My organization spree: spice drawer and garage edition

My organization spree: spice drawer and garage edition

Plus, pantry storage picks and a discount code for you!

Amanda Hesser

Oct 02, 2026

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As I mentioned

last week

, we’re back in Ojai. Which means all the loose-end projects we left at the start of the summer are back on the to-do list! Starting with organizing my spice drawer. And the garage. With a scenic detour to look at storage inspiration.

Before I get to those, two things I thought you should know about:

Reath Design, who designed our house, has collaborated with Clé Tile on

a collection of tiles

that are reminiscent of the marbled end papers from 18th-century books.

Patricia Wells

is selling another swath of beautiful

vintage plates, textiles, and cookware

from her Provencal farmhouse. She is offering Homeward readers 10% off orders of two or more items. The sale opens on Sunday, October 4, at 11:30a.m. ET (until then, all items are marked “unavailable”). Use the code

HOMEWARD2026

at checkout!

Nothing some tape, a sharpie, and a list can’t wrangle.

Now back to organizing in Ojai: You might remember I gave you a peek earlier this year of

my kitchen tour

. Organization makes my heart go pitter-patter. This is not something to brag about. No one is lauded for being particular about how they organize their home, as it often suggests the person is anal, uptight, unfun.

But I’m so fun, guys!

And guess what? As I discovered in

John Pawson: The Minimal Home

, Donald Judd, Georgia O’Keeffe, and of course John himself, were also particular about storage:

So, let’s get into the details on my spice drawer.

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