Here is my kitchen "pantry". I am not sure this is an actual pantry or not, but its the only place built in my house to store food it seems.
By this time I think you guys are starting to wonder how I functioned like this... and honestly so am I. haha.
Here in the pantry we have the microwave on the top shelf. There are actually things in front of it in this picture because I spaced on my "before" picture and had already started pulling stuff out.
The second shelf, second and last drawer is a mix of anything that could fit.
The first drawer is a carry over of spices from the spice cabinet that will be made over as well.
Other then that, choaz.
And here comes the AFTER! I love this part. Again, a quick trip to the dollar store to explore basket options was successful
On the first shelf is the microwave still. Next to it I added 2 small shallow baskets that now house my lunch bags, freezer bags and a cup for straws. On top of the microwave are other pantry needs, saran rap, oven bags, and zip lock with tea.
On the second shelf back where you cannot see, are 3 large bulk containers of spices. A large container of aluminum foil and saran rap. I have added two baskets, currently one of them houses my baking needs. In here is flour, powdered and brown sugar, and muffin liners.
The first drawer that was previously housed with spice run over now is beautifully organized with 3 baskets in front and pasta in the free space in the back. The first basket in blue I have the extra side dishes that were taking up space in half empty boxes. Lets take the instant rice for example, it comes with six bags of instance rice, we were down to two. I took it out of the box and into the basket, I cut out the directions and taped them to a bag. Takes up a lot less space. Again, I have tried to group like things together. I have empty baskets to put my spaghetti sauce in, and whatever else I get from the grocery store.
I must admit, I love having empty space to load up with groceries. It makes coming home from the grocery store so much less hectic.
This drawer actually doesn't have any baskets - sad bears. I guess I measured incorrectly, so the baskets I purchased didn't fit the height of the drawer. I may adventure back again to find another basket, but this doesn't look to bad. I have the veggies/fruits on one side and the soups on the other.
This drawer is full of fun. We call this the kids drawer, as it holds all the things our lil munchkin likes to eat. I have a shallow basket that again holds the items that would other wise be taking up room in half empty boxes. This includes yogurt packs, popcorn, and noodles. In front of that I have another shallow basket that is home to ritz crackers. I cut open a million little bags of cheese popcorn from costco and placed it into a large zip lock. This works because I don't have a kids lunch to pack with the individuals.
I love being able to think of an item and know what "category" its in and exactly where it is placed. The colorful baskets would help if I had to direct any one else where to find things.
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