It’s Feature Friday! On Fridays, I’ll be featuring one room in my house in its current condition even if there are some things I’d like to change about it. If I do happen to improve something later, I can always revisit it when the time comes. Plus, I’d kinda feel dishonest if I only focused on “finished” rooms in my house. And if what they (the professionals) say is true, a room is never really finished anyways…you’re always tweaking it. Concentrating on just one room weekly should give me some time to tidy it up a bit, too. At least, I can throw all the toys into another room!
This week’s feature room is my pantry. For a ‘room’, it’s small; for a pantry, it’s big. At least, to me. It’s right off the dining area and can be entered through this chalkboard door that I painted here.
Somehow, it’s turned into our “I’m Thankful For…” door. On a whim, we scribble down things that we’re especially thankful for. It’s nice. Sometimes I forget it’s there and guests will giggle under their breath at the dining table. Usually it’s because of something they’ve read on our pantry door – or maybe it’s my cooking?
This is what lies beyond the door…
The wall to the left holds food items. I have them separated into baskets by genre per say.
I also added a detachable wire shelf to the bottom that holds diapers, wipes and such. No more running upstairs to grab a diaper while a naked toddler awaits downstairs.
The back wall of the pantry houses everything from potatoes to batteries to the kids’ crayons. A few empty baskets await any new items in need of a home.
A round metal tub keeps an overstock of toilet paper and paper towels ready for quick dispensing.
Another shelf added to the bottom stores paper and plastic bags.
The right-hand wall of the pantry is used for hanging items such as a master calendar, reusable shopping bags, aprons, and a broom.
We also park our vacuum and the kids’ large dry erase board against this wall.
This teeny room packs big function and allows our kitchen cabinets to remain relatively food-free (except for some spices, oils and baking supplies located closer to the oven). Since we open and close the pantry door at least 4,288 times a day, we decided to paint the pantry walls the same color as the dining area to keep things cohesive. I’m glad we did because if either of our boys get in there, it’s a good bet the door will be left open.
Next week, you’ll find out what’s on the other side of the pantry. Wanna hint? It’s another small room.
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