brown kitchen bugs otherwise. They can eat holes in paper packaging and thin plastic too - thicker plastic like that which cereal comes in they can't eat through, but even when we have the packaging rolled up and clipped if we have an infestation they manage to worm their way in. I can go ages without baking so I don't want my baking stuff to get bugs/weevils etc.

And it can be very space saving when you have containers designed to stack/fit together, which original packaging isn't. Also, baskets can be useful for those little packets of seasonings/stock etc that don't come in jars and will just fall all over the place otherwise.It's also a way of making lots of little things take up way less space in total - not everyone has much room in their pantry!

So don't be so disparaging about 'OCD pantries' - they're not that OCD! People live in different climates and with different needs. I'm the least OCD person, because I'm kind of a slob, and I must admit - I don't use stackable plastic containers. I use glass jars which are way less practical, but much prettier:) Also I've been having bad luck buying plastic containers that don't off-gas even ages after buying and washing.

the ideas are good to work with and come up with your own original ideas that would work in your space. i hate crap on the frig and this would work for me. m