I live in a small apartment. In the living room I pulled the sofa away from the wall to house buckets. On top of the buckets I put cases of canned vegetables to the top of the sofa. To cover the cans I put a white melamine shelf from Lowes. Push the sofa back. Decorate the shelf with a few goodies. This gave me tremendous storage. Also, to one side of the sofa I stacked cases of canned potatoes, covered them with a thrifted table cloth. More storage.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

That is so clever! Thank you for sharing this idea.

@aprilw7561

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that tip. I’m gonna try it

@Nmo6835

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!!

@theirishcailin333

Жыл бұрын

And also hidden away

@gloriawasion-allen521

Жыл бұрын

Great ideas !!

Just going through and donating things you haven't used can free up a ton of room.

@lionheart830

Жыл бұрын

Excellent idea!

@Free_Samples

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely and it is so freeing to get rid of that stuff that is weighing you down. I did it a couple months ago and it was amazing 😊

@fragranthills

Жыл бұрын

Look at every item and say “is food more important than this item”?

@fragranthills

Жыл бұрын

Shelving can be adjustable in height as items of different heights are introduced over the years. And those requirements are subject to change as new items are acquired and old items are dispensed with. I arrange items in my shelves according to height rather than function. For example, an electric fry pan and serving platters may be approximately the same height. An Instant pot may be similar in height to a vase etc. I claim every inch of vertical height I can.

@mawmaw1833

Жыл бұрын

Amen.

There is a lot of unused space behind books in a bookcase. Pull the books forward and they look better too. That's where we store jam, jelly and preserves. Priorities. LOL

@girlnextdoorgrooming

Жыл бұрын

Same!

@mj-hk6iv

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

That sounds like really keeping preserves in the dark. Jim

@Audrey-km9in

Жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thank you so very much!! xo

@hrhqueene

Жыл бұрын

You mean you don’t already use that space for more BOOKS?

Now that barn door hardware is cheap and easy to find, I removed drywall from portion of an unused wall, built storage between studs and covered it with a barn door - it's storage and art all in one. Loved your idea of behind door storage. I am going to look into my situation and use your idea.

@mntgardener9246

Жыл бұрын

That was a great idea. Very creative!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Love it! And I love the sliding barn door look and if I was designing a kitchen from scratch, that is the direction I would go.

Talk of coincidence. Husband and I took our mattress/box spring off the queen size guest bed yesterday, I threw down a long plastic table protector and we stacked 10 boxes filled with pint jars of proteins, and 12 post offices boxes filled with canned goods, marked with info on case sides of contents, then remade bed. You cannot see a thing as I have a bedskirt on that bed. YESTERDAY. 😄

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

LOL! Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

@amiready505

Жыл бұрын

I did something similar with one of our beds. My daughter had bought a metal frame for the mattress that’s fairly open when the mattress is removed. I put boxes of various cans in that space and before I replaced the mattress I took some pictures of what was under there. Then added the bed skirt and replaced the mattress and no one would ever know. And I have a photo so I don’t forget what’s under there and where.

@KoniB.

Жыл бұрын

@@amiready505 i should have taken a photo too. I figured that writing everything on the box sides, I would know but if they're covered it's hard to see. If I take the mattress back off you bet I will.

I had a very good friend tell me when you look for space ask yourself”which would you rather have food or clothes” or “ is this going something going to feed me or am I going to have to dust it?” Good sage advise.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

I have a tall book shelf that is placed catty-corner in a corner of the room. So it creates a big open space behind the bookshelf. Every time I go to the store I buy a package of toilet paper and throw it behind there 😂 It's stacking up high now. Lol.

We are empty nesters and decided to convert a bedroom to our extended pantry or long term storage area. It has enhanced our ability to organize and store our food extender equipment (example: freeze dryer) as well as preserved foods. Such a relief to have a place, eases our minds to keep clutter away.

@shelleylee8774

Жыл бұрын

We did the exact same thing! A year prior to my retirement we bought a freeze dryer and I started bulk-ordering staples. We converted one bedroom to hold the freeze dryer (and supplies). We lined the walls with shelving units and stack our 5-gallon buckets (full of dry grains) in the middle of the room.

@concerned456

Жыл бұрын

did the same and put in shelves, another freezer

@melodyperry6163

Жыл бұрын

We are going to make the small bathroom in a pantry in a year

@shelleylee8774

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@@melodyperry6163 You will love it! It is great having a "store" in your house! Buying in bulk, catching sales, it is easy to fill it up quickly. Good luck!

@mawmaw1833

Жыл бұрын

When my husband passed I turn my office into storage,still working on it.

