How can I declutter my pantry. It is so embarrassing when people come

Jars, baskets, metal tins, like and kind items together. When you add new be sure to rotate the older items forward so you won’t miss the expiration date. Limit stuff you set on your countersto that which you use often. We eat paleo so I store our flours, sugars and nuts in large mason jars under the upper cabinets out of direct sunlight. Same for oils and spices. Light strip might be helpful to see what you have. Organization, lighting and persistence will work well!

My cousin stores her pantry goods in under bed rolling containers log flatter type.

You can try buying same size containers in the dollar store or elsewhere. Either with handles or the ones that slide that fit the depth of your pantry. Group items into the containers: Sauces, tea, salt, etc. You can also cover it with tiny curtains on a sting to cover the contents of your pantry,

Get some bins from the dollar store...not the slanted at the bottom kind. wire ones are even better because you can see through them!

Sort by category.

Start with putting some contact paper on the shelves. A small print to match your kitchen walls. Empty out everything, then put things back in the same groups. Cereal, Chips, Condemints etc. Put anything that's open, I see sugar, in a container. Put thing you use every day at eye level. Baking goods can go above or below. Wipe everything down with a damp cloth. I hope this is of some help. Put the contact paper on, it's easy.

I suggest going to Pinterest and seeing all of the different ways people organize their pantries. You would be amazed at the low cost or higher end options. Look and plan before you buy any organizers. I recently reworked my closed door pantry and improved it considerably without spending a lot of money. Good luck (it is worth the effort). Maggie

It looks like there is a ton of clutter. First you need to go through the clutter and clear it all out, in doing so you will probably find a lot of expired items. Once you toss those you will have more space. Start with the cans next. Organize them in one section by type. For some things you don't need their big containers, so but clear storage containers with labels and start putting stuff in them. Put items you use everyday in easy to reach decorative bins. Keep going and don't give up and it will be so awesome!

I think the thing to remember is that pantry organization is not a one time thing, but a constant thing as items are used and replaced or new sizes items, shapes are added. Deep shelves are harder to deal with than shallow shelves. You must have a door on the pantry? You can also keep like items in one container. For instance I have open shelving in my kitchen and mostly do not keep food there but the box with the fruit on it holds all my baking needs other than those that are in the canister set below. Also the "lobster" cabinet I made many years ago. It hangs over my d.w. and is used absolutely every day, probably the handiest thing I have made. Look at the space you have and think, what could go there? In other words it all does not have to go in a pantry.

I have a standard sized closet for my pantry... I have an organizer over the door and on the back wall can organizers on some of the shelves...baskets, bins or trays (like 13x9 cake pans, etc) can help you keep like things together... just add the newest stuff to the back and pull from the front

Start by taking every thing out of the pantry... and discard anything that is out of date... reorganize as you put stuff back...

I have so much inspiration on this site for organizing! I agree with everyone else, but also have a couple tips of my own. If you don't have room (or time) to empty the whole pantry at once, break it into sections: the island/counter first would give you a good staging area for the rest of the pantry once it is cleared, then a section of shelf at a time. Get your supplies together: a label maker/labels with pen/chalkboard labels with chalk, empty boxes (diaper boxes or fry boxes from a fast food joint are studier so longer lasting) that can be covered in fabric/paint/contact paper & labeled by group (breakfast/condiments/drinks/work or school lunches/baking/staples are all some group labels I was inspired by). Also empty containers like old pickle jars/spaghetti sauce jars (which are great for storing rice, dried beans, & bags of Bob's Red Mill stuff) & old tins like butter cookie tins & those popcorn gift tins which can also be painted/covered in fabric/contact papered & then labeled. Use these for open containers like sugar & the like. I've made sure I use containers big enough for the whole package so I can just fill up the empty container right away when I come home from the store. In addition to the Dollar Tree/99 cent store, look at thrift stores, flea markets, & rummage sales for items you can use for storage. I get a paint "sample" of whatever color I want at most paint stores for $3-$4. You could even use a color palate of a couple colors for the category boxes-I used yellow for breakfast, peach for work/school lunch items, burnt orange for items I normally use for dinner/supper, tan for most other things, & a nice green for items that my guys can use as they want (mostly snacks or things they think are snacks-like pickles) & I won't yell at them that I had that saved for whatever. They call them the 'green-light boxes'. I also keep snacks either way low or a shelf higher than it is easy for me to get. This has helped me cut down on snacking because sometimes it's just not worth the effort. Get the whole family in on helping you-category suggestions, decorating the boxes & tins, ...I gave my 3 yo nephew a box & had him grabbing all cans of veggies & putting them in his box. He got a couple cans of fruit in there too, but it just took a second to check his work & I was able to work on other stuff with his Mom during that time. I found that by involving the rest of the family, they've been much better at keeping stuff organized than the first time when I tried doing it all myself. Good Luck!

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