I am so thrilled to share with you how to create the perfectly organized (and pretty!) kitchen pantry. This post is part of a blog hop with eight other bloggers; if you are coming from my friend Bethany over at Crisp Collective, welcome! Didn’t Bethany’s playroom project inspire you? She is so talented and of course, love all of the amazing “The Container Store” products she used to organize her children’s space. I also want to say thank you to Sarah over at Grace In My Space for putting together this organizing hop.
This kitchen pantry organization project is one of my favorite home projects to date. You know why? Because of the dramatic results it produced. Our pantry went from chaotic and not functioning well for our family to one that is clutter free, pretty, and perfectly functional. This transformation has now ignited my desire to tackle other “eye sores” and poorly organized spaces down the road because of the difference it makes in our day-to-day life.
BEFORE
BEFORE
Showing you the “before” photo of our kitchen pantry allows you to see just what I mean when I say it was a disaster haha! Although there was some attempt at baskets, none matched nor were organized with intention. It was difficult to see what we had in our pantry and led to me not enjoying baking (nor cooking really) because I couldn’t find things I needed. So, I knew that everything had to be taken out first!
As you can see, I completely emptied the kitchen pantry, nothing remained. It already felt better haha! As I emptied the pantry, I created piles that were like items (and yes, I found things I didn’t know we had!). Here are some of the piles I created:
Snacks
Baking items
Rice
Pasta
Candies
Condiments
Canned goods
Powder drink mixes and water bottles
Coolers
Protein bars and powder
Perishables
Paper towels
Now that I had my sorted piles, it was time to have fun! I received so many amazing containers from “The Container Store” and I knew that they were going to bring me the look and functionality I had been hoping for! I began placing these pieces in the pantry with a purpose (don’t miss at the end of this post, all products are linked for your convenience).
With four children, foods they enjoy need to be on the lower shelves and not breakable.
As you can see, I used these plastic , multi-purpose bins found
here
, these OXO Good Grips 3.4 qt. POP Cereal Dispensers found
here
, and this amazing OXO Good Grips 10-Piece POP Canister Set found
here
.
For things like bread, produce and water bottles, I loved having these open wooden handle baskets found
here
. On the higher shelves, I placed the glass pieces that held food my husband or I access to cook meals and bake.
These
glass canisters with glass lids make my heart happy; I’ve always loved things like flour, rice, grits poured into canisters where you can see these things! And although
these
beautiful glass canisters with oak lids are breakable, with the smaller size that they are, I felt comfortable keeping these on a middle shelf so that they too can be of help when gathering baking items and other items that we keep less of on a regular basis.
Breakfast items such as oatmeal and pancake mix found homes in the glass canisters, as well as our cereal in the OXO Good Grips 4.5 qt. POP Cereal Dispensers found
here
. And last but not least, you can see while we do have some canned goods, that is not something we have a lot of, so I decided to use a Lazy Susan as our canned good storage so I could easily see what we had on hand.
This
2-tier bamboo one is the perfect texture to have with the large glass canisters and adjacent oak lid containers.
The “after” left our whole family smiling and saying “WOW”! In fact, instead of keeping the kirchen pantry door closed, we didn’t mind it staying open anymore. “The Container Store” pieces met our needs as a family of six: maximum functionality, organized, and an overall clean and pretty look. We added some chalkboard labels to the pieces for reminders of what food items go where when my children help unload the groceries into the pantry. It’s so nice to not have all the bulky boxes and paper bins foods come in, but rather empty them into containers that keep them fresh and giving this streamline look.
Tip? Get your children involved! Mine helped me do each of these steps we completed the project in under four hours. I hope you walk away inspired to tackle this in your own home.
Want ideas on how to organize your pantry for healthy meal planning? Head over to Heather of My Life Well Loved and check out her pantry post where she walks you through step-by-step on exactly how to do this for your family.
Thank you so much for stopping by, and next up is my friend Jenna over at Jenna Kate At Home. You will not believe her fridge makeover! She will surely inspire you to tackle your kitchen too!
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Your pantry looks fabulous! I am on a cleaning frenzy myself! Great tips and really a great motivation for me to reorganize our pantry.
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Tiffany
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Thank you so much, Tiffany!
I am so glad you stopped by and wish you the best of luck with your organizing and cleaning projects! It always feels so good to have a home that is organized and decluttered!
Have a wonderful day,
Brendt
I love this! Could you please tell me the size of the clear snack bins that you used at the bottom?
Thank you!
Was there link for the baskets on the floor?
Hi friend,
Feel free to email me for the link!
Thanks for stopping by, and wishing you a beautiful day,
Brendt
Loved this post. I would love to know where you got the baskets from.
What is your solution for canned items?
What sizes are the clear jars for your four, sugar, etc? Your pantry looks awesome!
Was there link for the baskets on the floor?
May I ask where you found the big floor baskets? The pantry looks great!
Hi Melisa,
Thank you so much.
Yes, you can find the baskets here.
Happy organizing,
Brendt
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