Here's Your Sign...

Today I present a solution for a common question -- "Are these dishes in the dishwasher clean or dirty?" We hand-made a sign on an index card, laminated it, and applied self-stick velcro to the back of the sign and to the top of the dishwasher. This sign guards the dishwasher on those days when I don't get around to emptying it until late in the day -- no way do I want anyone adding a dirty dish to my clean ones!

This picture shows the unobtrusive piece of velcro on the top of the dishwasher when the sign's not there. Depending on your dishwasher, you could do this with a magnet, but mine is stainless steel and magnets don't stick. (Why is that?!!) You could be fancier and print a sign from your computer. You could also print "Dirty Dishes" on the other side and put velcro or magnets on both sides to flip it. Since ours is one-sided, we put a piece of velcro inside a nearby cabinet door. That's where we keep the sign until needed.

Picture of the sign hanging inside a cabinet door, also on a piece of self-stick velcro:
So, here's your (first) sign. More sign ideas to come later!