The 30 Most Brilliant Pantry Organizing Hacks of All Time

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put appliances on rolling plant stands

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store boxes

stack bagged items

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stock up on uniform containers

shop your pantry before you meal plan

put a shower cap over infrequently used dishes

use a tension rod to organize baking and cutting boards

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store your honey and pepper grinder on a plate

steal some space to fake a pantry

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the most brilliant pantry organizing hacks of all time

by lisa freedman

updated jul 16

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label everything

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get a lazy susan

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give the kids their own shelf

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follow the fifo rule

that's “first in

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install skinny shelves

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get a system

our favorite: stackable can organizer

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consider a rolling cart

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hang baskets from the wall

put things on shelf risers

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add storage to the pantry door

even just some hooks

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add at least one pretty thing

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edit ruthlessly once in a while

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play around

turns out

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add a

seeing is believing … and finding what you need. a too-dark pantry be impossible to navigate. if you can't rewire the space to add an overhead

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take 10 minutes every day to reset your pantry