Order That Stays – Storage and Organization Systems for Your Pantry
Where is the best place to locate a pantry in your home and how should you organize it in your apartment?
Ideally, it should be located on the north wall of the building, as this will be the lowest temperature in the house, which should be around 15 degrees Celsius.
A pantry next to the kitchen is definitely the best solution, as ingredients will be nearby and quickly accessible, which will certainly improve the convenience of meal preparation. Hidden kitchen doors are becoming increasingly popular, further enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the interior.
A pantry under the stairs is a great way to utilize every inch of space in your home. The advantage of this location is that the storage area under the stairs is usually located in the center of the house, making it easily accessible. A good arrangement will allow you to store a lot of things there.
Pantry next to the garage – a huge advantage of such a location is the proximity to the car, from which we will most often take out our shopping, and the possibility of providing appropriate conditions for storing products
The basement pantry—for generations, we’ve associated the storage of products and supplies with the basement. And for good reason—the conditions there are ideal—low temperature and shade.
A pantry in the kitchen is a solution that also works well in apartments. We can divide the kitchen into two separate rooms to maintain the best possible conditions within the pantry. Alternatively, we can use a kitchen alcove as a pantry. If this isn’t possible, we can simply divide the kitchen into two zones: one for preparing meals, and the other for storing food, for example, in built-in wardrobes.
Ways to store jars and supplies
The best place to store jars is, of course, a basement, as it should be dry, clean, cool, and airy. If you don’t have a basement or pantry, you can definitely store jars in kitchen cabinets, provided they’re properly ventilated. Cabinets should also be far enough away from the stove or oven
The best solution for storing jars is cargo-style cabinets. The clear view, allowing access to products from two sides and access to each product, are huge advantages of this type of system. Additionally, commercially available cabinets can be up to 15 cm wide, making space for them even in a small kitchen.
The second solution is cabinets, which are designed to resemble refrigerators, with shelves also mounted on the doors. This solution allows for easier access to a larger number of products.
Why do drawers have an advantage over regular cabinets?
The advantage of drawers is that they can be selected in various sizes and their organization can be adapted to the dimensions. Narrow drawers can complement an empty section of the unit,
Another advantage of drawers over cabinets is that drawers allow us access to their entire contents, whereas with cabinets, to get to items at the back of the cabinet, we’d have to, at best, move the items at the front, or most likely, remove them from the cabinet. Furthermore, when we open a drawer, we can immediately see everything inside.
To maximize the potential of drawers, we should choose different sizes, placing the deepest drawers at the bottom and the shallowest at the top. Deep drawers can hold pots and pans, while shallow drawers can hold cutlery, spices, and other cooking accessories.
- Special compartments and organizers will help us to organize our drawers more easily, thanks to which we can adapt the drawers even better to our needs
There are drawer systems that can also be installed in a corner. They work just as well as regular drawers and make full use of the space. Check out Blum Space Corner
