Bought a $5 shoe rack for my cans and it saved my pantry
I used to stack canned goods in my pantry like a maniac. They'd tumble out every time I opened the door and half the time I'd buy duplicate cans because I couldn't see what I had. Then about 6 months ago I saw a plastic shoe rack at a garage sale for 5 bucks. I bolted it to the inside of my pantry door and now all my cans sit in neat rows on each shelf. I can see every label at a glance. No more cans rolling under the fridge. Has anyone else repurposed cheap storage racks for their kitchen mess?
Hold on, I gotta say that sounds like a bad idea to me. Bolting a flimsy plastic shoe rack to a door is just asking for it to pull loose and dump all those cans on the floor. I'd rather just deal with a messy pantry than risk having a shelf full of cans crash down every time someone opens the door too hard.
Maybe the real issue isn't the rack, but that people are yanking doors open when they should be using a gentle push. A little hinge soft-close thing would solve the whole problem without changing anything else.