The No Pantry "Pantry" Redo
April 07, 2016One thing before I start...
I can't tell you how many times I accidentally typed the word "panty" instead of "pantry". I assure you this is a kitchen organization piece and not an underwear overhaul.
In the interest of full disclosure, I should definitely show you what I was working with. So, HERE are the horribly embarrassing "before" photos. Nice right? Totally makes you want to come over for dinner I am sure.
I had definitely reached my breaking point with these cabinets, so I started making a plan by scouring Pinterest for "small pantry solutions" and I've got to say some of these people seem to be playing it a little fast and loose with the definition of "small", haha! But I digress, while searching for ideas I noticed a few things:
- Organized pantries have bins or containers.
- Organized pantries have labels.
- Organized pantries have Pellegrino {seriously, what's UP with all the Pellegrino?}
In Pantry #1 I loved the IKEA bins, the labels, the pretty wall treatment and {of course} the Pellegrino. Unfortunately the IKEA bins were too large for my cabinet "pantry" so I had to settle for bins from the Dollar Tree, which in the end saved us a ton of money so I guess that's a win! In Pantry #2 I loved the use of mason jars. Mason jars are fairly cheap, very pretty and they are NOT plastic, which is a huge plus in my book. Honestly I just kept coming back to Pantry #3 because I loved the pretty pink and the cute scripted labels, however, I'm trying to move away from storing loose food in plastic containers - even though we already own the ones shown. Pantry #4 isn't even really a pantry at all, but I loved the use of the baskets on top of the cabinets and {again!} the ever popular Pellegrino, haha. We tend to use the tops of our cabinets as a "dumping ground" and it ends up looking horribly messy.
So I after gathering ideas I hit up IKEA, Target, Dollar Tree, Michael's, and The Walmarts and got to work. The first thing I did was take EVERYTHING out of the cabinets...yes...EVERYTHING. I needed to take inventory of what I had and start to group things into categories that made sense. This is what my kitchen looked like...15 minutes before I had to pick the kids up from school...and I wasn't even done pulling things from the shelves! What in the world was I thinking?! I assure you if you choose to do this, it's going to get WAY worse before it gets infinitely better!
After pulling everything from the shelves I lined the back of the cabinets with pretty contact paper. This was a completely unnecessary step, but I thought it would look nice...you can barely see it, sooooo maybe not the best use of my time. I then organized everything into my Dollar Tree containers, cut out some chalkboard labels and labeled everything up REAL nice....REEEEAAAALLLL nice Clark! I also found a nice little lazy Susan from IKEA which I used for all of my oil/ vinegar shown above in the first horribly disgusting photo. Best. Purchase. Ever. So without further ado, HERE is my new and improved "No Pantry "Pantry""!!!!!!!!! I love it! Love!
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| Does it drive anyone else nuts that the cabinet doors are open?! |
Doesn't this look SO much better? And thank goodness I discovered the secret to an organized pantry...Pellegrino...this never would have worked without it! Haha!
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