I decided after Christmas that my next goal would be to try and get our pantry more organized. It's not terrible, but it could definitely use some more order. My goal is to get some tools in place that help KEEP it organized. Many times I've gone through and put things back in order after they've gotten strewn all over the place, but hopefully I can come up with some sort of a system that helps it stay in order! We'll see.
I took some pictures of the craziness the other day. Tell me I'm not the only one who has a pantry like this!?
I think that one of the biggest problems is one of the things that I originally liked about the pantry. It is big! (Well, relatively anyway. At least compared to what I was used to in apartments.) It's not even that it's big...it's just deep. When you have deep shelves, things tend to get lost and you can't easily see them. I'm not sure what the solution is to that.
While we're at it, I'd also like to paint it white and either paint or replace the shelves. I know it is just a pantry, but it drives me nuts to see shelves that look like this right now.
One of the biggest motivators for me to get going on this is that I received this from Trevor's parents for Christmas. I'd been wanting to get some pantry organization that would keep things fresh. I found some cheaper options than this, but I was worried how well they would work as far as really being air-tight. I read a ton of reviews (yes, I research everything!) and these Oxo Pop Containers got great reviews over and over again. They are a little pricey, but I figure they should last forever. My goal is to still be using them in 20 years!
Does anyone have any other suggestions for organizational things that they've found helpful? I've contemplated Lazy Susans, Baskets, Drawers, etc.
Hopefully I can come up with something better than we currently have. I'm kind of a perfectionist, so I'm trying to adjust my expectations, because what I would really like, is something that looks like this all of the time....
I have a feeling that's not going to happen!
