DIY Storage Bins To Organise Your Kitchen Pantry Storage

For the past few weeks, our pantry cupboard has been overflowing. 

It’s been getting more and more chaotic and unorganised. So, in an attempt to get organised, I built some DIY storage bins to upgrade our pantry storage and keep our potatoes and onions neatly stacked together.

Doesn’t it look so tidy and organised? I love how much more organised the space is and keep opening the door to look at how pretty it is (which probably makes me a bit weird).

I’ll definitely be building a few more of these stackable pantry storage bins as were so easy and cheap to build. Each bin only costs about 3€ in materials to build making them a super budget-friendly way to organise your pantry.

This is such a beginner-friendly project, and we’re sharing exactly how you can build your own DIY storage bins to keep your space organised, too.

This is what you will need to build the DIY storage bins: 

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• 8mm thick plywood sheets (you’ll need approx. one 122cm x 61cm sheet to build two large boxes and two small boxes)
• Table saw (or you could get it cut at the store where you buy the wood, in that case, you’ll then need a mitre saw to chop up the long strips)
• Table saw ripper jig (obviously you’ll  only need this if you’re using the table saw but we highly recommend it)
• Mitre saw
• Clamps
• Wood glue
• 120 grit sandpaper
• Tape measure & pencil

How to build your own DIY storage bins:

These pantry storage bins are so quick to build. Each storage bin is made of just 5 pieces of wood and is glued together to make the build as easy and quick as possible so that you can start organising your kitchen pantry storage almost immediately.

Step 1
Measure & Cut

Start by cutting all of the pieces you need for your box. We used our new table saw to cut all of the pieces and then cut the angled front edges with our mitre saw.

Obviously, not everyone has a table saw so you could use a plunge saw or circular saw instead. DIY is all about doing what works for you and you can always adapt any plans to suit your situation.

Step 2
Sand The Edges

When you’ve cut all the pieces, give everything a light sand to remove any rough edges and ensure that the pieces are smooth on all sides. 

Step 3
Assemble The DIY Storage Bins

Run a bead of wood glue along the edge of the pieces and stick them together. 

We found it easiest to assemble the side pieces first. When the sides have dried you can then easily glue them to the base of the storage bin. The front panel and raised feet are the last things to glue in place.

Use some clamps to firmly push the pieces together while the glue dries.

We also added some little feet to the bottom of each storage bin, so that they slot together perfectly and make them easy to stack.

Step 4
Add Labels (Optional)

The last step is to label your new storage bins. 

You could use sticky labels, write directly on the wood or get nice labels at places like Etsy. We made our own labels to stick to the pantry storage bins with our new favourite gadget that you can check out here. 

Obviously, you don’t have to label your storage bins but I think it adds a nice finishing touch and will hopefully help everyone know where things belong.

Step 5
Have Fun Organising Your Kitchen Pantry Storage

The last thing to do is put your new DIY storage bins into your pantry or cupboard and start having some fun organising. 

We designed these bins so that they are stackable and can be placed on top of each other to make use of any available cupboard height.

I already love how much tidier and more organised our pantry storage cupboard looks.

Our temporary kitchen setup in the living room isn’t ideal and I can’t wait until we can afford a new kitchen, but in the meantime, our upgraded pantry storage works so much better and will help us keep at least some of our home tidier.

These bins would work well in so many places and you don’t have to limit them to pantry storage. They’d be fab to organise your craft supplies, make-up, toys or your DIY supplies like screws and nails.