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I'd love to see pictures of your pantry

16 years ago

I have a small closet type pantry with 4 shelves that are about 24 inc deep. It's a nice space, but I don't feel I have it organized well. I'd really like to see some pictures of those who have pantries like mine.

Also, any advice on a linen closet would be appreciated also. I'm cleaning mine out, getting rid of unused linens and trying to figure out what to do with those comforter that are no longer used, but kept because they are great when you make have slumber parties and outside things.

THANKS!

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swest2_gw
16 years ago
We recently had our kitchen remodeled. There was a breakfast bar in it that no one used. So, we replaced the bar with cabinets close to the floor. The counter top is larger and we now have three large cabinets for storage. Wish I had done that years ago.
mustangs81
16 years ago
Cburch, There are pantry pictures on the Home Decorating Forum. The thread probable rolled over to the second page as that forums moves pretty fast.
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I used to call our pantry "The Pit of Despair". It's a standard reach-in closet with sliding doors right by the kitchen door. Initially, it was nothing more than a 6' wire shelving unit with the trash can underneath, an overflowing wall-mount mail organizer, and a huge pile of random yet essential stuff on the floor. Hence, "The Pit of Despair". We removed the doors and installed 12" shelves over a counter. We wrapped 8" shelves around the side wall and put some customized cabinets under the counter. With the right space, I will always do something like this in any house I own. I see no downside whatsoever to have a small section of counter tucked away into a functional utility space. The key, like any kitchen project, is to map out what needs to go into the space, and design the space for the need. My little reach-in closet comfortably stores: wicker baskets roasting pan huge party coffee percolator 2-3 dozen cookbooks 2 medium bins for coffee and tea lunch bags on their own shelf ALL of my dry foods (which didn't fit before) bread machine (on counter) crock pot (on counter) snack bin (on counter) microwave (on counter) root veggie storage work/school bag cubbies pullout trash pullout recycling large "floorless cabinet" for DH's carboys I love the counter the best - just enough room to set a dish out of the microwave or a stirring spoon at the crock pot. Not enough space to collect clutter. Keeps the lower portion less dusty, takes no time to wipe down with the kitchen counters. Do a search for pantries on here - I've seen some beautiful and inspiring storage spaces.
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cburch
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks mustangs.... should have said I posted the question over there also, just thought I'd ask a different group of people.

Christy
talley_sue_nyc
16 years ago
Since I don't have a pantry, I can't show you any pictures. But I have some thoughts.

24" deep is sort of awkward to store small things in--actually, even most big things. It's so deep.

If you could sent alittle bit, and can run a drill, you might consider getting several pull-out shelves (full-extension, pls! don't torture yourself), and spacing them pretty closely, for stuff like canned goods (my personal dream is to lay them on their sides).ShelvesThatSlide.com has a good reputation on the Kitchens forum, and they have a really great set of instructions for measuring, installing, etc.

I also would put a slide-out shelf on the very bottom of the pantry bcs the back part of that shelf would be nearly inaccessible.

(speaking of asking a different group of people--have you asked over at Kitchens?
bags
16 years ago
There are a few things that I've done to make my pantry more accessible. Here is a
of my pantry. We used a product called the Cansolidator to organize all of our canned foods. It is great, cause it helps you maximize the pantry space, and it automatically rotates the food for you. It's been very useful. We also use an extra shelf for space in our cupboards that might be helpful to you. You can see it here. Basically, in our small kitchen, we have just tried to use all the space we've been given. I hope this is a little helpful... and yes, we've found a couple cool products from the same website.

Here is a link that might be useful: Organization Place, cool stuff here
mustangs81
16 years ago
Bags, I'm in love with your pantry organization and organizers! I use the undershelf shelf in my shoe closet, well one like it but larger. I'm definitely going to look through the website that you shared.
emmy_2006
16 years ago
Bags,

Have you ever compared how many cans you can fit on a shelf with the cansolidator, versus if you just stacked the cans in the same amount of space taken up by the cansolidator? I'm asking because I've looked at the cansolidator before, but hesitated to get them because I figured I could probably fit more cans in the same amount of space without them. My pantry space is fairly limited, so that has to be a consideration for me. I do like the way they automatically rotate from oldest to newest, though.
kellersmom
16 years ago
Here's the Cansolidator page (I guess they used bags' pantry as a model...):-o

Here is a link that might be useful: Cansolidator website
mustangs81
16 years ago
That's funny!! I thought there was a lot more redundancy in food items than the normal family would consume.
mvastian
16 years ago
Ok, bags, you must explain the mystery for us - it is the exact same photo... what's happening here?

Maria
bags
16 years ago
You caught me... I couldn't figure out how to get a picture of my pantry uploaded on to this site, so I figured I'd just link to the one they had on their site to give you the idea. Sorry if it gave you the wrong impression. I was just trying to share a cool product that I found.

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