Where to Store Food Storage- Ideas

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Where do I store all this food?

Finding a place to store a year’s worth of food is

quite a challenge for most of us. Obviously the ideal situation

would be dedicated room(s) in the basement. However,

we also have to live day to day with our families and often

space is at a premium.

Keep in mind that if you store something in lessthan-

ideal conditions, it is better than no storage at all—you

will just have to rotate the food out in a shorter period of time

to maintain quality and nutrients. If food is spread throughout

your home, keep a master list of where everything is located.

The following are some ideas for creative ways to

‘find & use’ storage space in your home.

*Put an additional shelf at the top of your pantry and all closets.

Often builders leave a giant space at the top of closets

that could accommodate another shelf.

*Use the old college student trick—put beds up on cinder

blocks to create more space under beds (or you can buy bed

lifters at Home Depot). Cut cardboard boxes low enough to

slide under the beds and fill them with canned goods. Label

the front of the boxes so you can easily pull out the box and

know what is in it.

*Look at what is stored under your stairs or in your basement

storage rooms. Can it be stored safely in the garage? If so,

build shelves in the garage and use the cleared out space for

food storage.

*Does a coffee table or dresser have extra shelves or drawers

you could use?

*Build a shelf over the door, just inside the bathroom. No

kidding! Who sees it but you. Use that space to store items

like toilet paper, soap, paper towels, cleaning products, etc.

*Clean out your closets and give what you don’t need/want

to the DI. Use the space for food storage.

*Some food storage items can be stored in the garage on

shelves. Water, vinegar, soaps & cleansers, paper goods,

canned goods—whatever you store there makes room inside

for more perishable items.

*Store cases underneath hanging clothes in the bottom of

closets and put your shoes on top (makes them easier to get

them anyway)

*Move books forward on bookshelves and place food storage

behind the books.

*Place less-used water storage in hard to reach corner cupboards.

*Fill empty fruit jars with water or other storage items

(wheat, rice, oats, flour, etc.)—it takes up the same space full

or empty.

*Rather than use a traditional coffee table, use chests and

trunks and store food inside.

*Add shelves to back side of doors. You can buy over-thedoor

shelves that can store cans top to bottom.

*Build narrow shelves floor to ceiling all along a wall in a

bedroom, office, family room, or basement. Put doors on the

shelves to hide the contents but provide easy access. You’ll

be surprised how little room this takes but creates LOTS of

storage space.

*Keep things neat. The neater and more organized your

home, the more space will be available for your food storage.