Space Saving: Narrow Pantry

I love my home but there are certain features that I find challenging. My kitchen has lots of cupboards and large ones at that.

I have a pantry that is very narrow (narrower than I am) with shelves that are deep but do not extend out to the door opening. The depth of the pantry is shorter than my arms so it's a struggle. The struggle limits the size of medium and large items being placed in the pantry which leaves room for small items. Once the small items are in there, it's too deep to get them out.

What to do?

Looking online, I found a few ideas that were great but involved pricey equipment.

After some thought, I remembered that I have an over-the-door shoe hanger. It is 4 pockets wide and wouldn't work for this narrow pantry. I went to the store and looked at the various models and chose one that can be cut in half from top to bottom.

It's the perfect width for this narrow pantry and corresponding narrow door.

Perfect fit. Budget friendly. Effective solution. It's a win-win-win!

Wonder what I did with the other half? It's on one of the bathroom doors. Saving more space over there, too.