2015 Clean & Organized Home Challenge: Week 3 Pantry

I talked about the 52 week challenge here and it's been great so far! This week is to tackle the pantry.

This past week I spent some time cleaning out and organizing our pantry. Oh it was a mess! We had been stuffing more than just food in there for a couple years and I wasn't sure what we even had anymore. I rearranged, pillaged through, and cleaned up the pantry and by the end of it I wanted to completely renovate it... but that's a whole new can of beans. ;)

Week 3 Pantry:

Before Picture:

Steps:

1. Start at the middle shelves. Finish the top and bottom shelves last.
2. Remove expired items. 
3. For similar items, put them in order by expiration date with the closest date in front. 

Tips:

• Put the least used items on the top shelves and the bottom shelves. The middles shelves at eye level deserve the most used/rotated items.
• You can use organizers like these to help utilize the space and organize items efficiently:
• 3 Tier Spice Shelf
• Canned Goods Rack
• Expandable Shelf
• Clear Snapware Food Storage Set

After Picture:

Side by Side Comparison:

Any pantry tips? I would love to hear them!

Have you joined the challenge? It's not too late! Join and follow along with me as I whip this house into shape. :) The challenge runs year round so you can start at any time and just go through 52 weeks.... I am thinking I may just make this an annual thing!

<-Kassy->