Pantry Reorganization

So I have been bored, bored, bored lately. I am currently applying for a 2nd part-time job so that will help alleviate some of this boredom, but until then... Wedding planning was so time consuming that now I have oodles of time to fill everyday. If you were me, what would you do? Let me tell you what you would do - clean and organize!!! I started with an area of our house hat literally gets used daily - the pantry. Anyone that knows me is probably thinking there is no way that Sara has an unorganized house, but there is always room for improvement!

I went to Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond to get ideas to make the pantry a little more functional. I ended up getting some Rubbermaid baskets, some square, cloth baskets and two of the wire shelves that you can put stuff underneath and on top of. Then I cleaned out our IKEA recycle bins that formerly held plastic and tin in one and glass in the other. We just got a new, HUGE recycle bin from Bestway Disposal (our trash collector) that doesn't require sorting. Woohoo!

Next up was the fun part! I removed everything from the pantry, cleaned the shelves and moved some stuff that didn't belong there to the current resting places. I put some of our new wedding gifts on the top shelf, mostly serving dishes, and then worked my way down. I must say I am very pleased with the results. My favorite new feature of the pantry are the two cloth boxes that now house our shopping bags. Before they were just thrown on the bottom shelf and looked really cluttered. Now they look great!! Of course I have pictures of my new, lovely and organized pantry!

(The boxes from Target that house my shopping bags)

(The orange Rubbermaid baskets, and wire shelves)

(The finished product!)

Next project: The Basement!!