Home Organization Challenge - The Pantry - Week 3

I did this challenge back in September, and now I am finally able to share with you the pictures of my completely re-organized Pantry!  Thanks so much to Toni and all the other home organizers at A Bowl Full of Lemons for some great ideas and for sharing pictures of their pantries as well!  I got all the plastic bins at The Dollar Store, plus the door hanging shoe organizer was found for a few dollars at Family Dollar.  I made my own labels with tape and a marker... not as "pretty" as some other pantries I have seen in the challenge, but working on a budget we had to aim for functional!

 

The Floor on the Right;
BEFORE

 The Floor on the right;
AFTER

Canvas bag on wall hook holds all my canvas shopping bags.  The cardboard soda box in the upper right corner is for plastic bag storage.

The Floor on the Left;
BEFORE

 The Floor on the Left;
AFTER

Stacked up all the mason jars nice and neat.  Used the large plastic bin for extension cords, power tools, painting supplies.  (We don't have a garage so the pantry doubles as tool storage area)

 

Lower shelves on the Left;
BEFORE

 Lower shelves on the Left;
AFTER

Condiments, Hot Sauce, Rice, Soup
Coupon/Menu Planning, Pasta
 

Upper shelf on the Left;
BEFORE

Upper shelf on the Left;

AFTER


Breakfast foods, Drinks, snacks

 

Lower Shelves on the Right;

BEFORE

 Lower shelves on the right;
AFTER

Canning supplies, Canned vegetables
Canned beans, dry beans, Onions (fresh & Canned), canned tomatoes & tomato sauces

Upper Shelf on the right;

BEFORE

 Upper Shelf on the Right;

AFTER

assorted vinegars, assorted canned meats

My Pantry leads into the Laundry room, which doubles as our "Garage"... not a garage, but the place we store tools and garage type items.  So once I got the pantry done, I was motivated to keep going and do the Laundry Room & "Garage" area.  the Home Organization Challenge at A Bowl Full Of Lemons had each of these areas listed as separate weeks challenges, but you do what you can with the space you have!  Here are some pictures of my organized Garage/Laundry Room area, (just the afters, no before pics, sorry!)  But if you want more ideas for organizing your own Laundry Room or Garage, check out ABFOL!

I used a door hanging shoe hanger for frequently used household items like screwdrivers, duct tape, batteries, flashlights, even sunscreen lotion and bug repellent spray!

 

 Laundry Soap, laundry soap making supplies, bug spray

 Pet Care items, Car care supplies, bicycle repair stuff, miscellaneous tools, some cook books, and some DIY books.

 

I hope this blog post helps you with some ideas for organizing your own pantry, laundry room, or other storage area!  Don't forget, the real key to doing this was to GET RID of stuff you don't use or need!