My Top 7 Containers for the Kitchen - All For Under $50

We are all guilty of it. Coveting.

Focusing January on organising my kitchen has made me dream of some containers to help my fridge and my pantry look even neater (as in "tidy", and as in "super").

Warning: I love Kmart (which is where all of these items are from). If you have the money, you could definitely go to Howards Storage World or the like; I simply don’t and can’t justify spending the money.

Secondary warning: I am stingy. The said dream items that you will see below come to a whopping total of $45 (realistically I would need more than one of each container, but for arguments sake I would be spending no more than $80 to completely deck out my fridge and pantry with these items) and I still won’t buy them! Scrooge much?!

I have made a deal with myself. If I can get through the next two months of organising and KEEP the areas organised, I will go out to Kmart and buy these things (and yes, I will then have to reorganise the fridge and pantry – but with it already done there really should be nothing to do but transfer items in their own categorised containers!)

Pantry:

3 Tier Shelf $7 

 This shelf fits the quotas of my main pantry goal. Let yourself SEE what you have in the cupboard. Prevents things expiring and it also prevents you from over stocking your shelves with things you already have! I could use this for cans, sauces, spices, and baking items (like baking powder, citric acid etc)

Large Pull Out Organiser $7

These large pull out organisers would be great for my extra pasta’s and side dishes which are currently either sitting bare in the cupboard or neatly stacked into a different basket (like I said, currently no need! But would be fine and dandy to have some sleek containers like this!) It would also be great for all of the crackers we have!! Not a sweet biscuit in sight, but if you feel like a cracker please come over and take 5 boxes off our hands!

Storage Turntable $7 

If you saw my organised pantry, you saw that I use a lazy susan to hold my condiments, spreads and what not. It seriously is a god send. Circular containers really are a waste of space, but having something like this turntable or a lazy susan means that you have the ease of accessing items you may not have been able to reach before. I absolutely love having my lazy susan. Another reason I don’t “NEED” this yet, but it would match the drawer organisers I already did buy (which I did need.. well and truly)

3 Tier Pantry Storage Corner Unit $7

Again, the height and ability to get a good visual from this unit checks all the boxes on my list of what makes a good pantry container. Not sure how practical the rounded shelving would be, but for $7 and optimal viewing pleasure of my stockpile, I have considered spending the money. I think that utilising the corner space would be worth any you lost on the impractical overall shape of the unit!

Small Pull Out Organiser $5

Once again these would be great for a number of items and it really depends on what things frequent your pantry. I could see some recipe base packets (Maggi Beef Stroganoff is one of my faves) or some soup packets (French onion soup for a homemade cobb dip!) in here. I don’t know exact dimensions (definitely something you should check before actually purchasing containers for a space) but this sized container may even fit tinned foods.

Fridge:

Large Clear Fridge Tray $7

The large fridge tray would be perfect for any fruit or veg that doesn’t fit in your crisper or Tupperware Fridge Smart/ Vent Smarts.

Medium Clear Fridge Tray $5

I think this tray would be perfect for snacks, poppers or drink cans. This tray would also be great for jars or sauces that need to be kept in the fridge.

How is it that fridge and pantry organisation can make me so happy?

If you could buy one thing to help organise your kitchen what would it be?

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