Sunday, April 10, 2011

Organized Kitchen Pantry.

I mentioned a while back that Megan from Honey We're Home came over to help me get my mess of a pantry in order.  I have no excuse on why it took me so long to post the after-pictures, other than I just flat out forgot to!  But I'm happy to report that the pantry looks the same today as it does in the after-photos below! 

I think the pictures speak for themselves on what an amazing job she did!  Sadly, I never knew how bad it really was until looking at these before pictures.  {Shudder}  Prepare yourselves. 




And after Megan worked her magic . . . 


Seriously, what a difference!  Through the organizing process, I learned that I have a problem buying canned pumpkin (I won't disclose how many cans I had; but there was a time when there was a pumpkin shortage and I felt that I needed to "stock up").  Megan probably thinks I'm a little loony!  I also learned that Justin has a problem buying baggies in bulk in various sizes, freezer bags, non-freezer bags, etc.  Now that we can actually see what all we have, it's a lot easier not to buy things that we don't need. 


Look at all of that empty space!  We threw some things away and there were some things that did not belong in the pantry, but it's amazing how having things organized gives you some more usable space that you never knew you had.  (Perfect for storing more Trader Joe's goodies that I will get on our upcoming San Diego trip!)  It really is nice now that everything has its place.  Before, that was clearly not the case -- as the pictures above demonstrate! 


We were able to add some additional wine storage in our pantry, which was greatly needed.  It also freed up some space for us to put a recycle bin in there.


Now that things are organized, it's so much easier to keep it nice and neat.  So a big thanks to Megan for being so sweet and helping me tackle the pantry! 

Hope y'all had a wonderful weekend!  We headed to Austin.  I'll be back with a recap!

19 comments:

  1. you are right. the last pic looks lovely! I'm always inspired to pre-organize things when I read KAren Kingston's book "Clear your clutter with Feng Shui"...happy new week!

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  2. Oh my gost...totally need to do this!!

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  3. We must all have organization on the brain! It looks great. I am so envious of that large pantry. How fun to hang out and organize together.

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  4. There is nothing better than *organization*! Sometimes it is just so nice to have someone help you to get up the courage to tackle the project! Bravo, Megan and Emily, you are now the proud owner of a fantastic pantry! (c: Happy Monday!

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  5. oh my word. huge difference!! love how it looks :)

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  6. that is amazing! i need her to come to my house!

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  7. I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one who keeps a large quantity of canned pumpkin...for no reason. It looks really great!!

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  8. We were in Bastop this weekend- so funny! I bet your trip was awesome! And it was fun hanging out and working on your pantry together- so looking forward to the 30th!

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  9. It looks SO great! Especially those wine bottles...;)

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  10. Nice work ladies, what a transformation! I need you to come to my house and help me.

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  11. Wow, it looks amazing! I love a well organized pantry!! Yours is so BIG - love that!

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  12. Hi! I am your newest follower. You guys did a great job. I just organized our pantry on Sunday and now I don't mind opening the door anymore! Although, I am envious of the size of your pantry - ours is more like a closet - ha! :)

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  13. Ohhhh nicely done! Now the trick is keeping it that way ;)

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  14. Wow! It looks awesome, girl. I bet it's so much easier to find things faster!

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  15. It looks amazing. I just love looking at posts about organization [I know im weird]. :)

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  16. Well organized pantry! I love that things are separated into bins and baskets! How great to know where everything is. Have fun on your trip!

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  17. Just found your blog! You are so adorable...I am totally inspired! Going to make myself a follower, Thanks!

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