Keep Root Vegetables Organized In The Pantry With A Simple Dollar Tree Hack

Finding a home for everything, especially in a kitchen, can be tough. If you're blessed with a pantry, you have a whole extra space in which you can store your canned and dried goods as well as fresh fruit and vegetables. However, if you don't utilize this space properly, it can become cluttered and not very functional. Root vegetables can be one of those annoying things to store, and if you don't have a designated place to house them, you should consider making your own hanging kitchen storage. There is a quick and simple hack you can do that transforms a Dollar Tree shower caddy into a smart pantry storage solution.

You may be asking yourself, but shouldn't I be storing root vegetables in the fridge? The answer is no. Root vegetables should be stored in a cool, dark, and dry spot — this way, depending on the specific type of vegetable, they can last for weeks. All you're going to need is a basic shower caddy, like the Home Collection Wire Shower Caddy that costs just $1.50. A couple of Essentials Assorted Wire Basket Oval Bowls, retailed also at $1.50 each, a smaller rectangular basket, and some zip ties to attach the baskets to the caddy.

Gently fold down the top shelf of the shower caddy, so there is room to put your oval basket on top of it. Flatten out the basket by gently squeezing the sides and attach it to the caddy with zip ties. Using four zip ties will ensure that it will hold the weight of your root vegetables. Then, add another basket to the bottom of your shower caddy using the hooks that are already there. Again, add some more zip ties to ensure stability. Lastly, add a wire rectangle basket to the spare shelf that is left on the shower caddy, and there you have it — your own DIY pantry storage. 

Now that you've completed your project, the next question you may have is how and where to hang it. Because the Dollar Tree shower caddy already has a top handle, you can simply screw a hook into the back of your pantry door and hang it from there. Hanging it in this location means you will be utilizing a space that can sometimes be forgotten. 

If you want to jazz up the color of your pantry storage, then consider spray painting it. Spray paint is the best thing to use for this sort of project, as the wire racks can be fiddly and hard to reach with a traditional paintbrush. A top spray painting tip is to use a steady back-and-forth technique and try to gently overlap each time you spray.