Everyday Home Edit
Small Pantry Organization Checklist
Print this, keep it on the pantry door and check off each step as you go.
Before you shop
- Empty one shelf at a time and wipe it
- Toss expired and stale food
- Sort into categories on the counter
- Measure width, depth and height per shelf
- Note wire or solid, fixed or adjustable
- Assign each category to a shelf
Shelf map
- Top: backstock, paper goods, seasonal
- Eye level: dinner staples, breakfast
- Waist level: snacks, baking, cans
- Low: kid snacks, drinks, bulk bags
- Floor: heavy items, produce baskets
Shopping list
- Clear bins for packets and snacks
- Can rack for the eye-level shelf
- Stepped spice riser
- Over-the-door pocket organizer
- Jars for weekly dry goods
- Labels or tape and a marker
Keep it working
- New groceries go behind old ones
- Check the use-first bin before planning meals
- Monthly: pull drifted items forward
- Seasonal: empty and wipe one shelf at a time
- Refill jars only when they are empty