Thank you so much for these great ideas. I keep pasta, dry beans, and rice in rubber garbage cans with lids under my island and dining room table. I use vintage suitcases nested one on top of the other , that hold matches and batteries, and lighters as an end table. I removed a bed frame and put Heavy duty plastic containers, with food under the mattress . I could fit 8 containers and it's sturdy. Just cover with a big enough blanket to reach the ground. I use decorative baskets for holding teas etc . I don't live in a big house but I'm finding room . The days of cute and perfect , little homes, are out. Prepare , our economy is getting ready to go over the cliff. ✝️❤️🌍

After my husband passed I ended up, after several downsizings...living with my son and family at their request. The Nanny Granny. They let me do my canning and gardening because they enjoy eating it. Except for 1 dresser drawer and a few things in my closet, my entire space is now long term food storage that I do covertly!! There is a massive amount of food in here!! But you'd never know it...

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Love that!!!

@Jennifer-sj6in

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha I love it!!!!!

@anitafetters1816

Жыл бұрын

That's how I am. My tiny two bedroom house has food stashed absolutely everywhere and you cannot tell it at all! I use the shelves on the sides and then stack linen around it so no one will see it.

Buy two galvanized garbage cans. At Lowes they sell a round plywood that will fit on top of the can. Put cans on either side of each bed or your sofa. Fill with food storage. Put a floor length table cloth on and a lamp on top. Looks just like a round table.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I do not know if I would by galvanized trash cans, but would buy plastic cans for same purpose. Jim

@mountainviewoffgridliving4285

Жыл бұрын

I've used galvanized for 40 years. Food is in cans and packages. I have never had a problem. Plus mice can't get through metal. I've heard several times of them getting through plastic

In my home, formal areas are large wasted spaces. Being directly off the kitchen makes these two rooms the perfect spot for a single, gigantic pantry. Everything is organized and it's easy to see what I have or need to stock more fully. My priorities have certainly changed over the years. Pantry is everything. I love it! Thanks for all the tips.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I am with you on changed priorities! Mine have as well. Our food and water storage has become more important than things I used to highly value in terms of decor!

@bgatlin5918

Жыл бұрын

We did the same, turned our dining room into a large pantry and closed it off. Never needed it for entertaining anymore and it worked out great & right off the kitchen!

@lagunn327

Жыл бұрын

My children thought i was nuts! But, i did the same thing to my formal dining room. My kids are all grown up and have their own families. Even when I entertain, I usually use the eat in kitchen and family room.

@vallis1469

Жыл бұрын

@@lagunn327 Good for you! Yeah! Funny you mention it. I was made fun of for a long time. That is, until the Pandemic came. My son said, "Mom, I bet they aren't laughing at you now!" Was he ever right. Long live the wisdom to be prepared.

@AndiB111

Жыл бұрын

Valli....lovve your phrase "pantry is everything!":)) im trying to imagine the set-up....how many walls, how deep are shelves?..

We live in a double wide mobile home. We use the spare bedroom for our pantry and craft area. Under the beds, in closets, and night stands all work for us! Thanks for all your tips and hints. You and Jim are amazing!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you have made excellent use of your available space. Thanks for your comments.

@valeriejensen983

Жыл бұрын

Great ideas and your tips gave us ideas to rethink storage ideas in our home. Thank you and take care.🙏♥️👍

I recently purchased a platform bed that requires no box spring. I decided to flip box spring I already had over and cut open .. tons of storage. Added a thin plywood top and put mattress on it. Can’t see a thing when bed is made up. I also thrifted a large solid faced China hutch to fill with food as a hidden in plain site pantry.I reinforced the shelves do I could store heavy items like flour and sugar in larger quantities.We gotta be creative and continue helping and sharing with each other. We’ve got this 😊

I have one of those fabric and mesh over the door shoe hangers on the back of my pantry door. These are inexpensive and very handy for providing more storage! They are quick and easy to hang up, and you don't even need any nails or screws. You can put all kinds of small or tall and skinny grocery items in those compartments. Boxes of gelatins and puddings, cans of tuna and chicken, mason jars, jar lids and rings, pectin, spices, cups of applesauce, snack items, boxes of sandwich bags, freezer bags, trash bags, TONS of things! Don't just think shoes when you see those in the store. Think outside the box. I've had one hanging on the door of our coat closet for nearly 20 years. It is so perfect for gloves, rolled up winter scarves, soft hats, small umbrellas, wool socks, etc. Each family member has a row for their gloves, hats, scarves, or whatever.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

That sounds great. How often do you inspect, use, rotate, and restock your foods? Jim

I converted a bedroom into my foodio (food studio lol)! Now I have soooo much space for cookbooks and extra food pantry storage! It’s by the kitchen so it’s very handy! Just graduating culinary school and remaining self employed I can spend hours in it. Thank you for sharing so much knowledge with us!

