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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Pantry Remake: Part 1

People asked me where I store all my pantry items, I just laugh and say 'my whole house is a pantry, we just live in it."  While that is true, I do have a specific area that could be considered an 'official pantry.'  It's a closet that measures 4 feet wide and 4 1/2 feet deep.  The shelves are really deep, making it hard to know what I have in it and to keep it neat and organized.

I asked my husband if he would re-do the shelving, he agreed and since today was a cold and rainy day, we got started.

The first thing I had to do was empty it out and that was quite the job.  It took me about 2 hours to remove everything from it.  I had no idea I had as much stuff in it has I did!  My small house looks like my pantry exploded in it as I have jars, cans and containers sitting anywhere and everywhere I could find a place to put them until this project is completed.

Here is my 'official pantry' emptied out with the top 2 shelves already removed …