My pantry was driving me crazy! Insane! When we moved into this house last January I went from a little cupboard for a pantry to this big pantry. I was so excited to have all this space to organize but no matter how much I organized and tried to keep things tidy, it always would end up looking like this.
THIS makes me cranky. I walk in and have no idea what to fix for dinner. The kids have no idea what to have for a snack. Because you have no idea what in the world is in there. So I took matters into my own hands and created this mess.
And VOILA!!! I am so super stoked about my organized pantry I just want to close the door and hang out in there by myself. How did I organize that mess you ask? Well....
Hannah helped by making a tower out of Slim Fast cans! Booyah!
TOP SHELF
This shelf is basically for overflow. We tend to buy in bulk quite a bit so I have to have a place to store the extras.
SECOND SHELF
The overflow of ziploc bags and tissues are on the second shelf. We buy ziploc bags in the big cases at Costco so we always have extras of that stuff.
vitamins, adult meds and child meds
paper products (paper plates, napkins and wipes)
Behind are 4 tall containers of rice, spaghetti, beans and macaroni
Somehow I forgot to take a pic of the cereal containers. Also on this shelf is the cereal. I love, love, love these cereal containers. Before there would 2 or 3 different boxes of the same cereal opened, I would have no idea how much cereal we really had left and people wouldn't roll the bag down inside the cereal box so it would go stale. Boo. Not anymore! These OXO containers that I picked up at Bed Bath and Beyond solved that problem. They are super easy to open so even Lauren can do it and they keep everything nice and fresh. Most of all, I know exactly how much cereal is left!
THIRD SHELF
candy, bread, individual snacks
ziploc bags, foil and baking paper
cupcake liners, cookie cutters
boxed dinners and baking
kool-aid, seasoning packets
FOURTH SHELF
dog treats, behind is vinegar and peanut oil
Love these little babies! OXO lazy susans! Oils, hot sauces, dressings
These handy dandy shelves make seeing all your canned goods super easy
Snacks in OXO containers as well
BOTTOM SHELF
extra drinks
cookies, popcorn, crackers
mac-n-cheese
veggie bin
lemonade and teabags
hot chocolate
The chip basket is also on this shelf.. somehow missing a pic of that too.
FLOOR
shopping bags
One tote is for Lauren's school papers and the other is Hannah's school papers
Tada!! Mama isn't cranky anymore!! (about the pantry anyway!)
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