Stylish and Functional: Designing a Pinterest-Worthy Pantry with Clever Cabinet Organization

From custom-designed kitchen cabinets to the perfect storage solution for everything in your baking pantry, today’s most stylish kitchens are also those that are the most cleverly organized. It’s never been easier to create a space that is exceptionally fitting for your needs and for your family’s goals. If you want to have a Pinterest-worthy kitchen easily able to make your friends jealous, consider a few helpful tips to get the ideal rolling.

Note that working with a kitchen design team is one of the best ways you can create a highly functional, organized, and beautiful kitchen. These tips can give you ideas your designer can then help you put into action.

Creative Pantry Organization

A great place to start is with your pantry. For many people, it’s about creating visual organization and functionality. To do that, you need to consider what you use, how often you use it, and the type of containers or organization best for them. Consider these tips to help you get started:

• Clear containers: These are perfect for individual snack sizes, small containers, and juice boxes. Choose the sizes appropriate for what you plan to put in them. Some stack while others sit in a plastic structure, allowing you to pull out the drawers.
• Glass jars: Once you open a bag of sugar or other ingredients, keeping it tidy in that bag is no longer easy. Glass mason jars work extremely well. Choose those with a wide mouth top so you can scoop out what you need.
• Lazy Susan: For all of your small condiments and sauces, consider a lazy Susan that spins around. This makes everything easily within reach (you do not have to dig into the back to retrieve what you need) and it makes it possible to keep items in view.
• Pantry pull-out drawers: Design your pantry cabinets to include drawers. This is an excellent solution for items like snack bars and other items you have numerous individual pieces of and want to keep easily accessible.
• Pantry design doors: Choose the doors you use on your pantry wisely. For example, a door with a glass front allows you to always see into the pantry, so finding what you need is fast and easy.
• Pantry storage bins: For bags of chips or other items that need to be stored but are bulky, purchase some round or square baskets. It takes just a few minutes to see what you need and grab it to go.

Creative pantry organization is one option. However, there are some other steps that can also make organizing the entire kitchen a bit more refined and functional.

Label It

From the kitchen cabinets to the pantry, label everything. This makes it super easy for you to keep the space organized. Anyone, even a child in a hurry can find what they want and put it right back where it goes. You can purchase labels inexpensively and design them to fit your theme or look.

Consider Color

Another important part of creating an Instagram-worthy space is ensuring it’s stylish. Consider choosing cabinets that are dark colors, like greens and gray. These hide finger smudges a bit better than white. Lighter colors can help to make the space feel more open while deeper colors add more refinement and elegance.

Declutter the Countertops

When you purchase and install custom cabinetry and use these pantry storage ideas, you achieve this goal: keeping the countertops clean and easily able to be used. One of the most important factors for creating a stylish and modern kitchen is keeping virtually nothing that is not necessary on the countertops. If you still have a few items you wish you could tuck away, consider these tips:

• Small countertop appliances: If you use them every day, choose a cabinet that has a pull-out drawer for your kitchen. Some will raise to counter height, making it super easy for you to access the appliance.
• Spices: Choose a kitchen cabinet specifically designed for spice containers. Spices in rotating displays can be a nice feature but they are going to take up precious counter space. Choose those that can be put into a cabinet instead.
• Cutting boards: Let your countertops shine through by having a cabinet or deep drawer added to your kitchen design for the storage of cutting boards. That’s going to give you even more control over the clutter.

Design a Space That Matches Your Ideal Instagram-Worthy Look

By working with the team at Builders Cabinet, you can create a custom kitchen that you simply love, and that makes your location the envy of any of your friends. Most importantly, it helps you to keep your space clean, organized, and easy to use, no matter what is on the list to do.

Check out the unique ideas and design options available in kitchen cabinets at the Chicago and Lombard showrooms.