10 Hardworking Pantries For Your Next Kitchen Project
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Julia Bolotina
18 March 2022
International Associate Editor at Houzz
There is certainly a sense of satisfaction in seeing perfectly lined-up jars of grains or tidy piles of onions and potatoes in and of themselves. However, the best pantries incorporate great design too, and add to the overall look and feel of the kitchen and the home. Whether in a separate room or tucked away in a cupboard or under the stairs, the pantries on this list bring both beauty and functionality.
1. Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
What we love: The graphic lines and juxtaposed round and squared shapes create a playful and pretty space. The elegant light fixture makes this walk-in pantry feel like a proper room.
Professional: Kathryn J. LeMaster Art & Design
What we love: The graphic lines and juxtaposed round and squared shapes create a playful and pretty space. The elegant light fixture makes this walk-in pantry feel like a proper room.
Professional: Kathryn J. LeMaster Art & Design
2. Sydney, Australia
What we love: Beadboard lends this otherwise minimal and efficiently laid out butler’s pantry a cosy touch.
Professional: NJR Studios
What we love: Beadboard lends this otherwise minimal and efficiently laid out butler’s pantry a cosy touch.
Professional: NJR Studios
3. Gull Lakes, Minnesota, USA
What we love: The sumptuous finishes. Many readers have asked about the paint colour (Sherwin Williams Grays Harbor) and the tile (hand-painted terra-cotta from Tabarka Studio) in comments. An archway integrates this walk-in pantry into the rest of the kitchen. “The stone veneer makes it feel like an old stone cave-like room with a new house wrapped around it,” Tays says.
Professional: Tays & Co Design Studios
What we love: The sumptuous finishes. Many readers have asked about the paint colour (Sherwin Williams Grays Harbor) and the tile (hand-painted terra-cotta from Tabarka Studio) in comments. An archway integrates this walk-in pantry into the rest of the kitchen. “The stone veneer makes it feel like an old stone cave-like room with a new house wrapped around it,” Tays says.
Professional: Tays & Co Design Studios
4. Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
What we love: This kitchen features a similar archway in a more modern setting. Curvy kitchens are a big trend in Australia at the moment.
Professional: ACT Renovations
What we love: This kitchen features a similar archway in a more modern setting. Curvy kitchens are a big trend in Australia at the moment.
Professional: ACT Renovations
5. Higashiomi City, Shiga, Japan
What we love: Dramatic lines and an asymmetric version of the arched pantry entrance.
Professional: Color Label Design Office / 殿村明彦 (Akihiko Tonomura)
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What we love: Dramatic lines and an asymmetric version of the arched pantry entrance.
Professional: Color Label Design Office / 殿村明彦 (Akihiko Tonomura)
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6. London, UK
What we love: Forest green kitchens and glazing are trending in the UK at the moment. Here, the glass connects the pantry to the rest of the kitchen while the solid paneling on the bottom keeps clutter tucked away. The doors give the pantry the feel of a traditional shop.
Professional: Trevor Brown Architects
What we love: Forest green kitchens and glazing are trending in the UK at the moment. Here, the glass connects the pantry to the rest of the kitchen while the solid paneling on the bottom keeps clutter tucked away. The doors give the pantry the feel of a traditional shop.
Professional: Trevor Brown Architects
7. London, UK
What we love: Same idea, very different feel in this shaker pantry. With its stepped design, contrasting worktop, rounded shelves and artwork, this pantry incorporates decor and attention to detail usually reserved for living spaces.
Professional: Sustainable Kitchens
What we love: Same idea, very different feel in this shaker pantry. With its stepped design, contrasting worktop, rounded shelves and artwork, this pantry incorporates decor and attention to detail usually reserved for living spaces.
Professional: Sustainable Kitchens
8. West Midlands, UK
What we love: Why not fairy lights in a larder? The tins, wood crate, mixer and green finish give this space a cheerful retro feel.
Professional: No.54 Interiors
What we love: Why not fairy lights in a larder? The tins, wood crate, mixer and green finish give this space a cheerful retro feel.
Professional: No.54 Interiors
9. London, UK
What we love: What to do if you can’t fit a walk-in pantry? This cupboard shows how much storage can be packed into a much smaller space. Note the wide bottom drawers for corralling clutter, and the spice rack on the door.
Professional: Sola Kitchens
What we love: What to do if you can’t fit a walk-in pantry? This cupboard shows how much storage can be packed into a much smaller space. Note the wide bottom drawers for corralling clutter, and the spice rack on the door.
Professional: Sola Kitchens
10. Saint Petersburg, Russia
What we love: Here the whole cupboard slides out. The drawers are perfect for storing bottles in particular.
Professional: Flat Modern Furniture
Read more:
Kitchen Conundrum: Walk-In vs Cabinet Pantries
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What we love: Here the whole cupboard slides out. The drawers are perfect for storing bottles in particular.
Professional: Flat Modern Furniture
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Kitchen Conundrum: Walk-In vs Cabinet Pantries
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If space was no object I would love a butler's pantry complete with butler's sink and dishwasher. Otherwise the Russian pull out cupboards. I have seen these functioning and they are fabulous. Nothing gets hidden in the back.
These pantries don’t seem very useful. More like just another space to decorate. Isn’t a pantry supposed to hold extra food? I also don’t get having to label a see through container when you can see that it stores “pasta”, “ oats”, 😂
@Rita I guess to be consistent with the containers where the contents are not obvious, like baking powder, bicarb, corn flour :)