Well, well well! I never thought I could love a pantry as much as I do now. Actually, I never thought I would even give the pantry a makeover. After all, it’s just a pantry. But boy oh boy, how life changing this pantry makeover was. Seriously.
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Let me first give props and a BIG thank you to my Dad. He really is a brilliant guy. Now you all know where I get it from. Haha, JUST KIDDING. Sort of. :) Anyway, he helped me a lot with this project and is the mastermind behind the new shelf/carousel design. I will show you them later, and I will also write a separate post just about these shelves. They are that awesome. And if you decide you want some, which I know you will, he is even selling them now and can ship you some! Update: Click HERE to read the post with all of the information about the carousels.
Ok, so here is our pantry before. I love embarrassing myself.
We don’t live like pigs I promise. And no, we didn’t trash the pantry so I could get some good before shots. Sadly, it’s been like this for forever.
So instead of me showing you the afters right away, I’m going to take you on a little journey first of what we did to the pantry. Don’t hate me.
First off, I removed everything. Put all your stuff in boxes and not all over your kitchen counters. That’s what I would have done originally if my Dad didn’t make me get a box. But yes of course he was right.
When the pantry was emptied my dad put up beadboard wallpaper for me. I helped a little by smoothing out the occasional air bubble. :) I already had a roll of it from another project, but I did end up having to buy 1 more roll for $15 so we could finish the top of the pantry. While he was wallpapering, I did touch up our shelves with paint. :)
Sorry, in that last photo the paper was still wet, but that’s the only one I took with the whole pantry wallpapered.
Here is the wallpaper I used and got it from Lowe’s.
Next up came the installation of the amazing shelves/carousels my Dad designed and made. Here is a picture of what they look like.
Don’t let the picture fool you. These beauties are 20 inches in diameter!
I actually did install them, with supervision of course. :) It was very easy though.
I drilled all of the holes first. Here they are after they are installed.
Aren’t those awesome?!?! They aren’t your typical “lazy susans,” trust me. Anything made by my Dad is top notch. They aren’t plastic, won’t bend or wobble, and spin so silently and smoothly. You can put a TON of weight on these and it won’t affect anything. They really are awesome.
Ok, so now what you’ve been waiting for! Here are some pictures of the new pantry.
YES!! Can you believe that’s the same pantry? It’s like total peace going in there now. I know that sounds strange, but everyone operates better when things are neatly organized. I need these shelves in every cabinet in the house now!
I’ll show you some more afters in a second. I just wanted to show you the cuteness I had to add to the pantry first. :) I really LOVED the way Shelley at House of Smith’s organized her pantry makeover. It’s just beautiful and so I used a few of her tips for organizing.
I did get the same big glass canisters from Wal-Mart, and all of the other new glass jars and plastic containers you see are from Ikea. They are all really cheap. About $6 for the big ones at Wal-Mart, and anywhere from $2-6 at Ikea. Then I bought some Cricut vinyl for $9, cut out pieces with those squiggly scissors (sorry, I know they have a real name but I forgot), then used the chalk pens (bought at Michael’s) to write my label with. Sarah at Thrifty Decor Chick also did this with her adorable new jars for all of their cereals!
I really love those tall skinny containers. They are airtight and currently house our cereal, cheez-its and almonds. :)
The pasta and bean canisters…
I didn’t know how I would like having it all seen, but I LOVE it!! Besides it looking pretty, I love knowing how much I have of something now without digging through all of the packages. I always seem to buy a pack of spaghetti when I go shopping, but now I know I won’t need to for a long time. :)
I hung a wreath in the pantry, ummm, just because. :) I had gotten it at a resale shop and wasn’t using it anywhere yet, so I thought this was perfect!
Here are some more after photos!
So what do you think of this makeover? I seriously am in love with the pantry now. The new spinning carousels really provided a LOT of extra room. The top carousel and the bottom carousel hold the taller items like appliances I don’t use every day, 2 liters, dog food, etc. Really awesome. Oh, and hubby organized the canned foods. :) This was really an all around team effort project!
One of my goals was to eliminate as many boxes as possible. I never really thought about it, but they do add a lot of clutter. Of course I couldn’t buy a jar for every single boxed item, so I just put those on the right hand side of the pantry. We don’t eat a lot of boxed foods anyway, so there isn’t much.
Another before just for giggles…
And after…
So how is your pantry lookin’ these days? I hope you have been inspired to fix it up a bit if it needs it. I promise it really will change your life! And when I went grocery shopping yesterday, I spent $50 less than what I normally would, and it was even my “heavy” shopping day. I really think it was because I knew what we already had.
I wished the beadboard wallpaper was showing up better in my after photos, but it’s the lighting in there. It really looks great in real life. :)
I will be following up with a separate post about the carousels. They are so cool!
UPDATE – Please click HERE to read all about the pantry carousels.
Sharing this post at Sarah’s Organize It Party.
xxoo,
Decorchick!
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wow!!! fabulous job! the pantry looks GREAT! and looks like it fits more now too!!!
Thank you so much Meg!! Yes it really does, love it!
My heart just pitter-patted a little bit.
lol, well thank you Page!!
I love it! It’s so pretty. The wreath is a nice touch.
Thanks so much!
Emily – Feel free to come to my house and makeover my pantry if you need anymore DIY projects for your blog. Or if you run out of things to do at your house, my house is available. :)
Haha, thanks Jennifer, I’ll keep you in mind. :)
I love it! Good job! How awesome of your dad to help out too.
