Last week we shared our freshly painted and organized pantry and this week, we thought it would be fun to give a little video tour. There were a few skeptics that thought not everything came back in the pantry, and I can confidently say that all the major players and small appliances are here! We did find a spot in the kitchen for our kids plates, and moved the coolers to the garage, but other than that organization is magic!
Here’s what it used to look like–woof:
Watch the short tour below or on our YouTube channel here!
A couple notes I cover in the video:
• I love to group by kids/adults mainly because I eat special food for my health and I like to keep it separated from Chris’s (who mostly eats keto) and I keep the girls’ options at their level. It makes it so much easier for them to grab a snack, breakfast or help pack their lunch.
• Besides snacks, I have a breakfast shelf, lunch shelf, baking shelf, drinks all together, pasta/rice and canned goods. Despite popular opinion, labeling does not an organized pantry make. In fact, I only believe in labeling things you could actually confuse with something else (ie. I don’t label the pretzels, but definitely the tapioca flour).
• HERE’S  the label maker we have. I use the clear tape with black lettering and just put the label near the base of the canisters.
• All of the small appliances, vases, trays, live out of the way and the rest is organized according to how often and whom is accessing it. Chris’s spices are right at the entrance (Here is the link to his spice jars!) and the girls breakfast options are at their level and my snacks are out of reach–haha.
• The system is what is going to keep you organized. Decant the things that you buy the most often or your pantry staples, put the other things in bins or baskets. I have a few different storage containers in here, some from our last house and some we bought new for this pantry. But the OXO POP containers are hands-down my favorite of the bunch!
To wrap it up, I wanted you to know there are so many options out there to fit a variety of budgets. I rounded up my  my 6 essentials for pantry organization below for you to check out and make a plan. An organized pantry will greatly greatly improve your quality of life and I’m speaking from experience. Set a budget and work towards making it happen!
We use our pantry for small kitchen appliances. But we have two (an upper & lower) corner lazy susan cabinets. We use the upper cabinet for spice storage, and the bottom cabinet for lightweight objects. Do you have any suggestions on organized lazy susan’s. The bottom susan has two shelves, and the upper has three. Any suggestion would be incredibly appreciated, those shelves are a pain in the touchas!
Thank you!
Hi! Love it! Can you put a link for the spice jars Chris bought from Amazon? Thanks!!!
Love the pantry! My question is how do you plan which containers to get? How did you know what size/shape would work? Did you buy extra and then return what didn’t work? This is always a big mystery to me but I want to do my pantry for Xmas.
So I’m very interested in the “drink flavorings” on the top shelf. I don’t think that’s a thing here in SE Arkansas. And if it is, I’m missing out. I know Shelley at the House of Smiths does “mixed drinks” i.e. sodas. Do you guys have a post on the drinks you make? Or would you be willing to do a Chris Cooks- Fun Drinks Edition. Thanks! Love following along :)
I love how you took a bold leap and went dark in the pantry. It looks good! I like how maybe if it does get cluttered down the road it wouldn’t be as obvious if it was light and bright in there and a mess would be more obvious (?). I can’t say I would go dark in my pantry but it looks surprisingly great! Love your design surprises :)