Go shopping... in your own home!

Organizing a space with the best functioning products can get expensive. One way to save money is to "go shopping" in your own home. Look around for bins and baskets that can be repurposed. We organized and styled this pantry that had 5 baskets spread throughout...

((BEFORE))

I came to find out that the residents had 3 more of these same baskets in other parts of the home. The 8 total baskets were the perfect size for filling 2 of the pantry shelves. Had we used all new bins (white like the ones on the bottom shelf) - in place of the natural baskets they already had, the homeowners would've spent an extra $80 on products.

Pantry organized and styled by AZ House of Order

I don't typically like to "style" a space with mis-matched items that vary in size and style, but if you have several of the same pieces (like this client did) - see if you can save money and make use of what you already own!

Organizing products used in this pantry:

15" lazy susan turntable from Target

Flip-Tite canisters from Better Homes & Gardens can be found at Walmart in several sizes.

Expand-a-shelf 3-tier organizer for cans (LARGE size)

The client shared that she bought the 8 baskets from Target a few years ago. You can find other water hyacinth storage baskets from The Container Store, but they aren't the exact same.

Water Hyacinth storage bins with handles from The Container Store

4 gallon Pluggis bin from IKEA

Kuggis box with lid from IKEA

Kuggis boxes with lids come in several sizes. This is the size we used on the floor for refill items and bottled water.

Black bin clip label holders from The Container Store were used on the baskets.

A note about the bin clip label holders: I like to cut down card-stock paper into sizes that can slide into the label holders. You can write directly on the label holder but in my opinion it's not very easy!

You can see in this picture that "popcorn" is actually written on a paper that sits inside the bin clip label holder. Using a different color paper can be cute too!

**Chalkboard tape was cut to size and used for all labeling other than on the baskets.

The client shared that she bought the 8 baskets from Target a few years ago. You can find other water hyacinth storage baskets from The Container Store here, but they aren't the exact same.

**See blog post titled "chalkboard tape labels" for more info on working with chalkboard tape rolls.