Thank you so much Beth! Yes, he’s the best. :)
Those are AMAZING! What a great idea. I love handy dads. I have one too. It almost makes me wish for my old pantry just so I can fix it up like that. Almost. Instead I’ll opt to incorporate that in one of my little corner cabinets that the last owner took the shelves from. Who does that?
Really a great job!
Haha what?? How strange!
Thanks so much Jacqui!!
What Inspiration-a Clean & Organized pantry makes me Smile;)) and want to cook.
Yes exactly Angela! I happily used my spaghetti noodles tonight from my new jar! LOVED it. :) Now if I could just redo our laundry room, maybe I’ll be excited to do laundry. :)
holy moly, that looks amazing. loving the lazy susan aspect, that’s genius. totally rivaling shelly’s for best pantry. ha!
LOL noooo! Shelley’s pantry is AMAZING!! It’s not rivalry, it’s copying people’s ideas. :)
WOW, WOW, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOOOOOVE IT!
I’m TOTALLY doing the happy dance over here! Pretty Pantries make my heart go pitter patter. :)
Seriously… GREAT job! I LOVE the turn-y table things! How genius!
Awesome job, girl!!!!
Thank you SO MUCH for sharing that with me! I feel so honored!
~Shelley Smith
Thank you so much Shelley!! I’m glad you love it. I LOVE yours!!
Uuuuggghhh! I am so jealous of your ultimate pantry of the world! Those lazy susans are brilliant. Your dad is going to get a ton of business from this I’m sure! Has he thought about starting his own little DecorDad blog?? :)
Lol, I know Amanda, he needs a blog huh?! We are working on getting him a website though. Thank you for the encouraging words. It means a lot to me, and him. :)
Wow your new pantry is awesome!!! Love it!
Thank you so much Jocelyn!!
Oh my, you put my pantry to shame! :-) I love what you have done and you are inspiring me to maybe give some extra lovin’ to a little storage area under our staircase. It needs it!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Vanessa
http://southerninmyheart.blogspot.com
Aww well good Vanessa, I’m so glad!! Thank you so much. :)
Ok’ I THINK House of Smiths started a trend in blog land.. then Stories of A-Z NOW YOU… CAN I say that I adore the turn tables… HOLY FREAK! that is brilliant! LOVE IT! P.S. I am getting on the ban wagon and doing vinyl or chalk paint on my jars too. LOOKS FAB. have a super day. P.S. did you link this to my CraftOManiac LINK PARTY going on now? YOU SO SHOULD! happy day! Jen
HAHAHA you are funny! I did link up tonight Jen, thank you! I thought I did it this morning but apparently not.
But thank you so much for the great comment! :)
Seriously amazing! when I was reading your post, I had to get up and take a look at my pantry, just to see if it was as “ugly” as I suspected it would be. AND it was. There has been so many pantry re-do’s lately that I might think about possibly maybe tackling mine. Maybe…
Haha that’s funny. It really will change your life if you redo it. Go for it!! :)
okay! The wheels are in motion. Thanks for the inspiration, I did a post today about it!
LOVE IT! Those lazy susans are fantastic! I would love to buy some for a cabinet that has a hard to reach spot. How much are they? Your pantry looks wonderful!
Thank you so much Christy! I emailed you. :)
Wow, your pantry is a total dream come true. Love the carousels. They are fabulous and really do let you store so much more. Love them. The wallpaper and the wreath are fabulous additions. Great job. Hugs, Marty
Thank you so much Marty! Ha, it really is a dream come true for me!
Your pantry looks great! I just wish I had a pantry that big. Mine is just one small door area, but it’s more than what I used to have. Great job on the wallpaper & organizing!
Now I have to tell you, that the Lowes BB wallpaper is not nearly as good as the Graham Brown version. Yours looks very nice there in your pantry, but I was in the store over the weekend and saw this version & it’s not nearly as detailed on the pattern as the GB is. Just wanted to let you know in case you decide to do more projects in another spot. :)
Thanks Rhoda!
Yea I know the G&B is a lot more detailed and thick. I had just already had this roll, and didn’t have time to order the other. Maybe next time I will order from your shop. :)
Just. So. Gorgeous!!!
*sigh* bookmarking this for when we get out of our apartment and into a house that actually HAS a pantry!
thanks so much for posting where you got the wallpaper from. :) what did your dad use for the spinning things under the turn-tables? my hubby is super handy, so hopefully he’ll make me some too!
Thank you so much Lizibeth! I’ll be posting about it all tomorrow or Wednesday. :)
This is a fantastic makeover and soo inspirational! You’re dad is going to get a lot of inquiries and business!! I’m sending a link of this to my handy husband right now so we can do a similar pantry makeover!! Love it!!!
Thank you so much Debbie, I hope so! :)
I LOVE your new pantry!!! The “lazy susans” are fantastic & the bead board is a great touch!
Thank you so much Rosa!!
Wow! My pantry is identical except mine is 8′x4′ and , it is even painted the same color….lol I showed my hubby, he built mine, I like the lazy susan’s, so guess who’s getting lazy susan’s….thanks!
Haha, well good for you Jo Ann! :) You’ll love them!
Your dad is brilliant! What a fab idea for the corner spot of a pantry or any corner space… I LOVE the beadboard & the chalkboarding… super cute & organized… can it get any better!
Thank you so much Maryann! Yep, he’s pretty brilliant! :)
Your pantry is nicer than most of my rooms! That’s amazing. Will your Dad consider adopting me? I have a few jobs that could use his expertise. :)
LOL you’re funny. He’s all mine, sorry! ;)
eeeeeekkkkk, I want it!!!! really I do….I am going to have to be a copy cat and use your ideas…cause they are just tooooooooooo good!!!
