Keep Your Pantry Tidy With These Smart Organization Ideas

• Invest in a Coffee and Tea Organizer
• Use a Ladder
• Organize Your Appliances
• Invest in Cabinets with Pull-Out Shelves
• Convert a Nook
• Go Rustic Chic With a Pegboard
• Optimize Cubby Space
• Mix Up Your Containers
• Make a Chalkboard List
• Add Storage Hooks
• Lean Into the Theme
• Get Creative with Space
• Make Produce Baskets
• Maintain Unity
• Use a Single Shelf
• Make It a Multi-Purpose Room
• Make DIY Crates
• Organize Your Spices
• Stick to a Budget
• Dedicate Space to Produce
• Ditch Packaging
• Don’t Overstuff It
• Add Extra Lighting
• Alternate Container Sizes
• Display Your Plants
• Build Your Own Shelves

Organizing a pantry is no easy task. I mean, who hasn’t fallen down a #pantrygoals rabbit hole on Instagram and left it feeling disappointed with your own, wishing you could swap kitchens? The good news: no swapping is needed to beautify your pantry! We’re sharing our best pantry organization tips to prove that your own kitchen can become one of these utterly satisfying spaces too.

First, start with a clean room: Take inventory of your existing stock of pantry staples, including spices, sauces, cereal boxes, rice and grains, canned goods, and stored baking supplies—by sorting through what’s good and what’s expired. Next, corral all items by category—it’s helpful to organize them in transparent, stackable food storage containers. (P.S. A label maker is handy for this step!) But even if you don’t have a dedicated pantry in your home, these tricks will still improve how you organize your spices, baking goods, appliances, and more. For example, you could try putting a spice drawer together or invest in a coffee and tea organizer. You could also hop on the open shelving kitchen trend and turn floating shelves into a DIY pantry that displays spice jars and glass canisters. They might even inspire some larger kitchen storage ideas to make the entire room more styled and tidy.

Invest in a Coffee and Tea Organizer

If you’re constantly rummaging through drawers looking for the right tea bag then you need a coffee and tea organizer like this adorable one from The Pioneer Woman. Not only is it super cute and floral, it makes managing your morning coffee craving a breeze.

Use a Ladder

In Ree Drummond’s pantry at The Lodge, she uses a library ladder to access tall shelves. This is a great way to ensure you store items on these hard-to-reach shelves rather than waste the space.

Organize Your Appliances

Ree also uses her pantry for keeping kitchen appliances tucked away on shelves and off the counter. She made sure the shelves were built tall enough to house her tallest appliance (in this case, her KitchenAid stand mixers).

Invest in Cabinets with Pull-Out Shelves

Sliding shelves keep all your canned and nonperishable goods neatly tucked away in a cabinet. It allows easy access without needing to devote an entire closet to your pantry.

See more at Randi Garrett Design.

Convert a Nook

Turn a kitchen nook into a pantry by hanging shelves and making custom containers. These wire baskets have homemade leather straps, with DIY steps included so you can make your own.

Get the tutorial at The Merrythought.

Go Rustic Chic With a Pegboard

Give any kitchen or pantry wall an organizational makeover with a layer of pegboard. These easy-to-install sheets are speckled with holes so you can hang tons of spice trays, measuring spoons, or your favorite pieces of kitchen art!

See more at Inspired by Charm

Optimize Cubby Space

A tiny kitchen oftentimes means a tiny pantry. Make the most of your small space by utilizing turntables and expandable, tiered shelves. Turntables are perfect for cabinets that are above eye level because they allow easy access to items you use frequently.

Mix Up Your Containers

Use different jars, baskets, and containers to keep your pantry items clearly separate from each other.

See more at Design Improvised.

Make a Chalkboard List

This pantry uses its space efficiently by placing a chalkboard on the inside of the door. You’ll always know what you need to pick up at the store with this handy shopping list.

See more at Not Just a Housewife.

Add Storage Hooks

Adding hooks to your pantry storage optimizes the space. You can hang utensils, measuring cups, and more.

See more at Inspired by Charm.

Lean Into the Theme

The supermarket sign above this shelved storage cart pantry is a sweet touch. Even a blank wall in your home can become a simple pantry with some cute décor and shelves.

See more at Big Family Little Farmhouse.

Get Creative with Space

If you’re tight on space, use a small cabinet for storage. Keep the top for bigger kitchen items, such as cutting boards and pitchers.

See more at A Bowl Full of Lemons.

Make Produce Baskets

Keep potatoes and onions tucked away with their own baskets. It’ll be a breeze to just grab what you need when you’re cooking dinner.

See more at The Identité Collective.

Maintain Unity

It’s easy to create a tidy pantry when you use uniform labels and containers.

See more at Neat Method.

Use a Single Shelf

If your kitchen doesn’t have space for a full pantry, you can turn one or two shelves into a makeshift version. Fill them with jars of sugar, coffee, pasta, and other items you use frequently.

See more at Room for Tuesday.

Make It a Multi-Purpose Room

If you’ve got a big enough space, use your pantry to store more than just food and appliances. Aprons, reusable water bottles, cookbooks, and anything else food-adjacent will be a perfect fit.

See more at Fresh Mommy Blog.

Make DIY Crates

These cute stenciled crates can hold spices, packaged mixes, baking ingredients, and more for stylish storage.

Get the tutorial at Creative Green Living.

Organize Your Spices

Use a free drawer to keep your spices organized. Keep all the labels face up for quick searching.

See more at Boxwood Avenue.

Stick to a Budget

This pantry makeover cost only $20, plus some leftover paint. The immaculate organization of this cabinet pantry proves you don’t need a walk-in space to keep things neat.

See more at Holland Avenue Home.

Dedicate Space to Produce

Use a tiered bar cart for storing produce like lemons, apples, and potatoes. Because it’s small, it’s fine to leave in your kitchen or conceal in your pantry.

See more at Homey Oh My.

Ditch Packaging

Get rid of cereal and oatmeal boxes as well as packaging that single-serving snacks come in to optimize your pantry space. Use airtight containers and bins to keep everything in one place.

See more at Love Grows Wild.

Don’t Overstuff It

There’s no reason to jam everything you possibly can into your pantry. Save yourself some stress by making sure there’s some space so everything can be easily located.

See more at Room for Tuesday.

Add Extra Lighting

This blogger added an LED light strip to solve the issue of their pantry being too dark.

See more at DIY in PDX.

Alternate Container Sizes

Buy a variety of container sizes and stack them so all the labels are visible at once. A tiered rack will help out with tiny spice jars.

See more at Just a Girl and Her Blog.

Display Your Plants

If your pantry is in a particularly sunny spot, keep some plants in there to brighten the space up. Whether they’re houseplants or indoor herbs, it’ll keep the room feeling cheery.

See more at Joinery & Design Co.

Build Your Own Shelves

If there’s a closet you know would make the perfect pantry, follow these steps to build shelves. You can modify it to fit your space, leaving you with a fully customized pantry.

Get the tutorial at The Handmade Home.