Kitchen Pantry Remodel!

Here is my awesome pantry. Wire shelves and all. Things would get lost, fall through and was a disorganized mess. I have been complaining about it for over a year, but this was LOW on the to-do list for the ol' hubby.

Well, he decided a month or so ago he wanted to start cooking. He has always been awesome with the way he spices the meats he barbecues and smokes, so it was no surprise when we discovered he was good in the kitchen too. He went so far as to buy himself a 1974 edition of the Joy of Cooking.

This was wonderful because when he could not find spices and food in the pantry, my to-do list was prioritized differently and the pantry went to numbero UNO! Sweet.

I showed him some Pinterest ideas. He took it farther and designed our pantry in his 3D software program. This is nifty because it allowed him to know exactly how much wood and supplies he would need. It also allowed both of us to see what he was going to create.

I will say removing wire shelves is painful. They use serious mounting brackets and leave nice holes in the wall.

Once everything was removed, he mudded the wall and I was brought in to paint! I do love painting! I didn't even tape anything off as it was an easy paint job.

DH realized we had a lot of wasted space at the bottom of the pantry and a high ceiling. With some fancy measuring (since this is his REL job!) he was able to add another shelf. I didn't want cans in my pantry; I like them on the lazy Susan. I'm so short cans would just get lost!

The shelves only took one day. It was pretty easy since he already knew all the angles and cuts needed. The back of the pantry bowed and this made it difficult. There wasn't a 90 degree angle anywhere to be found. Thank goodness he does measure for a living or this could have been a nightmare. 

IT was perfect! I went to Dollar Tree and bought three more baskets. I labeled them for the new chef in the house. I'm so excited to see everything and, best yet, it will allow me to know when I need to go to the grocery store! 

Before!!

After! So nice and clean!