{Pantry Makeover }

I just finished my Kitchen Pantry makeover!

Thanks to Shelley from

 who INSPIRED all of us to decorate a space that most of us would just plain forget about, who would have thought? 

Genius I tell you! :)

Here is the timeline of my Kitchen Pantry, 

from disaster to the presently clean and organized Pantry!

Here is what I started with...

The pantry went from this

 Don't  JUDGE me,

 2010 was a bit of a CRAZY year for me :)

To THIS...

So Clean and White!!

But then, my counters looked like this…

We should play a game, I spy the mold of a brain…Do you see it?? 

Yep, left over from Halloween. 

Again…no judging here :)

After a paint job to the pantry and a trip to IKEA for some organization tools, 

we were ready to put everything back inside!

Along the journey of organizing everything to better meet our needs, I came up with some great tips.

Tip #1 

I searched and searched for those darn clips that keep cereal and potato chips fresh. I don't know if I was looking in the wrong section but I eventually gave up.  

But then I had an idea…clothespins! 

They work sooo awesomely and for a fraction of the price!

Tip#2

Spice jars - I LOVE these!!!  

These are the PERFECT size for a teaspoon, 

YAY..I will never have a mess again and resort to measuring my spices over the sink ever again!  

I picked these glass containers at IKEA! 

 I labeled the jars and then typed up a cheat sheet that I taped on the side wall of the pantry with the coordinating number and spice. 

This was my Favorite addition to the pantry!

I already owned these containers ( purchased at Walmart) 

They now house the Instant Breakfast and Oatmeal

PERFECT!

And Last, The GRAND REVEAL!!!

Now.. comes the tricky part of keeping it organized :)