{"id":65703,"date":"2023-09-07T08:12:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=65703"},"modified":"2023-09-07T08:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:12:26","slug":"pantry-refresh-before-and-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/pantry-refresh-before-and-after\/","title":{"rendered":"Pantry Refresh: Before and After"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We have a list of home projects we are working on. Some are large, like a full kitchen makeover coming early 2024. Some are medium scale like updating the girls’ bathroom. And some are smaller scale, like building in shelves in the mudroom and this pantry refresh. I knew David was handy when I married him, but even after 14 years of marriage I’m still amazed when he can singlehandedly take on projects like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My goals for this pantry refresh were simple. First: get rid of wire shelving and replace with solid wood. Second: refresh the space with fresh paint. Third: reorganize the space to best fit my needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I love some of the pantry Pinterest clickbait (color coded organization is so beautiful), I was focused on function. As someone who cooks a lot, I wanted the space to work for our needs more than I wanted it to look pretty. But still, I think it looks pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the before: a well-meaning, highly trafficked space that over time had accumulated clutter of rarely used items taking up valuable space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The process was simple, but took time. Over the last month or so David cut, sanded, and painted the boards to be used as our new shelves and ordered hardy brackets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past weekend we pulled out the old shelves together, patched holes, sanded, and repainted the space. Then David worked his leveling magic to install the new shelves and I had the joy (sincerely) of reloading the space as I see fit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And now, it feels like a whole new space whenever I open the door! I contemplated sleeping on the floor in there because I’m pretty sure it’s my new favorite space in the house. I’m wondering it I should get one of those cute, half foggy glass doors with a “pantry” emblem on it just to bring more attention to it. Regardless, I love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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