@girlnextdoorgrooming

Жыл бұрын

Your home office. 😊

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Love that! I am going to steal that word!!!

@feliciaparker3410

Жыл бұрын

What a great idea!!!!

@dEEmARIE-

Жыл бұрын

That made me chuckle. Foodio. Thanks

@KoniB.

Жыл бұрын

Oh, that word! Foodio is now a Prepper Pantry term. I am lifting for my use. Thanks for the joy this site can bring.

I've decided to utilize the back of my lower kitchen cabinets. I'm older and not real agile. Reaching the back of those cabinets down close to the floor are hard for me to reach so pots, pans, plastic bowls etc, get shoved back and out of reach. So, I'm cleaning out the clutter and putting jars of vacuum sealed dry things and extra cans of everything back there. Still using the front of the shelf gir everyday items. I'll make a list of what's on each shelf.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I think that is a great idea! Thank you for sharing.

With empty drawers in dressers which is a good idea, but people need to remember the weight limit for that drawer to prevent the bottom of the drawer from breaking or popping out from the weight of the contents.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Yes, good point.

@carols1030

Жыл бұрын

Or just put one row of cans along the back of every drawer behjnd your clothes. One row behind towels and blankets. Keeps the weight distributed and life looking normal.

@dawncrossland3028

Жыл бұрын

@@carols1030 AWESOME IDEA! 👍🏻👍🏻

I live alone and my house is small.. I can something seems like every week.. I took everything out of my backroom except my washer and dryer and freezer.. then I headed to Menards with a big stack of 11% off checks and bought cabinets.. I also store under the bed, went thru all my kitchen cabinets and Goodwill got lucky.. took out a hallway sink and put in shelves.. I had a closet that was a junk catcher.. put shelves in and that stores all my appliances.. where their a will their is a way..❤ Great video thanks ⚘️

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

You are a wonder! Well done!

Thanks Ms Pam! My Granny was the queen of storage. Her kitchen had cabinets that always started at the celling down. Most were about the size of a standing cereal box, and the doors always flipped upward from the bottom. It's the most wasted space in every single home. If there was a wall in her house, it was used, floor to celling, when possible. There was never clutter. When she passed away..OH BOY it took days to clean that house out! She even had removable walls upstairs, that were part of the eves. There she stored all of her decorations, and extra bedding. She taught me WELL about using every space. If you really want to see how much empty space you have, walk room to room and look at where the ceiling meets the wall. How much room is there that would hold a 14 to 20" cabinet or shelf? 🙂🙂

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Well said! Thank you.

The honesty with which you share your struggles-and possible solutions mirrors those that we all face. I have a basement perfect for food storage, it I can barely manage the stairs. If I store food down there, will I use it? My trade-off has been to store only long-term items there. Everything else is upstairs. You’ve given me lots of ideas, Rose. From one retired educator to another, I enjoy very much learning from you!

Thank you for this video, I've been overwhelmed because my husband thinks I'm a hoarder. My house has no basement and I struggle to find a pantry place, I feel better now though

@music2925

Жыл бұрын

I have the same issue and no basement or garage.

Save the back-of-the-door shelves for lighter weighted goods like spices. I do like the baskets on the upper cabinets idea.

My husband bought heavy duty food service wire racks for my filled canning jars. We measured the spacing to put 9 shelves of my filled jars onto them and also put front and side guards to prevent them from falling off. The top shelf is for light weight storage. We had extra frames but the shelves were used on my assembled units. The extra frames have fewer shelves but I keep plants with lights on those. My husband really wants to learn to bake his own bread so I bought your book. You have very good and concise instructions and I feel he will have a good foundation with his endeavor.

I used my linen closet. My extra summer/winter blankets, bulky items I store in vacuum bags. They shrink down to nothing. Cleared up two full shelves and the floor. Yippee. When we remodeled the HVAC unit was moved to the attic. Gained another closet. Yes you can think outside the box. Thanks Pam.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Great ideas, Donna. Thanks for sharing.

@deeleb5064

Жыл бұрын

@@RoseRedHomestead Most people have a lot of unused stuff in their linen closets. I emptied ours and put 2 sets of bed sheets in every bedroom (drawer), and store a few towels in each bathroom. All of the unused items were donated. Now have storage for toilet paper, tissue, hygenic products, etc.

