Organizing your kitchen cabinets! |
I did buy an expandable metal shelf for the cupboard that houses my mugs and teas and this was fantastic, but I didn't think it would work the best for my pantry.
Problem number one is herbs and spices. Now the old spice racks that I used to have would be great except I have no where to put them and also I have a couple of herbs and spices that I buy in larger containers as I use more of them.
Problem number two is cans. I buy quite a few canned goods especially when they're on special, but I have to stack them on top of each other to see what I have and if I want to use something it can no longer be stacked so it sits behind something else and get's doubled up.
A solution? I came across a three tier cabinet organizer and thought yes, this could be it! I tested it out with my herbs and spices and then with my cans and went back to get a second one.
Now I know you can get can organizers that you can fit lots of cans in and they just roll out, but I just didn't think that would work very well in my home. With this three tier organizer I can pop on my cans and see at a glance what I have. Now you might look at the image and think well I can't read what the label says, but I pretty much know what the cans I buy look like so I can see enough to know exactly what's there.
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As far as my herbs and spices go I find it works well, but it may not be the best organization solution for you as you don't really see the names on the spices.
Photo by Lou16 |
If that sounds a little OCD - it's not, I just worked retail for a decade and in my mind alphabetical for herbs is the way to go!
I also know exactly what herbs and spices I have - someone coming into my kitchen may have problems using my organizer, but you know what? I don't care, I just want to have it organized for me (and my husband as he's a great cook)!
I have a few other problem areas that need to be organized and I'm working on them. I need to organize my cake decorating stuff - I have an idea on how to do that so stay tuned!
Another problem area is all of the bulk foods that I have especially since my daughter turned vegan. I also think I have a solution for this problem too so there will definitely be a follow up post on organizing your kitchen cupboards.
Do you use anything special to organize your pantry?
One thing that my entire home lacks is enough storage so I've tried lots of different ways to keeping things organized, I hope to share more with you in the future.
Louanne, I'm always looking for ways to organize everything around my home, but most especially the kitchen. Your cabinet organizer presented here looks like a perfect place to start. I look forward to more of your organizing ideas in the future.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a walk-in pantry, but like you, I have a cabinet pantry. Things tend to get lost in the back. I have a turntable tray that I use for my spices so I can see the labels, but I really like your idea of the stack tray for the cans so I can see what is back there. I need to look at the height of the back tier though to make sure it would still allow for 2 stacked cans on it in my own pantry. btw, I frequently feel like I need a flashlight on hand when I go rooting around in my cabinet :)
ReplyDeleteOh I really like those "steps" for the canned goods. What a great idea to make it easier to find what it is you're looking for. I think I could use a few of these. There isn't going to be a walk in pantry in my future either, no matter how long I long for one. So these ideas would work for me too! Thanks Louanne!
ReplyDeleteI do love that three tier can organizer, that would be a handy item to have in the cupboard!
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