The Great Pantry Makeover

 I decided it was time for a makeover on the pantry...

I guess I've got too much time on my hands.

Here's the BEFORE. 

 AFTER:

This double door pantry has been great, but really it had become a hiding spot for... everything! 

The white baskets were a nice idea... until things ended up like this 

(note the bread can not be contained. What?!):

 The only way to get this job done right was to clear the whole thing out.

 The dining room table became a holding pen for all the goods. 

My kids were lovin' this idea,

 until I made them taste-test things to find out what we needed to pitch (ie. stale cereal!)

 I started by gathering some jars and containers. 

And then put the "containers" back in the pantry to create some order. 

Now to figured out what was going where.

 I got happy with my Silhouette and laminator.

I tried to use things I already had, like the white bins. Here's where I got some of the other things:

Of course I had to add some "cutesy" element. So I crafted up these letters to spell E A T:

 More on how I did that in another post.

I kept the OATS in the original container and just took off the label and added my own!

 I printed off basic cooking instructions for the Jasmine Rice and Bisquick...

 and adhered it to the back of the canisters.

 If you've never tried supreme pancakes with Biquick-you must. 

They are so light and fluffy!

I can't promise the pantry will stay looking this nice. 

After all I've got some snack-snatchers who are constantly in here!