I love the kitchen in my new home. It has a good amount of counter space. I love the galley style. However, there was just not enough cabinet space to house all of my cooking paraphernalia.
I love to cook. That is one of the reason I started my cooking blog, From Harvest To Table, last fall. Speaking of my cooking blog. I finally am able to start cooking blog worthy meals so I will be posting there once or twice a week.
Anyway, I have huge dutch ovens, crock pot, food processors, blender, panini presses, paella pan, extra coffee pot etc. that just didn't fit in my kitchen cupboards.
The solution? My version of a butler's pantry, French Country Style.
It is a very old French wardrobe....a real one. It sits in a little nook between the kitchen and dining room. In the picture above I am standing in my kitchen and in the picture below, I am standing in my dining room.
It is HUGE!!! We have 9 foot ceilings, so you can see how tall it is. It measures 4 feet wide by 7 1/2 feet tall. In the picture below, I am standing in my hallway in the front of my foyer.
It has 5 shelves and a huge drawer on the bottom.
It is a burled birch. It has wonderful details, like the handle and keyhole (the key was missing, but I had some skeleton keys and this one works). The doors have an amazing arch and scroll to them.
The hand carving at the top is beautiful.
I found it a an antique mall in Asheville, called Tobacco Barn Antiques. I wish I could get better pictures of it. Because it sits in a nook, the lighting is not the best for picture taking. It is really a beautiful piece.
39 comments:
Hi Penny,
Absolutely perfect!Such a beautiful wardrobe and what a wonderful way to re-purpose it. Well Done! I love it.
So so pretty.
Have a sweet day, Elizabeth
Oh it is wonderful...and as much as you love painting furniture, I know that you appreciate this beautiful wood. It sure is pulling its weight with all those shelves and a drawer, too. What a perfect location for it, too. That wall was made for it.
What a wonderful way to put all those kitchen devices away - into a French Wardrobe - Butler's Pantry. It's gorgeous!!
Jan ♥
Hi Penny, Oh I think I've fallen in love with your wardrobe. It is so beautiful and the wood is incredible! Great place to store all your cooking devices. I would love this piece in my home.
Hugs, Noreen
Wow, Penny. What an awesome way to have more storage. Great piece.
Great idea Penny. Wish I had one...
Sam
I love how useful this piece is for whatever you choose to use it for. Just a perfect piece.
That wardrobe is such a beautiful piece, and I love the way you've repurposed it. Will you show us the inside sometime?
What a gorgeous piece! It really is beautiful. And what a wonderful idea. I suffer from the same problem in my kitchen ~ thank you for some new inspiration!
Wow, I love it and what a great idea, I can't believe how much it holds! It's a beautiful piece and it seems to fit that little nook perfectly:>)
Oh, I love your Armoire! I had one similar to your and I had to let it go!! When I moved into this house It wouldn't make it through the front door not even the windows I cried...I think it looks perfect there!!
Penny this is incredible...what a great idea. The storage is smart and efficient, pretty too!
Gorgeous piece of furniture and it makes for a very spacious "butler's pantry."
What a great piece, Penny! How lucky that you had something like this to hold all your pieces. It works perfectly for this purpose.
What a clever solution to a kitchen storage problem. We have a small walk in pantry that is in need of reorganization now that I think about it.
Darla
Penny, what a perfect solution for all your cooking/baking items! Those old wardrobes are the greatest for things like this!!
What a fun solution to the storage problem. Well done, Penny! :o) xoxox
We've got the same problem here, and I think you've just offered the perfect solution! Those wardrobes will be hard to find soon!
You have the perfect butler's pantry. It is a working beauty, Penny.
You've found the perfect solution, and one I'll file away in my mental idea file for the time when we might live in a smaller space.
Wonderful idea! I love it!!
Perfect and gorgeous solution, Penny! What was the space between dining room and kitchen used for before? Just nosy and I love the little house story details, too.:-)
I love it !
Love your new cabinet! That is huge. It's the perfect thing to store all of your kitchen equipment. You're lucky you have the perfect spot for it too.
Oh How I miss the Tobacco Barn, when my parents live up there I used to go in there. They always had such great antiques.
That piece is lovely and what a great way to use it!
What a gorgeous piece! I love the space you've put it in and it's perfect as a butler's pantry. Your home is lovely - as always.
~Adrienne~
Gorgeous Cabinet! Great idea to use it for kitchen storage. Mimi
Just got back to Florida last night. Catching up here. I love the butler's pantry. Room for all of your big stuff. While in Cary I went to Mary's fav; Suzanna's Antiques. Found lots of cooking props. See you soon.
Hugs, Penny
Gorgeous wardrobe. All it needs is a couple of bay leaf wreaths hanging from wide ribbon on each door... and a path to Narnia inside!
What a gorgeous piece to see upon entering your home! The kitchen is wonderful too, and your lounge is so cozy and elegant! You just have to know how much I love that table, being a seamstress for most of my life. That's it, I'm coming over!! Have a wonderful weekend and cook something good that we can copy :)
xo, Andrea
Hi Penny, Your pantry idea is brilliant. I adore the piece of furniture. It IS beautiful and perfect for a pantry.
I still haven't hung my botanical prints. We have been so busy. what's new. HA! I will share them as soon as I can get them hung. Knowing how exacting and hard it will be is daunting.
Have a great weekend.
Love, Jeanne
Wow, Penny, this is a gorgeous piece and it holds so much..it is perfect!
What gorgeous place to store your cooking stuff! Great idea!
Penny a treasure for sure! What I could do with that! Wow..the possibilities! Great find..A cooking blog!! You are so dedicated!
What a GORGEOUS piece Penny!!
I love that you showed the view from the kitchen and then the view from the dining room, it made me chuckle for some reason., the way you worded it. I just had visions of you hopping from one room to another. :) It seems the perfect place to me, to be admired, as it is a lovely piece of furniture as well as great storage. Looking forward to reading more posts...and thanks for sayin hi! Karen x
What a gorgeous piece and fabulous idea Penny.
Love your new armoire Penny! It is just beautiful and such a fabulous piece to have in your kitchen.
I love this idea for a pantry....everything is so easy to get to....greta idea!!
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