Have you seen Khloe Kardashian’s pantry?!!! I mean, it’s what pantry dreams are made of (minus a couple food swaps). I was originally motivated by her old pantry from 2018 but her newest one is even more beautifully organized. Control freaks unite!

Khloe’s pantry is true pantry perfection and it was made possible by the amazing The Home Edit. Everything has a designated place with beautiful labels, color coding and tons of containers and is giving organized bliss.

Ever since I saw her pantry, I was completely obsessed with organizing my own, albeit much smaller, pantry. I know we all don’t have Khloe’s extremely large walk-in pantry, but we can still achieve her super-organized pantry look. I got you!

If you haven’t heard of The Home Edit, they are the greatest best friend organizing duo, Clea and Joanna. You can catch them on their Netflix series organizing celebs homes from Khloe, Reese Witherspoon, Neil Patrick Harris and many more. They are very well-known for their love of containers, turntables and rainbow aesthetics. They love a ROYGBIV moment, and I have to admit, it is a sharp look. Although my pantry doesn’t follow their rainbow design, I do organize my cookbooks by color and I am obsessed. They teach their organization tips and tricks in this book if you want to learn their ways.

So needless to say, I was SO excited when I was gifted a Home Edit consultation for my birthday (best present ever). I will walk you through The Home Edit process, share my best tips, favorite containers and break down how you can achieve your own pantry perfection without the need to hire a professional organizer.

Just wait until you see my before and after (*Reminder: this is a no judgement zone*) 😉

5 Steps To Achieve The Khloe Kardashian Pantry

Step 1: The Purge

First things first make sure you take a before picture so you can marvel at your pantry transformation, it’s the best part. Then roll up your sleeves and and get to work by pulling everything out of the pantry, and I mean everything. No cheating!

*Pro Tip: focus on expiration dates, previously opened food that may have gone bad, or food/canned items that you don’t find are a part of your diet anymore.

Throw out any expired items and start a shopping list for anything you might need to replenish. The tomato sauce that expired 3 years ago, toss it. In my case, almost half of what I pulled out of the pantry needed to be thrown out.

When everything is visible, we prevent buying duplicates (like why did I have 3 cans of coconut milk). Saving money and reducing waste equals win-win.

After the purge, it’s time to take measurements of your space. You will need the depth of the shelves, width of the entire pantry and the height on the shelves, which is very important to know which containers will fit perfectly.

Check out my before:

Insanity right? As you can see, our pantry was pure chaos. It was a nightmare trying to find anything with all the clutter and disorganization. It started to become a catch-all place where random things would collect. Looking back, I can’t believe we lived like this for years (yikes).

Step 2: Create Pantry Zones

Now it starts to get more fun, as you’ve thrown out all the expired items and start feeling that excitement of organization. The next step is separating all the items into zones (aka categories), which means grouping like items together.

*Pro Tip: The middle zone (or wherever is the easiest access point) is valuable real estate and you want your most used items to live there for easy access.

The Home Edit zones were extremely helpful in getting organized and kept me from getting overwhelmed by all the things because it can easily get stressful not knowing where to start. Here is a list of pantry zones given to me by my organizer to help you get started.

• • Pasta

• • Grains

• • Breakfast

• • Baking

• • Sauces

• • Spreads

• • Sweeteners

• • Soup

• • Canned

• • Dinner

• • Wellness/Beverage

• • Tea

• • Backstock (duplicates or extra)

• • Oils & Vinegars

• • Paper Goods

• • Food Storage

*Pro Tip: Keep the zones simple and general. Try not to be hyper-categorized so your pantry can stay flexible as your foods evolve and change.

Step 3: The Pantry Plan

Above is the sketch and product placement drawn by my organizer for my unique pantry. I would suggest also making a sketch of your pantry to help visualize the zones to get an idea of the canisters you’ll want to get that Home Edit look.

The game-changer for my pantry was utilizing the door space by adding the Elfa Over The Door Rack on the back of each door, which really opened up our pantry shelves and gave us the neat and crisp look we were looking for. The Elfa door system has also been crucial in the long-term organizational success of our pantry, keeping all of the small things out of the way. If you have pantry doors similar to ours, the Elfa mesh baskets are perfect for vitamins, wellness powders, medicine, cans, jars, oils, foil/parchment paper, storage bags, extra bags of nuts or snacks.

Personally, I found it easier to keep the smaller things like nuts, chocolate chips, small snacks in their original packaging and have it live in one of the bigger bins like my baking bin. It just seemed like a nightmare to have a million small canisters and I think it messes up the overall clean aesthetic. So I strayed from my organizers plan just a little bit and kept all my containers big. Check out my final canister selections below in step 4.

Step 4: Container Shopping

To me, this was the hard part (lol). There are SO many different container options and it can be overwhelming but I’ll walk you through it. First, define the style and look you want based off your home. For example, whereas Khloe used a sand-colored wood for a natural look, I used clear containers for a more modern look. You could also use black accents, gray/silver, bamboo, etc. Deciding on the overall color scheme will help eliminate a lot of choices.

