From Stevi (Good to Be Home), in Naples, Florida:
When we renovated and remodeled our early '70s ranch this past Fall, we included a butler's pantry off the small galley kitchen.
It is a wonderful storage area where I can keep my coffee maker and cups, etc. on the counter. There is a lot of storage above in 9 "cubby" cubes that hold cook books, the covered toaster, the bill basket, etc. On the opposite wall is a large floor-to-ceiling cabinet for dry goods and canned goods. I found the stand-alone "tower" shown in the corner at a local outlet store and it provides even more storage for paper goods. We have so much less clutter now in the kitchen! (Read more here.)
On Saturdays, we peek into Other People's Pantries.
Come on -- show us your pantry.
Gorgeous! Love all the warm wood!
Posted by: MyKitchenInHalfCups | June 14, 2008 at 01:26 AM
Very nice!
Paz
Posted by: Paz | June 14, 2008 at 07:51 AM
Stevi,I love your link to the White House Pantry with its early 1950s cabinets and stainless steel counters still looking very modern. Lydia -- maybe you should feature that some day!
Posted by: mae | June 14, 2008 at 08:16 AM
Good use of space :)
Posted by: Jeff | June 14, 2008 at 05:17 PM
Thank you all for your kind comments about one of my favorite rooms in our home.
Thank you for stopping by my site, too. The visitor count on my "blogometer" is thru the roof today! I hope my blog grows up to be half as good as Lydia's!
www.gtbhome.blogspot.com
Posted by: Stevi | June 14, 2008 at 05:32 PM
Mae, great idea! Famous pantries....
Stevi, thank you.
Posted by: Lydia | June 14, 2008 at 06:27 PM
You've got such a beautiful kitchen and space! I especially love the little cubby storage cubes. I wanna have that one day!
Posted by: White On Rice Couple | June 15, 2008 at 02:16 AM
I always realize how whacky my life is when I see a pantry that's nearly as large as my apartment. :-)
really beautiful!
Posted by: Ann | June 16, 2008 at 08:50 AM
Beautiful space :)
Posted by: George@CulinaryTravels | June 20, 2008 at 08:45 AM