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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Shelf liner/paper?
Do you use shelf paper on all of your kitchen shelves? Do you also line the drawers? We moved into a house about a year ago and there was shelf/drawer liners in all drawers and on all shelves. It's getting kind of yucky, so it either needs to be removed or replaced and I'm not sure if I should replace it or not. Thoughts?
Re: Shelf liner/paper?
When we bought our house, one of the first things I did was peel up any old shelf paper, thoroughly clean the shelves/drawers, and re-line them with crisp white non-stick shelf liner. In my case, though, the contact paper that was already there was peeling up in places, and when I pulled it back further -- there was a huge layer of dirt, dust, and even hair underneath. A previous owner had just slapped down contact paper over top of it instead of cleaning them. So gross!
According to my mother, the only shelves that really ought to be lined are ones holding cups/glasses/dishes. You know, because you might put a damp dish back in there and you don't want it to ruin the wood over time.
Contact paper is a huge PITA, but using them can sometimes pay off. If the cupboards are new and can be cleaned to your satisfaction, then I may skip the paper in most cupboards. It's just easier to periodically wipe them down.
When we moved into our house though, the cupboards were really nasty. We cleaned them out the best we could, and even painted some of them, but I put down some paper too. I'm not so concerned with saving the cupboards as I am the cleanliness of the stuff I put in them.
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