What, in your pantry, can you donate to the food bank? With inflation and tough economic times, local food banks have been helping more people than they usually do. If you’ve been looking for something to motivate you to clean out your pantry, this might be the thing. Local food banks need donations and you …
Depending on your pantry/kitchen you might consider getting some organizing products to help use the space well. If you have built-in shelves that are too far apart or don’t use the vertical space effectively there are a couple of things you can try. Here are four ideas for optimizing your space: Stackable Shelf Rack or …
There are so many wonderful tall water bottles, but there isn’t always a great way to store them. I like using these stackable water bottles and wine rack organizers. They do a great job holding the really tall water bottles and keeping everything from rolling around or falling over. Bottles If you have really deep drawers …
When we have things on shelves or in cupboards the best thing you can do is bring them forward. Lining everything up at the front of your shelves, just like libraries and grocery stores do, will make your space prettier. Have you ever bought something only to come home and find that you already …
Organizing a pantry is one of those things that need to be done every once in a while. I try to go through mine once a year or so because we have a lot of people using it. It also helps us catch any food that has expired. I tidy small areas throughout the year …
It can be so overwhelming when you get to your new home because you don’t know how to unpack. When you’re unpacking, the best thing to do is get everything out of boxes. Open all the boxes for that space and start pulling things out. Yes, it makes a big mess and takes up a …
It’s so frustrating when you don’t have a functional pantry. When my client moved in things kind of got tossed into this pantry. This totally happens, but she wanted it to be more efficient and organized. She also had some boxes that still needed to be unpacked. So we emptied everything, including the organizing containers …
Many times the best way to reduce clutter in a pantry is to ditch the packaging. Look at how much space these containers for drink mixes take up. When in reality, they hardly need any room at all. Anything that is individually packaged can be taken out of larger boxes and stored in more efficient …
This client was doing well but her pantry had gotten a little out of control. Things were set down instead of put away. It happens, that’s life. We donated some things that she wasn’t using, and grouped things into categories. We also moved all of her entertaining supplies and paper goods to another location. These …
Your pantry is one of those things that need to be organized about twice a year. They hold so much and are used so often by everyone in your house. It’s good to go through and see what you really have in there. And get things put back where they belong. Pull everything out & …