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11 Dollar Store Hacks for Pantry Organization

11 Dollar Store Hacks for Pantry Organization

You can use dollar store items to organize your pantry space! Pantry organization doesn’t have to cost a lot of money and can make your pantry look so nice.

Use square containers for pantry organization.

No matter how your pantry is set up, square containers will always be easier to keep organized than round ones. They take up less space, they’re easier for you to stack and they can make your pantry look so much neater. One of the first steps toward pantry organization is getting uniform containers and square ones are your best bet!

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Fill dollar store bins with snacks.

If you have small bins from the dollar store, you can fill them up with your kids’ favorite snacks. As long as your kids are old enough to help themselves to snacks, they’ll always know where the treats and goodies are in the pantry.

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Buy baskets for your loose pantry items.

Items like yeast packets, bags of dog treats and packs of gum can all disappear quickly in the pantry. When you start focusing on pantry organization, buying baskets is a great way to make sure you always have a spot for things that don’t really seem to fit in anywhere else. Bonus: the Dollar Tree sells square storage baskets so you can use them to keep up with easy organization.

Invest in dollar store soda holders.

Soda holders are not only great for soda but are also great for cans of produce and soup. You can put them in your pantry and even stack them so you can save more space.

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Locker bins are the perfect size for cake mixes.

Dollar store locker bins can be lifesavers when it comes to pantry organization. If you put the locker bins in your pantry, you can store things like cake mixes in there perfectly. The locker bins also fit in with the square theme that can make pantry organization easier.  

Use a wire rack on the door of the pantry.

You can use a dollar store wire rack to help organize the door of your pantry. Just make sure you check to see if there is enough clearance when you close the door before you start putting all your items in it!

Dollar store lights illuminate the space.

If your pantry is dark inside, you can use dollar store lights to light it up. The dollar store usually sells things like touch lights and battery operated LED light switches. These are easy to install and can make it so much better if you normally can’t find what you’re looking for. Since these lights are usually battery operated and come with sticky strips, you won’t have to worry about wiring and can put them in a cabinet.

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Label everything so it’s easy to find.

Labels can be a huge part of pantry organization and can make things so much easier to find in the pantry. Use the dollar store labels to put something on each of your pantry storage containers so you don’t have to worry about where things are. This also makes it so much easier if you have guests or if someone other than you is cooking in your house!

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Color code your pantry.

Color coded bins and storage baskets are a great way for kids and adults to find things. It’s so much easier to find what you’re looking for when you know what color bin it would normally be in.

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Hang your chips on dollar store hooks with chip clips.

Have you ever bought a bag of chips just to later forget about it and crush it? If you buy dollar store hooks, you can then use dollar store chip clips to hang your chips up on those hooks. You can hang them on the door with your racks or you can hang them on the walls.

Use shoe storage for small snacks.

Over-the-door storage for shoes is so versatile for pantry organization! You can store snacks, drinks and more in the shoe holders. These complement other storage options you can use on your pantry doors.

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