Building A Pantry Closet

Build this handy stool in one hour and park it in your closet.

Building a pantry closet.

Learn how to build strong and sturdy pantry shelving or walk in closet shelving or garage shelves with this detailed tutorial. Then this fully pantry upgrade guide featured in awesome detail on dad rambles workshop might be right up your alley. Make sure it does not share a wall with a laundry room or a room that holds a lot of computers or electronics. Diy built in pantry shelves.

Hall closets are perfect for this kind of small pantry replacement as they re often located close to the kitchen. We installed two 15 inch deep shelves at the bottom and left 16 18 inches of shelf space between each shelf for storing large items like cereal boxes tall bottles and small appliances. They show you how to create an entire system of inset shelves that even includes a rotating tower in the corner to maximize all spaces possible. Plywood wood glue and a handful of 8d finish nails.

Ready to build solutions are cut to size and pre drilled for efficient installation. Find a closet close to your kitchen. A pantry is best located near your kitchen since most pantry items are food cookware dishes and other utensils. We ve lived in our home for four months now and we re finally nearing the end of the pantry project.

Look for a closet in a clean dark place that can be converted to a pantry. Recessed or reach in cabinet pantries are perfect in between choices when a double door cabinet pantry is too small and a walk in closet pantry is too large. Recently i shared our kitchen gallery wall part of why i shared it was because i was forced to take pictures of it and blog about it before i began deconstructing it. Plan out how you want your shelves to be installed in the pantry.

Last week i shared with you how our girl room closet was under construction this week i m sharing the process of building a kitchen pantry. How to make storage shelves. But today i m sharing how we. They re usually taller and hold shallow or only slightly deeper shelves with dividers to separate food items.

Any bi fold or sliding door closet can be converted to a pantry with the addition of custom shelves. You can also use it as a step to reach the high shelf. I m almost ready to show you the whole glorious project. Some shelving can be slipped straight into the closet and loaded with goods or you can create your own internal organizer.

If you aren t getting a lot of use out of a coat or broom closet picture it as a pantry. All you need is a 4 x 4 ft. There s no law against setting aside a spot in it for the dustpan too. Colonial pantries were often unheated shed like lean tos.