As for whether or not to put doors on your new shelves, under the window. Maybe you could put dowel rods under the top shelf to hang curtains from. That way you could even change them with decorative curtains for different holidays. I would make each section have its own curtain, or set of curtains so you can get to what you want quickly. That will at least help keep the dust out while you make up your mind and they're easily washable. 😁❤️

Amazon or Walmart have sturdy acrylic “cones” which raise a bed 4 or 6 inches. Huge found space!

@girlnextdoorgrooming

Жыл бұрын

"Bed risers".

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@libertykatrkm

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely they are ugly but work wonders n no one really notices w a bed skirt lol

@20greeneyes20

Жыл бұрын

Very Smart. In the old days the beds were up high because warm air rises. So there's two advantages of having a bed elevated. Storage and Warmth!! Great idea...😉

@cmcmahon8551

Жыл бұрын

I placed 24-five gallon buckets as the platform for my queen bed mattress, that was a godsend in my 800 square food home.

When hanging-esp on doors- be aware of weight. Possible warping of hinges or lighter weight doors can occur. Just be sure to secure anything not on the floor securely.... Canned goods get heavy and you don't want to lose them or damage your home.❤

@lyndabuchholz1216

Жыл бұрын

I recently moved into a double wide mobile and put shelving on the back of my pantry door only to find out the door hinges were installed to the trim and the screws didn't go through to the frame work. I had to remove the short screws and put in long screws that went into the 2X4 frame and now it supports the shelves of spices. So that is something a person needs to be aware of!!

@bonnie5601

Жыл бұрын

What an inspiration to be more creative for food storage. Thank you Pam and Jim

@amandamodin4912

Жыл бұрын

I agree heavy-weighted items are not appropriate for door storage. I find it’s a good place for spices, light weight pasta, crackers, freeze dried items & dehydrated items.

@JeffO-

Жыл бұрын

Good warning.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Great comments in this thread! Thank you.

Great ideas that I never considered before. I stocked up when we had shortages due to covid. However, some things go bad after awhile and I lost about $1,000 of meat when the freezer door was left open. Now I’m buying less perishable food, and focusing on staples like you discussed in one of your videos. Also household goods, soaps, shampoos, etc

@vickiesheppard4840

Жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that shampoos and conditioners and lotions / potions do go bad after about a yr. I’d bought extra of my favorites during COVID only to find 18 mos later that some aren’t useable. 😢

I have over 600# of flour, sugar, rice, and beans under our king sized bed. I’ve started under my sons queen bed and then I’ll move to under my daughter’s bed. You can screw metal racks to the floor joists in your basement and store stuff between the joists. I have food stores all over this house and no one would ever know it’s there.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

That is fantastic!

I learn so much from reading the comments section and appreciate that very much.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

We love our community! So much to learn from each other!

Over the last 6 months I have removed all cleaning products from my broom closet and those are now in the garage. I’m using the broom closet for canned food storage. I just cleared out the bottom 1/3 of our coat closet and it houses my bulk flour and sugar in gamma buckets and the top shelf is my canner and food mill. I still have a kitchen pantry but having space for food when it is on sale and only buying bulk of what you use does help with food security. Thank you for all your great advice. I have learned a lot from watching your channel! 😊

@randimochamer6284

Жыл бұрын

My living room coat closet is next to my kitchen-it is now a pantry. Since almost everyone enters our home through the garage mud room, we use the closet in that room for all of our coats.

We are blessed to have a huge 150 square ft. unfinished basement that we turned into our "store". For those with basements, put shelving all around the perimeter of your basement. There are a lot of shelving options that are cheap and can hold a lot of product. I have heard of people hiding cases of food and water behind long curtains too. You can put things inside ottomans, benches, trunks, etc. When buying furniture, be sure to buy things that allow you to store things inside them.

Putting doors on the storage shelves under the bay window would help with keeping light out and make the room look more tidy!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I like the look of the open cabinets, so "tidy" is not an issue. But you make an excellent point about the light. I am re-thinking! Thanks.

For folks concerning about weight on storage shelves, I cut 2x2 lumber to insert between my shelves where they are likely to sag and bend under the weight of what I'm storing. Some shelving units have a small space between the bottom shelf and the floor. I also put a cut 2x2 there as well. It works great!

A heavy duty milk crate holds 32 cans. You can stack 4 on top of each other in a corner. I use these to store my surplus freqent use products to save space on storage shelves for variety of cans, and restock from the milk crate. Tomato sauce, soup cans, green beans, baked beans, etc. Label the crate with year and can type. Bought and old armoire and put in hallway to store my towels and linens. Now linen closet is my pantry. Use door hanging pocket shoe storage for dry mix packets and lightweight grab and go snacks. One behind master bathroom door to hold surplus toiletries and medicines and supplements. We have no small children, so this works. Clear shoe pockets allow you to see everything.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing.

