Stylish Storage: 10 Steps to Planning the Perfect Kitchen Pantry
Bring some order into your life with a purpose-built storage room for all your edibles
When most people conjure up images of their dream home, a walk-in pantry is a must-have. There’s something completely joyful about having enough room to easily find everything you need when you’re preparing a meal, and storing away your little-used appliances is a clutter buster for the rest of your kitchen.
We’ve come up with some inspirational ideas for your dream kitchen pantry. And if a walk-in style isn’t possible in your home, you can still take many of these ideas and use them in your cupboards.
We’ve come up with some inspirational ideas for your dream kitchen pantry. And if a walk-in style isn’t possible in your home, you can still take many of these ideas and use them in your cupboards.
2. Plan for uniformity
Glass jars and canisters not only make it easy to find just what you need, replacing the hodgepodge of packets, boxes and bags just looks far more appealing.
Glass jars and canisters not only make it easy to find just what you need, replacing the hodgepodge of packets, boxes and bags just looks far more appealing.
3. Add some colour
This indigo blue adds that special something to both kitchens and pantries. And when you can coordinate the two it’s a match made in heaven.
This indigo blue adds that special something to both kitchens and pantries. And when you can coordinate the two it’s a match made in heaven.
4. Use wire racks
Commercial kitchens opt for wire storage racks for two reasons – they’re practical and they’re cost effective. You can add a third reason for their use in your pantry – they make you look like a pro.
Commercial kitchens opt for wire storage racks for two reasons – they’re practical and they’re cost effective. You can add a third reason for their use in your pantry – they make you look like a pro.
6. Add decorative flair
If your pantry is visible from the kitchen, it will pay to add some shapely brackets to your shelving. If these shelves were held up with cheap, character-free brackets, the effect would be far less pleasing to the eye. And, if you’re seeking to create the perfect pantry, that simply won’t do!
If your pantry is visible from the kitchen, it will pay to add some shapely brackets to your shelving. If these shelves were held up with cheap, character-free brackets, the effect would be far less pleasing to the eye. And, if you’re seeking to create the perfect pantry, that simply won’t do!
7. Make it easy to access
Incorporating the fridge into your pantry area will free up some much-appreciated space in the kitchen. Not having a door makes it easier to come and go, and when your pantry looks as good as this one, there’ll be no need to hide it behind closed doors.
Incorporating the fridge into your pantry area will free up some much-appreciated space in the kitchen. Not having a door makes it easier to come and go, and when your pantry looks as good as this one, there’ll be no need to hide it behind closed doors.
8. Expand your bench space
If space is at a premium in your kitchen, don’t discount the walk-in pantry as a solution. There’s no need to lug heavy appliances out to the main kitchen from this pantry; the benchtop makes it possible to use them on the spot.
If space is at a premium in your kitchen, don’t discount the walk-in pantry as a solution. There’s no need to lug heavy appliances out to the main kitchen from this pantry; the benchtop makes it possible to use them on the spot.
9. Hide it away
A tucked-away pantry like this one creates a seamless look for an elegant or modern kitchen where good looks depend on streamlined uniformity.
A tucked-away pantry like this one creates a seamless look for an elegant or modern kitchen where good looks depend on streamlined uniformity.
10. Think outside the square
Don’t despair if you have your heart set on a walk-in pantry but think you don’t have room – the narrowest of spaces can still work. Shallow shelves make things simple to find; just make sure you build in a lot of them from floor to ceiling to maximise the pantry’s storage capacity.
Don’t despair if you have your heart set on a walk-in pantry but think you don’t have room – the narrowest of spaces can still work. Shallow shelves make things simple to find; just make sure you build in a lot of them from floor to ceiling to maximise the pantry’s storage capacity.
Even the coffee machine has its own home in this beautiful pantry – a dream come true for any homeowner. Work closely with your cabinet maker on the pantry’s design and you’ll be grateful you did forever after.