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My Version of Tidying Up the Pantry

January 27, 2019 By stylishrevamp 12 Comments

I think everyone has hopped on the Marie Kondo bandwagon.  I watched one episode on Netflix and I have to say it stressed me out.  I can live with mess  for only so long before I lose it.  That was the case with our pantry.  I wanted to tackle it before Thanksgiving and time just got away from me.  I decided to wait on the revamp until after the Holidays and it drove me crazy looking at the mess every day.  It got to the point where we were buying things because we couldn’t find the ones we already had in the pantry.

Pantry before the Major overhaul

This is the hot mess we lived with in November and December. Chaos like this drives me crazy.  I am the type of person that has to have my house in order when I go to bed.  No dishes in or on the sink when I go to bed at night, pillows fluffed on the couch and throws folded and placed where they need to be.  It just helps me function better, especially when I start my day off with a clean kitchen.  So this mess was difficult to deal with to say the least.  After Thanksgiving, I knew I wouldn’t have time to complete it and I wanted to decorate and enjoy my Christmas home but this mess was always lurking in the back of my mind.

So, January was a fresh start.  Once the Holiday decor was boxed and put away, we emptied out the pantry and got to work. I have to admit, this was my least favorite project ever.  I felt like it was never-ending.  So much stuff to sort through and quite frankly it was just mind numbing.  I liked the actual revamping of the shelves and I didn’t mind painting the entire pantry but going through the food and organizing it was pure misery.

My version of tidying up the pantry

Pantry organization

I have to admit the outcome was so worth the two weeks of misery I went through getting this space organized. I’ll take you back through the process and show you what it looked like.

The pantry cleared out

This is what the panty looked like once we removed all the food.  I then got busy removing all the old contact paper that originally lined the shelves.  Once that was done, I scrubbed everything down with hot soapy water.

Then we made a trip to Home Depot.  We picked up some Lauan Plywood (it is the very thin plywood that everyone is making faux shiplap from and something I am trying to talk my husband into doing in our sunroom. I’ll keep you posted on that situation). We had them cut the plywood down to the right size in the store and my husband made the angled cuts once we were home.  We also bought some 1 x 2’s to trim out the shelves.

Shelves resurfaced with Lauan Plywood

Once that was done, we puttied the nail holes and sanded everything.  Then I got busy painting.  I painted the ceiling, shelves, walls and the trim a nice bright white.Painted and trimmed out Pantry Shelves

Resurfacing and trimming out the shelves made a huge improvement.  Finishing out everything with bright white paint brightened up the space a great deal. The earlier paint was an off white with yellowish undertones not to mention any touch ups done throughout the years was done in different paint. So not only was it disorganized but we had about 4 different color paints jobs going on in there.

Now the fun(ish) part, the organizing in pretty containers. I have collected glass jars from Goodwill for years. I also asked for pantry organization items for Christmas and I have shopped at Bed Bath and Beyond too.

Getting rid of most of the cardboard packaging in the pantry was the biggest space saver of all.  I never thought I would have enough plastic and glass containers to organize my pantry or that I would be able to fit everything back on the shelves but I did and I still have extra space.

Pantry Organization

Organizing the Pantry with Bed Bath and Beyond expandable a shelf

Adding the shelf risers for canned goods is a great space saver and it makes everything assessable and easy to see.  Placing together similar loose items in tray keeps everything organized as well.

Organizing Pantry with Baskets from Home Depot

I wanted to keep everything off of the floor.  Adding these wire basket from Home Depot was the perfect solution to keeping things off the floor and organized.  I will link everything at the end of the post. These baskets are a favorite! My brother-in-law made me this hand loomed rug and I adore it!

Organizing the Pantry with OXO Pop Tops

Some of the glass jars that I picked up at Goodwill throughout the years do not have an airtight seal.  For the containers that are not air tight, I use them for all my coffee and tea k cups or packaged food.  I also added two lazy susans in the corners.  I may still add one to each shelf.  We are also still think of adding another shelf up high for all of our paper products but for now, I think everything fits and we are fine as is.

Revamping our pantry

Here are a few of my take aways from this project followed by links to products in our pantry revamp.

