Awhile back, I had to do something with our pots & pans storage situation. It was getting to be a nightmare. An avalanche of cookware overflowing from the cabinets whenever I needed to retrieve a single baking dish. I was taking everything out of the cabinets every time I needed something. Then trying to shove everything back in again. And get the cabinet door to shut. It was time to take action.
I picked up a few of these kitchen cabinet organizers from Walmart, and what a difference they’ve made! Two of these racks are holding all my glass baking dishes in the picture above.
And another one here has made storing and accessing pans & skillets a breeze. The racks on the top shelf holding the muffin pans are just slightly different- they are “vertical slotted organizer racks“.
Here they are again storing my cutting boards, serving trays, and cooling racks. And a mini muffin pan! See that notebook up there? That’s my recipe binder. It holds all the recipes I print off the internet.
I bought it because I liked the stripes and it had a little BT head on the side. See that little guy up there? :)
And now you will forever know what the inside of my kitchen cabinets look like! I probably should’ve dusted first.
And I really hope you can’t see me in any of the reflective surfaces.
Love your storage ideas. Got any advise for someone with few cupboards and only large deep drawers in a 4×8 island?
I love the way the wired organizaters are used.
Thanks
I can’t find these on the walmart website. Can someone please give me more information as to what they are called? Thanks.
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Adorei as ideias.
Ficou tudo muito organizado!
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Headed to Walmart after work today!
I use the same little rack for my skillets, but instead of standing it up, it lays on its side & the skillets slide right in, their handles resting on the floor of the cabinet. It looks like you have a cabinet like mine with the stupid half shelf in the back. My skillets stand on their sides right under that shelf. :)
Just ordered these! Great idea!
this is great! Got any ideas for tupperwear type storage? I am about to go all straight jacket candidate if I don’t find a better solution for the bottoms and lids! Tonight I shoved them in the cabinet in frustration and closed the door for the next poor unsuspecting soul to open and have them fall all over the floor (who will most likely be me, by the way.)
omg i LOVE this!! my pans are scattered all over the place and i always get mad when i can’t find something i’m looking for
WalMart here I come. My son took over the cooking while I was recovering from back surgery, and he kept complaining about my pots and lids. I’m finally back in the kitchen and cleaning out my cabinets will be my first big job. Your blog is at the perfect time. Thank you. Eileen
Thanks for the great idea! I did it and love it sooo much!
What a fantastic idea and very inexpensive! I can’t wait to try it in our new rental. There is very limited storage. Thanks!!
Is there any way to ask you some things with out them being posted to your blog??
I love this idea and cannot wait to try it. In fact, I just put it in my blog and gave you a shout out to boot. Thanks for the great inspiration!
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Thanks for the inspiration. I was checking through Pinterest and saw your racks organizing your kitchen. Well, I’m a Pampered Chef consultant with a LOT of STONES to organize. I’m actually in the middle of a kitchen reorganization (Thanks Amanda from Style networks Clutter Prescription App!). Anyway, you reminded me that I had bought something kind of like these a couple of weeks ago at Walmart. Only difference were mine we’re all the same heights. We had come to a dead stop today at one point trying to figure which cabinet to use and how! Thanks!! Now my stoneware is in a higher cabinet all standing up and EASY to use!!! I no longer have to move them all to get the one piece I need for a meal for my family or a Pampered Chef show!! THANKS Kevin and Amanda
Loved your ideas will be putting some of them to good use. I ABSOLUTELY adore your BT. I have one also – Bailey 2.5 years old and she is a little love bug.
I know my store won’t carry them. I never had any luck finding stuff there. Is there a link to the one that stores the pyrex dishes? I saw the baking ones on Amazon. Thanks!
Quick question – how did you mount them inside the cabinet? It doesn’t look like they come with hardware.
Thanks!
Hi I hope you don’t mind if I pin your awesome idea at pinterest.com with this link?
I’ve been using these organizers for about the past year, standing up for skillets and laying on it’s side for cookie sheets/flat pans. Do you have a suggestion for the upright position? I used the adhesive and it still wobbled all over the place. I would love to use it for my Pyrex, but would be nervous it would fall over.
I saw these just yesterday in Walmart. I’m going to have to try this because, though my pans are nested neatly, I seem to be the only one who “gets” the nesting/stacking concept here. LOL Thanks for another life-changing tip, Amanda!
Great ideas for under cabinet organization. I will definitely have to take a trip to Wally World so I can organize my kitchen.
