Pantry Project
Over the 3 day Labor Day holiday, we decided to take on a project we've been putting off since we moved in...the pantry renovation! The small pantry was not painted, & came with a white wire shelving system (which we absolutely hated). Bottles would never stand up straight because of the gaps between the wire. And, it was just plain ugly in there. The shelves were not adjustable, and we found more and more food taking up residence on the pantry floor (bags of chips, rice, etc). The 1st photo is of Dan starting demolition. This took longer than expected since the @%*&! tabs on the shelves were put in upside down, right side up, and everything in-between.
Nearly done removing the old shelves. Next will be spackling the many, many holes! Hannah & I helped unscrew the many screws from the walls.
During the project, (for 3 days!) our food took up residence on our kitchen table and in numerous bags in our mudroom. And yes, little Evie could reach many items on the sides of the table <sigh>.
The first couple cabinets are in! No turning back now!
Add another cabinet....making progress.
We're getting there!
Ah, the pantry looks so much better painted! I love paint! We chose a spiced pumpkin color, the same as our dining room and office. Autumn is my favorite season, and spiced pumpkin makes me happy. :) It also pairs nicely with our sage green kitchen!
Cabinet doors are on, and the paint is looking great.
Wow! It's really looking amazing now! All the shelves are up and they're all adjustable!!!! We used unfinished oak.
The food is put back in and arranged by category. The little counter top to the left holds my most often used small appliances...the family size crock pot and my industrial strength mega blender! So easy to reach now...I love it!
Yes, I admit it...I'm a total type A. I LOVE the labels on my pantry shelves! Seen here is my tea & coffee shelf, which also includes hot cider and hot cocoa.
Two other shelves include italian / rice, which includes pastas, spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, & of course rice. Another shelf is baking and jello, which includes pudding mix, canned pumpkin, etc.
Other shelves include: snacks / crackers, sandwich / cookies, beans / ethnic. Hidden behind cabinet doors is more baking (powdered sugar, brown sugar, cooking oil, flour, sugar, etc.). And in the tall set of cabinets is the rest of the large cooking pots, etc. These cabinets are a great place to keep the 2 kinds of popcorn poppers, bread maker, big pots, small crock pot, etc.
Thank you, to my sweet honey, who is so amazingly talented at home improvement projects. It took all 3 days of our long weekend, but when you consider 6 children were running about, still needing meals, baths, etc (& a baby getting under foot every chance she got), that's not too shabby! Our pantry is now a joy, and we even have extra unused space behind those gorgeous cabinets. Now all that's left is Dan installing crown moulding & baseboards, and me having the fun of choosing pretty cabinet knobs.
Thank you, Dan! We love it!!!!
