DIY Pantry Rack

Even in a large kitchen with ample cabinet space, a pantry provides a place to store an overflow of food and cooking items. To keep things organized, homeowners can choose to make custom racks and units, ready to assemble and install. A thriftier but still practical option is to repurpose materials to create your own one-of-a-kind pantry rack shelf system for all the extra kitchen storage you need.

Tape measure
Bookcase
Fabric
Velcro
Tension rod
Shelving
Baskets
Hacksaw

Instructions

- 1
  Evaluate what area of the kitchen, utility room or garage will best accommodate the pantry rack. Measure the area.
- 2
  Repurpose a tall bookcase to store pantry items. Camouflage the contents, if desired, with a piece of fabric that matches your room’s décor. Attach one strip of Velcro to the fabric and the other to the top of the shelves of the bookshelf or hang a curtain from a tension rod in front of the bookshelf if wall space allows.
- 3
  Hang multiple wooden or metal shelves in the designated area and top with small-to-medium-sized baskets to house an assortment of pantry items.
- 4
  Install wire shelving, mounted on an angle inside a spare or emptied cabinet in lieu of space in nearby rooms. Placing the shelves at angles allows for cans to be stored on their sides, in a rolling manner, making it easier to see what’s available and to store newest cans at the end of a row. Use a hacksaw to alter the length of the racks.

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