oh Butler’s Pantry, what should we do?
Gio Hernandez
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Should we add a Shallow Pantry?
Comments (25)mama_goose - Thanks so much for the suggestion! If we could afford custom doors with glass for the pantry, I think it would need to be safety glass (since we have a little one), but - I will keep your suggestion in mind for future cabinet projects! Thanks! blfenton - Thank you for your reply! I put a 12" deep piece of furniture there last night, and it does feel a bit cramped. I think we're going to need to go with something smaller, if anything. lavender - I don't think that we can exchange our doors anymore since too much time has passed. But - I am definitely going to keep the glass with shirred fabric idea in mind for future projects. (I hope to one day replace the Ikea doors with more traditionally styled wood Shaker doors, and swap out the countertops for soapstone or granite.) Thanks again for your wonderful ideas! They are giving me so much to look forward to. :) taggie - Thank you for your reply and kind compliment! After living with a 12" piece of furniture there, I think 9" is the max that I want to go for the pantry so it doesn't feel so claustrophobic. DH has plans to put an end panel on the side that opens to the kitchen - but, it is a plain, flat panel - not shaker style. Hopefully it won't look too bad... marcolo - Thanks for your reply! We won't make it flush to the wall. Bellsmom - Thanks so much for the mockup! I'm afraid that DH isn't up for such a big undertaking though. It looks like we're 1eaning toward the 9" deep pantry the whole way across. But, thank you again for your thoughtful suggestion and mockup! dianalo - Thanks for your reply! Option B and sticking with the simple doors now (with perhaps some glass doors in the future), is the direction we are leaning. bmorepanic - Thank you for your thoughtful reply! I'm concerned about 21" wide doors opening into the space too. The only way around it would be to use 3 12" wide doors and lose 6" of space. In order to line up with the fridge cabinets, the max amount of space that we have to work with is 42". I wish it was 45", since then we could have done 3 15" doors. Sigh. DH isn't willing to lose the 6" of space. If the 21" doors become a huge issue, we could always change it up down the line. Also, I think we're going to stick with a 9" depth all the way across. DH will have to cut wall cabinets down in size. As for dining room usage - that is yet to be seen. We're not using it yet as it's still under construction (and was DH's workshop in the winter). It does have another opening that is much larger, from the foyer. I think biggest problem will be congestion with people using the garage entrance. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Another mini update - After trying out a 12" deep piece of furniture where the pantry will go - we're going to aim for a 9" depth. It will let the space breathe a bit more, and should allow for 7.5" wide shelves once the full overlay doors and fridge end panel are taken into consideration. The plan is for the pantry to house seldomly used things - like duplicates of food items, cans of soup and veggies, that type of thing. We don't want it to be a place where people linger or use frequently (to avoid traffic jams). Cereal and snacks will go to the right of the fridge (nice and out of the way of people using the sink and stove) - and frequently used cooking supplies will go in the cabinetry by the stove. The doors will stay simple for now - with the hope of adding some glass in the future. Thank you taggie and marcolo for the warning about bringing the cabinetry flush to the wall. I'm embarrassed to admit that we DID in fact make this amateur mistake in other areas of our kitchen (it was either that, or we would of had to lose 6" of cabinetry or do major construction to the wall). DH is comfortable with it flush; he believes in function over form, and the doorway openings are straight (he said that if the walls weren't straight, he would have stopped the cabinetry a few inches from the wall). Being a perfectionist, I'm bummed that we made such a rookie mistake, but I'm going to have to let it go. Thank you all, again!!!...See MoreShould we paint cedar closet and pantry?
Comments (10)I know this is an older post, but Wow, I'm amazed that someone thought that making cedar closets and pantries were done so just because they were "trendy." No, they were necessary! And still are depending where you live! Moths/flying pests get into your pantries and lay eggs in flours. Mealworms are from those. Cedar keeps them away. Moths will destroy your clothing, especially in an older house, in the country! She was lucky to have had those in the house, and I hope she didn't paint over them, it would ruin the cedar. A little cedar oil would freshen them right up....See Morewhat should I do- tear down pantry and lower island to one level?
Comments (11)richfield95 is spot on. I had a similar pantry that had an odd shaped inside because it was formed around the furnace vent. Go under the house and see if anything is coming up in that area or if the lines of the inside of the pantry are not exactly tracking to the outside, there is something being hidden that you need. Even then, you could have plumbing lines hidden between the framing that you just can't recognize. Once i changed my furnace to a high efficiency that vented with PVC pipe in a totally different path, I could tear out the pantry....See MoreWhat should we do with this kitchen space? Laundy? Baking? Storage?
Comments (0)We are finally ready to start thinking about how to complete our kitchen, which has chunk of "TBD" space that we left open-ended after a 2010 kitchen remodel. On the wish list: laundry (currently in a detached garage), utility sink, and baking area. We also need more pantry storage, but might be able to use the existing pantry cabinet more effectively if we add more drawers/lower cabinets elsewhere. These things probably can't all co-exist given the limited space, but they are all in play. We are open to moving windows and the door. The lower wall needs to stay relatively open as far as light (either existing door/window or new french doors) but the window on the lower left wall could potentially be eliminated (no view, not a lot of light). We are also open to reworking the coats/shoes area (currently just a built-in bench and shelves) and moving the broom closet/pantry. We really like the functionality of everything in the top half of the kitchen and don't want to mess around with any of that. The side and bottom walls are all load-bearing. Here is the space as it exists today. Currently, the lower left corner of the room is used for 1) baking (pull-out cart with stand mixer) and 2) junk storage. We designed this space for an eat-in table (since it was originally the breakfast nook in the house) but have not used it for this in some years and there is a dining room immediately outside the kitchen, so are willing to let that go. What would you do to make this space more functional? If we add laundry, where should it go? (For planning purposes, I am using the specs of a Bosch compact washer/dryer set---24"w x 33.25"h x 28d--since we like our current full-sized set a lot. They could be stacked or side-by-side. If anyone knows of a more compact set, that would be great to know too!) Thank you for any ideas!...See MoreGio Hernandez
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