Safetly Room Make Over

OK, so it's not an entirely great makeover or a complete one, but it is a start. Since money is tight I have had to do it in a few segments. Yesterday I worked on the safety room (My daughter named it. It started out as the 72-hour room) putting up the shelves. Sure, it would be nice to buy the shelves from Shelf-Reliance that are built to hold cans and use the FIFO method but I don't quite have that much money rolling around. I have plans for building my own can shelf but it has to wait at least a few years or until I have the means. There are lots of ways to build your own shelves and be creative.

I decided to be creative by going to Lowes. They have wide boards that cost around $6 each. I also bought some weight blocks which cost less than a dollar each. They may not look fancy, but they do and it works much better than stacking everything.





Of course, I'm not done with the room yet. I have to clear out junk I don't need and put a few things away (I ran out of blocks, could ya tell?) When I expand my storage area next I will use the same wood boards and blocks and I will make a shelf in the middle of the room of which I will be able to have access from all sides. Which is pretty much like the shelves my parents had in our food room growing up. I sure miss that room. It was a great example of how food storage is to be.