Itsy Bitsy Teeny Tiny Pantry

Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE my new house but it has its "needs".  The main thing beyond the usual and customary is the pantry. The pantry is TINY and I mean tiny. Well tiny with huge shelves.  You know, the metal kind that stuff doesn't ever sit right on and big enough that you can't see what's in the back. 

BEFORE

The worst part is - not everything fit, so I was using valuable cabinet space for food storage. Not. Good.  On to the solution!

                     
                     Materials Needed:

• ShelfTrack Brackets - Double or Single track per preference (I used single for this project) $15/track
• Brackets - Double or Single per track requirements & as many as needed for number of shelves & desired depth (I wanted versatility, so I purchased enough for 12 shelves with a 10 inch depth) $2.50/bracket
• Shelves (I purchased 10 inch deep shelves long enough to cut to size) $10/shelf - because I cut them, end result was $2.50 per shelf)
• Spice rack $20

Materials

We started with removing the existing shelving and hardware. Patched the holes and painted the interior.

Then we installed the tracks.  Important note: Be sure to get heavy duty anchors, the shelves will be holding a LOT of weight.  We went with 70# anchors on the top, 50# anchors in the middle and 30# anchors at the bottom. Here's what it looked like at that point:

We then cut the shelves to size. The back width of my pantry is only about 30 inches, so I purchased 72 inch length shelves to get more for my money. As I mentioned, I was going for versatility, so once we had the right length (covering the back wall width), we cut all but 2 shelves in half.

Once all the shelves were cut and placed side by side, it looked like this:

                  

 

NOW I had something to work with!! Notice the slices down the center of the shelves. That was so I could end up with THIS:

  

AFTER - AMAZING!!!

Authors Note: "We" in every project refers mostly to Ivan, who has been my steady assistant through these projects. My design, his work. And NO project would be complete without the awesomeness that is Brittani, to whom ALL organization of the finished project credit goes to. Thank you both so much!

Now, let's take care of that disgusting wall color shall we???