Recommended depths and heights for cans, jars, boxes, bulk items and appliances, and how to adapt them to your pantry.
Shelf depth and spacing decide how a pantry feels to use. Shelves that are too deep hide items. Shelves too close together block tall bottles, and ones too far apart waste space. A general guide works well: about twelve inches for cans and jars, up to sixteen for boxes, and twenty or more for bulk and appliances. In Nashville homes where pantries vary widely, the guide is a starting point, never a rule.
We adapt the numbers to your items. Measure the tallest bottle, the widest cereal box and the largest appliance, then plan shelves around them. Eye level is prime for daily items, low shelves hold heavy things and high shelves hold rarely used items. Adjustable tracks let you change spacing as needs change. Our spacing tool recommends heights from a list of what you store, and we can tape the plan on your wall before anything is built.
About twelve inches deep.
Twelve to sixteen inches.
Twenty inches or more.
Daily items.
Tall low, light high.
Spacing can change.
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Adjustable Pantry ShelvingShelves on tracks or pins that move as your needs change, installed level and strong enough for full…Explore Take the quiz, check your pantry or ballpark a budget.
Which Pantry Service Do I Need? QuizAnswer five questions about your space, your goals and your budget to see which pantry services to start with.Try it 
Pantry Condition Checker: Repair or Upgrade?Tick what you see in your pantry and get a priority list and a plain recommendation: care, repair, improve or rebuild.Try it 
Pantry Installation Budget PlannerPick a job, set the size and add extras to see a ballpark planning range for your pantry project.Try it About twelve to sixteen inches for most items. Deeper for bulk and appliances.
Set spacing by your tallest item, with a little room above.
Yes. Shallow at eye level and deeper low is common.
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