The Organized Pantry

I'm a fan of the bulk bins at Sprouts. The prices are good, and I can buy whatever amounts of foods that I want. However, my method of storing stuff in Ziploc bags was bothering me. Finding things in my pantry was becoming difficult. It's an oddly-shaped closet with little space, and I've had stackable bins turned sideways at the bottom for extra storage. Finding rice, beans, or pasta was a pain, as it was hard to see in the bins, and everything was piled on top of each other in floppy bags.



I decided it was worth the money to buy containers and other implements for pantry storage. IKEA to the rescue for doing it affordably. I bought several of their plastic containers in 3 different sizes and filled them with my bulk-purchased foods. I also bought a wooden shelf thing to replace the sideways bins I'd been using.




The wooden shelf was about 1/8 inch too tall. My sweet husband was kind enough to take it out to the garage to shave a bit off the height. Now everything is neatly organized and so easy to grab when needed. It all looks a lot better, as well.

I love being more organized!