In all my years of helping families with kitchen remodeling, one theme continues to pop up: PANTRIES! It seems that most folks wish for a better, bigger, and more organized way to store dry food and other large items. Those who have no pantry at all are often determined to work one into their new kitchen plan. Since we are starting from scratch, my job is to make that dream come true. Sometimes, it is easy. The builder pantry of the 60’s-70’s era was built with typical 2x4 framing, drywall and (now aging) bi-fold doors. I commonly see shelves jam-packed; the floor covered with large items (cases and or liters of soda, Costco paper towels) and yet there is still enough room in front of the shelves to store 3 children. This is wasted space, which when remodeling this important room is unacceptable.
