I LOVE IT!!!
Look how ROOMY this baby is???
Soooooooooooooooo much nicer than the 2′ deep kitchen cupboards that I never knew what the heck was shoved way in the back!
We used an old pair of shutter doors that I had painted turquoise to use for display at shows, and some old copped color door pulls.
I decided to paint the inside yellow instead of white. Still nice and bright, but easier to keep clean.
Designed it to perfectly fit the canned goods stacked two high.
Close up of the construction detail: A basic ‘bookshelf’ with added front trim, which is what we attached the doors to. Michael thought the extra support would be a good idea since we’d be storing a lot of heavy items. As you can see, his forethought was WISE!
Picture at the base. As with ALL the items that Michael and I build from scratch, here’s who we did it:
* I give him an idea of what I want.
* He sketches it out and figures measurements.
* He cuts all the pieces.
*I sand and paint all the pieces BEFORE he puts them together. MUCH faster to paint that way!
* Then he puts it together using an air nailer, and I touch up the paint a tad.
VOILA!!!
NOW, I just have to figure out what to do with this STUPID little accent window. WHY in the world would you put a frosted window on the wall between the kitchen and dining room?!?!?! I hate them! And this is just ONE of Four of them throughout the house. As you may be able to tell in the photo, we have a bookcase in front of the window on the other side. How can I disguise this one?!?!?
This is my cute little turquoise ‘retro’ clock that I got at Target. I also have a bunch of vintage red/white enamelware pans that I will probably hang on this wall, and maybe on the side of the pantry. Maybe I should just make a curtain to hang over the window??? I’ll have to search for some vintage looking red and turquoise fabric.
Didn’t get a heck of a lot else done in the kitchen last night. It was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO hot and I was pretty fatigued after they took so much blood yesterday. I did get one tiny corner of the counter ‘prettied up’ though:
Still awaiting the HIGH temp for the day to hit. Last I looked at our home outside thermometer it was 110!!! (I wish I was kidding!)
I love your pantry. We moved into a house last October and it has no pantry. Right now, our food is on a ugly shelving unit in the laundry room. Hubby is supposed to build me a pantry, but you know how that goes! I will show him pics of yours to see if that might work in our space too! I would find a cute wall hanging, framed print, or something like that to cover your window that you hate. Just cover it up with something cute that matches your room and noone will be the wiser! I know you are very creative and can figure out something that will work fabulously. Congrats again on the pantry!
hi! Just wanted to pass on a thought to you… Those windows would be very easy to take out. Then simply screw in a couple of boards to fit your newly open hole to screw drywall (cut to fit) to. Tape and mud and paint. No awkward window any more!!
Love the pantry. Nice job! As for the little window, rather than take it out, if the glass is inset, why not put some shelves inside the window and put to use displaying spices, or vintage/period items. You could paint the glass, create a stained glass window instead or a light box with a cafe curtain covering. Just some ideas.
This is a creative idea for a pantry.
I agree with the above. Remove those windows and do a sheet rock repair. My is a painter/handy man and repairs sheet rock all the time.
I found you when searching for ideas for using old fence boards.
How about painting the window glass with blackboard paint?
[...] as a ‘back up’ craft storage room, Michael is going to build me a BIG shutter cupboard (similar to the pantry he built me!) to go in this corner to store supplies in. I just hung these faux clock faces there [...]