Kitchen Refresh and Organizing Updates

[@amychen2504]

OMG Levi scootering through so cuute

[@razsbags]

Good job! Getting the garden going. Hope you get fruit on the tree!

[@chelseajones5977]

I love what you’ve done with the mint and yellow. The more you’ve embraced it, the less it stands out. The gingham curtain over the cabinet makes me so happy ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Me too! Thank you!

[@kandacewoods6279]

Couldn’t have said it better myself😊

[@kathyol]

It's such a good idea to reassess the cupboards and arrange them to work best for you. If I tried that now, I would not remember where I put things, and for sure Dad would never find things. Hahaha, Love MOM

[@shannontorrens1]

Hahaha!

[@sheilak4493]

I like the leaning into what is going on in our home….

[@sburwell75]

The mint and yellow carried throughout the kitchen is so pretty.

[@michelesusanne1]

You are getting so close to 100k, I am excited for you🎉 I love how Levi was trying to help you in the kitchen😊 You have really added a lot of functional additions to the kitchen, so creative!

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! I am getting close to 100K hopefully in the next few months I will hit that milestone. I never thought it would happen LOL. I hope you are doing well.

[@kathleenj1158]

Your sweet, little helper is absolutely precious. 🥰❤️👶

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you!

[@CRRBennett]

Love your mint and yellow vintage kitchen!

[@NoelleAm]

What are trends anyway but someone's opinion. Your kitchen is adorable. 🍋 The 50's vintage look is always chic.

[@bevinpiantino2088]

Completely distracted by your little "helper" ❤❤😊

[@shannontorrens1]

❤

[@BlueBird-nf2gp]

Me too!😊

[@Toni-747]

Your refresh/reset videos are always an encouragement!😊 Like you say, revisiting spaces is so important to stay decluttered!❤

[@shannontorrens1]

So true! Thank you for being here.

[@jennyjenkins877]

Levi sure is a busy boy... I hope you enjoyed the "help"

[@reynaaleman7645]

I love your videos because you are so down to earth. I find them very inspiring. I would like to know how to deal with dirty kitchen towels. I never know if I’m supposed to have enough for one load. If you ever have a chance to do a video on that I would appreciate it.

[@shannontorrens1]

I will try to mention what I do in my next video, but usually I tend to gather all the dirty towels into a pile in my laundry area (for me that is sitting on top of my dryer) then once I feel like I have enough for a load then I will wash them. My washer thankfully has an option to do a smaller load.

[@CarolineOceanaRyan999]

I love watching little Levi in these videos. He makes me chuckle! I think you'll really miss him in a few years when he goes off to school! 😊💜

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you, I can't imagine having him in school it seems so far away. But time flys and he is already 2!

[@inspiringsimple]

Little Levi is just so adorable (and busy) haha!

[@melissac8959]

Love this update. Everything you and your husband have added looks great. Moment of silence for the lemon tree that grew from a tiny seed. ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

I know! I was sad to let it go, but my husband has been wanting me to get rid of it for years LOL. He said it was ugly, it also never had fruit which was the biggest problem.

[@verodomurat-tostado3079]

I did the same thing too. It grew with some big throbs too. Never saw a lemon one haha

[@verodomurat-tostado3079]

I meant thorns

[@shannontorrens1]

@@verodomurat-tostado3079 Yes ours had huge thorns too and it was really scary to come close to it. AND no fruit after 5 years =(

[@robertakeogh8650]

I love the colours in your kitchen!❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you!! 😊

[@melissataylor8910]

Love your videos with real life content ❤ Levi is such a good helper ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! I hope you are having a good day.

[@BR-kk9qu]

Your kitchen is so cheerful! I love the refresh. I still love the vintage vibe! - Belinda

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you Belinda!

[@elisabethlasalle3529]

Always so inspiring! Thanks for sharing…Happy Spring!🌼

[@juliab628]

Hello, Shannon! I still always enjoy your videos...It's just that the last comments I've tried to leave over the last few months keep getting deleted as soon as I post them. KZbin probably doesn't like my verbosity , LOL So if you get to read this, know that you're still my favorite for simple living, minimalism and wonderful everyday tips to living a clutter free peaceful enjoyable life. Happy Wednesday from southwest Missouri! Love the new beautiful lemon painting❤😊

[@shannontorrens1]

Hi Julia! I was actually wondering the other day if maybe you were taking a break from KZbin. That is so weird that your comments are getting deleted. I haven't been getting them, I even check the section where they hold them for review. I have recently had a few people tell me that youtube seems to be acting funny with the comments and the subscribership. Who knows what is going on. I am so happy to hear you are doing well. I hope you are enjoying spring so far. =)