Your kitchen is very organized! I want mine to be like your lol! Were planning to renovate our kitchen before thanksgiving so everything will be organized.
Saw this on Pinterest and had to come to your blog to find out what the racks were. Can’t believe they are just from Walmart…they look great! I love that they will hold all the weight of your glass baking dishes. Thanks for posting this.
I sort of discovered your blog by mistake, but your blog post caught my eye so i thought that I’d post tell you that I really like it.
bought some of these today! Thank you so much for the idea.
I’m cleaning house right now, and have taken a break to check out your site. Could you do a blog on how to make cleaning more fun? Or more manageable?? :)
I love your site!
I have the same brand of binder dividers and also bought them because of the little Boston Terrier – too cute.
Love the kitchen cabinet organization. I so need to do something like this; I DREAD opening my cabinets because of the avalanche of cookware.
Oh my goodness girl! Have you been reading my mind! I’ve been going CRAZY with trying to reorganize my junk around here! And now I see that there is a way to organize pots and pans? AWESOME!
I hate walmart, but hafta go anyway because I’m looking for a pump to pump up the kids’ pool so I’ll be on the lookout for those as well! Thanks girl!
I have a feeling your entire home is more organized than anything I’ve ever seen in my entire life.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you, from the bottom of my pots & pans cupboard!” For so many years I have just dealt with trying to find things in this cupboard, not to mention stuff falling out each time the doors would open. All it took was your idea and a little motivation (which really came on its own!) What a wonderful idea and a much needed quick-fix. I now think I’ll be able to find whatever I’m looking for without everything ending up on the kitchen floor! I even think this will make unloading the dishwasher easier on my 18 & 20 year old boys. Thank you again Amanda!
girl i love this i have some too :)
I have had my cabinets organized within an inch of their life since I had to redo because of Katrina, EXCEPT for my Pyrex baking dishes. What do you do with them? Stack them all up inside one another, such a pain to get to the one you want. I haven’t even looked in the organization aisle in walmart in ages, thank you so much for the tip, I bought 2 of the yesterday. Now I won’t go out of my way to try not to use them. lol!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I own that very same cupboard and it has driven me insane for years. Thanks to your idea….it is no longer a complete disaster. Feel free to check out the before and after!
Lee Anne
Very nice! And why didn’t I think of the binder? No I know what to do with all the stacks of paper I have stacked in my cupboard!!!
Oh I’ll have to pick me up some of these! Thanks for sharing this resource.
On another note PLEASE share how you did the “Shop with K&A” Amazon linky. LOVE it!
Can you hear me yelling at you – once again – that I LOVE YOU AMANDA!!!! You have THE BEST ideas and I am going to Walmart in the morning to pick some of these up, my cabinets totally need help and THIS is it! (sorry for alot of all caps, but I am ALL excited!) You’re the best Amanda, thank you so much! *hugs*
Love the organization! Quick question though — on the baking dishes – if you were to take out the ones in the front, would the back ones make it tip over? And same for the skillets – if you remove the bottom one or two, does it become top heavy and tip over?
I have something similar from container store for some big dinner plates we have, and if I use too many at a time, the back ones start to lean a little too much!
No, thankfully they don’t tip over at all! :) They’re very sturdy. On the baking dishes, I am always using the ones in front first. And the skillets- the biggest one on the bottom is almost never in there because it’s always on my stove! :)
Wow!!! I will be getting these when I head out to Wal-mart again! I didn’t know they had these. :)
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THIS is what I need! What a miracle!
I’ve had to buy a few of these myself- our cabinets have no shelves! ahh! but you gave me some ideas… to organize them even better. Thanks! :)
amazing! I really never knew stuff like that was out there! I will have to look into these! Thanks for the heads up! :)
Took your idea and organized my cabinets today! I love the way they look!
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That is such a neat idea!!!
Wow Amanda, you are so clever! We were just talking about how we are having so many issues storing our baking pans and dishes and here you are with this wonderful idea! I see a weekend project in the very near future… :)
WOW! This cabinet is amazing. It could solve LOTS of my clutter problems.
My first time here, and I enjoyed myself immensely.
Thanks for the great blog-time!
We have racks like that to organize our pots and pans too, but somehow yours looks much less chaotic than my arrangement does!
I am following your blog and just added your button to my site MommyIsCrafty!