  • remove items from cardboard packaging
  • place similar loose items together in a clear tray
  • add wire basket for potatoes and onions
  • use risers for canned goods
  • use lazy susan in corners for easy access

 Links for items used in this post are below:

Oxo Pop Top Containers 

Clear trays

Lazy Susan

Expand A Shelf

Hanging Wire Baskets  (i used the white shelves and mine came in a four pack)

Chalk Labels

 

I love how organized the pantry is and I don’t mind putting groceries away now.  Having said that, this project was a tough one for me but I am glad it is over and I am hoping it NEVER gets that messy again.  Thanks for joining me on this adventure. For any questions on this or any other post, I can be reached at krkolson@gmail.com or you can leave me a message in the comment section.

 

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Before and After, Home Tour, Projects and DIY Tagged With: bed bath and beyond, Home Depot, lables, organization, Paint, pantry, shelving, trim

How to get the Fixer Upper Look by Adding Shiplap

March 14, 2017 By stylishrevamp 1 Comment

Hey everyone.

We are enjoying a Snow Day here and I am loving it!  I feel like we all needed a lazy day of sleeping in and relaxing!

How to Get the Fixer Upper Look with Shiplap

A few months ago, I shared some of my project goals for 2017 and today I am so happy to share one with you that I can now check off my list.   I drew inspiration from Bless’er House, I am obsessed with her Winter Mantel which includes shiplap.  Also, if you have been around here for a while, you know that I love all things Fixer Upper. So this is my version of the two.

Adding Fixer Upper Style with shiplap.

How to get the Fixer Upper Look by Adding Shiplap

I am obsessing over this transformation.  This is in my sitting room off of the master bedroom where I watch all of my guilty pleasures on t.v.  It is a small space but by adding the shiplap, it draws the eye up and makes the space feel large yet still cozy and comfy!

 

I have been dreaming of this project for months and couldn’t wait to get started. I measured and drew up the plans back in January and this past week, we (me and my boys) were able to pick up the wood that I needed at Home Depot.  This project ended up being quite simple (with the help of my boys).  The hardest part was finding wood that was not warped and bowed.  I still ended up going back to Home Depot two more times for that exact reason and I decided to change the width of the side boards after my oldest suggested it.  You can find the wood we used here and here.

Shiplap front and back sides of the wood.

The wood, which is pine, comes in different lengths and widths.  I choose the 8 inch wide by 6 feet in length.  My middle son cut the wood down to 54 inches in the length.  I ended up having the gentleman from Home Depot cut my 2 side pieces down to 74 inches for me.  After heading back and forth several times, it was getting late so it was just easier to have him cut it for me. If you look at the picture the wood has a groove making the shiplap look like 4 inch slats.  To me, it felt too busy so we flipped the wood over and used the solid back side that created an 8 inch slat.

prep work on shiplap pine boards

primed and painted shiplap

Since our weather has been so unpredictable lately, I laid a tarp down on our kitchen counter and primed and painted the boards in our kitchen. These are the things I get into when my husband is on his golf trip. Sometimes, I think it is less stressful for him NOT to see what I am doing with these projects until they are finished!

While the wood was drying, I marked the studs with painters tape so the shiplap had something to attach to. The rest moved very quickly.  My middle, BK, used my ryobi brad nailer to attach the wood slats to the walls where I couldn’t reach.  Once the first piece went up and was level, the rest was completed within 15 minutes.  Once the shiplap was up, I used liquid nail to attach the side pieces because there were no studs to attach them to. I also used the brad nailer but wanted to use the liquid nails as well to make sure it was attached securely. Lastly, I caulked everything, used wood putty on the nail holes, and added one last coat of paint.

Here is a before (sorry for the Christmas photo, I keep forgetting the before shots). I always use this room but have never loved it and never got around to doing anything with it.

Christmas tree in the master bedroom.

Here is my completed Fixer Upper Look!

Shiplap fireplace with faux greenery in glass jars

The shiplap came from Home Depot.

The primer was  Zinsser B-I-N from Home Depot.

The white paint we had on hand.

The glass jars came from HomeGoods.

The greenery came from Michaels.

The mirror I painted black and we had both on hand.

The little round stand came from Goodwill (I am thinking of painting the top white, no rush and I’m still undecided).

 

Adding Fixer Upper Style with Shiplap

I know I have said this before but now I think this is my favorite little spot and tonight I am going to be sitting here by the fire watching Fixer Upper!  Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your week!

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Before and After, Uncategorized Tagged With: Fixer Upper Style, Home Depot, shiplap

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