Updating your kitchen a pantry is no easy job. No matter how small the job or large the impact is the same. Your kitchen is a complete disaster until it's done. Plus, the job always has a ripple effect.
Like you add a new sky light. Ok, no sky light but I do have 2 gallons of grey paint so we can repaint the walls, plus 4 cans of white to paint the kitchen cabinets on the other side of the kitchen. Ripple effect!
You saw the above pic, which shows what my pantry used to look like. Which is what I thought I needed for my kitchen. It turns out I was wrong. But don't tell my husband. Below you will see the DIY husband of the year tearing out the cabinets to make way for three new 6 foot tall pantry cabinets to add the one black one we already had in place.
Little secret unless you follow me on Instagram, I got tired of my kitchen table being a dumping ground for my purse and crap, so I gave it away.
Once I get the other cabinets painted, I will do another kitchen tour to show you the new look. I'm hoping to get them done before Spring hits. If you're a gardener you know how busy we get.
Buying for tall pantries was the decision I should have made before but I was afraid to spend the money. Now the two lower cabinets are down in Greg's man cave for storage, so we didn't lose any $$, but it was a hard lesson I learned. Don't cheap out or be talked out of what you need for your work space. You'll be grateful you did.
So far I have the following shelves or categories in my pantry, due to some things we buy in bulk to save money:
- Baking
- Side
- Snacks
- Greg's grab n go (granola bars and cheese crackers)
- Soda
- Beer
- Water & Tea
- Mixer storage
- Slow cooker storage
- Paper towels
- Garbage Bags (see below)
I'm still using the pantry and that's how I am coming up with what works for me, but the list above is working well so far. The metal shelves were easy to install and fit perfectly. They're deep and each one can hold 50 pounds of weight. Which means my Kitchen Aide Mixer doesn't have to be stored on the counter anymore.
I hope you've liked this quick tour of the latest diy project we started and I hope to show you the rest in a couple of weeks. I'm not going to fool myself that this is going to be a quick 2 day project. But I do have a hubby who is on vacay this week so I am going to use him wisely! 😉
P.S. As well as updating my template for my blog, I have also decided to update my comment system as well. The down side is, it will not show up until a new blog post is created. So sorry for the trouble.
