An organizing pro reveals what’s standing between you and the efficient pantry of your dreamsplus easy fixes.

The quickest route to mealtime stress has to be a messy pantry.

Luckily, these pesky little problems are easier to remedy than you might think.

organized pantry with colorful wallpaper

Credit: Jay Wilde

For that reason, Rosenthal says how you go about it should always revolve around your own unique habits.

Remedy:Keep the items that you use more frequently front and center.

Likewise, ifbakingis more your groove, create a section dedicated to that.

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Organizing around your habits and routinenot just a standard layoutmakes your pantry more functional and efficient, she says.

Remedy:Rosenthal recommends only utilizing products that both fit your space and increase your storage functionality.

Instead of a willy-nilly setup, she recommendssorting items by category.

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when you obtain your setup finalized, the organizing pro recommends clearly labeling everything.

Not Using Labels

A surefire way to make your pantry less functional from the start is to skip thelabels.

As can bins that get filled up with random items that don’t belong there.

Shelves of canned food in pantry

Labels are your friend!

That way it’s out of sight but still in mind.

This can lead to a great deal of food waste and also duplicate purchases that provide an unnecessary expenditure.