Haha go for it Stefanie! That’s what blogging is all about. :)
Girl, you really rocked it out!! Love that you beadboard papered and added a wreath. You deserve to enjoy a moment when you are getting your kitchen on. lol Thanks for sharing this fantastic job!!
Haha thank you Denise!! I’ve had a few moments already. :)
I am in LURVE!!!!!!!!! with the carousels! Beadboard wallpaper was a great idea 2! We are selling our house but I am going to be on the look out for the carousel post because I will have to do that project!
Thank you Robin!! It will be coming soon. :)
Oh, your pantry redo is awesome! I love it that you made lazy susans on all of your shelves! How clever and you can always know what you have! I looks great. I really like the beadboard wallpaper at the backs.
Now you’re in pantry love and I’m in pantry envy!! :)
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Aww thank you Shelia!! I really love seeing everything that is in there. Makes a huge difference.
Super Pantry! What a makeover. You could leave this doorless; it’s so cute now. The lazy susans in the corner? BRILLIANT! VERY Impressed. I, too, am a firm believer that Chaos leads to more Chaos. Great job!
p.s. Pinking Shears!
Thank you so much!! I thought about taking the door off too or finding another cute door!
ah yes, pinking shears, thank you!!!
I have goosebumps girl! It looks awesome. :)
Love that lazy susan idea.
Ha, thank you Stacy!!
This is such a great idea. I might need to adapt this a little for our way to small pantry. Thanks so much for sharing. Now you just need to get your dad to show us how to make those great turn-tables!
Thank you Amber!! I’ll be posting about it soon.
LOVE the wreath! The rest is awesome too lol… but the wreath is just a bow on the whole package that makes your pantry different from all the others.
Ha, thank you Jeanette! I never thought I would hang a wreath in a pantry. Go figure!
It looks great and your Dad did a fantastic job on those Lazy Susan’s! Your Dad sounds like my husband when he does projects. I love the jars you added in, too. I think it is so much easier when you can see what you’ve got {and what you don’t}. Enjoy!
Thank you so much Kathy!! It’s nice to have handy men huh?!
I’m in love girl!!! It looks really great!!! The wreath looks wonderful in there too! Where did you get your chalk board makers from and what section!! I’m having a hard time finding them!!!! It looks wonderful!! How fun!!!
Thank you so much Jennifer! You get the marker’s at Michael’s in the art section. If you can’t find them just ask somebody there. :)
Gorgeous! I’ve been wanting to redo mine too, but mine is about 1/3 the size of yours. It’s tiny! The things your dad made are super cool! Love them! Great job! Where did you get the skinny cereal airtight containers? I’ve been looking for some of those and can’t find them.
Thank you so much Tanya! Those plastic ones are from Ikea. Very cheap too.
FANTASTIC!!! Your pantry is amazing, can’t wait to read about the lazy susans! I recently installed the Graham Brown beadboard wallpaper in the back of built-in bookshelves and I LOVE it. Very easy to install (and I ordered it from Rhoda@southern hospitality!)
Thank you Martha! I really need to go ahead and order the G&B one as I’ve heard so much about it. It is just a little pricier, but I’m sure it’s well worth it. :)
Love it! Those lazy susans are awesome. Your dad did a great job! I recently found jars with the chalkboard already painted on them at Pier 1, they were pretty reasonable.
Thanks Lauren! I bet your jars are adorable. Anything from Pier 1 is awesome. :)
#1–I’ve just added house of smiths to my blog list. Thanks for the suggestion.
#2–I’ve just added pantry as my next project of choice to beautify/make usable again.
Thanks!
Aw great Jen! Yes, House of Smith’s is a GREAT blog. Have fun exploring their projects. :) Hope you get your pantry all beautified! :)
I love the idea with mounting Lazy-susans in the corners for the canned goods. Brilliant! It turned out great.
Thank you so much Jeralee!!
I love what you’ve done! The lazy susan’s your dad made are perfect and look a lot more durable than anything store bought. Makes me think about reorganizing our kitchen.
Thank you Danielle! Yes, they are NOTHING like the ones from the store. If you reorganize your kitchen it will be such a great feeling! I feel free now. haha
This is AMAZING! LOOOOOVE those carousels — perfect for a pantry! You and your dad make a good team — and it turned out beautifully! We totally must be on the same wave length though — wait til you see next week’s post! :) You have a lovely, lovely organized, pantry, Emily!
Thanks so much Amanda! Haha, I keep saying we are related somehow! Can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to. :)
I love your pantry makeover… Great job. I can’t wait to finish my kitchen and then attack the pantry…
Thank you so much Stephanie!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE what you did! It makes my pantry look so pitiful by comparison. I have a great little storage area under my staicase and I’m thinking you just inspired me to give it some extra lovin’!
Thanks so much!
Vanessa
http://southerninmyheart.blogspot.com
Thank you so much Vanessa!! Yes, go give your storage spot a little lovin’! :)
What a great transformation!
Thank you Ali!
HOLY CRAP girl you have been working hard on that, and man has it paid off that is amazing! WOW! Love it, looks so great!
Haha thank you Hillary!! I love your excitement! :)
wow those spinning things look great!
and your pantry looks amazing now too!!
Thank you so much Holly!
I am SERIOUSLY in love with the carousel things. Puh-leeze tell me you’re gonna provide a tute for them. These are FAB! Love it!
Thank you Shelle! It won’t be a tutorial (they are pretty high tech), but I will definitely talk more about them tomorrow or Wednesday!
Oh MY! Cool makeover!!!! I want to come over just to spin your canned goods!! LOL
Haha, well come on! I have a feeling little Z will find these very entertaining. :)
I am so jealous. It looks fantab!!
