We started out thinking we would just order cabinets from one of the area lumber yards, but after looking at what we’d be getting Bruce decided he’d rather build them. How could I argue with custom cabinets? Built to fit … floor-to-ceiling and I would have control over how they all would be configured … count me in!
The first cabinets to go in were “China” cabinets … actually I store my tupperware in the lower portion and have our china and glassware in the upper half. This wall was free of cabinets when we bought the place, so it was the easiest place to start the renovation process. Once they were installed we used them as our “kitchen” while the rest was being completed. Rustic, but functional at this point!
Stage II was installing the storage & broom closet cabinets. I love these cabinets!!! (OH! You noticed that paint? Yep…after going to all that work to get nice walls I painted them to look like aged terra cotta! Totally baffles my man!)
A couple shots of the interior – the two doors to the right are where I keep all of our canned and dry goods, as well as some misc items I just can’t figure out where else they go!
The broom/cleaning closet … LOVE that Bruce agreed to install half-shelves along the back of this cabinet! I have plenty of room for my dishclothes, cleaning rags, aprons, hand towels for the kitchen, and still get my broom, mop, and handy hand-vac in there.
Once these were installed, the section that sits above them was finished. This is where I keep all those crazy cookie sheets, pizza pans, cake pans, muffin tins, and the electric fryer. I love vertical storage space! No more digging through a stack of topsy-turvy pans! Woohoo!
The picture above only shows the section that sits above the pantry. There’s another upper just above the broom closet … that’s where I keep my elec fryer and some of my large platters … sorry … guess I didn’t take a picture of it at the time.
You may want to keep lurking around this site … I’ll be posting some pictures taken more recently in the kitchen! Many happy memories come from this room!
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