Friday, February 17, 2012

Getting Organized - The Pantry



Yikes! The pantry has gotten a little out of hand and was ready for a spruce up.

The main problem was that I had not really defined what the contents of each shelf should be with a label. I knew where stuff was supposed to go and generally kept like items together, but without it being defined my husband and kids didn't really know where things were supposed to go. I also needed to move the placement of some of the categories around so that they functioned a little better. It really bugged me that the cereal and syrup were on the bottom shelf and not near the shelf with the other breakfast items.




I pulled everything out and then lined the back of the shelves with paper. I used wrapping paper and double sided tape. Once that part was done I had to decide where to put everything.


The Categories
paper products
overflow/condiments
cans
rice/beans
breakfast
dinner
bread/PB/honey
chips
sweets
crackers
potatoes
snacks
beverages
appliances



I just made simple labels with my label maker and put them on the front of each shelf. It's not fancy, but it makes putting things away much easier for everyone.

Paper Source
Michaels - $1 per roll

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7 comments:

  1. Cute I love the paper! What kind of paper is it and what type of adhesive did you use?

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    1. Wrapping paper from Michaels and double sided tape. I can't believe I left that info out, so I updated it.

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  2. visiting from Positively Splendid- definitely loving the green paper! and I can't believe it's wrapping paper! so fabulous :D

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  3. Love the pretty paper too! Great job! Wish my pantry were bigger. =)

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  4. Linked in from Positively Splendid! I love the wrapping paper background. What a great color POP in the pantry!

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  5. I just found your blog and I love everything that you write about!! Love the look of your "new" pantry!! Was wondering...did you find that working with the wrapping paper was easy? I would be worried that it would rip...was it just normal wrapping paper?

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  6. Wow! This looks great! I love the bright paper behind - isn't it amazing that such an inexpensive change can make such a difference?

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