Spice Rack Surgery

Anyone have a spice rack that looks like this?

Well I've had mine for going on 17 years and it was starting to look pretty grungy as you can see.  All the labels were stained looking and starting to peel off.  I KNOW it's bad to keep them near the stove, because the spices don't last as long near the heat, but I do it anyway.  Maybe I have a rebellious streak! Actually, I just like them there when I am cooking and I tend to go through the important ones pretty fast anyway.  Here is a similar one that I keep hidden away in the pantry for when I need a replacement bottle and it was looking bad too.

I was tired of looking at the dingy labels so I painted all the lids with Chalk board paint:

I was originally thinking I would label them with chalk, but then I realized that was silly because it would be getting smudged all the time.  You could also use acrylic black paint, but mine didn't have as shiny of a finish as the chalkboard paint did.  If I started this project over, I would just use spray paint because it would be faster, but the chalk board paint worked well.  I used a white paint pen (found at any craft store) and labeled each lid.  I like the ending result, but there are also many cute printable spice jar labels online and on pinterest etc.  

Now to label containers in my pantry...have never done that...but I think I am getting closer.  After looking at all the fun labels out there, I'm getting inspired! Labeling things in my pantry has been a goal for a long time.  I'll let you know if I ever get that one checked off the list!  Fixing the spice rack was long enough in coming.