@annakasper6141

Жыл бұрын

Further to @Kara Bishopuo 's idea of using milk crates for canned goods.... I have discovered that a milk crate hold exactly 9 quarts of home-canned food. This makes it easy to stack jars atop each other and not worry about weight on the jars.

@christa459

Жыл бұрын

I use milk crates for the same thing. The ability to store 100+ cans food in one square foot of floor space was a game changer. I purchased an armoire also, had my husband put shelves in it and now it is storage for boxed food items and paper products. Great minds!!!

Great ideas, thinking outside the box is the most wonderful thing. When I realized I had the ability to think differently I chose to stomp the box flat and never hop back in it . Thanks so much.

Just remember to mouse and rat proof your stash! I have the area behind the couch full of vaccuum sealed jars! Ready to forget for 5 years. Rice, beans, dehydrated eggs and veggies. Its amazing how much stuff you can get behind there!! And you cant see it!! Little bit at a time!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

We agree about critter-proofing. I think we need to remember to use and rotate and check for spoilage on a regular basis. Jim

I found your story to illustrate what we see or don't see so interesting, and it really shows how having a different mindset can make a tremendous difference in many things! I agree that your alternative of not storing food because the space is not ideal is not a good choice. We must all do what we can to store as much as we can, and rotating the food as you do will help preserve it wherever you need to store it. Thank you! Oh, I bought your bread book, printed it and have started looking through it. It has an amazing amount of recipes and information! 💕

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for buying our bread book and your insightful comments. Jim

I use under bed plastic boxes. Mostly I use half pint jars. I cut dowel rod sections 1/4 inch taller than the jars and glued them between the jars on the bottom so I can do a 2nd layer using the original cardboard flat. I can safely store 44 half pints in a cheap plastic box from Walmart. Double stacking with no touching between the layers.

@patti6194

Жыл бұрын

Are the half pints laying down, or are they wide mouth half pints? I had to put our bed frame feet onto risers to get my storage boxes to fit. They're not those big ones you buy, I just used a 2X4X4" with a little dent drilled in the center with a 1" spade tip drill. It's just enough height and the dent keeps the wheels from rolling off when we jostle the bed getting in and out. I think I used 4x4x4's at our old house once, too.

@mrjsc

Жыл бұрын

@@patti6194 hey Patti, wide mouth. Sitting (upright) normally. In a 16x22x5 1/2 tall plastic tote. A friend gave me some regular mouth pint jars. They look so strange to me because everything I have is wide mouth lol the support dowels really increased storage! All the best, Patti!

@carmiejones8289

Жыл бұрын

I have bed risers under the corners of our beds for even more space under them.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Great comments! Thank you.

@PegysysAZ

Жыл бұрын

If you are in an area with a history of even mild earthquakes, think ahead. The added weight from the speed of items being thrown across a room could turn cans of food into weapons of destruction.

Great ideas, and most people can use them; even in small living spaces. I liked your end table idea for the wheat barrel with a round piece of plywood on top and then completely hidden with a table cloth💡

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you liked the ideas.

Great ideas Pam. When we move into our small house we plan on building a bed like ones in trailers and motorhomes. The mattress lifts up and has storage under it. Thank you for giving us more ideas. Cheers Lyn 🌷🇨🇦

@girlnextdoorgrooming

Жыл бұрын

Start with putting "risers" under the bed. It will give you room to slide storage drawers underneath--like a waterbed. You would be surprisedhow much you can fit in.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lyn!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Love the idea or risers for beds!

Love that full wall storage cabinet.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

The cabinet guy just showed up to put the doors on it. I am excited!

I actually had this question on my mind. Finding a 'perfect place' doesnt work, so I do what I can. Thank you so much for all your ideas!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

Oh Pam and Jim your storage at the bay window area is wonderful! So happy for you both! Fun video friends!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. We are really enjoying it.

