Please help me organize my kitchen cupboard?

Question

I am the most disorganized person ever. I moved into my fiance's house 4 years ago and I am just now trying to get things organized like a normal person. I do not have a pantry... so I have a large three shelved cupboard with two doors. I just pulled everything out and threw away unwanted stuff... now I am about to clean it and put stuff back... but I don't know what would be the best way so that it makes sense and doesn't get out of place. The very top shelf is out of reach without a step. You can reach things in the front of the second shelf easily.. but stuff in the back is difficult. The left side gets opened more often than the right. Where should I put what? I have

Pastas/rices/dried lentils/beans

soups/canned beans/tuna/tomatoes and paste

baking stuff (flour/sugar/cornmeal/etc)

Bread Crumbs/panko

easy food (instant thai noodles etc)

oils/vinegars

Tea

extras from Costco (peanut butter/bbq sauce)

a few other things.....

what would be the best way?

Thanks for ideas

Answer 1

I always put my canned foods on the bottom. You definately don't want to pull one of those out and land on your head or foot.  I would also purchase some small baskets for the top shelf to put less used items in.  When you need something you can just pull the whole basket down and look for what you need instead of balancing on a stool.  I like to put all "like items" together.  I have also purchased removable shelving to make the most of the space.  Small shelves with legs that you can store things under and put things on top of.

Answer 2

Just look at the stuff you have, and decide what you use less often, and put that in first (toward the back on on the top shelf).  Then just keep going toward the front with most used items.  simple