Pantry Shelving - Making The Most Of Your Pantry Space
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Let's face it, you'd love to be able to shop at some of those warehouse clubs but since you have to buy in bulk, you realize you just don't have the space available to store everything. You know it's a great way to save money, but just don't see how you can make it happen. Well take a look at your pantry. Is it cluttered or is it organized? Chances are you could benefit from some good pantry shelving.
Everything from a large home to a small apartment can benefit from proper shelving. Do it right, and you'll use all your storage space wisely, thereby creating more space than you thought you had.
It clearly can be a challenge to organize everything from small spice bottles to gallon containers of juice. If you want to meet this challenge you need the right shelving.
But you have plenty of options to make better use of the space in your pantry.
1) The first thing to consider is using door and wall racks. You'll need a door that swings open for this and not a sliding door. Use these racks as the perfect area for small items. Spices, small baking items, those little envelope mixes and other smaller items will fit perfectly.
2) Under shelf baskets are a great place to store things like kitchen towels, paper plates etc. Just slide one of these sturdy baskets underneath an existing shelf. Works especially well if you shelves were built with wide openings.
3) If you want to get the most out of your existing space use stacking shelves. Just put one on top of another and you have a great place to store canned foods. And you can get them in many different heights and lengths so you're sure to find ones that fit your available space perfectly.
4) Wine drinkers will appreciate this one. Get yourself a portable wine rack. If you've got the space to put it, this is a great way to keep all your wine or other bottles organized.
5) A D-shaped shelf will work great in oddly shaped cabinets in the pantry. They are a great place to store things like cake mix boxes or canned good. And they make the items easy to get to since they all turn independently.
6) Gravity feed racks are another great way to store canned items, especially if you typically have a lot of cans of the same item. The rack stands upright. You put the cans in on top, and when you need one, take it from the bottom. The others fall right into place.
7) For smaller items like spices, consider getting a tier organizer. These will let you easily see and get to the items as you need them.
8) Pull out shelves are a very popular item. Place these into your cabinet or on existing shelves and you'll save a lot of space. Plus you'll be able to easily reach items in the back by simply pulling out the shelf. Just push it back in when finished for storage.
9) Finally, turntables or a lazy susan will fit into many different sized spaces. They simply turn in a circle, which allows you to use all the space and easily reach something in the back by just spinning the turntable around.
It really isn't that difficult to get organized, and all of the above ideas will look better than your current clutter. Your shelving should be both functional and attractive. Find what works best to help you get more storage space than you ever thought was available.
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To read more about pantry shelving go to shelving-resource.com, a website created to help you organize your home. You'll discover info on all kinds of home shelving plus get tips for purchasing used shelving also.
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