Thank you so much!
OMG!!! This is amazing!!! I am definantly keeping an eye out for your blog about the carousels your Dad made. He’s very talented.
Thank you Kim! Yes he is!
Oh my goodness, this is the most beautiful pantry that I have ever seen! Before I forget, I just want to say: God, I LOVE your wreath in there! You will smile every time you walk in there. I do not have a pantry (you are so lucky), but I DO need turntables like that for my bottom corner cabinet. Your dad is a genius. And he is such a big help to you (you are so lucky) with things in your house. I will wait until you post the cost, etc. about the turntables, I am seriously considering buying one (or more!). Great job!
Best regards,
Gloria
Aww Gloria you are too sweet!! Thank you so much for the sweet comment. I really love the wreath in there too. Who would have thought? I’ll be posting about them tomorrow or Wednesday. Thank you for loving them so much too! :)
WOW!!! Looks GREat! Thanks for sharing your project at Anything Related! ~Bridgette
Thank you so much Bridgette!
I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this makeover! I’m so jealous!! My dad was working on making me a bookshelf just before he passed away. It was going to be an xmas gift. That was five years ago but It was so nice to have a dad who could just make anything you need anytime! Great job with your makeover!
Oh Crystal I’m so sorry you lost your dad. I can’t even imagine. :( Handy dads are the best and you were very fortunate to have one also. :)
Wow! This is an amazing transformation. Kudos to your dad! The lazy Susans are the perfect solution for the corners. I wish my pantry looked this good. Unfortunately my pantry is a tall narrow cabinet with deep shelves. Not the most ideal! ~ Sarah
Aw man, we’ve had one of those kind before too. Thank you so much for the sweet comment!
This is a great post. Will your father make these custom to a specific size? Love them alot!!
Thank you so much Debbie!
Yes, definitely. What size do you need? You can email me if you want. :)
HI there – I am re-doing some shelving etc…in my office including my storage closet. Let me get that going and then measure. I will email you once I am ready on the sizes. I love these!
Sounds great Debbie, thank you!!
This is seriously awesome! What a great idea to add the lazy suzan. The wallpaper and all those organized jars make me drool:) You have inspired me to get to work on my pantry. – And I could’ve borrowed some beans from you last night- I had to make a special run to the store for some- ha!
Ha, thank you so much Megan! Made a run for the beans, not the border huh? :)
Holy smokes! I love it! Can you send your Dad over to my house next?! ;)
Ha, sure Emily!! :)
DANG! Those lazy susans are AMAZING!!!! Great job!!
Thank you so much Lynn! He’s good huh?!
Beautiful! Really? Can a pantry be a work of art? Apparently so… :)
Haha, thank you Suzanne!!
Your pantry is beautiful! Your dad could make a killing selling those carousels!
Thank you so much Jami! That would be awesome huh?!
AWESOME! You have totally inspired me to tackle my own messy pantry. If you could FedEx your father my way, I’d be much obliged ;)
Great job!
Haha, I’ll see what I can do!
Thanks so much!
Great job! Those rotating shelves are an awesome idea!
Thank you so much Christina!
Great job! This has inspired me to get to work on organizing my pantry!
Great! Thank you!
Will your Dad adopt me? Those lazy susans are a masterpiece!
Haha, I’ll ask him. :)
Whoa! I can drool over beautiful furniture/room makeovers, but this stopped me in my tracks! I read every word and checked out every picture. I have serious pantry envy! Those lazy susan’s are to die for!! I know I’m using way to many exclamation marks, but seriously, I love it!!!
Haha, thank you so much Deborah!! I love exclamation marks too! :)
i love your pantry makeover! it calmed me down just looking at it. wow! you’ve inspired me to get mine in order!
ps: we have the same recipe box! love it… and congrats on your hundreds of followers! that’s so awesome!
Aww thank you so much Liz!!
Oh, I love the transformation!! Does your dad sell those lazy susans? I need some!
Thanks Kelleigh! Yes he does…Im posting about it Wednesday, or you can go ahead and email me if you want. emily@decorchick.com.
Thanks!
Truly wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing this inspiring pantry! I long for this…but just haven’t gotten there yet! Maybe this will give me an extra push to tackle the pantry soon:)
Oh I hope so Katie! It will change your life, so do it! :)
So, I have a pantry that is L shaped like yours… Will your amazing dad make me a set of those carousals? I’m serious. I’ll pay him. I just want them. They are so awesome!!!!!!!!!
Love your new pantry. You are one talented babe.
Thank you so much Allison!!
AMAZING! You have such brilliant ideas and amazing talent :-)
-Desiree
Aww thank you Desiree!!
THAT is amazing. What a brilliant Dad you have. Those lazy susan’s are genius. WOW! And seriously, who puts a wreath in the pantry…….even it if looks so dang cute!!!
I’m really jealous.
Thank you so much Kim! Haha, yea the wreath was just a little bonus. :)
You rock girl~I am totally copying you. Trying to figure out how to fit the lazy susans in my pantry, I have molding down the middle.
Thank you so much Emily! The molding could probably be removed and then put into another spot like we did. Posting more about it Wednesday. :)
This seriously rocks!! I am salivating over your pantry girl!!! My little wheels are turning and I’m making lists as we speak. The Perks pantry is in definite need of a redo, problem is it’s very small…… Great Job!!!!
Thank you so much Brandy! Hope you can figure out something with yours. :)
Fantabulous pantry!!! (and blog) Just wondering if you have a tute for the lazy susan? If you already posted directions/help, I was too lazy to read! :0
Thank you Jennifer! I’m posting about it on Wednesday. Not a full tutorial, and you will see why. :)
Can you come do my pantry??? Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!