Types of Containers:

Canisters: Are great to showcase the colorful display of cereals and pastas. They maximize space on a shelf and are the perfect solution for people who buy in bulk because they are easy to refill and keep items fresh for longer. It was important that we stuck with the same type of storage solution for a streamlined look. If height permits, you may be able to stack the canisters and maximize vertical space.

Bins: Acrylic bins are another pantry staple. They help contain grouped items, keep the contents visible, and can be pulled out like drawers. This is especially beneficial for people with deeper shelves so items don’t get pushed toward the back and forgotten.

Baskets: Baskets are staples for The Home Edit because they are easy to maintain and provide a stylized aesthetic to the space. They also can hide crazy packaging, which keeps the polished look.

Turntables & Lazy Susans: Turntables are a Home Edit pantry staple. They help reach items on a higher shelf or corners that need more accessibility.

*Pro tip: When shopping for containers, make sure they have a cohesive look so that they can all co-exist in harmony. For example, we kept with the acrylic look to stay modern. There are many different options, make sure you stick with 1-2 brands and not mix and match too much. Khloe’s pantry has that lighter wood look, which I love, but didn’t match the aesthetics of our modern home.

My Pantry Containers & Zones:

Top to Botton:

(10) 4.4Qt OXO Pop Containers: These live on the top shelves since they are taller. They are great for bulk items like rice, pasta, oats, granola and pancake mix.

(3) OXO Cereal Containers: These live in the middle for easy access and in between the larger pop containers for symmetry.

(4) iDesign 9″ Divided Lazy Susan: These live in the middle for sauces (taller bottles, tomato sauce), breakfast (oatmeal packets and granola bars), spreads (nut butters, chocolate spread, honey, jams), and soups (boxed and canned). The dividers are great but they are also removeable if needed.

(8) The Home Edit Deep Bins with Dividers: These bins live on the bottom two shelves with 4 on each shelf. These bins allow me to keep all like items organized. My bottom zones are: wellness (electrolyte powder, protein powder), dinner x 2 (boxed rices, taco seasonings, specialty pastas) and teas (matcha, tea bags and loose leaf). Within the tea bin I have each tea organized with 6 small bins inside.

(2) Elfa 3-Runner Narrow Mesh Basket: These live on the floor to store backstock of any large items. We usually have extra large glass mineral waters and paper towels in these.

(2) Dog Food Bins: Are huge so they live on the bottom. If we didn’t have these, we would have more Elfa larger baskets to line the entire bottom of the pantry filled with paper towels and mineral waters.

(2) Elfa Over The Door Racks: To maximize our space, we had to utilize the doors, so this rack system was crucial to my pantry.

(6) Elfa Medium Narrow Mesh Baskets: These live at the top of the door racks so we can store our small things, like vitamins and cans.

(8) Elfa Large Narrow Mesh Baskets: These live at the bottom of the door racks so we can store taller items, like foil and taller oils.

Notice, I don’t store certain pantry staples like cooking spices, oils or small baking items that I use often like vanilla extract and baking powder. I keep those in cabinets by our stove on small turntables (see below) and I have a well-organized spice drawer right next to the stove for easy access.

 

 

 

*Pro Tip: Small turntables are seriously a game-changer, both in the pantry and throughout your home. They can help declutter closets, cabinets, bathrooms, and so much more.

I also keep my main flours (all-purpose and bread) and sugar in glass jars on the counter to make it easier for cooking and baking, since we use those frequently (see below).

 

Step 5: Organize & Finalize

Now that you have your zones and containers, it’s time to get organizing. I suggest doing a dry run with zones by laying out the empty bins and containers first so that you nail down the placement before making it official. That way if you need to re-arrange, it will be easier. Make sure all pantry items and foods are facing forward to show their labels to be consistent.

*Pro tip: don’t worry about buying too much or accidently the wrong size, the Container Store has an easy return policy. PSA: the acrylic canister labels are a b*tch to get off so you can use vinegar to help remove the stickers and residue.

Labels! Having labels is essential (pics of my labels below). I purchased The Home Edit Pantry labels because I loved the script (which is actually Clea’s handwriting). Since I also wanted to add some non-traditional labels, I had to order a few custom labels, which you can do so here. I know, it was crazy to spend that much on one label, but I had already committed to The Home Edit look. You can also use a sharpie paint marker or EXPO Dry-Erase Markers, which work just as well and offer less permanent options.

 

 

The Final Look

SO much better, right? I mean, it’s so much easier to grab a quick snack or get what I need to cook dinner that night. It’s the best. I hope you feel inspired to organize your pantry and our tips helped you achieve your own pantry perfection. 🙂

*Pro Tip: Don’t forget to maintain and keep it up! Once or twice a year, do a full clean-out that includes wiping down your shelving and checking all expiration dates.

+ Check out the entire pantry organization shop that has everything we bought plus Khloe’s exact containers.

Happy Organizing!

Gina