While doing “married things” {phrase coined by the husband} we ended up at The Container Store. Clearly this is one of those places like Target or Bed Bath and Beyond, where I find things I never knew I needed but while we are there I think I really do NEED them. I mean there is no reason we should have spent 1+ hours at The Container Store when it was sunny and 80 plus degrees outside. But anyways, while walking up and down each aisle we ended up with quite the large cart of stuff we “needed”.
One of the many items in our cart was elfa kitchen storage. Our condo is the first place I’ve lived where I haven’t had to use cabinets to store food. The pantry is great and has really come in handy for storing items not eatable as well like batteries, lunch boxes, cook books and dish towels. As a result our pantry has been pretty much over full since moving in. We were hoping the elfa storage would expand the pantry a little bit.
Installation was very easy. Hold the long rod up to the back of the door and mark the places where the screws go. We went ahead and drilled the holes a little to get it started and make the screw go in easier.
We held up the rod and put two screws into the door to hold the rod in place. Before fulling anchoring it to the door we ensured it was level. It was so we put all the screws securely into the door, clipped on the baskets and we were done. The great part about the baskets are they come in standard and narrow. We purchased the narrow baskets to ensure they wouldn’t hit the shelving in the pantry.
Initially we purchased 4 baskets. We were pleased to see there was plenty of room for 2-3 more baskets. Back to the container store we went and purchased two additional baskets. We are loving the new storage and the way the baskets help with organization!!
What do you think of our new expanded pantry?
Happy home improvements!
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