Sure Ginger! :)
wow! really impressive. i’d leave the door open all the time just to admire it!
Thank you Stacy! I’d love to find a different door that’s cute where I can see in it all the time. :)
The whole thing is brilliant! Those rotating shelves are genius. I am showing them to all my friends with corner pantry’s.
Thank you so much! You don’t have to have a corner pantry for them…posting about it on Wednesday so come back! :)
Great job sis!
I can’t wait to have my own home, so I can install those badboys in our pantry!
WHOAAA!! A comment from my brother! Awesome!!
It’s beautiful!
Elisabeth
Treasuring the Moments
Thank you so much Elisabeth!
Stunning! Thanks for the organizing “fix”! What a high that was :)
Haha thank you!!
I am SOOO impressed! You went ALL OUT on this makeover!
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing about the paintable beadboard wallpaper! Love this idea! I can see all kinds of projects with this product!
Thank you so much Sonya! Yes the wallpaper is great for many things!
that looks amazing! i feel like i want to come hangout in the pantry it’s so nice!
Haha thank you Devin!!
OMGness, those lazy susans are the best idea EVER!! I would LOVE LOVE to have your pantry. I’ve never seen anything like that. You’re lucky to have your Dad. <3 What a smart idea. This is on my list now of things I want in a home lol…
Thanks Lisa! Yes, I am very lucky. :) Hopefully you will get the pantry “upgrade” when you get your home. :)
That is so cool. I love the carousels! You did an amazing job and I love the beadboard wallpaper. I’m hosting We’re Organized Wednesday this week if you’d like to stop by and link up. Hope to see you there.
Awesome, thank you Leanne!
I had not seen beadboard wallpaper. What a great idea. We’re getting ready to move into a “new” home…and I just might have to get some of that! Thank you for sharing such a great makeover.
Thank you so much Chris!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE….I am going to keep this bookmarked and when we add a pantry during our remodel….this will be my inspiration! Love it!
Awesome! Thank you Jen!
This is an a-mazing makeover! Your dad is a true artist with those lazy susans!
Thank you Megan! Yes, he is!
This is really beautiful, love the carousel idea. Are they wood? Is there an edge or lip on them to prevent flying cans? I always spin carousels too fast, ha ha!!
I am wondering about your canisters of flour, rice, sugar, etc…I can’t imagine having to go in there every time you cook to get a measure of something, and also having to reach up that high…are those “spares” – do you have canisters on your counter, or what? Just wonderin’!!
You did a fantastic job, LOVE LOVE LOVE that wallpaper!!!!
Thank you Kendra! There is a clear thing of clear unbreakable Lexan that goes around it. If you look closely you might be able to see it. But no, no flying cans will be happening. There is also some paper lining the shelves so nothing slides around. He thought of everything. :)
And no, that is where all of our canisters are. I’ve always kept them in the pantry to keep my countertops from getting cluttered. They aren’t high for us. I do have a sugar bowl on the countertop for coffee though. :)
Would your dad like to come to washing ton state?? : )
Hmm that’s unlikely, but I sure would like to! :)
Is it wrong that I want to sleep in your pantry? G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S !
Haha, no, nothing wrong with that!
LOVE this idea!! LOVE everything about the “after” pantry! :)
Thanks so much Jill!
WOW WOW WOW! I am totally inspired and want to get out RIGHT now to find some great containers. My pantry looks VERY similar to your before picture and I hate it! Oh, I can’t wait to get started!
Oh great, have fun Lindsay!!
I absolutely adore the pantry makeover! Thumbs up to your dad for the amazing carousel idea!
Thanks so much Holly!
Wow! I want this pantry in MY house :) Great job!
Thank you Emily! :)
Beautiful! Your dad is quite talented. Unfortunately, my pantry has those wire shelves, I don’t like. Small things fall threw and its too deep. Either you end up hiding things behind others or you end up losing space. Any ideas for me?
Hmm, rip them babies out and put in some wood shelves! :)
JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I had a pantry at all. But if I did, I’m sure mine would look just like your before pictures!!!!!! I’m desperately seeking some new canisters tho, and you just gave me a great reason for an IKEA trip! ;)
Thanks so much for linking up!!!!
Thank you Nikki! Ikea is awesome, have fun!!
Looks awesome! I’m visiting from Strut Your Stuff. THANK YOU for mentioning that you got the beadboard wallpaper at Lowes!!! I have been wanting to do that in my daughter’s room, but I didn’t want to spend $50 a roll to order it from Land of Nod. :)
Thank you so much Steph! Oh wow, that is expensive!! The Graham & Brown BB wallpaper is supposed to be really good too. It’s about $25 I believe.
OMG! I am in love with your pantry! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much Erin!
Absolutely Amazing!!!
Thank you Ashley!!
Wow! That looks great! I just reorganized my kitchen/pantry also. I haven’t added any labels yet. I love the lazy susans you added. What a great idea!
Thank you so much Vanessa!
Your pantry turned out awesome! Those carousels are genius…your dad came up with a great idea for these. I loved the bead board wallpaper too!
Yes, he’s pretty clever! Thank you!!
This is incredible! I didn’t even know they make wallpaper like that!
Thank you Kristy! Yes, I love that paper!
