How to Organize your pantry like a pro (on a budget)
Hey Yall… Last night when I opened my pantry door a bag of rice flew out at me as if it were in the circus, so that’s when I decided it’s time to organize my pantry and share my tips with all of you. Now I know you’re thinking “aint nobody got time for that’, well we are going to do this on a budget so if you use my tips and tricks, you can organize your pantry without spending all your grocery money. So go refill your sweet tea, roll up them sleeves and let’s dive right into this pantry situation.
Step 1. The Take Down
I know, I know, this step is the worst but you gotta see what all you have. So lay out everything on the counter or the floor and take a really good look at everything. If its expired, Bye. If its stale or molded, bye Felicia.
Step 2. Zoning
I know you’re not running a Walmart, but your pantry needs to have sections… think….
Snack Stations– grab and go granola bars and your secret stash of emergency chocolate.
Baking Boulevard-flour, sugar and that vanilla extract you’ve had since the Obama administration.
Canned Goods Coral– these sit nicely in DIY project of mine. a box that a 12 pack of canned drinks come in., Just cut one side of the box paint or cover in contact paper, put your cans in and boom you got yourself a custom storage container for your canned goods in your newly organized pantry.
Step 3. Container Time Yall,
You don’t need $50 glass jars to look like a Pinterest queen, Just hit up your local Dollar Tree or Thrift Shops to find nice storage containers for literally a fraction of the costs and sometimes you get lucky and find some really nice items hidden away. Then again you could do the same old thing as I do and DIY your containers using cereal boxes or other boxes you have laying around your home or another fav of mine is to use mason jars. I like to label mine with grits, rice, sugar or beans. That way it keeps everyone from yelling at me wanting to know what is in the jars.
Step 4. Vertical Space.
Yall stop stacking cans like Jenga blocks. Use tension rods to create shelves in between shelves. Hang a $2 over the door organizer for spice packets, tea bags or those seasoning mixes you swore you’d use.
Step 5. The Decoy Snack Deception
Got kids? Designate a low shelf for their snacks (goldfish fruit snacks or whatever. Let them think they have free rein. Meanwhile hide your good stuff at the top, not to high otherwise you’ll forget about it and lose it.
Step 6. Maintenance.
Listen here darling, a tidy pantry lasts exactly 3.5 days unless you enforce the rules.
The one in one out.
Buy a new box of cereal, get rid of the old one.
Monthly pantry triage.
Spend 10 mins a month tossing expired goods. It’s that simple.
Final Thoughts.
Your pantry doesn’t have to be perfect. Aim for functional chaos with a charm. If you can find the ketchup Your winning
Now go forth my friends and get those pantry’s organized. Don’t forget to post after pics down in the comments and if you have a horror pantry story, I want to hear about it asap. Good Organizing Yall