Although, the Kitchen is the Heart of the Home and the place where Andy can be creative and innovative. The Pantry is my first love (or the Spa Bath?). This is the space where I get to be creative and innovative (some would say organized). Early in our marriage we determined Andy loved being in the kitchen and hosting parties. I found my role was in making sure we had everything we needed in the pantry to support our dinners with friends and parties. This created my desire in each home to have a pantry with pizazz. You might say – well what gives it pizazz?
In an earlier Blog I mentioned we were working on another home design. This is the Panty I was designing with Carlie Kornick. Once again it is very similar to the Pantry we will have in the new home.
In Scott Asher Construction‘s Floor Plan the Panty is off of the Mud Room and behind the Kitchen. In his initial plan a storage closet took up optimal space on the outside wall and it did not incorporate a sink. We decided to eliminate that space, add a sink and a window over the desk space. This required that we move the utilities to the attic which created a full Panrty/Office.
This Pantry/Office now has great access to load in groceries and create a separate work space for menu planning and prep. This really becomes a companion space to the kitchen.
During the planning stage of this project I began with a much different design focus. I love teals and oranges and had planned to reuse a number of my pieces from the past. (these will now go into my new design studio) The more we researched “Urban Farmhouse Design” the more we moved to the blacks and the grays with just a pop of color. Andy found the fabulous light fixture below and that changed my entire perspective. Now you know how this became the Pantry with Pizazz!
Credits: Many thanks to Andy for finding the light fixture, Carlie Kornick with CK Cabinetry for listening to our needs and helping me incorporate everything we wanted in our Kitchen and Pantry, Cynthia Cross my design buddy with Thia Cross Designs in AZ, and Betsy King at Cactus Stone for her assistance with our Granite selections.
Stay Tuned next week for a reveal of the Powder Bath – the “Easter Egg of the Home”. We wish everyone a Happy 4th of July!
Lori Weber Home Design 