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A friend of mine sells Tupperware. Good ol' fashioned, name brand Tupperware. I went to several of her parties and thought about buying the plastic modular storage sets. They are designed specifically for organizing pantries. It seems like the easy answer. but I always resisted---largely because it was expensive, but also because plastic just ain't pretty.
After sitting on the issue for a really, really long time, I came to the realization that modular storage was probably the way to go. I also realized that, having avoided the issue for two years, it probably wasn't all that important. Not important enough to keep dwelling on it, and not important enough to shell out hundreds of dollars on perfect looking glass modular containers.

Last spring, I gave in. I bought the full set of modular storage. Within a week of making that decision, my cupboards felt less hectic. Not pretty, really, but still. This is now what the inside of my cupboards look like now that I've sold out and bought name brand utilitarian Tupperware:

Like I said, I know the before picture wasn't that bad, so the after isn't very dramatic. But it feels so much neater!! And I just totally ignore this unimportant spot of my house now, without dreaming of glass storage.

Despite my urges to overthink the whole thing, in the end I went with the easiest and most utilitarian solution. The result is neat, tidy, and practical. And since there's a door that closes to hide it all anyway.... That'll do, pig.