Love the organization with such a simple product! And what a coincidence. I have the same brand of binder for my recipes! I just got the one with the swirly flower design instead of the stripes. The Bostie totally sold me on it! I have the mini address book too… must go back to Target for more…
I just wrote down “Add to project list…organize kitchen cupboards: pots and pans, appliances”. This was after I put a few items away and then opened the cupboard and a bunch of stuff fell out with a very loud clatter! Will definitely check these out. Thanks for sharing!
Went to Walmart last night. Can’t wait to get my cupboards in order. Thanks for the idea. I really appreciate it. :)
Thank you, Amanda! I have a question – I clicked on the link and stumbled across your favorites page… on the side were a couple of books on another subject – food styling and photography. Can you recommend a book on the subject? And someone else posted about an odd corner cabinet – do you have suggestions for organizating in those? We have 2 corner cabinets with 2 shelves that is like a lazy susan. Your suggestions are nice and helpful. appreciatively :)
Hmmm… I think if I had a corner cabinet with one of those lazy susans, I would probably keep plastic food storage containers on it… like tupperware, gladware, etc. Or maybe spices. My mom kept her spices on a lazy susan when I was growing up, and still does, so whenever I see one, I automatically think spices! :)
As far as food styling, now the best food stylist out there is Miss Jenny from Picky-Palate.com! :) I would run right over there and see if she has any recommendations! She has an Amazon shop too. :)
I am going to Walmart now! Have been looking for years for something like this! :)
Wow, what a great find. My cabinets are sooo needing some love. I might have to check these out! :)
Luckily I don’t have a storage issue – I have plenty of cabinet space, but thank you so much for sharing your wonderful ideas and solutions. Amanda, you are changing people’s lives!! :o)
I have to say, and I don’t know if it’s been mentioned before, but you are the Martha Stewart for our generation!! Cooking, crafting, blogging, gardening, fashion, home decor, storage solutions… and so much more! Martha who?? Thanks and keep the great ideas coming!!
This is so cool because I have been looking for a way to organize my cabinets too but had no clue on what I was going to do. Thank You for the great idea
I’m going right to Wal-Mart to get some of these. The baking dish organization sold me! Mine are all haphazardly placed in my cabinets and I’m always afraid of broken toes when I open the cabinets! Thanks for the ideas!
Soooo on my way to Walmart! And definately on a mission to find, and get, the spice thingy Rachel C. posted!!!
Love this idea!! Havea lovely merry happy day and love to yoU!
It’s *so* impossible to find organizers like that in this country. I too, constantly struggle to find the dish I’m looking for – even though the kitchen cupboards are organised according to use. Once I’m in the ‘right’ cupboard, it’s still difficult to locate the exact pan that I need – even though I don’t have very many. Having storage organizers like that would *really* help me :) Maybe I should think about importing them!
Nothing worse than having to take all the pans out to get to one pan…lol We bought our first house and the storage here is not so great I have been making due but this inspires me to do something about it. Wish mine was like yours you have the small top shelves mine has the full top shelf so you cant access the bottom to well without getting all the way down to the ground. I think I will have to get put out storage units that will cost a arm and a leg. Thanks for the ideas and your cabinets look tidy awesome job.
Love this!!!
I too will be reorganizing my kitchen cabinets!!! Things fall out continuously and i just throw whatever back in and hope it doesn’t fall right back out…
Thank You for sharing. I love your blog…
Katie,XoXo
What a fabulous idea! And from Walmart! I’ve got to get me some!
Amanda, I just started reading your blog and I am already in love with you! You have wonderful ideas and your creativity seems endless! Can’t wait to read more and thank you so much for sharing!!
Wow! Those are amazing. It sounds like a trip to Walmart is in order in the very near future.
I’m so glad you posted this cause I have the same problem.
I so need to do this… like yesterday! My cabinets are terrible! I think I’m going to try to get those organizers at Walmart tomorrow!!
Thanks for the inspiration. I’ve been wanting to organize my cabinets not just for the organization, but the durability and longevity of my pots and pans…which is even more important now that I’m ready to buy a new set. Do you have any suggestions or preferences regarding brands? Thanks!
Thanks so much, Amanda!! It’s like you were reading my mind. We’re getting ready to move, and this will make my life so much easier!
