14 of the Very Best (Most Practical!) Pantry Organizing Ideas
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Organizing your pantry is bit like setting up your library of dry food goods. Creating systems that ensure things are categorized and kept in the right place makes knowing what you have and retrieving it straightforward and simple.
With that in mind, here is a big list of pantry organizing solutions to help you achieve not the perfectly styled pantry of your Instagram feed, but a realistic one that serves you well, no matter its size, shape, or the kinds of containers you use.
1. Hang chip bags with pants hangers
Chip bags are tricky to store because they’re hard to see, they don’t stand up well, and you don’t want to squish the chips. You also want to be sure to eat them before they go stale! If you have wire shelves in your pantry, one way to keep your chips fresh and accessible is to clip them closed with pants hangers. Then, you can hang them from the wire.
2. Treat small bins or baskets as “drawers”
For items in smaller bags, such as dried cranberries, nuts, and shredded coconut, consider small baskets or bins like these . They will corral these easy-to-lose items. Plus, especially if you store them on a higher shelf, being able to pull out the whole basket means you won’t have to reach and shuffle to get what you want. Store items vertically, not on top of each other, for best visibility and access.
Buy Now3. Make use of wall space with hooks
If you have any vacant wall space in your pantry, consider affixing Command hooks . You can use them to hang aprons or towels.
Buy Now4. Throw a shoe organizer on the back of the door
A shoe organizer with clear plastic pockets generates storage space out of the thin air on the back of the door. It’s ideal for storing smaller items that tend to get lost, like boxes of food coloring or spices. Lower pockets are perfect for storing snacks, such as granola bars or meat sticks, for the kids to grab.
Buy Now5. Take advantage of corners with Lazy Susans
Putting turntables in the corners of your pantry turns these potential dead spots into some of the most useful storage. Top them with bottles of oils or vinegar, or small items like baking soda, baking powder, and spices. Sort by category, and enjoy grabbing exactly what you’re looking for with just a slight flick of the wrist.
Buy Now6. Double your shelf space with shelf risers
You definitely don’t want to waste vertical space, but if you merely stack things on top of each other, you’re going to end up with a frustrating mess of items. Instead, use shelf risers to create an additional shelf wherever you need one.
7. Hang shelf baskets to further use vertical space
While shelf risers are best for hard items like cans and boxes, these hanging baskets lend themselves well to storing more malleable items, like bags of rice and beans.
8. Repurpose jars for cost-free storage
Jars, especially large ones, are a wonderful way to store dry beans, rice, popcorn, and the like. The best part is: You don’t have to buy them! For uniform storage, save the same kind of pasta sauce jar or other jar. If you’re feeling really fancy, you can add your own labels.
9. Invest in modular storage
Modular storage allows you to employ as much depth, length, and height of each shelf as possible because you can stack, unstack, and slide containers easily. OXO containers are popular and great, but more economical options like this Kitsure Airtight Food Storage Container Set function the same way.
10. Don’t use round storage containers
They’re nice to look at, but they waste space. Instead, opt for rectangular storage, like the modular type discussed above, that you can stack and place side by side and in front of one another without sacrificing any space. The exception might be if you choose to repurpose jars for storage, but these are smaller than the large, round containers often used for ingredients like flour and sugar.
11. Label liberally
Labeling both prevents any pantry goods from becoming mystery items and drastically decreases visual clutter and overwhelm. Even if you can see through your containers, having a label identifies contents with no squinting or guessing. Use a labeler or, simply, masking tape and a Sharpie. You can also label shelves to differentiate between pantry “zones.”
12. Separate pantry areas into zones
So, about those zones: This is a higher level type of organization, and it will make a huge difference in the overall neatness of your pantry. Create zones in your pantry as much as you can. For instance, one area could be your baking zone and house items like flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, sprinkles, and pudding mixes. Another could be a whole shelf, half a shelf, or even a basket or baking sheet to corral similar items together.
13. Use magazine holders for produce
If you use your pantry to store onions, garlic, and other produce that doesn’t need refrigeration, consider a magazine holder . You’ll take up vertical space and ensure that your food is accessible, visible, and contained. Wire mesh magazine holders also allow for airflow.
14. Tier cans and spices
Canned goods and spices are nearly ubiquitous pantry items. Storing them so you can see what you have is an important component of an organized pantry. To achieve this, consider can tiers and spice racks so nothing is hidden from view.
This post originally appeared on Apartment Therapy. See it there: 14 of the Very Best Pantry Organizing Ideas
Shifrah Combiths
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With five children, Shifrah is learning a thing or two about how to keep a fairly organized and pretty clean house with a grateful heart in a way that leaves plenty of time for the people who matter most. Shifrah grew up in San Francisco, but has come to appreciate smaller town life in Tallahassee, Florida, which she now calls home. She's been writing professionally for twenty years and she loves lifestyle photography, memory keeping, gardening, reading, and going to the beach with her husband and children.
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