I have been slowly organizing my cupboards while repeating the mantra "A place for everything, everything in it's place". My kids are older now, so teaching them where things go and putting things away should be easier, right? Right?! Well I'm tired of the wasted space in my cupboards and wasting time looking for things. The first room under attack.... The Kitchen!
Today, I'm going to share my newly organized pantry! Well I say "pantry" but it's really just a large cupboard that I call my pantry. :)
Okay so here's my kitchen to give you an idea of the layout:
The tall set of cupboards to the right of the fridge is my pantry, and it was a disorganized mess! See...
Left Photo is a close-up of the top - Middle Photo is a close-up of the bottom - and the last photo is the whole thing. |
- That all items were easily accessible.
- That things didn't get lost in the back where I forgot about them (and they expired).
- That it was functional...ie: things I used less often could go at the top, things were grouped together in categories etc.
- That it looked pleasing to the eye
The above photo may be a bit familiar to you, that's because this project lead to me organizing my medicine cabinet (because I wanted the baskets the meds were in for my pantry!). If you missed that post, you can read it HERE.
Here is my pantry "after"!
THE BOTTOM HALF |
THE TOP HALF |
FULL VIEW |
I didn't want to put money into getting the pull-out shelves right now, so I just made my own...the large basket is super easy to slide in and out making everything easily accessible.
The only additional costs were for the containers for the cereal and the stackable white baskets for the potatoes and onions.
Behind the onions and potatoes I have large items (usually from Costco) that will be used for re-plenishing any containers that empty.
I have the clear container with individual sized snacks (if not pre-packaged then I just make our own little bags of snacks using zip-loc bags. The kids love this and they know they're allowed 1 per day (any other snacks consist of fruit, veggies and yogurt for the most part).
It feels so good to be organized and to know what I have, it makes menu planning that much easier!
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your kitchen is beautiful! Love the makeover organizing! Great work! I am your new follower! :)
ReplyDeleteLooks good!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great!! I really need to get my pantry organized!
ReplyDeleteI love how it turned out! My problem is that I try to do shelf by shelf and never get anywhere! I need to just empty it like you did! Great job!
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Your kitchen is beautiful! Great job! Love organized spaces!
ReplyDeleteYour pantry looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your sweet comment on my car carrier! Your pantry looks great! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteYour pantry looks wonderful! This is such an inspiring post, makes me want to start organizing right now! Thanks for sharing! I am now your newest follower! : )
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Thanks for sharing :)
i need to do this to my "pantry" (AKA: cabinet that holds food).
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by Lovely Cupboard today:)
really nice!!!
ReplyDeleteI love these "before and after" post!!
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maría from spain
hey cath! had to swing by to see your pantry and it looks awesome! you also have a beautiful kitchen! i'm following you too! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour pantry looks really neat after all your work. Thanks for sharing, I find this really inspiring.
ReplyDeleteOooo....aahhhh....I love the feel of a clean pantry.
ReplyDeleteJust finished redoing mine as well but am still looking for some potato and onion bins to fit where I need them to go. Way to go. Your pantry looks great!
Nice ideas, thanks. We loved having you join us at "Strut Your Stuff Saturday." We hope you'll be back next week! -The Sisters
ReplyDeleteI am so with you on the baskets! I want roll outs as well, but the baskets certainly make do! Wish I had as much cupboard space as you though ;)
ReplyDeleteThis looks great!! I am so impressed!
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