Be still my heart! Your dad is brilliant. The pantry makeover is wonderful.
haha, thank you Elizabeth. :)
Yup…totally loving the pantry update! I love the lazy susan idea for a corner pantry…unfortunately mine just has long straight shelves so I still need to dig to the back of each shelf! Please c’mon over and visit my blog too!! Karen
Karen, straight shelves are no problem. I can cut the carousels to any diameter after some initial setup time. Only two dimensions are necessary; 1) from the wall to the front edge of the shelf 2) the clearance from the front edge of the shelf to whatever will be in front of it (the back of the pantry door in most cases). Just a 15″ shelf is well over a square foot of accessible space, and will hold lots of stuff.
Wow, your pantry looks awesome. You and your dad could start a home business doing pantry make-over parties. People could have a party, you bring the supplies to show as examples, and people order lazy susans, functional decorations like the glass jars. I think there is a market for that kind of thing. People crave organization, and not only having it look great, but function well. Your dad is very talented too, and it is so nice that he makes it function well, and great quality. I don’t think people mind spending money on something that is good quality.
Thank you Linda! It’s already been pretty crazy!! But that’s a good thing. :)
Oh my goodness, I just scrolled through all your comments because I was sure I already left one, but I couldn’t find my name! I guess that means I get to give you some accolades! Amazing job, the lazy susans are ingenious! Love it!
I’d love it if you would link up to my Friday link party!
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Have a lovely night!
Thank you so much Meg!! He did good!
Just wonderful girl..I just used that beadboard paper in my laundry room…Love it…Hugs and smiles Gl?ria
Thank you so much Gloria!! I’d love it in my laundry room too. :)
I love how this turned out. The beadboard wall paper looks wonderful! Now, you just have to keep it organized, right? :) I know that would be my challenge!
Thanks Marian! It’s actually pretty easy to keep organized so far. I’m extremely anal about my pantry now. :)
Beautiful makeover, I love the carousel idea and may have to copy! Loving the beadboard paper too, you did a fabulous job!
Thank you so much Debbie!
Please I am begging send your dad over with these oh so cool lazy susans! Love it you guys did an amazing job….wow, there is beadboard wallpaper…this sounds like heaven to me!
Hugs,
Olivia
Ha, thank you Olivia!!
Okay, those lazy susans are brilliant! What a great way to use that corner space. My shelves are wire, so I wouldn’t be able to make that work. Darn. Love the glass jars. I’m inspired to overhaul my panty too. thanks!!!
Great, thank you so much Erin!!
This is simply amazing!!
Thank you Anu!!
I have been working on my pantry and kitchen too. I am almost finished, but now that I saw your photos – I have to find some fun pictures and other things to hang on the walls. Why didn’t I think of that??? Thanks for the inspiration. I actually love to go into my pantry now and just gaze at all the organized, alphabetized contents. My label maker has been very busy and I am sooo happy.
Oh I bet your pantry looks beautiful Norell! I need to get a label maker…
Love the carousel idea, how convenient they would be. Jars make organization look better and a great way to empty boxes and add a little decor to the pantry. Nice work!
Thank you so much Dianna!
I keep telling my husband when we build I want a pretty pantry, he looks at me like I’ve lost my mind. Now, I can show him what a pretty and functional patnry looks like! You did a fabulous job, I just love it!
Haha, hopefully he will go for it! :)
Thank you!!
Wow! It must make you smile when you walk into your pretty pantry. I don’t have a pantry but I love the idea of making over some jars to use on some open shelving I have in my kitchen. I’d love to get rid of the ugly cereal boxes and use jars instead.
Yes Carrie, I do smile! :) The open shelving with jars is a great idea!
I LOVE anything that can make things orderly and organized! Very great idea with the lazy susans…I have a dad like that and a hubby like that who can both do such great handy work! I’m linking up from Amanda’s party! Thanks for showing this off!
Hey Becky, thank you so much!! You are very lucky to have both handy!
I didn’t have time to read through all the other comments to see if anyone else already said this, but those scissors are called pinking shears
Thanks Jessica, yes 1 person did mention it. Duh, I totally forgot.
First of all, I just wish I had a walk-in pantry…so envious! ;) Love your lazy susan idea…it all looks so nice. I think I’d want to just stand there and stare at it all day! Thanks so much for linking up with me! If you could add my button or a link back to me to your post that would be great. Thanks! :)
Thanks Amanda!
I’m putting you in the Spotlight tomorrow at the PoPP… thanks for sharing your pantry transformation… LOVE it!
Sigh….I am jealous. Want to makeover mine?
Sure!!
Love it! Makes me want to almost do mine today!;)
Yay! Do it!! :)
With the pantry empty, our total time to wallpaper, install the carousels, resupport the existing shelves and touch up paint…..7 hours. I’m sure we could do it in 5 now.
That is amazing! I want those lazy susan’s! Those are amazing!!!!!! Great job!
Thank you Melissa!!
Hi! I found your site off of Today’s Creative Blog! I love your craft! You are so talented… and patient! I am your newest follower! Woo hoo! I hope you stop by my new blog. I just started it 2 months ago and would love new friends! Please come see me at http://www.modernfamilymagazine.com
This is the most amazing transformation I think I’ve ever seen! I L.O.V.E. the lazy suzan’s! The wreath makes this a space you WANT to be in and keep pretty! wonderful project!
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE that pantry.
Cheri from Its So Very Cheri
This is the perfect pantry! I am saving this post and how to make the carousels for inspiration when I finally get to work on my pantry. Thank you for sharing.
Deborah
The pantry looks amazing and those carousels are genious!
I wish I had a pantry! All I have are cabinets in this house.
252 comments! Who gets that many comments on a post. Anyway, I love your carousels. I will feature this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com on Monday.
What an amazing pantry! Gorgeous! Love the carousels in the corner.
Midge
Oh WOW! I never thought I’d drool over a pantry, but that is gorgeous!
