Other People's Pantries #90
From Poochie (The Daily Coop), in the Piedmont area of North Carolina:
We live in a 110-year-old farmhouse.
One of our favorite house modifications -- we had the old ironing board cabinet converted to hold spices.
The carpenter drilled holes for shelf pegs and cut MDF (medium-density fiberboard) to size. Each shelf holds 2 bottles deep and about 6 across. Perfect to keep our spices visible and handy but protected.
On Saturdays, we peek into Other People's Pantries.
Come on -- show us your pantry.
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Posted by: milton | October 17, 2009 at 05:12 AM
very nice. I bet your neighbours love you.....damn, I need a tspn of vadouvan, oh wait, i'll just run acorss to poochies house and ask her for some!
enjoy the day
Posted by: Chiot's Run | October 17, 2009 at 08:37 AM
I love this, you have just about as many different kinds of spices as I do.
What a great idea to turn this ironing board cover into a spice cabinet, I can see how that would be perfect!
Posted by: Jessica Lee Binder | October 17, 2009 at 09:04 AM
I love that it's not too deep. I always forget about the stuff in the back of my cabinet.
Posted by: Mae | October 17, 2009 at 10:19 AM
I note that nearby is the electric outlet that would have been used for the iron. I'm not nostalgic for ironing!
Posted by: Elaine | October 17, 2009 at 02:13 PM
My father did this same thing for me when I lived in a house built in 1904. So handy, especially since the ironing board was long gone!
Posted by: Kalyn | October 17, 2009 at 09:31 PM
Wow, I have a pretty good spice rack, but this is fantastic. I'm having spice cupboard envy!
Posted by: Panya | October 18, 2009 at 04:51 AM
That's cute. I love deep shelves for storage, but despise them for actually retrieving things!
Posted by: Deena | October 18, 2009 at 09:26 AM
What a nicely organized pantry!
Posted by: Melynda | October 18, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Great use of that space, it is perfect!
Posted by: Pam Siloti | October 18, 2009 at 02:41 PM
That looks handy and nice
Well worth the time and money put into it
and whoever has enough room for all their spices? ~grin~
Thanks
Posted by: Tai-Tai | October 19, 2009 at 07:54 AM
I love this spice pantry! What a great idea!
Posted by: carol,boston | October 19, 2009 at 08:41 AM
that is terrific!
do you do lots of baking - because I think I spy many different extracts towards the top?
Posted by: Aimee S. | October 22, 2009 at 03:27 PM
I love seeing everyone's pantries. Gives me ideas for my own. I love the "Oohs" and "Ahs" they often provoke.
Posted by: mindy u | January 1, 2010 at 12:09 PM
I had this in my 1930's home in California. Perfect for spices. I oved that the shelves were so shallow. Yours looks great!