Do you line your shelf drawers?

[kbpaulie]

We are moving and just thinking about things that need to get done.  Do you line your kitchen shelves w/ stuff from Contact Paper manufacturer or do you not line your shelves?  Just curious.  We moved into current house 16 years ago and lined them then - wondering if this is just what my mom taught me or what I should be doing or why.  :)

[Cindy in FL.]

I used to in my twenties. Have not done it in my current house which we've been in for 14 years.

[Χά�ων]

I didn't know anyone actually did this.

[Goldilocks]

I do.  If I I skip a drawer or shelf I later regret it.  The contact paper protects the shelves from water (putting dishes away with a little moisture on them) and also  makes them much easier to clean.

[Ellie]

I line both shelves and drawers in the kitchen. :-)

[idnib]

I line them with this stuff:

 

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/LifeLiner-Clear-Shelf-Liner/100360?categoryId=12100

 

It's not contact paper. It's kind of a thicker foam mesh that protects the dishes from chipping and the cabinets from being scratched. You just cut it to size and lay it down, pick it up to wipe the cabinets. I don't know how long it lasts because I've never had to replace it. It does require you to set things straight down on it; because it's not stuck it will scrunch if you slide things. Also available at Home Depot, I think.

[Um_2_4]

Always

[City Mouse]

I did in my first house 20 something years ago, but not in the last two houses.

[Lisa in SC]

In a perfect world, I would. In the world that is my reality, I haven't gotten to it in almost 23 years of married life. There's always tomorrow, right? Oh, wait...that's right...tomorrow never comes. :D

[kubiac]

I actively ripped it out of this house when we moved it. Those liners are never cut properly to size (which drives me crazy), and I think it looks cheap (just my opinion). I'd rather just scrub the wood if it gets dirty, and deal with moisture if/when it becomes a problem.

[sbgrace]

I just line the cabinet that holds the oils and similar things that might drip. So there is one liner in my kitchen. I've never had an issue.

[Mommyof4ks]

Nope. I grew up in apartments, and they all had liners in them and roaches, lots of roaches, so I associate the two and do not line my cabinets.

[Laura Corin]

No - the insides of my drawers/surface of my shelves are either painted/varnished wood or laminate, so a damp cloth cleans them.

 

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[Elfknitter.#]

My mother did and that was what I knew (outside of clear contact paper being great book cover material.) Now, nope. Waste of time for me. Instead I use something like this if there's an issue with items that might slide: http://www.bakedeco.com/detail.asp?id=13025#.Uhhb_cu9KSM

[Delirium]

Yep. The whole kitchen full of drawers and shelves.

[Pawz4me]

I use the non-slip stuff others have mentioned.  Contact paper -- Not since my first house many years ago, when I figured out what a major nuisance it is to put down and remove and how unnecessary it is.  I don't place dirty or wet things in my cabinets to begin with.  I do keep a couple of thicknesses of paper towels under the few things that could drip, like containers of oil.

[Word Nerd]

I use the spongy, cushioned liner on kitchen shelves and line kitchen drawers with contact paper. It isn't necessary, but neither are a lot of other things I have in my kitchen.

[LaCEmom]

I've never used contact paper, but I do use that foam mesh gripper stuff in drawers and some cabinets. I don't like things sliding around when I open a drawer and I put it in cabinets with glassware, not plates because I want to be able to slide those on the shelf.

[Parrothead]

I tried the foam mesh stuff and hated it. It was gone within a week. Since then I don't line shelves or drawers.

[MissKNG]

Yes, with the gripper foamy paper. Nothing that sticks forever!

[Moxie]

I do because I like pretty stuff. There are some really pretty contact papers out there!

[Wildcat]

I tried the foam mesh stuff and hated it. It was gone within a week.

 

Me, too. I 'thought' I would like it and bought a lot, too. Bummer.

 

I don't have anything in my current house (new construction with nice, finished shelves and drawer bottoms), but I used it in all my other homes/apartments. I have used it to cover unsightly stains made by water, the bottoms of pots & pans, and mystery food stains (jams?).

 

I also used it is ds' dorm room--- his drawers were very rough and would snag his clothes and probably leave splinters in the garments, so I bought some 'wood look' paper and laid it in them. I didn't remove the backing, though.

 

One thing I learned after my first apartment and having to tear out entire shelves of the stuff was that I only really needed to expose the glue along the two back corners and an inch along the front edge of the paper. The rest, I just left the backing on. It makes for a much easier removal processs.