Love your site! :oD
I was just thinking… have you ever done a post about your kitchen? Now that we know how organized your cabinets are, what about a look at the whole room? I’m curious! I have a corner cabinet with a door that is MAYBE 10″ wide. The cabinet holds the majority of our pots, pans, bowls, and who knows what else. It’s a mess. But I honestly don’t know how to fix it because it’s so hard to deal with the inside. Oh well. Thanks for the inspiration! If I had better cabinets, I would TOTALLY have those racks!
Amanda, what a wonderful idea. I have the same problem with all my cooking pans. I have even broken some glass baking dishes, while trying to get the one from the bottom. I will have to look in walmart for these organizers. Thanks sooooo much.
Oh my! I need those! Especially for the pans and the pyrex dishes!! I am going to have to check Walmart and see if I can find them!!
Oh my!!! Please come organize my kitchen cabinets!!!
Thank you sooooo much. I’ve been going back and forth (for months) about what to do. I’ve even changed cupboards, etc. This is awesome! As always, love the pics you add. You’re the best!
How did you know that I have been trying to figure out what to do with my shelf-less cabinets? I can’t believe you got these at Walmart!! I am going there to find these! Thanks so much!!!
Great find!! Thanks for sharing! I think I will have to copy you! I just assumed the pots and pans cabinets were just destined to be a mess! thanks!!
You have really inspired me. Now I know what my August project is going to be!
Oh golly, We have added cupboards in our kitchen and are painting the old cupboards. I didn’t like the ones in stock, much too small and won’t hold large dinner plates. I do my best thinking after going to bed and last night I spent a good while organizing them in my head. Today, your post. AWESOME! Soon I will post pictures. Thanks for sharing…
I just LOVE those organizers! I’m going to have to do the same thing. Thanks so much for sharing this great idea!! =)
Great idea…I am definitely going to be getting a couple of these…but, what about your regular pots and pans (not fryer/skillets)…how do you store these? I seen what you did with the lids…which is another good idea!!!
I love your blog!!!
Pot rack! :)
terrific, I NEED these even tho I have the pull out cabinets, thanks for sharing
Perfect! I could use some of this!
I’m moving in 3 days…and this is exactly what I’ve been looking for! Thanks a trillion :)
Ooooh! Awesome ideas! Thank you! I’ve been wanting to deal with my baking dishes and pots and pans ever since I shattered two baking dishes back in September (I guess they weren’t as stable in their stack as I thought). Those look super simple – and perfect!!!! THANK YOU!
SO glad you published this! We just moved into a new house and I have been having a terrible time trying to organize everything. I will DEFINITELY be purchasing some of these! By the way, I absolutely LOVE your blog!
XOXO,
Amanda
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Those rock! I know a few people who could use those! My mom, my sisters, my aunts, some friends, etc! Such a great idea!
I do have a fun activity you can do with your Pyrex! If your in the crafty mood try etching your name on the bottom or some fun designs! That way if you take a dish to a party or over to a friend or neighbor because they were sick, had a baby, needed some upliftment, etc. they would know whose dish it is and can return it!
I was going to do it for my siblings for Christmas. You have to be careful you don’t get the kind that comes off. There is a etcher that will etch off a layer of the glass and it can’t be removed! I used it in JR. High to do a mirror. It is so fun! If you lived closer we could do a little etching party! ;)
Thanks for posting this! I too have a hard time with the cookware storage in my cupboards, but have never found anything sturdy enough for the glass bakeware! I will definitely be checking these out!
How perfect!! Cannot wait to go to WM and get a couple of these!
Thank you!
Love these. Going to have to go out and get me some!! I look forward to your posts that I get in my email every day. You have such great ideas.
Thanks for sharing,
Donna
You have the most organized kitchen cabinets I have ever seen! …Thanks for giving us such cheap and easy ideas for organization. ~Love your blog.
I use the same thing to organize my cutting boards and flat serving trays. For everything else i just need more cabinets!
All my overflow kitchen gadgets have moved to the office closet and no more linen closet for us. I use that for all my cake decorating stuff.
Amanda!
You are amazing!
Do you KNOW how excited my hub would be if my pots and pans were organized like this!
I think I might get him these for HIS bday!
Fabulous!
Thanks for featuring this great idea!
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OMG, genius! Thanks for sharing!! I soooooooooo need to do this!
You are a GENIUS!! I would never have thought to turn that one little bugger on its side to hold the frying pans. I kept looking at it going “but where is the other organizer she bought for the frying pans?” Duh! That is the artsy side of your brain hard at work!
Love it!! I’m running to Walmart as we speak!
