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Designing your dream pantry

A well-designed butler's pantry offers storage, convenience, and style, seamlessly blending with the kitchen space.

22 September 2024

By Clare Chapman (Editor in Chief, HOME)

A place for everything...

…and everything in its place

Location, location, location

Timber shelves in the pantry echo the timber cabinetry of the kitchen, while the use of the same colour palette on the drawers, link the two spaces together into a cohesive whole.

Let there be light!

Does size matter?

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Clare Chapman

Editor in Chief, HOME

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