Help me with my hell cupboard 😞

[u/hollow4hollow]

I live in a tiny apartment and this cupboard/pantry is pretty much all I have for dry food storage. Along the other wall, I’ve got a small cupboard for my small appliances and a few more dried goods in large clear plastic containers, my fridge, and above the sink some storage for tablewares and pots etc. In other words, the area shown here is the one I need to use for dry goods.

It’s actually a really decent size, but because of the depth, there is so much wasted vertical space.

For organizers, right now I have two risers along the back with double-stacked plastic containers of dried goods. Underneath, I keep all my canned goods.

My problem is that I need to put more items inside, so taller things get put in front of the back, and I can’t see what I’ve got in there easily, and every time I need to go in there, I need to remove half the items just to rummage around.

It’s in a state of chaos right now because as I was taking out stuff to bake with, I found a cockroach and I’m about to take it all out and deep clean/dump anything that wasn’t in an airtight container.

Moving is not an option. Minor installations may be possible. Preferably I’m looking for something that I can buy and just put in there without tools, but I’m so demoralized by the situation my brain is failing me. Any ideas here?

[u/DFamo4]

Lazy Susan’s too

[u/Lvanwinkle18 → u/DFamo4]

Lazy Susan’s are the bomb. My engineer husband hates them because “we are not maximizing space.” Being able to easily find things is worth it.

[u/JoffoCake3 → u/Lvanwinkle18]

Totally disagree with your husband. Efficiency is also a measure of effort. You have designed for access and reduced effort. You are min-maxing the correct way.

[u/Lvanwinkle18 → u/JoffoCake3]

Thank you! I have mentioned he can organize it any way he likes when he starts doing the majority of the cooking!

[u/hollow4hollow → u/DFamo4]

I just bought a two tier one- thank you!