When my MIL was visiting a few months ago she told me I should put my pantry on the blog.  Living in military quarters you either learn to organize, or you have a messy house and closets because quarters are typically pretty tiny!  This is actually a pretty big pantry for military housing!  (My friend Lori has the best and most organized pantry EVER & her pantry was my inspiration!)  I know there is some controversy over Tupperware and something funky - but whatever.  It works for me.  However I really like the jar canisters on the second shelf from the top and *might* slowly start converting to them, but it is not high on my priority list.  

Top row has everything to do with baking 
Second row - grains mostly
Third row, canned goods, syrups, honey, oriental cooking 
Bottom row is baskets filled with paper products, snacks and more oriental cooking stuff
(Spices have a cupboard of their own. I'll post another time.)

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I try to utilize ever space possible and I LOVE these little shoe racks.  I use them for all sorts of stuff.  In my pantry they hold everything ~ foil, plastic wrap, box tops, plastic ware, snacks, straws, plastic bags of all sized & more!
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So, there you have it.  Tiny pantry filled to capacity!
Jer
5/17/2011 02:29:47 am

Nice Pantry!!

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Heidi R
5/17/2011 04:06:15 am

Love those shoe bags. I use one of mine for hats & mittens in my coat closet. Will borrow this idea for my next pantry! Great organization!!

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Christina
5/17/2011 06:24:17 am

Great minds think alike!!! I use my clear "shoe" rack to hold all of my spices. With the cleark rack I can see all of them, and each compartment holds 2-4 jars of spices depending upon the size of the jar. Right now it is nailed to the inside of my very small German "pantry" closet that I converted from the broom closet.

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Rachel T
5/17/2011 06:25:35 am

Love the shoe holder idea!!!!!

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Nancy
5/17/2011 06:26:54 am

A-n-d....who's got the OCD problem :) Awesome pantry! I'm jelous!

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Sara A
5/17/2011 06:32:22 am

I wish my pantry was that big...

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Lauren
5/17/2011 06:40:04 am

Great idea for the saran wrap and stuff...I always waste a drawer for those! I am a fan of tupperware for my pantry too...it worked for my mom so I am thinking it's ok!! ;)

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Jefanna
5/17/2011 06:40:54 am

Oh, and Amanda here it is. She is out of control. I did not see any color coding though.

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Dalia
5/17/2011 09:46:21 am

I wish i was organized, you got a gift or OCD

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Loretta
5/17/2011 09:15:51 pm

Love the shoe holder over the door idea! I just bought one last week and cut it in half for each of the girls to put their umteen # of flip flops in next to the back door but I may have to buy another for all that cool stuff in the pantry!

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MIL
5/18/2011 09:36:05 am

All I want to know is... when are you going to organize my pantry.....you put us all to shame!! My fondest memory of my grandmother, was playing in her pantry..I'd give anything to have a pantry like her's!

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Jana
5/18/2011 10:29:47 pm

You safe on the Tupperware! A lot of Tupperware does have BPA in it and you can get a list of which products have it. But, if you don't cook in it and don't wash it in a dishwasher, you're a lot safer than if you did! And there's BPA in canned goods, so you just can't get away from it! Trust me, I try and it's very difficult! The pantry looks great. That is one of my favorite places in the house to be organized!!

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