Pantry Organization

Over the past weekend I decided to reorganize my pantry and I thought I would share my "after" photos and tell you what I did.  Spring cleaning is one of my favorite things (I know, I'm strange), and my pantry gets a full overhaul too!

In my apartment I have a super long hall closet with lots of room for storage.  I decided to make this huge closet an extra pantry on one side, and all my extra personal care items on the other.  I will share the other side of my closet soon.  I love to share my organization!

It's spring, so I decided to clean out my closet and donate some of the food that I had not been reaching for recently.  I went into my purge with one question in mind, "Will I eat this in the next 3 months?"  If the answer was NO, I got rid of it. 

After the purge, I re-organized how everything was laid out in the closet.  I am very happy with the results.  Below is a breakdown...

Row One:
The only food item in this row is tortilla chips.  I love chips and salsa as a fun treat once and a while and there was a bit of space on this shelf.  The other items are random cleaners; Room Spray & Hand Soap.

Row Two:
Microwave Popcorn, Pasta Sauce, Wheat Pasta, Pudding, Salad Dressing, Peanut Butter, and Crisco Spray.  You can see the Dog's Beggin' Strips behind there.  Again, it's peeking over from the other side of the closet.

Row Three:
Tuna Fish, Canned Soup, Pickles, Soy Sauce, Pita Chips, Apple Sauce/Fruit Cups, Crackers, Pasta Meals, and Cereal.  There are some disposable Glad-Ware containers hiding next to the Cereal.  I rarely use these anymore, but I figured I should keep some extras on hand.

So how do you organize your pantry?  I'd love to know in the comments below, if you care to share.

Thanks for reading!