How to Organize Wire Pantry Shelving

Pantries can be difficult to organize without any structures inside to help. Wire pantry shelving generally makes it easier to separate all of those food boxes, bags and snacks. Be careful not to overstock certain shelves as they may fall off the wall.

• Keep all like items together. Dedicate a shelf to spices, use one for canned foods and another for boxes. Putting like items together will take the guess work out of finding food items when they are needed.


• Put heavier food items on each end of a shelf. If too much weight is placed in the center it may cause bends in the shelving, or the screws may come out of the wall.


• Place a shelf or two well above or below the others. This will allow room for those taller objects to sit. Cereal boxes tend to be some of the taller items in the pantry.


• Use some sort of brace to prevent wire shelving damage if storing a lot of heavier items on the shelf. One bracing idea is to place a piece of plywood on the shelf for extra support. Placing flat objects on the shelf is also a good idea to keep smaller objects from falling through the small gaps in the wire shelving.


• Put items that are used frequently in reaching distance. This will save you the trouble of getting a step stool all the time. Items that are rarely used or are hazardous to children are ideal to store at the top of the pantry.