Pantry Shelf Spacing

A walk in pantry provides you with more length.

Pantry shelf spacing. Fixed pantry shelves should have a maximum depth of 16 for storing larger items. Allow 6 5 to 7 inches for a shelf of canned goods. Make shelves at eye level 12 to 14 inches deep and spaced 14 to 16 inches apart to fit cereal boxes and canisters.

The 3 l brackets on the posts support the narrow shelves very well. I copied your pantry design for the 3 x4 storage closet in our townhouse. This allows 14 to 16 storage shelves inside the pantry and 7 to 8 of can and bottle storage built into the door.

If your waist height shelf doubles as a counter space you should plan for 18 between it and the next shelf up. If your system is just to hold various oils together regardless of height you re probably going to end up with wasted space. The best thing about this kind of shelving is that it is easy and simple to make.

The next in our pantry shelving ideas list is simple walk in pantry shelving. I used 16 shelving for the back wall and 8 shelving for the side wall so the shelving butts together instead of mitered corners. Allow 18 to 20 inches for large items like bins of potatoes.

To conserve space the eight shelves are just 1 2 inch taller than the jars they are meant to hold. I have much more shelf space now and plan to alter the design. If the space available in your home is not that wide then the pantry shelving unit could be made taller but not as wide.

The best reach in configuration we have found is the bat wing pantry. Take advantage of the whole pantry. Allow 14 to 16 inches for cereal boxes.