Decluttering and organizing a pantry to make daily life easier
Here is a before/after of a mission realized for the decluttering and the organization of a pantry. Here are the objectives for this home organizing mission:
– to find the food easily and at first glance
– organize the pantry so that everything has a place and is within reach
– avoid food waste
– find an organization that can last over time
In order to organize the pantry, you must first do a big sorting, and to have an overview of what is in it, you take out all its contents! It is at this stage that you will find forgotten foods or foods that you did not know existed. Also, it happens very often that foodstuffs are out of date when the pantry is unorganized and cluttered. For good hygiene and to avoid poisoning, it is necessary to clean out your pantry several times a year and to maintain good organization.
If you also wish to call upon the services of Bo Rangement for the organization of your pantry, leave me a short message on the contact form.
When taking inventory, I sort everything in the pantry by category (pasta, rice, canned goods, condiments, etc). By grouping your food by category you will have a better overview of what is on your shelves and it will be easier to keep your pantry organized.
Once the pantry is empty, I give it a good clean. Be sure to start with the top shelves and then work your way down to the bottom shelves. I then do an initial test by placing the storage baskets on the shelves and define the categories of food that the storage baskets will need to hold.
Storage baskets make it easy to organize your pantry. Also use clear jars to see at a glance what’s inside.
In this particular case, my clients wanted to go with the storage baskets to organize the pantry rather than the clear jars. In addition, we were able to give a second life to storage baskets in good condition that were already in the pantry before my intervention. To complete the organization, I had also planned for more storage baskets and some clear jars.
Find at the bottom of the page, all the references of the storage systems used for the organization of the pantry.
Before and after pictures
To scroll through the “before and after” pictures, move the arrows on the image from one side to the other. On the left, see the before picture and on the right, the after picture of decluttering and organizing the pantry.
The magic happens when you start placing the products in the storage baskets. Everything has a place, the food is grouped by family and you can finally see more clearly. Before I arrived, my clients had already planned to use storage baskets to organize their pantry, but little by little, everything got piled up and they couldn’t keep order. I’m not saying that everything has to stay the same every day. The key to good organization is consistency. Set aside time several times a year to do a thorough clean out of your pantry and take an inventory every time you go shopping. Label your containers to keep things in order and to make it easy for everyone to find their place.
If you also wish to call upon Bo Rangement’s services for the tidying and organization of your pantry, simply call me or leave me a message via the contact form. We will be able to exchange by email or by phone before meeting during the diagnostic visit at your home.
See you soon.
Amel, your Home Organizer.
Storage items list
