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Do These 7 Things to Get an Organised Kitchen Store Cabinet
Whether you have a small wall cabinet or a large pantry, these tips should get your larder essentials sorted
If your kitchen store cupboard is more Messy Mayhem than Marie Kondo, a few simple changes should get it organised. Check out these tips to find out how to ensure your larder cabinet is neat, tidy, fully stocked and easy to access.
Make a list
It’s handy to have a surface to write on near to your storage cupboard, so it’s super-easy to note down those items you’ve run out of. A blackboard on the door like this one is ideal, or you could hang a shopping list notepad inside the cupboard door.
Take a couple of minutes every week to check the contents of your pantry cupboard and quickly update your nearby shopping list.
It’s handy to have a surface to write on near to your storage cupboard, so it’s super-easy to note down those items you’ve run out of. A blackboard on the door like this one is ideal, or you could hang a shopping list notepad inside the cupboard door.
Take a couple of minutes every week to check the contents of your pantry cupboard and quickly update your nearby shopping list.
Slot in an extra shelf
Utilise space more efficiently in your store cupboard with a nifty shelf insert like this one. The extra surfaces here hold glassware, but the idea is just as effective for larder items.
If you have a large number of tins and jars stacked on top of each other, an extra shelf or two will help to keep everything in order without items toppling over.
Utilise space more efficiently in your store cupboard with a nifty shelf insert like this one. The extra surfaces here hold glassware, but the idea is just as effective for larder items.
If you have a large number of tins and jars stacked on top of each other, an extra shelf or two will help to keep everything in order without items toppling over.
Store like with like
Small tubs and packets can be hard to store side by side, leading to a wobbly array of mismatched items. To keep everything tidy and easy to grasp, include small storage baskets in your cupboard in order to group similar items together.
Here, the homeowners have used white plastic bins and labelled each one. It’s particularly effective for those items that can’t be decanted into jars, such as noodles, or baking implements, such as cookie cutters.
Small tubs and packets can be hard to store side by side, leading to a wobbly array of mismatched items. To keep everything tidy and easy to grasp, include small storage baskets in your cupboard in order to group similar items together.
Here, the homeowners have used white plastic bins and labelled each one. It’s particularly effective for those items that can’t be decanted into jars, such as noodles, or baking implements, such as cookie cutters.
Dedicate the door
Don’t forget the cabinet door when it comes to making the most of every inch. You can buy shelf units that hang off the top of the door, or install a system like this with a track and wire baskets.
It’s important to consider the internal shelves when incorporating door storage, however. If the shelves reach all the way to the front of the cupboard, you’ll need to position the racks so they sit in-between them. Alternatively, you could ask a carpenter to shave a few centimetres off one or more of the shelves.
Read customer reviews of carpenters and joiners in your area.
Don’t forget the cabinet door when it comes to making the most of every inch. You can buy shelf units that hang off the top of the door, or install a system like this with a track and wire baskets.
It’s important to consider the internal shelves when incorporating door storage, however. If the shelves reach all the way to the front of the cupboard, you’ll need to position the racks so they sit in-between them. Alternatively, you could ask a carpenter to shave a few centimetres off one or more of the shelves.
Read customer reviews of carpenters and joiners in your area.
Turn around
Bottles and small jars can be tricky customers when it comes to storage, as it’s difficult to locate an item at the back of the shelf without knocking over the others. In this situation, a carousel is your friend.
These circular trays, like the ones pictured, can be spun all the way around, so you can position all your bottles and jars on top, and access each one easily.
Bottles and small jars can be tricky customers when it comes to storage, as it’s difficult to locate an item at the back of the shelf without knocking over the others. In this situation, a carousel is your friend.
These circular trays, like the ones pictured, can be spun all the way around, so you can position all your bottles and jars on top, and access each one easily.
Consider pull-out storage
If you’re lucky enough to have a pantry cupboard that goes from floor to ceiling, this idea will make life easier. Store all those heavy items, such as potatoes, in boxes on wheels at the bottom.
In this larder, the homeowners keep bulky goods in crates on castors, which can easily be wheeled in and out.
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Do you have any good tips for keeping your store cupboard organised? Share your ideas in the Comments section.
If you’re lucky enough to have a pantry cupboard that goes from floor to ceiling, this idea will make life easier. Store all those heavy items, such as potatoes, in boxes on wheels at the bottom.
In this larder, the homeowners keep bulky goods in crates on castors, which can easily be wheeled in and out.
Read more:
How to Bring a Kitchen Work Triangle Into Different Types of KitchensFresh Design Ideas From 20 Urban Indian Kitchens
Tell us:
Do you have any good tips for keeping your store cupboard organised? Share your ideas in the Comments section.
If your store cupboard is full of half-empty packets and boxes, it can be difficult to gauge exactly what you have in stock. For a more streamlined view when you open the door, decant your dry goods into jars or plastic tubs.
Choose clear storage canisters, rather than opaque ones, so you can see at a glance how much of each ingredient you have left. And label (and perhaps date) them, too, so you can put your hand on the required item immediately.