I have a tale of where NOT to store filled canning jars! We live in a 3BR modular; roomie has a room, I have a room, and the 3rd BR is a full-blown pantry with bookcases for dehydrated foods and heavy wire shelving for canned things. Every wall is lined with one or the other, and I recently put 2 more 4' shelf units right in the middle of the floor, with access from both sides. It's dark as a cave in that room with the blackout curtains I added. Those 2 additional shelf units came from a HUGE lesson learned this past winter. My grand plan last year was to store filled jars in the crawlspace: always dark, cool in the NC summers, and with no danger of freezing in the winter, or so I thought. I switched from metal lids to Tattlers late last summer so there'd be no danger of rust in the humid crawlspace. I was a slug about actually moving jars down there, however, and I'm so very thankful I didn't get it done! An acquaintance had the same idea and stashed his own crawlspace full of home-canned veggies he and his wife had grown over the summer. He DID make accommodation for diverting some woodstove heat. But we had big storms, went >5 days without ever getting above freezing, and even had some nights in single digit temps, virtually unheard of in central NC. They had no power and went to relatives' house w/ their 3 little kids, and so had no fire in the woodstove. They lost EVERY jar in the crawlspace... I do have buckets of wheat, rice, beans, oats, etc. on pallets in the crawlspace, but no way no how I'll be putting any jars down there! I don't much like canned veggies (hence the dehydrating), so almost all of my canning is meat only. What a loss it would have been to put RoseRed Homestead beef stroganoff, beef stew, pulled pork, and a Swiss steak thing I found & tweaked for safe canning!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Wow--what a great lesson. Thank you for sharing this important information.

@crystalnoe5625

Жыл бұрын

I would worry about rodents in a crawl space. I've heard they can chew through the plastic.

Out of season clothes and extra linens and blankets can go in covered plastic totes in the garage with moth balls or cedar blocks, especially if you use the vacuum compression bags. Frees up linen, coat, and clothes closet space. Likely a few items can go to the charity thrift store instead of being stored each year as you do the changeover from summer to winter. Just be careful not to garage fur-trimmed, suede or leather items if the garage gets hot in the summer (can dry and crack) or has high humidity in any season (can mold).😀 Love RoseRed Homestead, Pam and Jim are awesome!

Thank you that was so helpful! It is especially helpful to see how you do in your own home. Many of us are living in very small spaces and I really appreciate your including us too.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

One of the reasons we did this video was for viewers that have really limited space for storage. Jim

We recently tore everything out of a bathroom we never used and made it into a pantry, we just finished it yesterday! It's wonderful to have everything all in one place, including a chest freezer, pegboard on the wall to store all of my cast iron pans, it's so perfect!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

That sounds fantastic!

Since I began canning & preserving under your instructions, I have had a steady buildup of various items to be stored. Just this last week I began my project of converting the coolest, darkest of my guest bedrooms into the pantry room in my home. Thank you for your videos! The over the door shelves, great idea, not too expensive either, for my new pantry room. Wishing you a great day!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

In our current home, the previous owners made half the dining room into a butlers' pantry accessible in the kitchen with a full door. This left a small room in front which we use as an office and our book cases fit nicely in there. We are moving to another state and we are going to do the same thing - cut the formal dining room in half and make a pantry for part of our food storage. You have great ideas and thank you for sharing them.

I have a tall, narrow shelf between my bedside table and wardrobe where I keep canning equipment and bread baking tools. I found that using the delivery boxes in which it came helps save space since it fits perfectly and I can stack the boxes. I put the heavier things like empy canning jars and the cast-iron pot on the lower shelves to maintain a lower center of gravity and keep everything ss safe as possible

I just got a taste of this this past week! I was at a Kroger here in Texas and had a cart half full with groceries. They only had one check out lane open with a few people already in line with full carts. I had 2 young kids with me (one fussy and one needing to go to the bathroom I might add), so I wanted to check out ASAP. I know I can scan and bag quickly so I went to self checkout. Well, I guess I was scanning a little too fast for the machine as it was still trying to add an item by the time I had already had it back and start scanning the next one. The attendant came over to me with a harsh tone saying I was scanning stuff too fast and missing items. So I had to stop and she had to count and rescan. I had missed one item which was an honest mistake. The register continued to lock up on me several times as it is slow to recognize the weight of an item that is bagged. The attendant had to step in another time and watched me like a hawk for the rest of it making me super anxious when I was already stressed. Those self checkout machines are painfully slow, wish they had the speed to recognize items as fast as the standard checkout registers.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I have a tendency to stay away from the regular grocery store self-scanners, except when the lines checker lines are long. But at Costco, I am very happy to let the scanner-persons (if that works as a term) do the work. and get out very fast. Jim

@organizedchaoslife

Жыл бұрын

@@RoseRedHomestead Sorry, some how I typed this comment on the wrong video. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I must have been watching your video right afterwards and typed it there by mistake. But love and appreciate all your content and wisdom!

Oh my goodness. Another reason I just love you! You’re just one amazing woman. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and being honest and transparent with your viewers. Excited to follow along and learn even more from you!

Love the elevated shoes idea ! I’m gonna do that!

