DIY Pantry Organization Projects to Start Today

For quick and easy cleanup of your pantry, go clear container (plastic and glass!) crazy and add labels with a clear label maker.

Or you could add a bit of fun to your labels by making them using your Cricut! There are so many awesome fonts to choose from.

No need to contact some expensive closet organizing company, just follow the directions given here to add your own shelving to your pantry. Great tips in this post!

This is the perfect budget way to organize cans – with recycled soda fridge packs and Mod Podge. You can also stack these, which is nice for even more space.

You can make a custom shelving unit with these simple plans – perfect for hanging on the wall and getting items off the shelves.

These were created for the laundry room, but think of what you could do with these dollar store bins in the pantry!

Cans take up a lot of room in the pantry. Free up a ton of space with these easy-to-follow building plans.

If you aren't lucky enough to have a pantry in your house, you can create one like Roeshel did here. She used some space in a hallway off the kitchen to put in floor to ceiling shelving for a pantry.

Robert and Lauren had a little utilized wall in their kitchen. They bought 2 IKEA Hemnes cabinets and customized them to fit their pantry storage needs. Nice, right?

Make it easier to find the spice you are looking for by putting each spice in a clear container and added labels created using the Cricut Maker.

You could make them even easier to find by putting them in alphabetic order like they do in the grocery store.

This idea is awesome for using valuable floor space. Add rolling labeled crates to your pantry organization. You can buy crates just like these at the craft store.

If you don't have the money to purchase or make real wood crates for your pantry, you could make some faux wood crates like Lauren did using cardboard boxes and paper!

Find out how to create your own custom wood burned labels for crate storage in your pantry. I love the rustic look of these labels.

Get those bags under control! Learn how to fold plastic bags and reusable bags to put them in containers and remove just like tissues!

Store your various rolls and wraps in a converted Sam’s Club or Costco box. This tutorial is so easy and budget friendly. It keeps everything so nice and neat!

Carissa used a hardware bin lazy Susan (second shelf of photo) to group baking supplies like extracts, sprinkles and food coloring. She added a regular lazy Susan (bottom shelf on left) for oil and sauce bottles.

Erin added spring clips to a board so that she could hang chips bags. They are easy to see and grab, as well as using up neglected wall space.

Utilize unused space like the space between your refrigerator and cabinets to add a roll out pantry like this one made from wood, dowel rods and chicken wire!

Turn your wire shelves into solid shelves with foam core and drawer liner. No more bottles tipping over or little items falling through the cracks!

Whitney built this amazing spice rack and foil/baggie holder – this DIY pantry storage is one of my favorites! Especially because you can use the same idea to customize the size for your own items.

Once you have your pantry organized, you are going to want to keep it organized. One way to do this is by keeping an inventory. You can get free printable inventory sheets for the pantry, freezer and fridge on this post.