Anyone remove their pantry & put cabinets instead?Also 24' pantry
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coastal_modern_love
13 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (69)Our new walk-in pantry. Just over 6' x 8' in size, with 9' ceilings. Shelves are a mix of 24" deep, 12" deep and 9" deep. We have two slide out drawers under the bottom left shelf in which we put kid snacks for their easy reach. We store ALL food and small appliances in here - the only foodstuff we keep in the main kitchen are spices near the stove. Our contractor cut and painted the wood himself, and then hung all the brackets. Shelving has been braced together in the corners to keep them from separating. We love it! It's a vast improvement over the small over-stuffed closet we had before our kitchen remodel!...See MoreWhat type of shelving should I put in reach-in pantry?
Comments (11)oouuhhhh!! I love Hillbilly's pantry! I hadn't been able to work out shelving for my pantry before we moved in a few days before Thanksgiving. I needed to get something organized in my house before hosting the holiday. My carpenter recommended the Rubbermaid adjustable shelving system with MDF shelves at HD. I really, really wanted something more custom looking, but settled for this as it was cheap, could be done in a day, and meant that I could UNPACK! The shevles are 12" deep and are adjustable, although, like someone else mentioned, I doubt I'll adjust them. Carpenter said it was cheaper to do adjustable shelves than fixed. grrrr. Oh, and BTW, that pantry was much more organized before DH came out from a visit in there and said, "there's a lot more room in the pantry now." He mushed everything together and put Christmas junk in there. Another grrrrr....See MorePantry or No Pantry? Can't decide...
Comments (31)I think your guests will be more comfortable sitting at an island than a peninsula. How much actual time do you spend standing at the stove? At the peninsula, you have two people in a small space, with one trapped in by the wall. That person gets to look at the side of a wall cabinet. There is no other view than you at the stove. Maybe you're a famous chef and they won't mind this. ;) In that case, an island cooktop is a better choice. If you need something from the walk-in pantry, they have to move. So most likely one will sit on the end, but where will you sit while you're waiting for the water to boil? The peninsula forces you into getting a breakfast table, further crowding the kitchen. That table is in front of the bathroom door. Not very appetizing. So with the island, they can sit or stand around it and help prep, as Foxcrane's guests did. If you turn the island, you'll have drawers facing the sink and a place for silverware and other items that come out of the DW. You can unload groceries onto the island, which is close to your entryway. You will take the path of least resistance doing these tasks, so with a peninsula, they will all shift to the small counter to the left of the sink, where you will probably need to keep a small appliance or two. I have never seen anyone resist an island when they have room for one. Islands are also more desirable for resale....See MoreSmall closet pantry VS cupboard style pantry?
Comments (9)I had a small, step in pantry that I hated, and got rid of it for a lot more storage in cabinet pantries instead. The thing is, a closet style pantry is a lot cheaper to build. That's the main reason people opt for them. You can do a hybrid if it will work better in your space but putting roll out tray shelves in the bottom, and pretty double doors on the front. You can also put restrictors on your upper shelves to keep things only in the front. For function, either way would work the same, though with the cabinets you'd have a slight ledge to set things down on, which would be useful, or a counter if you use actual uppers, rather than having them down to the top of the lowers. I don't use a lot of bulk items, other than paper goods like napkins and paper towels which are better and easier to buy rarely but by the case. I only buy 10 lbs. of flour at a time, but have many kinds of flour. The flour canisters are in two drawers in my baking area, and extra flour is on a roll out shelf in the pantry. Similarly, I don't use a lot of oil, and have several kinds. The open bottles are in my cooking area, and the replacements are in the pantry. Pasta, rice, beans, etc., are in the pantry. The paper goods are on the upper shelves because they're easy to get down and out of the way. My pantry is two 30"x18" floor to ceiling cabinets, roll out shelves in the lowers, which are about 5' high. Most of the foodstuffs, as well as beverages, are in the lower part. Housewares and general household stuff are in the uppers, as well as some canisters that have nowhere else to go, and wines/spirits. There would be plenty of room in one 30" wide pantry for most everything without the papergoods. The extra depth you want to get rid of would be quite useful for the paper, though... :)...See Morejakabedy
13 years agoWe left our two pantry closets -- one on either end of a galley kitchen. Four reasons: we had plenty of cabinet space otherwise; they bookended the modern kitchen and looked fine; structural post in the corner; budget.
While a pantry system with pull-outs or swing-outs or whatever could have been more user-friendly than a reach-in pantry, it just wasn't worth the cost and trouble to us. Now, if you are going to change the layout of the entire wall like clweed did, then it makes sense 100% to do it.
natschultz
13 years agoejbrymom
13 years agoThis is my current kitchen. I have lots of counterspace.
This is my current pantry frig area. I was thinking of sliding the frig over to the Right and then facing oven wall doing 12" deep cabinets that are 36" wide to create more usable storage. Then Shrinking the pantry or doing more cabinets. Current pantry is 36" wide by 32" deep.
This was the kitchen when we bought the house.
We did a partial remodel back in 2007 as it wasn' functional now I would like to make it look more updated and finished with a bigger island/more usable storage, we are doing a smaller kitchen window and will have upper cabinets on either side of the window. Also want to paint the cabinets white and add a paintedi sland with wood top.
View from kitchen into family room
On a side note: I just learned how to post pictures in the post soooo easy!!! Can't believe it took me a few years to figure this out!
brianadarnell
13 years ago
plllog
13 years agopps7
13 years agoWe have pantry cabinets similar to clweed. They are all 24" deep. I've never had a walk in pantry-so I'm not really sure what I'm missing out on. And apprently walk ins are cheaper than puchasing a wall of cabinets. We do have a large utility closet in the mudroom for vacuum/broom etc.
For your space, I would do what Anne did and use 30" deep cabinets with pullouts. You might gain a few inches by removing the pantry walls. It will look more finished which is important since you have such an open floor plan.
Here's our space:
lascatx
13 years agocoastal_modern_love
13 years agorjr220
13 years agoWe had a small pantry. This is it: to the far right of the range. It worked, but not efficiently. The shelves were too deep, and stuff got lost in the back.
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Following the advice of GW, I changed to cabs -- floor to ceiling, 15" deep. I have plenty of space, and items don't get lost. The only complaint I have is that I wish I could get shelves that were just a wee bit thinner, then I could have a little bit more versatility in the pantry. I don't have a picture of the doors open (my daughter has my phone), but it stores MORE than the old pantry.
annettacm