Organization Series {Pantry}: How to Organize Your Food Pantry? Bottom Shelf-Week 1

Week 1 Pantry Organization – Bottom shelf!

Do you want to organize your food pantry this year?  Well I am starting to reorganize mine.  Welcome to Week #1 of a 5 week series on Pantry Organization Shelf-by-shelf!  I will be discussing some helpful tips and techniques you may consider using for your pantry.  You may also find ways to reduce some of your cost out-of-pocket expensive when locating tools to use in your pantry organization.

Shelf #1 {Bottom}

Start here! Look at the bottom of your pantry shelf and decide on what you want to keep, donate or need to get rid of. Be sure to check the expiration date of all items before sorting.

Savings Tools to use:  Plastic grocery bags, boxes, storage bins or recycle bags {great inexpensive tools that you may already have at home that you can use to remove unwanted items}.  Check around your home first before purchasing any storage items.

Remove and sort items where they can easily be found.  If your bottom level has large space, consider storing your tissue paper, paper towels, large drinks or juice boxes, barbecue charcoal, pet food, etc. in this level. These items can be placed on the floor or you may consider storage bins with handwritten labels {be careful that all of your space is not taken up with the bins plus watch the costs}.  As you can see in my picture below, I store my bigger items on my bottom level.  It is very easy for me to find and everyone in my home knows where to look for more.

Question:  What does your pantry look like now?  Consider taking before and after pictures.  Feel free to share your pictures with me by email at simplesavingsforatlmoms@yahoo.com - Subject line "My Pantry." If I choose your picture to be included on one of my blog posts, you will receive a small prize!





Happy Organizing,



Quida



Up Next!  Learn about organizing Shelf #2 on next week.