A pantry closet is a great way to get organized in the kitchen. Everyone with a kitchen most of the time has a storage problem. There is not enough room for all your things like pots, pans, bakeware, gadgets, plates, cups, bowls and more. All of these things take up room. Through the years you will get more things. You will either buy them or get them as gifts. You could also get them from a relative that is moving into a smaller place. They will not want to throw away perfectly good things they have, so spreading them out among the family is something that most people do.
The storage solution to all this stuff could be to add or convert a closet into a pantry closet. In here you can keep things like extra pots and pans, an electric skillet, food that is dry, canned or in jars that does not need to be refrigerated, spices, recipe books and more.
How do you fit all that into a pantry closet?
The first thing you need to do is take an inventory of what you will actually want to keep in there. After you know what will go in there, a plan can be devised to accommadate all the things.
Pantry Shelving
Whether you actually buy a pantry closet or turn an existing closet into one, shelves will make more room for storage. You have to make sure that the shelves are deep enough and the space between their heights is enough to fit the things you want on them. A big tall pitcher is not going to fit in the space a box of mac and cheese will. You will also want to make sure that the pantry closet shelves are long enough so you can fit everything.
For your spices, a shelf system on the inside of the door works great. You can mount your own on there or buy one that hangs from the top of the door. This way when a spice is needed, all you do is open the door. There they are in a nice and neat fashion. No digging behing things to find the spice you need. No taking out each individual little bottle until you get to the one you want. You know that the one you want is going to be the one in the back and the last one you pull out.
You can get a pantry closet organizer. This will have some of the things that have been disgussed above and mabe a few other things. In fact there are whole pantry closet systems. You can buy the whole thing or pick the pieces that will meet your needs.
The design of your pantry closet can be done by you. This is the cheapest route to take. All it will take is a lttle time and effort. If you do not want to be bothered, a professional can come up with a pantry closet design for you. They will come with a design and then you can make changes here and there until you like what you see.
A professional design may include pantry racks. These act like shelving buy are racks. The racks hold things in place so they do not get pushed off onto the floor and break. This is a good idea for glass jars and bottles. They will give you more pantry storage.
You may also wish to add some pantry cabinets inside. These can be small to fit on top of the shelving that is in there. This way you can keep the kids favorite snack out of sight. They will not beg you for some most of the time if they do not see it.
Another option you have if the space is available in your house is to buy a stand alone pantry closet. You just bring it home or have it delivered, set it up and your in business with extra pantry storage space.
Your pantry organization can be done by you. You design what will go in it and where the stuff will go. You can also have a custom pantry installed by a professional. No matter how you do it, a pantry closet will clear up much needed space in your kitchen.
This comes with 4 shelves. Two of the pantry shelves are adjustable. The 2 permanently mounted shelves provide stability for the cabinet. It is two feet wide, a foot deep and 60 inches high. The outside is a laminate covering. This provides that extra space and you do not have to convert and existing closet into a pantry cabinet.