Your post was very popular this week at “AP Tuesdays” I will be featuring you tomorrow! Thanks for linking up such a great post!
This is truly inspirational–thanks for sharing!
LOVE it! Everything about it. I like to empty out completely to reorganize too. And those carousel’s? GREAT! the containers and labels? LOVE! Thanks for linking up to another Topsy Turvy Tuesday! I’ll be featuring this tomorrow!
We love this party link and I wanted to let you know that we are planning on featuring it. We hope that you get a bunch of new visitors.
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Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
Would love to know the dimensions of your pantry just to get perspective in relationship to mine for a project like this. Love the lazy susan idea!!
I featured you because you’re awesome!
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Feel free to grab a button if you want. :)
Great makeover!! When I get a walk in pantry (someday) I want those spin shelves! I wish I had a handy daddy. ;0) Such a great idea!! BTW I’m on a never-ending hunt for a perfect paint color for my kitchen. Would you mind sharing your wall color, I love it!!
Hey Kim that is Tobacco Road. :) It’s a custom color…I’m going to talk about it again soon.
Wow. If I had a pantry like that, I’d probably just hang out in there all day. Congrats!
Thank you so much for this. Corners. They are the bane of my existence. I am so happy to see such a great solution. Seriously, you’ve alleviated one of my many issues.
Best,
The House of Healy
Absolutely incredible! I cannot wait to have a pantry to try this with. I just linked to it from my organization site. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, I love it! I love everything about it, including the wreath lol. I didn’t know there was bead board wall paper…I must have it for my living room!
LOVE IT! Oh if only I had a pantry for some of those great carousels!
Be still my heart!! I love it!!!
I LOVE this makeover!! Amazing what a difference it makes. My pantry currently looks like your before pictures. {Sigh}
Those carousels are just awesome! They create so much more room!
Holy crap this is amazing. the carousels are pure genius. can ur dad come over and do that for me pls? jeez. its pretty amazing lady and u even got a decorative WREATH in there! amazing. i would bring a little pillow and blanket and sleep in there its so pretty :)
it looks amazing! great job! (oh how I wish I had a pantry…..)
Your pantry = awesome!!
You all did a fabulous job. =)
Swoooooonnnn
I’m featuring your beautiful pantry on my blog next week! Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Wow, I love your pantry makeover! Inspiring… I might need to do some work on mine!!
I’m so impressed with this makeover (especially the carousels!). I included it in my kitchen DIY post today and linked back. Hope that’s okay. Please let me know if it’s not. Have a great day…
You know I love organizing… the pantry looks amazing!!! Love all the clear glass jars and pen chalk labels. Looks great. Enjoy!
xo,
cristin
I just found your blog and I am addicted! Love your pantry make-over. I have a similar pantry so you definitely gave me inspiration on redoing mine. I am adding this to my Friday Favorites, fabulous!
I just saw this and, well, I think I might love your dad a little…. So beautiful!!
Emily,
I LOVE your re-designed pantry! My pantry appears nearly identical to yours in layout & size. Can you tell me the depth of your shelves so I can figure it what size lazy susan I might be able to fit in my pantry? Also, I am not in Texas; can you send me a price to ship out-of state? Thank you so much! I look forward to hearing from you!
Love 2 Design
Hi L2D,
Standard pantry shelving is usually 11 1/4″ width, some are 15 1/2″. I’ve installed the carousels in both, and in corners where both of the sizes intersect. The standard carousel diameter is 19″ and they fit comfortably in corners like those in Emily’s pantry with 11 1/4″ shelving.
Our kits are comprehensive and include all hardware, drill bits, spacers and drill guides. If you need more info, contact Emily, or send me an email at pantrywhisperer@yahoo.com
Thanks for the info. I will send you an email.
First let me start by saying your home is awesome….. now my sister and I just used the beadboard wallpaper on the kitchen island and we are in love with. I would have never thought to use it in the pantry, but that will be my next project. Great job!!!!!!
Just dropping by to let you know that I linked to this post in a round up today from the Home & Garden channel at Craft Gossip. :) You can see the feature here
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Those lazy susans are fabulous! What a great makeover. Hope you’re enjoying it (and keeping it organized ;)
I love this so much. What a concept! A beautiful pantry! It makes me want to find a closet so I can have a pantry too!!!
My pantry looks exactly like yours~the before picture that is. I really need those lazy susans, that is such dead space in my pantry right now. Could you email me info about how to purchase some? Loved your makeover, inspired me to start working on a plan to do mine as well. I think I first my have to ban my family from using it though~lol~such slobs I’m surrounded by.
Thanks.
GENIUS! I used your after picture on my blog as inspiration for my future pantry make-over! Seriously Genius!
Jo-Anna
It looks so much better! I need some of those airtight containers!
Your dad totally rocks! Your pantry looks amazing!
I love this makeover! I WISH I had a pantry this big and organized. I am stuck with a bunch of cabinets, but you did a great job on making your space efficient and beautiful. What a great idea with the lazy susans in the corners!
love love love love these lazy susans!!!!!!!! i too wish my pantry was big enough to copy this!!! {maybe i’ll have to find somewhere else in the house to use this idea…} you did a fabulous job!
Love this makeover! Thanks for linking it to my party! :)
I’m in love with this pantry. Whenever we move I’m going to make sure the house has a pantry with this setup so that we can use this idea. I’ll be featuring this post on my blog – thanks for the inspiration!!
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hey my hussband is remodeling my pantry and we are really interested in the turntables,that just answered my deliemma, awesome idea!! So how do I get yor dads help?
omg… love the turn tables. (as I’m sure everyone else does too) Wish I had that option in my pantry.
