Reset Your Nest Founder Jen Martin Brings Beautiful Function to Our 2025 Parade Home Pantry

Jen Martin, CEO and founder of Reset Your Nest, launched her organizing business in 2020 with a mission to create beautifully curated systems for families across Utah. With her talented team, Jen can transform anything from a single space to an entire home in just a few days. 

At Ivory Homes, we've had the pleasure of working with Jen on multiple occasions, and we were especially thrilled to feature her work in our 2025 Utah Valley Parade Home.

Jen was responsible for organizing and designing the pantry in this year’s home, and the result is nothing short of spectacular.

When asked about her vision for the pantry, Jen shared that she wanted the space to reflect the overall feeling of the home—light, fun, and beautifully styled. She accomplished this by decanting several items into glass jars, creating a clean and airy aesthetic while also establishing a system that feels both functional and approachable. 

Her approach was intentional and thoughtful, crafting zones within the pantry to make it both functional and visually appealing. She added a baking zone, a zone for pastas and grains, beans were placed up high, and cookies and candies were given their own spotlight in clear jars. “I wanted families to picture their kids coming into the pantry and being able to grab their favorite snack or easily grab ingredients to make cookies or dinner” she said. She used a mix of three different basket materials—water hyacinth, chrome, and a light gray option—to complement the textures and tones of the adjacent kitchen.

When asked about her favorite feature in the pantry, Jen chose the cookie jars and said, “I know stacking cookies is not the most practical storage solution for busy families, but it sure looks pretty.” We couldn’t agree more!

Of course, we couldn’t let Jen go without asking for her best pantry organization tips. While she said she has too many to count, her top advice is simple but effective: group like items together, use containers or baskets, and most importantly—label everything. As Jen says, “An organized pantry will not stay an organized pantry without labels.”

We’re grateful for Jen’s incredible talent and eye for design. Her work in the Parade Home pantry perfectly marries style and function, and we know it will continue to inspire homeowners across Utah. 

Read the full interview below: 

1.     What was your overall vision for the pantry space in our Parade home?

I love how fun and light the parade home is in its finishes and decor and I wanted to create a pantry space that carried that same feeling through. The pantry is huge and I also wanted to create a space where someone looking for a home could envision their pantry as a beautiful extension of their home instead of a massive overwhelming series of shelves full of chaos. 

2.     Were there any must-have features or elements you knew you wanted to include from the start?

I wanted to be intentional about the items we decanted so we used glass jars for a baking zone, a pasta zone and grains zone, and then we stored dried beans up high and created two fun zones with decanted candy and decanted cookies. I wanted families to picture their kids coming into the pantry and being able to grab their favorite snack or easily grab ingredients to make cookies or dinner. I loved the chrome door pulls used in the butler's pantry and wanted to bring chrome baskets into the pantry for a fun change. I don't feel like we see chrome in pantries and baskets very much. I also knew I wanted to use natural materials, which we did with the water hyacinth baskets. I love the combination of the chrome with the water hyacinth. Then we used a third basket that is a light gray color and matches the cabinetry in the home. I love the balance of the 3 styles of baskets we brought, with the decanted glass jars mixed in there as well.

3.     How did the overall design of the home influence your choices for the pantry?

I love the design of the home. It is so colorful and fun and feels comfortable and cozy at the same time. When I first walked into the home, my first thought was that I don't think I could ever be sad in a house that feels as happy and bright as this home does. I wanted the pantry to feel the same way. I think structure and order and containers really help spaces to feel peaceful and approachable. Especially big spaces like this pantry. I wanted there to be variety, but I didn't want it to feel busy. I wanted items decanted, but not so many that maintaining would feel like a chore. I wanted zones and systems to feel approachable and the big pantry to not feel empty and overwhelming.

4.     What tips do you have for homeowners looking to create a more organized pantry?

Too many :). My first tip is to identify your pain points in your current space and set the intention of your pantry. If it is too crowded, think about what you really need in the space. If you can't ever find anything, find baskets/bins that fit so you can corral like things together. Being committed to your goal will get you a long way. Then, if you are ready to organize it, I recommend taking everything out and checking expiration dates. It is a big chore, but doing this exercise really helps you to analyze what you are wanting to put back in the pantry when you are done. Separate items by zone and decide what zones are most important to your family and where those zones would ideally go (ie: snacks and lunch making zone down low for young children). Find containers and bins that fit the entire depth of the shelf, use turntables for corners, and a variety of bins to give it a designer look. My final tip is LABEL. An organized pantry will not stay an organized pantry without labels.  

5.     What’s your favorite detail or feature in this particular space?

Probably the cookie jars. I know stacking cookies is not the most practical storage solution for busy families, but it sure looks pretty.