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Pantry Before and After

7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago

We are a large family used to a walk in pantry. When we moved to our current home, we discovered that we did not have a great plan for this closet, as we used this as a catch all rather than a pantry.

I posted this summer, and received a ton of help. Thank you!

Before



After. I'm still not sure about the can and jar storage, as I usually have a lot more, but this is working for now.









The teal basket will likely get changed out for a white one. I'll probably purchase more Elfa rollouts at the next sale if these work well. Overall, it's a huge improvement, and was relatively inexpensive. We already had the Elfa baskets, so I only had to purchase the room outsand the plastic baskets. Paint was cheap, as I got it at SW during a sale.

Comments (9)

  • 7 years ago

    Very nice, suseyb! You have really been busy.

  • 7 years ago

    Thanks! I've also redone most of our school room, and added rev a shelf roll outs and some elfa to our kitchen cabinets.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    This looks great! Makes me want to reorganize my own pantry. I particularly like the wire shelves you added to the door. I'm always peering into one of the deep shelves of our pantry trying to figure out if that jar in the back is cumin or coriander. Your redo looks like a very efficient use of space.

  • 7 years ago

    Nice use of the roll outs on the sides. The Container Store would probably tell you you can't do that, but it actually looks like a great solution to bring things forward that otherwise would disappear into the corners.

    Is it easy to get the appliances from the top shelf? Do you not use those very often?

  • 7 years ago

    I did those wire shelves myself. They were from The Container Store, but I think you can find similar options elsewhere. I really like them so far. I put most of my spices in the drawer, but I buy a lot of 21 Seasoning Spice and Onion Salt from Trader Joes, and needed a place to put it. This is perfect because I know how many I have *in waiting*, so I don't over purchase.


    The crock pot and the Instant Pot on the top shelf are my extras. I have an 8 qt IP in the kitchen that I use almost daily. I don't tend to use both IP's at the same time, so I put this one on the shelf. I really wanted it to be in the kitchen as well, but I couldn't find a good place for it. Since I have the IP's, I only use the crock pot at Thanksgiving for stuffing.


    My husband put some of the long silicone strips on the roll out shelves so that if they run into the wall, they won't damage it. I often send a child to get something for me out of the pantry, and this is perfect for them. They can pull out the basket, and then only rummage through that one basket instead of the entire pantry.

  • 7 years ago

    I like what is on the door. I am looking for something similar. Is it a Closetmaid item?

  • 7 years ago

    It is from The Container Store, and is Elfa. Buy during their twice yearly sale. :)

  • 7 years ago

    abbey1223 - One of the great things about this is that it still looks great. My kids can put things away because they are labeled and have a place. I can't say that for the kitchen counters. I still have too much junk on them.