Thank you for stopping by! I am excited about my first post for Metamorphosis Monday, hosted by Susan at 'Between naps on the porch'. Unfortunately I don't have any "before" pictures. I will require that you use your imagination.....you see this used to be the closet in my laundry room that contained my very large 30 plus year old heater. As I have shared before, my home has very little storage space so I am always trying to squeeze in a little more. After researching and dreaming of alternative locations for my heater I came up with the perfect location. I have two crawl spaces under my house. Those of you on the west coast will understand. --No basements out here, although at one time my house did have a root cellar. At any rate, one crawl space is exceptionally large and very accessible, so we relocated our new heater there and Voila! - Space for a new closet!
Of course it need a floor. We added a wood floor that matches my laundry room perfectly. It already had electricity so we installed a darling little overhead light that I found at a salvage shop in Berkeley. Bead board on the walls and shelves all painted in a bone color were installed. Here are the results.
This is the moulding on the shelves.
The shelving is floor to ceiling with quite a bit of space on the floor to store some of my larger appliances. The shelves are at a variety of heights.
The closet is a walk-in however I didn't feel it was large enough for shelves on all sides so one wall is blank. I think I need to hang some plates on it, don't you?
This final picture is of the door--something else I needed to replace. The door we removed was hollow core and very ugly. This door matches the others in the room. I added hardware that is reproduction but matches the hardware elsewhere in the room. After over twenty years of living in this house without a pantry I am thrilled!
Oh Paula! I love it! It reminds me of a much larger version of the pantry I had in my old Victorian many moons ago. Storage space of any kind is at a premium for older homes! And I say YES...hang plates on the wall!!! lol...Debbie
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Very nice! I love the beadboard and the moulding on the shelves, so nice and polished. What a great idea to add storage, and it's pretty to boot! Kathy
ReplyDeleteThis looks beautiful and so organized! You did a really great job.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful makeover! This would look great even without the dishes. Great choice of materials. Must be fun to look in and see all your pretty things - inspiring future entertaining. You absolutely did the best thing with the door too. Looks great.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! I have a walk-in pantry, but I am afraid that at this old house, it's full of "practical" things -- from old Tupperware to extra rolls of paper towels. Nothing nearly as lovely and inspiring as your gorgeous shelves. Thanks for the glimpse! -- Cass
ReplyDeleteYour house is so beautiful and your pantry came out so well. I am enjoying getting these wonderful glimpses of your home. Cindy
ReplyDeleteLooks fabulous!!! I vote "yes" on the plates.
ReplyDeleteHi Paula, this is really nice! How nice to have more storage...Christine
ReplyDeletePaula, this is just a dream pantry. I love the beadboard and the molding. What a real treat to look in and see all the gorgeous things you have. The door is lovely also and the door knob is beautiful. Great job and wonderful use of space. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the prettiest pantries I have ever seen! The Plates would look great hanging thee.
ReplyDeleteIt has so much room and looks so organized!
The moldings and beadboard look wonderful.
WOW that pantry is the size of my bedroom. lol
ReplyDeleteI love it it's a dream.
Love Claudie
This pantry is gorgeous! Very nice~ ;) ~CC Catherine
ReplyDeleteWow, that is terrific. I liked that you used bedboard or wainscoat board and molding to trim it out. Looks like it has always been there. Bet it is wonderful to get all organized!
ReplyDeleteLinda Q
I had DH add shelving to two sides of a broom closet in our home over 30 years ago. I also added a pegboard on the empty wall you faced when you opened the closet door. I used it to hang seldom used, but necessary items that were being kept in my kitchen drawers.
ReplyDeleteWe no longer live in that home, but I still miss my pegboard. In our present home I haven't figured out a place to put one that would be out of sight, out of the way, and out of the dust being constantly generated in the kitchen. I really like your idea of hanging plates also, but would they offer visibility in this location.
This project came out to be very functional and I know you will enjoy your pantry no matter what you decide to do with your empty wall.
This was clever. We can always use more room for our dishes! Doorknob is great too!
ReplyDeleteOh Paula,just look at your Butlers pantry with all the beautiful pretties.I know how long you wished for this and there it is and now you even have pictures.It is wonderful as is every inch of your home. Great post.I am sure others will be looking in their homes for a space to do something like this. Hugs Kathysue
ReplyDeletePaula, Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I lov3e yours!!!! What a great pantry. I have a large one, but it is still unrenovated. It is painted dark green(???) and the light fixture no longer works, because we found a leak from the tile shower above. It is always something. So we have stopped using the shower until we can afford (with 2 girls in college) to replace the pan and re-tile with the beautiful green tiles from the '20s. I can still store things in the dark pantry, but until we fix the bathroom, no re-do. There is always something which I know you understand!!! I have not redone the kitchen at all. It was functional, but unattractive, since the family that lived here before always had help. Again, when I get at least one out of college, I am dying to re-do the kitchen. We have renovated the girls' rooms upstairs, but they are not Victorian. I plan to show them in upcoming Met. Mondays. Thanks again for stopping by! :D Jewel
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