Pantry closet depth/shelving
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Comments (8)We have a 36"w x 24" d ceiling height cabinet with doors (3 pull-out shelves and 2 non pull-out shelves) on top and 3 drawers (2 deep, 1 shallow) below. It sits in between the kitchen and eating area. The shallow drawer is perfect for cutlery. The bottom drawer is used to store all our pastas--bags, boxes. The middle drawer is used for snack foods (bulky bags, bags of trail mix, etc.) The bottom 2 pull outs store canned/jarred goods(with enough space so that most cans can be stacked 2 high,) the top pull out stores boxed goods and lesser used goods (backup mayo, salad dressings, etc.) The bottom shelf is just low enough that I can reach light-weight items without a stool--a great place for cereal boxes (the shelf is deep enough that unopened backup boxes can be stored behind the ones in current use.) I need to use a stool for the top shelf and we store paper goods there (paper towels, tissues, napkins.) This set up has worked very well for us for the past 2 1/2 years. I like having drawers for containing stacks of pasta boxes and bulky snack foods. It's much better, for me, than having these items on shelves. I feel as though the space is put to optimal use....See MoreShelf depth/height for non walkin pantry
Comments (17)My pantry shelves are 18 inches deep, 55 inches wide and about 13 inches apart (existing when we moved in). There were four shelves here. My husband added a shelf 3 inches below one of the existing shelves that I use for large tray storage (love it!). The top shelf has 20 inches of clearance and the floor has 24 inches of clearance. We recently moved our wine fridge into the pantry floor after my dh added an outlet for it (love that change too!). I added platinum Elfa Door and wall baskets to the back of each double door that I use to store all my "fancy" serving bowls, platters and large dishes. I use plastic desktop file boxes sideways on the shelves to "corral" like items. I use a chalk pen to label the bins. That keeps my pantry looking organized but I can just toss things in the bins. The bins are 13 inches deep, 7 inches wide and 10 inches high. I also use plastic canisters for flours, sugars and other baking supplies. Forgot to say that our pantry is 21 inches deep. I think you would lose too much storage with 12 inch shelves! Unless storage isn't an issue. This post was edited by karen_je on Sun, Jan 13, 13 at 9:43...See MoreInput on closet 'pantry' shelving addition
Comments (4)Our pantry shelves start 28" above the floor (trash can and recycling center below). They are spaced at 10" 7" 8" 8" 13" and to the ceiling. My shelves are 10" deep and there is pretty much nothing we buy that is deeper than that other than the jumbo Cheerios box that we have laying on it's edge with the box top facing out. I think your back wall shelves shouldn't be any deeper than 12". You could *possibly* do them deeper if you have some big platters or small appliances or big soup pots or jumbo salad bowls that you would want to put on the shelves if they are deeper than 12". Anything deeper than that and stuff gets lost behind other stuff IMO. If it was me, I would do 3-4" deep shelves on each side and 12" deep shelves across the back. There are soooo many things that could go just one deep on the sides like vinegars, oils, Pam, syrup, peanut butter, etc etc. I don't want to move the balsamic vinegar and the olive oil and the Mrs Butterworths to get to my Jif that is behind all that stuff. Also, you can store more on more shelves that are closer together. Not as much wasted air space between my 5" tall jar of Jif to the next shelf 10" up. Well phooey, I just re-read your post and see you plan on storing cookware, recycling, small microwave, small appliances, etc there. I just saw "pantry" and went to town, LOL !! I do still think 22" shelves are too deep. Even our laundry shelves are only 14" deep and nothing protrudes except the 16" long Dirt Devil stored in it's box. If you had 14" deep back shelves, your side shelves could be 23" wide as opposed to 22" deep back shelves which would only allow your side shelves to be 10" wide. I would prob do 14" deep on the back wall and 8" deep on one side. Gather up all the stuff you would like to put in that closet and arrange it by depth and then group by height and see what minimum and maximum clearances you need....See MorePantry Closet - width of shelves?
Comments (1)I think it would depend on the width of your door. I'd go for the deeper shelves if the door is very wide. E.g., we have 66" wide closet that we're using as a pantry right now, but it has double doors that extend almost the entire width (two 30" doors). Because we don't need to worry about "reach in" room, we have deep shelves. If your door is fairly narrow, though, I suspect the shallower shelves would work better....See More2ajsmama
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