Organizing a Pantry with Unused Vertical Space

Organizing a small closet-sized pantry with shelves that have a large amount of space between them is nearly impossible to do without adding additional shelving. This is what my kitchen pantry looked like before I knew what to do with it. It was organized as far as "like with like" and a home for everything, but look at all that unused vertical space! 

There were actually a few things I couldn't stand about my pantry...

1. With basically two main shelves of food items, there wasn't much room to stock it up, but there was tons of empty space.
2. There were multiple kinds of bins and storage containers, none of them matching.
3. The gray bin at the bottom was used for recycle and was not in any way attractive. 
4. The plastic bags on the bottom shelf were over-flowing and, again, unattractive. 
5. The step stools and cooler needed homes up off the floor. 

The first thing I knew I needed to do was to find the right kind of storage solution to fit my pantry and my need for use of vertical space. So what did I do? That's right... I went straight to Amazon!
*TIP: Measure your shelving and the distance between each shelf. If yours are like mine, the distance between each shelf may not be the same, so make sure you draw it out on paper with your measurements before shopping.

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