Fast Tip Friday: New Uses for Old Things

About ten years ago, I bought this desktop file holder from Staples while I was working as a paralegal.  It was particularly handy in holding the case files I was currently working on.  They got kind of fat after a while and I liked how wide the spaces were.

After I left that job, I took the file holder with me, but I’ve never used it to its full potential since, so I thought I might put it to another use, this time in the kitchen.

But for what?

I could use it to stack my baking sheets and muffin tins …

… or my cutting boards and cooling racks.

Though my cutting boards seem to be happiest right next to the microwave (that always seems to be where I keep them).

And my cooling racks can go in this otherwise useless cabinet above the stove.

Pot lids and frying pans?

Cake pans?

Glass-lock food storage lids? So many options!

In the end, I tucked my Tupperware stuff inside the largest bin I had and used the file holder as a rack for my baking sheets (option one).

I think I might see if I can get another one to use for my frying pans.  This seems like a workable system to me.