Same here - we just bought a place with no pantry.

I'm going to buy a bookshelf from Ikea - it comes with wall attaching brackets too for safety

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/83688210/#/13690607

If all else fails, seriously consider downgrading how much stuff you have and need. We have no pantry, but lots of cabinets - but they are high, so I can't really use them. So I limit myself to having only the necessary mugs, glasses, plates, etc. Then I have one lower cabinet for food my kids can help themselves to for snacking, and 3 small cabinets for cans and pasta and stuff like that. I found that having less was SO freeing, and kept me from over buying just to fill the space.

For things like this, I search Pinterest for alternate ideas.

Thanks! I think we are going to get an armoire or something and turn it into a stand alone unit.

Use the cabinets. Get a china cabinet for the dining room, and put dishes in there. Store large pans in the oven. Don't keep so much food in reserve. We have stores.

The owner before us lined the basement steps with thin wire shelves on the wall. Works great for some things, but had we done it ourselves, I would have made more of them higher. We also have a large piece of furniture that I think is actually called a pantry at the bottom of the stairs (a few shelves plus two hanging baskets).. I tend to keep open things (cereal, an open box of pasta), spices, and common ingredients in the kitchen. Things I use a lot on the pantry shelves going down the stairs, and store all else in the basement. Not bad once you get used to it. Not as nice as a pantry of course, but it works well enough.

Also, I keep one row of the shelf on the stairs (one that is at the top) for items I buy that I know I will need that week for dinner. One lower row (where my son can reach) are things like apple sauce and fruit cups.

Take as many dishes and glasses from the kitchen and put them in a buffet in the dining room. Use the cabines for food storage. If the buffet has wood doors you can move a lot of the larger cooking tools there too.

If you had the room, I'd go for something like the Billy Bookcase from ikea with doors.

Anonymous wrote:If you have the space for stand alone furniture, I would go with something with doors and not just open shelves. One, not everything is attractive and two can help stave off pests.

Ditto. Baskets/bins collect dust and look tacky outside of preschool.

I keep long term storage items in the basement. Boxes of cereal, juice bottles, sodas, snack foods.

If you have the space for stand alone furniture, I would go with something with doors and not just open shelves. One, not everything is attractive and two can help stave off pests.

We just signed a lease for a place that has no pantry! As someone who grew up with them and have always had, I'm curious what others do. We are limited on cabinet space, but have a huge dining room. I was thinking maybe get an expedit from ikea and out baskets in it? Do I just suck it up and use the cabinets?