Client Project: Penny's Pantry

My client who we shall call Penny really wanted to tame her pantry.  Penny loves to cook and especially loves to bake.  However,  with a growing family to feed it was getting difficult to navigate the pantry.  She also wanted to be able to readily see what she already had in there when she went to make her grocery list.  Here's what we did:

1)  We took everything out.  EVERYTHING.
2)  We grouped all the items into categories
New/Unopened
Cereal/Breakfast Items
Snacks
Condiments
Baking
Cooking
Pasta and Rice
Canned goods
Drinks
3)  All expired items were tossed.
4)  All items she would never use were donated to the food bank.
5)  Everything left went back on the shelves within its category.
6)  Heavy and bulky items like drinks went on the floor.
7)  We implementing the system of placing all unopened items on the top shelf or way in back behind its opened counterpart.  This will help to ensure that old stuff gets used up before the new item is opened.

The only other suggestion I made was to place labels on the shelves.  This way the family can get used the new system.  Sometimes it takes a few weeks to remember where everything goes!
Here are the before and after pictures:

Congrats to my client who did such a great job purging and organizing!  It was so much fun to create an organized and useful space for her and her family!  Knowing where everything is saves time and money.  No more purchasing things you already have just because you can't see them. Open that pantry up and purge/organize it today!