[@juliab628]

😊❤Thank you!! Yes, enjoying the off and on Spring temps and we cannot wait for the 70 degree temps to stay for good ( It was only in the 40's yesterday but Friday it will be 73ish! ) We no longer wish to be cold ;) Reading your comment made my day! I might take a break from media sometimes, but I am so thankful for your friendship & your channel is the only one I have kept. I think I have been tuning in since about 2020, and I tell my husband, Shannon has been like a true friend, sharing tips for all things simple homemaking & minimalism & fun projects❤❤ Currently painting the larger of our 2 bthms here, and my husband has offered to paint our shutters outside for a new refresh! Congrats to Grant, hugs to the boys & Hello to Kathy❤😊

[@shannontorrens1]

@@juliab628 I am so happy to have you here and I always love getting your comments. I bet it will look great once all the painting is done. I always love painting because it can make such a difference without spending a lot of money. Yay for the warmer weather! I hope it holds out. Have a great Easter Weekend. =)

[@loswife6233]

❤ Lean into what you have because things you renovate you'll love for a season and then eventually become discontent and want to change again. Contentment is so hard but I'm trying to learn to appreciate the quirky areas too.

[@shannontorrens1]

This is very true! =) I hope you are doing well.

[@leighannestarks5787]

LOVE a good declutter and organize video!!! Great job!!!!

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you!!

[@beckypennies1637]

I so love your videos! Your content is so relatable to me. And I love your Mom! TY so much for sharing her! I am always left with a warm, cozy feeling after watching your content.

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you so much!!

[@lucytitus2183]

Shannon, your kitchen and yard are just beautiful!!!❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you so much!

[@susanmurphy7869]

I love my Aura frame! 👍👍

[@christinacrabb4860]

I love the new rug in your kitchen! The colors are perfect with the tile 🙂

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you!

[@naraiyer3688]

Your little one is simply adorable. And, your husband is extremely handy and innovative. You are the sweetest.

[@KlingonPrincess]

I loved the candied pecan scenes 😁

[@jwoo222]

Love the new rug! Thanks as always for the inspiration!

[@ImaOKay522]

Something that attracts hummingbirds or butterfly 🦋 would be nice out the kitchen window view. ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

We are going to be adding some milkweed soon. I want to help the butterfly population =)

[@charishurt1768]

Love the spice rack ot seems like always something in the kitchen needs reorganized congratulations fantastic job ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@juliemix3373]

Shannon, this was a fine Spring reset. You have a beautiful kitchen. Grant is so talented and willing. YAY! Grant. Love the new mat. "Hi", to your Mom. Cheers

[@shannontorrens1]

Thanks so much!

[@jeannebowes2898]

I love your little helper!

[@laurie2715]

Thank you for another inspiring and enjoyable video Shannon! 😊🌿👏I like how you reassess the cupboard spaces and use every space to it’s maximum potential while also appearing pretty , good reminders . And above the frig space too ! Your new flower pot turned out pretty too ! All your cute ‘ taste testers ‘ of the treat attests to the yummy recipe ! 😃🌿Have a blessed Sunday !

[@j.m.7056]

Kitchen looks so stylish! The functional improvements you and Grant have made really have made it a geat work area! Thanks for sharing!

[@shannontorrens1]

Thanks so much!

[@1beyond]

This is a fantastic idea about the seeds in the paper towel strips

[@angelikaforajtova1041]

Hi Shannan, well U have some big and small helpers there....🤗😘....keep up the good jobs....greetings from Europe, The czech republic....bye Angie 🙋‍♀️❤️

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! I hope you are doing well.

[@ImaOKay522]

❤❤❤ I love your kitchen! I also have mid-century kitchen and home. 😊

[@MrsBullfinch]

Oh Shannon. Your kitchen is lovely. And as for the candied pecans, I can confirm that they as delicious. You gave us that recipe the Christmas before last and I have been making them ever since and have passed your recipe to many others. Greetings from Northern Ireland.

[@shannontorrens1]

I am so excited you enjoyed the candied pecans! Whenever we make them they don't last very long LOL.

[@BeverlyBurman]

This was incredibly helpful! The tips and tricks shared were practical and easy to implement.

[@Toni-747]

Also... luv the lemons 🍋 🌞

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! I hope you are having a good Sunday.

[@monicagreen9644]

Enjoying all your videos!!

