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Pantry shelves are absolutely essential to the efficient use and organization of your kitchen. When you know where things are and you don't have to search for them, it saves you time and annoyance.
Swedish Shelving
Several examples of shelving for the pantry or kitchen area can be found at: www.brookstone.com. Swedish shelving includes custom units, corner units, and modular wine racks. You can get a kit that is customizable to your particular storage area needs. It comes with hooks, rods, and bins to make the most of every inch of storage space you can acquire. This shelving idea allows you to disassemble and reassemble your storage shelves as your needs change. You have 14 different levels that shelves can be adjusted to and the minimum space between levels can be only 4 ½ inches from the bottom of one shelf to the top of another. With a system like this, shelving configurations can change to match your needs. This type of shelving can utilize and maximize your empty wall space.
Pull-Out Shelving
Another web site, www.slidingshelf.com, offers pull-out, or sliding shelving, that makes all your kitchen items easily accessible. A full depth shelf is about three inches tall on all four sides to keep items from falling out, yet still short enough to be able to view everything inside the pull-out sliding shelf. Extra deep shelves are available that measure six inches tall with a 22-inch long shelf that will pull out to measure 15 ¾ inches. High back shelving slopes from 3 inches in the front to 7 ½ inches in the back, making this type of shelving ideal for storing pots and pans.
Helper Shelves
Vinyl-coated steel wire shelves, sometimes called helper shelves, can be sized to fit almost any cabinet space. The wire shelf is 5 3/8 inches tall and comes in sizes small, large, or extendable. Using these wire shelves, you can easily double your cabinet space because you are adding an extra “layer” of storage where you just had one shelf before as you set the wire shelf over the contents already on the cabinet shelf. This wire shelving can be used virtually anywhere to add more shelf storage space to your kitchen. This item is advertised at www.improvementscatalog.com.
Rolling Storage Shelves
Also at this same web site is another alternative in the form of a six-shelf rolling pantry rack. It is only 10 inches wide and is easily moved out of the way when not needed to avail your kitchen area of more space.
Over-The-Door Adjustable Shelving
An easy way to add more storage space to your kitchen is to purchase an over-the-door rack with adjustable shelving. This unique shelving idea doesn't take up much space and can collect a lot of your smaller items together in one easy-to-find spot. Because the shelves are adjustable, you can also utilize this method of storage for holding tall bottles or cleaning supplies. If you would rather, the over-the-door rack can also be wall-mounted. Get two and use one in both ways to organize your kitchen.
Finding the right pantry shelves to suit your kitchen area will require a little research and a little planning. Utilizing all the resources available to you and learning about all the products that are obtainable to help with storage space options, you will be able to make the most of your kitchen space. With all the options and configurations offered, you are sure to find pantry shelving that will enable your kitchen to become a favorite place to be.
When considering ways to make your life easier, you will want to think about putting pantry shelving in your kitchen. Using shelving space to its utmost potential in a pantry can make time spent in the kitchen simple and trouble-free. Maximizing the potential in your remodeled pantry for optimal kitchen organization will ensure time spent in the kitchen is effortless and stress-free.
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