My husband and I have been using just dresser drawers for clothing and our quite large closets for pantry storage. Again PLEASE be aware of weight on shelving units and anywhere you are storing food stuffs. I check ours regularly and this winter discovered the heavy duty plastic shelving TWISTING under the weight. I've also had to pair back on heavy duty bookshelves as one gave way, but thank the Lord I was sitting next to it and my husband was home to help me save about 30 jars of canned goods. Super Glad I caught it in time because it was all my hard work canning meats and such. That would have been tragic and messy

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

We agree about the weight related issue with canned and glass jars (and other heavy objects) in clothing drawers. Yes, check frequently and/or limit the number of heavy objects. Jim

Great video, thank you. I am always looking for storage space! That new shelf by the bay window is great. I wouldn’t put doors on it. But I would use tension rods to hold curtains to hide everything. I grew up in Germany and the Netherlands. We had a houseboat, and my mom got really creative in finding storage spaces. She then used tension rods and sewed curtains to cover it up. Have you considered removing the door to the library? Then you could fill that whole corner with a corner shelf unit or build-in shelves. Happy space hunting

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your ideas!

Two older folks here. We turned a bedroom into a walk-in pantry. This was before the current situation and possibly getting worse. It filled up cabinets extra fridge ect. So, we build shelves in a small closet, wasn't enough. Was gifted a good wire shelf and already have plans for the last usable closet.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

That sounds so good!

Great video! SPACE is a problem. Especially, if you freeze dry and/or can along with commercial food storage. I need to build a room just to store it all. I have not seen any YTer address this problem. Kudos to you both!!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

So glad the info was useful for you. And I agree that space, or the lack of space is an ongoing problem.

Oh!! I saw this title and knew it was for me!!

I'm grateful for this "finding space" 👁️ eye opening micro moment. I love my water bricks under my queen size spare bedroom. It's a great hack verse a wasted book spring mattress. It's so great & allows food preps too!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment!

I love how you have your containers stored under the window. I have about every inch of every room full of food or supplies. The only place left is up on the walls for storing paper products, but my hubby said no to that. I wanted to line the top of the walls with shelves to hold paper towels and toilet paper. Maybe some other time!

Yaaaaaaaaaay! I've been waiting for this video! Thank you, Pam, for you guys' great ideas - and for fostering a good community for even more. I rent one room in an apartment and don't have much community space, so I've been doing what I can. I'm hoping to move into a triplex soon, and then I'll have my very own kitchen space 🤗

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

So glad the information was useful for you.

Space is everywhere. Corners in rooms can have 8 5-gallon buckets stacked 2 deep with a piece of wood on top as a corner table. Just cover it with a large cloth and a lamp and you have a corner table and no one is the wiser. Gamma lids can be bought for 5 gallon buckets. A room with no bed can have 6 large storage bins arranged like a bed with a large press board on top. Finish it with a mattress and bedding. The linen closet is a great place. The floors of closets, drawers, under the bed and yes! suitcases are great. Use towels and decorative fabrics to cover the shelves below by placing them on the shelf above and holding it in place with items. A large empty tool chest is also a great place.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing.

I live in an old house. I have a closet in each bedroom and a very small pantry in my kitchen. Now when I say closet, let me explain. Apparently, back in the 50's when my house was built (and way before), property taxes were assessed on the number and dimensions of rooms in your house. Since closets had walls and a roof (most also had doors), they were considered rooms. So, in order to decrease the amount of taxes you paid, you had either no or small closets and used armoires instead. Needless to say, I have become creative in finding storage space. Oh, did I mention that I also have 32 windows? Yes, mostly all windows, very little wall space. I'm in the (slow) process of converting my once-craft room into a pantry. I wish it was closer to the kitchen, but I'll make do with what I have. Thanks for discussing this issue that many, if not all of us face. You gave me a couple of ideas.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

It sounds like you have your work cut-out for you. (Armories in place for closets? Did I miss something in my parents' 1958, 3-bedroom tract home? My father had some war trophies from WW II, but I do not remember an armory.) Jim

@danniemcdonald4903

Жыл бұрын

@@RoseRedHomestead Not armory. An armoire is a piece of furniture used to hold clothing. They were also called wardrobes and came in varying sizes to fit the room. I have an antique one in my living room that I use to store random stuff.

thank you so much ! I live in a cottage and talk about full closets! you have given me ideas that I just could not see in my home! Bless you.

Pam, such great ideas! I am in the process of designing my kitchen for remodeling and am being very conscious of no wasted space!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I wish I could have designed my kitchen from the start--would have been much more efficient and space-conscious!

One of the ‘Best Buys’ storage I have found are ‘entertainment cabinets’. No one wants them anymore, I have purchased beautiful wood ones for as little as $40, even got a pine cabinet free. A few added shelves, and they will hold 4-500 quart jars? Some have drawers which are great for canning supplies!