Great job, Amanda! Please come and organize my kitchen for me! LOL
Thanks for sharing these great ideas! I have the same problem, now that I’m living in a tiny apartment with a tiny kitchen. I’m having to do as you did–pull everything out to get to the right pan. By the way… I’d love to see some pictures of your kitchen–the rest of your house looks fabulous! Did you ever decide on a new light fixture to go over the table?
Wow! I am organizing right now because I just got new countertops and don’t want to put things back all messy! Will be heading to Walmart! Thanks
Man… WHY can you only buy such brilliant things i Wallmart and not here i Denmark and/or Europe *lol*
Love this. Need this. Want this. Thanks for sharing.~ Bree
LOVE those! I need them for my cabinets!!! Thanks for sharing :)
This is great, I will be buying up these the next time I go to Walmart. Very unique what you have done with one product. Very creative. Thanks for the post!
Awesome! Great ideas, it is acing how those pots, pans, and bakeware get out of hand!!!
Wow, that looks great! We have a weird corner cabinet that I really need to work on. Anyway, that can wait. My more important question for you is the spice cabinet. In an effort to find the spices for your pulled pork (it looks so delish! I’m attempting your recipe this weekend!)I had to pull out every single bottle to know what the heck was in there! And we unknowingly had multiples of several things. Thoughts, ideas or suggestions for organizing spices? All the bottles are different shapes and sizes, making it even more difficult. I’d love to hear your thoughts and see photos of your spice cabinet! Thanks!
I keep mine in alphabetical order with one of those over-the-door pantry racks like this:
Over Door Pantry Shelf Rack
But what I’d reallllllly like is something like this… one of each side of the oven!
Spice Pull-out Shelf
A girl can dream!
I have my spices on a “lazy susan” turn table (you can buy them 2-tiered & in various sizes) and alphabetized. I always write the date of purchase on the the label so you don’t keep them too long.
http://astore.amazon.com/kevinandamanda-20/images/B000I9QJ4Y This looks pretty good for organizing spices.
Jen,I selected a drawer, next to my stove, to house all my spices. They are in alphabetical order also.
My mom had a wall shelf that held spices and she kept in decorative bottles (looked nice, but she never used them :))
Try this for your spices…simple and neat! A tiered shelf and labels on the tops.
I bought several double-tiered lazy Susan style spinning shelves from the Container store and line up all my spices (labels facing outwards) in my awkward upper corner cabinets. That way, I can slowly spin the shelves as I search for certain spices. It saves me having to reach behind spice bottles and knock down a few in the process. :)
Thanks for sharing Amanda. Looks like an easy project for my husband to do LOL!
Your cabinets look great! Want to come help at my house?? Really, thanks for ideas!
Looks like Wal-Mart owes you some commissions for boosting their kitchen organization product sales! ;)
I literally said “Wow!” out loud!
Nice!!!
ohmygosh..this is awesome! I have a few casserole dishes but they are all stuck at the bottom of the cabinet underneath my corning ware set. I have to drag EVERYTHING out just to get to my casserole dishes. We have no space in our kitchen :(
I totally have the same problem that you had. I think I will check these organizers out!! Thanks.
Thanks so much for this organizing tip!!!!! I will definitely have to get some of those. I am also tired of the avalanche problem!!!!! Thanks again!!!!
I’m running right out and buy these for my cabinets. Perfect solution to the same problem. I especially like the frying pan holder.
So worth the investment.
Well, now I know how to manage my Pyrex collection…and not a moment too soon!
Love it!! Thanks so much for sharing. I love posts like this:) I’m on my way to WallyWorld.
WOW, amazing!! very organized..Mine is an avalanche too lol
lol@seeing you in the reflective surfaces!
Amanda! I love those little guys too — they have saved me from being devoured by my pots / pans / baking dishes! I’m pretty sure Wal-Mart and/or Rubbermaid should begin to pay us both commission, because I’m constantly singing the praises of those organizers or showing people my cabinets! Haha, it’s really the simple things in life. :)
Hello, how are they attached to the base cabinets? Or maybe they aren’t attached?
I LOVE the organization! I have the same problem accessing my bakeware and pots & pans. Will definitely have to give this a try! Thanks for the great inspiration!!!
I will so have to check these out! We just moved and I’m having a terrible time organizing our kitchen cabinets! Thanks for sharing!
Do you have a lazy susan , if so what do you store on them?
Just wondering!!
Great ideas!