{"id":360,"date":"2012-01-18T21:16:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ladyslittleloves.com\/2012\/01\/peace-of-mind-in-the-pantry.html"},"modified":"2012-01-18T21:16:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T17:16:00","slug":"peace-of-mind-in-the-pantry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithlady.com\/2012\/01\/peace-of-mind-in-the-pantry.html","title":{"rendered":"Peace of Mind in the Pantry"},"content":{"rendered":"
I kid, I kid. I didn’t take any before pictures and just grabbed these photo from the internet, so you will just have to use your imagination. It probably looked similar to this, though on a smaller scale:<\/p>\n
Not horrible, <\/i>but things were just kind of scattered in there and I was never quite sure what I had and would end up buying multiple items of the same thing, while others went bad. So, with a few key items I was able to transform our pantry into a place that glimmers, shines, and where angels sing from above. And it didn’t cost me an arm and a leg, either!<\/p>\n
First, I went to the Dollar Store and purchased about 4 of these bins:<\/p>\n
From Wal-mart I bought this set of four little containers for under $7.<\/p>\n
I also bought a couple of space savers that I can’t find pictures to online, but you will see them in my final pantry pics.<\/p>\n
And the best finds came from Ross! From there I got two cereal canisters (I already had two I could use) four containers with spouts for flours and sugars, and a three-piece pasta container set. (All pictured later.)<\/p>\n
And the most exciting part of all!!! I ordered chalkboard labels from Etsy! There are TONS of choices out there, but I wanted the most bang for my buck, so I bought this 26 piece set for $12.99, including shipping! They come in various shapes and sizes and are erasable to write again and again!<\/p>\n
My last purchase came from Michaels. The chalkboard marker.<\/p>\n So, after a couple hours of sorting, organizing and labeling, this is what I came up with!!!<\/p>\n The door organizer I bought a couple of years ago and stash most of my baking supplies in. Such a great space saver!<\/p>\n We put a little portable pantry inside of our main pantry for our daughter’s “stuff”. This holds her snacks, dishes, bibs, etc., as well as extra napkins, paper plates, cups, etc.<\/p>\n Flours and sugars storage (Ross)…<\/p>\n More baking supplies. I also used some old Tupperware I already had to save some money!<\/p>\n This is where the sorting took place. One basket for various oils, one for the miscellaneous stuff, another I labeled “sauces” for things like ketchup, syrups, peanut butter, etc. (Dollar Store).<\/p>\n The yellow basket I already had and in it are all of our “drink” items. Coffee parts, sweeteners, teas, hot chocolates, juice packets, etc.<\/p>\n The next shelf up holds most of our “snacks” and ” boxed goods.” That little space saver on the end is from Walmart.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MmMmM Cheetos, a pregnant mama’s sinful snack.<\/p>\n A little basket for our spices (already had), canisters for our pasta (Ross), and a great space saver for canned goods (Walmart).<\/p>\n Canisters for our oats and oatmeal (Walmart) and cereal containers from Ross. The little bin on the end I already had and use that for garbage bags, tinfoil, Saran Wrap, etc.<\/p>\n Up above are the items we don’t use every day and they are out of our rambunctious toddlers’ reach!<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Chalkboard stickers- Click here<\/a><\/p>\n