[@shannontorrens1]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@MR-rw3vc]

😊

[@NickiHorn78]

Shannon I love your videos. I also love that you’re embracing the mint and yellow in the kitchen. The lemon rug is perfect. Say hi to your mom for me ❤️

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you so much! I will tell her hi =)

[@TheClutterLady]

I love your new lemon rug! 🍋

[@j.christian6801]

I need to go thru my kitchen - hopefully this summer when I have time!

[@conniesmith3922]

So many great ideas Shannon! Thank you.❤

[@laurawood4476]

Watching you mop makes me so appreciate my steam mop ! This was a game changer for me .

[@shannontorrens1]

Hello, does it work on wood floors? I would love to know the name of it.

[@christinequintana881]

I love your white vintage kitchen. I would leave the cabinets. They are beautiful to me! I love the 🍋 too. I bought a cool set of dishes from Dollar Tree last year that are 🍋.

[@shannontorrens1]

Growing up we had a huge lemon tree that my parents still have and my mom always bought a lot of lemon themed things. I never thought that I would also become a lemon themed person haha. But it's something about the bright color it just cheers everything up.

[@timvandermey4792]

Re anti fatigue mat. I wear oofos or Hoka one one slides as my inside/house shoes. Way better than 1 mat! You look very pretty today. Love your attainable lifestyle and home. Danya

[@shannontorrens1]

Thanks for the tips regarding the mat, I will look up those shoes. Thank you for being here too. I hope you are doing well.

[@sct4040]

I recycled all my plastic bottles and tubs and switched to glass and stainless steel. 😊

[@sct4040]

Those additions your husband did to the kitchen is brilliant. I love your kitchen, it’s charming. ❤ maybe paint the inside of the cabinet doors.

[@CynthiaMiller-cc3qj]

Rose bushes & fruit trees love banana peels. Just dig a hole at the base of the plant, put the peels in & cover!

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you, great tip. We have a huge compost pile so I just add them to that usually. =)

[@robertakeogh8650]

Shannon, you are right. You didn’t wring the mop out enough.❤

[@shannontorrens1]

I am going to keep using it, and see what I did wrong LOL. It's good for getting behind things though so that's a plus.

[@pen5532]

Aww, should have put the lemon tree on the curb. So many people would of taken it...including me :). Lemon trees are about $90 for that size now.

[@shannontorrens1]

It never once had fruit so that was the problem. Sometimes if you grow it from your own seed it will never fruit and that was this tree sadly.

[@princessdumbarton9877]

Seems like you could take the handles off old frying pans and use them under plants.

[@TheGenflute]

I LOVE, love, love the mint and lemon vibe!! Totally have a 50s kitchen myself. It's aqua and green.

[@francinehogsett3065]

Great video….thats my favorite muffin mix 😊❤️

[@1beyond]

It is looking wonderful

[@lindaperez8849]

I love my mop. It’s from Home Depot. It’s a Libman Microfiber Wet Tornado Spin Mop and Bucket Floor Cleaning System

[@joannearonetz7527]

A mop bucket like that use very hot water and spin well 5 or 6 times😊

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! I will try that.

[@Beyondjustjen-mw7gt]

I like your "lean" on the color and vibe of your kitchen 🥰 Your kitchen was what drew me to your channel! I have an old kitchen and your IKEA cabinets inspired me to get a single one! I have wanted a kitchen island but our space just would not work out for that. So now we have it "leaned" against a short internal wall cabinet that separates the kitchen and the family room. Also, I miss the strong California sun everytime I see your yard! You and your husband have done such a good job beautifying the house inside and out! Bravo, Shannon! ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! Sometimes we have to work with what we have =) It's been raining here a lot lately, but when the sun does come out like you said it's very strong.

[@brifren2]

Your vintage kitchen is so pretty! 💛💚💝 It has more character than most of the "modern" kitchens that I see, which all seem more or less the same. You both have done wonders with it, with the new arrangement, brilliant self-made improvements, and the lovely mint and yellow theme. It was a little sad to see your lemon tree destroyed though... but at least, you have your beautiful painting of lemons in the kitchen :) Lemon trees are such a pretty sight when in bloom or with lemons, and smell so wonderful. The big city where I live in Greece used to have lemon trees and other fruit trees in every garden, but most of them were destroyed in the 70s and 80s when high rise blocks of flats were built. Thankfully some people now have lemon trees on their balconies, like my son who grew his own from seeds :) 💛💚 Thank you for another lovely video!

[@lorikegley3327]

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[@lindaroyal8161]

Very nice Spring refresh. The new upgrades by Grant seem to be working well. I like your kitchen, even though it's retro. You have it organized so things are where you use them. I also like the lemon touches. Surprised you didn't replant the lemon tree somewhere else, it seemed healthy!

