My kitchen colors are (going to be) red and white so the green lids clashed with my chosen scheme. Plus, half the spices are ones I rarely use and they were all pretty old. I figured I would give my new spice rack a facelift so here's what I did:
I emptied all the jars, peeled off the stickers, and washed and dried each jar and lid. Then I took some black chalkboard paint and carefully painted the outside of each lid and let them dry for several days. I painted on a second coat and let that dry for a few days.
Once the paint had cured on all the lids, I used a liquid chalk marker to write in all the spice names. (I had initially tried using a regular piece of chalk but it chipped the paint and didn't write as neatly as the marker). While the lids dried, I cut several small pieces of masking tape and wrote down the spice's expiration date. I stuck the tape to the bottom of the jar, filled it with the corresponding spice and then added the labeled lid.
I really like the chalkboard lids because all it takes is a damp paper towel to wipe off the name, should I want to switch out a spice to something else!
