The Pantry Edit
When was the last time you opened the pantry and something fell on your head?
(It's okay, it happens in the best of homes. But let's fix it.)
The Pantry Edit is the exact step by step process I use when I organise pantries in clients' homes, from planning and budgeting right through to setting it up and keeping it that way, so you can create a calm, functional pantry that works for your whole family without paying for a full organising session.
Instant download • Lifetime access • Use it forever
You've tried to organise the pantry before.
Maybe more than once. You bought the containers, you spent the whole Saturday decanting, and for about a week it looked incredible.
And then life happened. The kids couldn't find the snacks so they pulled everything out to look, someone put the new packet of pasta in front of the old one, the containers you bought didn't quite fit the shelves, and before you knew it you were opening the door and sh!t was falling on the floor again.
It's not that you're messy, and it's definitely not that you're failing. It's that most pantries are organised for how they look on the day, not for how a busy family actually uses them every single day after that. Organising a pantry properly starts well before you buy a single container, and that's the part nobody tells you about.
That's exactly what this guide fixes.
Hi, I'm Carmen.
Mum of two, wife, and the founder of Little Strong Home, a premium home organising and decluttering company based on the Central Coast of NSW.
I've organised more pantries than I can count, in every shape and size, from tiny corner cupboards to big walk in butler's pantries, and the questions I get asked are always the same. Which containers should I buy? How many do I actually need? Where should everything go? And why does it look amazing for a week and then fall apart?
So I've put my whole process into one guide. It's the same method I use in clients' homes every week, and it's the reason their pantries still look and work the way they should months after we've packed up and left.
Carmen x
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A proper process, not just a pretty photo to copy.
The Pantry Edit takes you through four simple stages in order, so by the time you get to set up day you know exactly what you're buying, where it's going and why.
Planning
The most important part of the whole process, and the part most people skip. You'll take your before photo, set your budget, choose the style that inspires you and set the date you'll have it finished by, so you're holding yourself accountable from day one.
Purchasing
Where to shop, what to buy and how many of each, with budget guides for a smaller, medium and larger pantry and three styles to choose from: Glass & Bamboo, White & Clear and Classic Black. Every product is linked, so you can shop straight from the guide.
Preparing
How to measure your shelves, draw up your floor plan and write your shopping list and label list before you spend a cent, with examples to guide you. Measure twice, buy once.
Performing
Set up day. How to clear and clean the space, sort and donate, group everything into categories, add your storage, decant and label, so every single item has a home.
Plus, the part that keeps it organised for good
My back stock and refill system, so you're always using the oldest food first and never doubling up at the shops, and the weekly, monthly and quarterly habits that keep your pantry working long after the organising is done.
Your first month inside The Strong Collective, FREE
My community for real homes and real life. Pop a photo of your pantry into Struggling Spaces whenever you get stuck, and I'll help you work out where to start.
A $10 Luxe Labels voucher
To spend on personalised vinyl labels for your jars and containers.
Start with step one.
Start with step one and please don't skip it, even though I know it's tempting to go straight to the shopping! Getting the planning right is what makes the rest of the process so much easier, and it's what stops you from buying containers that don't fit or things you don't actually need.
From there, work through each stage in order. You can use it right now if you're ready to transform your space, or keep it for later if you're building or renovating and want to get the pantry right from the start. It's yours forever, so it'll be there whenever you're ready.
Real pantries. Real families.
"Absolutely loved the guidance of the pantry edit, the anxiety and stress it would cause me to even think of my pantry was horrid, I would just block it out lol. I always dreamed of a pretty organised pantry but how? Where to start?? But with this step by step guidance I was able to start and complete it all and I now have that beautiful organised anxiety stress free pantry yay"
"I took up the Little Strong Home Pantry Edit and gained some vital tips and help with organising this space into a much more usable and visually appealing space. This system has been working great for us."
"Two years ago when I moved to our own home from rental, I had no clue how to set up my butler's pantry. I just put things wherever I felt like. Eventually I got overwhelmed by it and decided to do something about it before I went back to work after my maternity leave. Thanks to the Little Strong Home DIY Pantry Edit that I purchased. It had great tips for anyone who's struggling like me."
The Pantry Edit
The step by step guide to planning, buying for and setting up a pantry that actually works for your family. Yours to keep, lifetime access.
Launch price until Tuesday 8 December, then $37
- Downloadable guide (PDF)
- Planning: budget, style and your completion date
- Budget guides for small, medium and large pantries
- Three styles with shoppable product links
- How to measure and draw up your floor plan
- Shopping list and label list templates
- Step by step set up, from clearing out to labelling
- The back stock and refill system
- Weekly, monthly and quarterly habits
- Bonus: your first month inside The Strong Collective, free
- Bonus: $10 Luxe Labels voucher
Instant download • Lifetime access • Use it forever
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