[@shannontorrens1]

Hi Linda, We don't really have space for another tree that would get very large if planted in the ground. But the big problem was since I grew it from a seed and it wasn't grafted I don't think it would have ever produced any fruit.

[@JeanHudson2022]

If you are going to be planting in containers or small area's you might like to look into square foot gardening

[@nolasavedmysoul]

Why did Grant dislike the lemon tree??? 😂 My mom grew a bunch of little lemon trees from seeds too! She’s been giving them away at this point.

[@sct4040]

It pains me to watch too. I would love a lime tree for guacamole.

[@susannovak8263]

Shannon said the lemon tree never produced any fruit. Maybe that’s why?

[@judyellen4412]

Great video, Shannon. I took an anti-fatigue mat back too for the same tripping reason. An accident waiting to happen.

[@j.m.7056]

I have not bought one since I suspected that was the case. Thanks to you and Shannon for sharing your experience.

[@shannontorrens1]

Yes! At first, we were all tripping over it constantly then we started to get used to it, but when walking through the kitchen it was hard to remember and so many people tripped.

[@BlueBird-nf2gp]

Love your new planter! Good luck with your garden! 😊🐦

[@shannontorrens1]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@katiemcevoy]

It took me a while to be okay with rearranging the kitchen cabinets to suit us instead of what the cabinet was supposed to be for. I use the under the sink for trash and put cleaning supplies in a super narrow corner cabinet but it's high so I can organize with risers. It was funny when I moved things, the rest of the family had no clue where anything was. Lol ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

That is the major drawback to moving things around, it takes at least a few weeks for everyone to remember where we put stuff LOL.

[@bonessam9618]

Levi is such a good helper. 😊 Haha...Grant. Love your planter (pot) hat! 😂 Taking garden classes sounds like so much fun. I'll be looking forward to hearing about it. I'm going to start some flowers inside for the first time with grow lights. We'll see how it works out for me. Have a great day, Shannon. ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Levi is my biggest helper around here LOL. He is next to my side in every project. We really enjoyed the garden classes I would highly recommend them we really learned a lot.

[@janjentz1053]

I love the colors in your kitchen. Wow... I need to make those nuts soon. Still too cold and snowy to do much outside in garden areas yet in Utah. My kitchen cupboards need a go thru. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@shannontorrens1]

Thanks so much 😀

[@filausopoako]

lemon seed did grew well... too bad you had to cut... edible garden would be nice

[@shannontorrens1]

Yes, we actually planted an orange, lemon, and lime tree. This one just never had any fruit after 6 years.

[@joycampina4133]

I spin mine like 10 times each time I wet the mop

[@Crochetlady3-l1o]

Very nice Shannon! Love these types of videos. Just starting our gardening since we moved here just before Thanksgiving. Going to be so fun to design and make a beautiful yard . hi from SC FELLOW MOM OF 3 BOYS.😍😎🏖

[@hollyamay]

Great video! Your place looks amazing! I have the same mop. I spin it at least 10 times before mopping to get the excess water out. That seems to work for me.

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you for that tip, I will try to spin it longer. =)

[@lauragreen4899]

I love your vintage tile. Until you get a new kitchen could you have your husband replace that brown countertop with butchblock?

[@susannovak8263]

Grant hand-crafted that section of countertop. It’s really a beautiful piece of art.

[@TheGenflute]

How to you tack the little seeds into the paper towel??

[@shannontorrens1]

Hello, you can separate the towel and then we used a tiny dab of modgepodge. We just planted it so I will be sure to report back how it turns out. =)

[@stephaniecovey4216]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone else “prep” bananas! Do they last in the fridge like that?

[@shannontorrens1]

We freeze them for smoothies. I am not sure if they would do well in the fridge. =)

[@hollieford8890]

Do your bananas not stick together when you freeze them like that? I've been freezing them separately first but if yours don't stick then maybe I don't have to do the extra work. Do I often have to do things twice because it didn't turn out the way I thought it should? ALL the time 😂 Another fantastic video!

[@sct4040]

I use parchment paper in between each layer of bananas.

[@shannontorrens1]

I have never had a problem with the bananas sticking. Usually they just pop apart really easily, but they are not over ripe when I put them in. =) I hope you are doing well.

[@hollieford8890]

@@shannontorrens1 thank you. I'll give it a try.

[@JazzyBabe56]

I love your kitchen but I understand that the resell value would be better if you redid your kitchen - but anyhow its lovely in the meantime!

[@nancyelizabeth8364]

Your almost at 100000 please subscribe

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank You!

[@1beyond]

It is looking wonderful

[@chrisi9060]

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