One of my own personal New Years Resolutions is to organize & redecorate my home.

I LOVE my home & it’s character but we have been here for 9 years

& although I redecorated when we moved in {& many times since},

I will be honest…I have gotten kind of lax.

I have already bought most of the fabrics & many of the supplies to redo the majority of my home , I just need to put it into action…

so I decided to start with my pantry.

As you can see, I organized it {sort of} before…with tags & what-knots

but that was BEFORE I started Snippets & it was time for a MUCH NEEDED re-do.

Plus, the poor thing needed paint…

My pantry had obviously been through a lot and needed a good face lift.

I painted the the shelves & side walls Glidden Antique White  and the back wall Greenhouse Basil{to match my upcoming kitchen re-do}.

Painting Hint: How to Obtain Straight Paint Edges

• Make sure that the seal between the wall and the tape is COMPLETELY sealed on the painting side.
• Always use less paint, more layers.
• Never paint “into” the tape.  Paint “away from”.
• Use a razor blade to remove the painter’s tape.

After I painted, I assessed what I had, what I wanted to re-use, & what I wanted to change…

I decided that I wanted new labels.

Some that weren’t as “floofy” & some that I could offer to everyone for free on Snippets which meant,

I needed to design them from scratch. ;)

This is what I came up with…

I believed that they created a modern, “cottagy”, country store feel.

Which is EXACTLY what I am going for in my new kitchen.

I already had lots of baskets & organizing tools that I wanted to re-use.

I even had the matching  jars from IKEA already…yeah!

I had saved  jars and decanters for a wedding so I was kind of excited

when I realized I now had some fun vessels for oils, vinegar, & vanilla.

I was also very excited when I realized I already had the perfect spice cabinet for the job

if I just tweeked it a tad…

I will share the tutorial, free printable labels, & story behind my spice cabinet tomorrow. ;)

I also wanted to keep my favorite stool.

I have had it for probably close to 18 years & it has been repainted a few times already

but I love it & the truth is, I need it…

I am only 5′ 2″.

So I repainted it once again…I will share that tutorial later this week. ;)

It says “It’s never too late to take a big step”.

Here is My Supply List:

1. Canisters & Jars-I found these at DI {a second hand store}  & on Ebay.  I have seen the same jars at Target & Walmart however.
2. Baskets-Walmart
3. Baskets-Walmart
4. Baskets-Michaels {a craft store}
5. Step Stool-unfinished, Michaels
6. Jars & Baskets-IKEA
7. Decanthers-Ebay
8. Spice Rack & Jars-Target & Michaels
9. Organizing Supplies-IKEA

I printed the tags & labels on the inexpensive, white cardstock from Walmart.  It costs around $5 for a large package.

I used a black thread from the yarn department at Walmart & my Create-a-Sticker to attach the tags.

I also used gunmetal i-lets from the scrapbook section on my hanging tags.

Here are the  PDF  Tags & Labels for download:

{You will need the latest version of Adobe Reader.  You can download that here.}

Vintage Trash Label

Vintage Flour & Sugar Labels

Vintage Labels 3

Vintage Labels 4

Vintage Oval Labels 5

Vintage Round Labels6

Vintage Labels 7

Vintage Labels 8

If you would prefer to have the .jpg versions, you can download them in a compressed .zip here:

Vintage Pantry Labels in .jpg

I used Rockwell Condensed Font.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask….

I will be sharing the tutorial on the spice cabinet & free printables for that tomorrow,

so hope to see you here!

xo,