I just bought shelving units and am using our unused dining room off our kitchen for food storage. I'm excited! I have food stored upstairs in an unused room and in the garage. I just figured I needed to make my home work for me.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I like the idea of making the home work for you, instead of the other way around. Jim

@sueholte451

Жыл бұрын

You and Pam has inspired me to do that!!

Thank you so much! I needed this video, I have bins and buckets of can goods, cluttering up with no place to put them. I will definitely use several of your ideas!!! Thank you so much!

One place you can store light goods (pasta etc) is on top of your kitchen cabinets. Especially if they have a lip. No one can see what's up there. Of course if your cabinets go to the ceiling you can't do it. I have a small 3 bedroom house but it's just me and my dog. I have a home office, so in that bedroom I had floor to ceiling shelves put in the closet in there. It holds a ton as well as my extra stuff on the floor like my canner, crock pot, etc as well as my plastic containers filled with rice and other freeze dried foods.

@girlnextdoorgrooming

Жыл бұрын

You have to get on a ladder and vacuum it every other week. Ask any jousekeeper.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your idea!

@ebooboo6784

Жыл бұрын

@@girlnextdoorgrooming so? If you are trying to hide food, who cares if there is dust on it.

Awesome place for a built in triangle, floor to ceiling shelf.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Now to make it a reality! LOL!

I love that cabinet in your dining room. I’m copying that idea!!

*RoseRed* *YOU* r Beauty Full, w/ Beauty Full assistance for us All. Thank *YOU* 💖

HOW INFOMATIVE AND ENCOURAGING. THANK YOU!!

Thanks for some of these great ideas. I've done several you mentioned but you gave me more.

Loved the story about the lichen. " We see what we know."

Thank you!! Awesome ideas!!💕🙌🏽🙏🏾

Love your ideas. Thank you!

Great ideas! Many options and a few I hadn't thought about. Thanks! 😊

Love the shoe/closet tip. Just found new room! Thank you.

Some great ideas. I'm buying baskets and a tall step stool so I can use the area above my kitchen cabinets.

It reminds me of going through old home museums, there is a nook and cranny space in every corner

So many great tips!

Very helpful. I AM looking for more storage space. Thanks for sharing. Blessings

This is a very good video! I've been doing this for over a year and it is always good to hear more ideas. Thank you for what you do!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

First video I ve found with out of the box ideas Thank you. 😊

@RoseRedHomestead

6 ай бұрын

I'm so glad! Jim

I guess you can also expand your house, if you own it, and your budget allows for it. Or you can make certain areas like attics and crawl usable. Even if you're not allowed to expand outwards, sometimes you can build a basement or two. I saw a documentary about it being very popular amongst wealthy people in London. Expanding your cabinetry all the way to the ceiling also feels sensible to me. I don't know why most houses have kitchen cabinetry that leave that empty space open collecting dust, or closed without doors. We always have items we don't use often that would go perfectly in such spaces. Or seasonal items.

Great idea! Thanks for another helpful video!

You’ve just gave me some excellent ideas! Thank You!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Jim

I really enjoy watching your episode’s. You teach such wonderful things to help us all out. Thank you so much. Jill from Springfield, Oregon

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jill. We appreciate your kind words. We are heading up to Oregon sometime this simmer! Beautiful state.

Excellent ideas from this Micro Monday!!!! Thank you SO much!!!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

You just gave me some awesome ideas. Thank you.

You have a lovely home. Thank you for sharing it with us.

@RoseRedHomestead

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Jim

Thanks Pam for some more great ideas. We are blessed to have a full basement with metal shelves and ample space for storage. But it’s an ongoing project to keep everything rotated and used in a timely manner. Since we are empty nesters, we may not always have this much space…so I’ll keep your storage ideas in mind. Thanks Pam and Jim for your helpful videos!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

I would love. basement, but they are not common where we live. I think rotating food is pretty challenging as well!

Years ago, my father cut into a hall wall (the hall was only 3 foot wide), framed it out, added shelving and made doors out of plywood. Painted it to match the hallway. It was about 5 foot wide and 4 foot tall, and about 3-4 inches deep, inset into the wall. While he used it to store his VHS library (i did say a long time ago, didn't I? Lol), I always thought it would hold a hell of a lot of standard can goods. Storage where there was none. That can be done all over the house.

I need this video!!! Of course we are in an RV so I need to store smart (your dehydrating and powdering videos were invaluable for me!!!).

Love this great ideas. Such a nice surprise to see your smiling face, You always make my day a happier one.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words--glad you liked the ideas.

Wonderful presentation. Thank you!

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Jim

Look at your food containers, too. Squares and ovals are more space efficient than round.

@RoseRedHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Thanks.