Thanks for the info on the glass canisters though. I just started looking for those, so I’ll check out Walmart.
I’d love for you to link this up to my Organizing Mission link party! Hope to see you there.
Are you kidding me? Is that the same pantry? Love it! Love the beadboard wallpaper, love the carousels, love the containers – it’s all beautiful!
love it, thanks for sharing!
Yes! Yes! I’m inspired! It is 8:15 in the evening, but I feel like starting. My old pantry needs paint, a light color so it doesn’t look like a cave. I have a wall I can hang a homemade wreath on. Thanks! I’ve only looked at your site for a half an hour and I love it!
Oh my goodness, I am in the process of organizing my kitchen pantry and I absolutely love what you did with yours. I wish I had the space for your dad’s carousel idea!
Hi Emily, Found this link on Pinterest. I don’t think Pantries/Larders seem to be as common (these days) in England, (it tends to be cupboards instead) but the 1930 house we are renovating with our son had one, and I’d love to update it along the lines of your wonderful make-over. Love the lazy susan’s, brilliant idea (Clever Dad). Hope my clever husband will be able to do something along the same lines, I imagine shipping yours over would be prohibitive! Never heard of beadboard wallpaper though. Regards, Jacqui
Wow! It looks like I am not the only one who was inspired by your pantry! I loved it so much that I posted a link of yours on my blog: http://our-scott-spot.blogspot.com/2011/07/extreme-pantry-makeover.html
Wow! It looks like I am not the only one who was inspired by your pantry! I loved it so much that I posted a link of yours on my blog: http://our-scott-spot.blogspot.com/2011/07/extreme-pantry-makeover.html
I love your makeover. My pantry looks almost exactly like your before picture. I am looking forward to turning it into your after picture.
Thanks soooo much.
Gaila
I seriously wish I had a cornered pantry. Those turntables are GENIUS! Pass that along to your dad for me. Now to see what I can do in my pantry
Loving those turntables! I too wish I had a cornered pantry. So I have a question about the big glass containers you got at W-M… I purchased some at Target today, but noticed they do not have a seal on the lid. Are yours sealed and in your opinion do you think it’s necessary? I prefer sealed, but would love your feedback, since you have them and have used them. Thanks! :)
I found you via Pinterest and loved your pantry makeover! We featured it today on our blog! Check it out!
Pam from Over the Big Moon
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Wow!! That is an amazing transformation!!
WOW! Those before and afters are so amazing! Way to go…I love all of you ideas for organizing, and how you fancied up the pantry with the berry wreath! So gorgeous!
The rotating shelves totally make this project! Seriously the most inspiring pantry makeover I’ve ever seen! It turned out soooo beautiful!!!!
Love the carousels! This is making me want to tackle my overflowing pantry mess!
Wow – what a beautiful transformation! Love your new pantry!
This idea IS Genius!!!!! I love it…and by the looks of these comments, I am not alone! GREAT job!!!!!
i love it! i can’t get enough of seeing other people’s lovely pantry makeovers!
WOW! THIS will be my next project! Are you finding that pouring everything into clear jars still works for you? I have a feeling that I’d start to forget or not have enough jars for all the dry goods. How is it working for you? BUT I AM DOING THIS..Right after I finish my floors. Your blog is excellent! I’m doing a paper flooring technique to replace my crappy carpet. I did it in my powder room already and loved it so much I’m going to do the rest of the house with it. (You can see it if you want on my blog at mossisawesome.wordpress.com)
I would like to say this is one of the coolest things I have seen in a long long time!!! We just built our home and have a super long pantry and I hated the corner until now, now I am going to so be doing this project before the Thanksgiving holiday!!
Thanks for sharing your craftiness with me (and all of us)!!!
Very impressive! Where did you get the lazy susans? I need to this to my pantry. Thanks for sharing.
Hello.
Are your dad’s pantry carousels still available? PLEASE let me know. Thanks!
M -
That looks amazing so organized and pretty
If your Dad can’t keep up with the demand for these awesome lazy Susan’s, would he consider selling Instructions for DIYers? I would love to make them myself, and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
Wow!! You’re pantry looks stunning. I’m so jealous. I go through and organize ours every 3 months or so, but it never lasts for very long. I love the clear jars and containers! And your Dad’s lazy susan’s are amazing(mine is a corner pantry too)! Maybe I will add a makeover to my New Year’s list of to-do’s!!
Those are some great ideas! Your post gave me the inspiration to go plan out my pantry makeover.
Just want to say thanks for the inspiration. I found this on pinterest and thought I could never use lazy susans because my pantry and kitchen are so small, but I found the perfect sized ones at ikea, and it worked fabulously!! Thanks again!
how did you get in my house? that before picture looks alot like my pantry! haha…actually I think mine worse…great idea! :)
Love love your pantry! Thank you for the inspiration…XoXo
Hi! Just wanted to let you know… I just had a pantry built into my house two weeks ago, and yours was my inspiration! Despite the fact that most people seem to be jumping on the bandwagon of using stencils in their pantries, I still think beadboard wallpaper is the prettiest and most classy way to go. So, that’s exactly what I did. I also bought carousels for each of my shelves. :) The pantry has only been functional for two days, but I LOVE it so far and so does my husband!
Thanks for the inspiration!
I love the lazy susan! I featured it on my blog: http://www.organizinghomelife.com/archives/2238 Thanks for the inspiration!
What a fantastic pantry. I love the carousels and the wreath — what a great touch. You inspirated me to do mine!!!!!
Wow! What a difference! The moving shelves are awesome. Thank you for the inspiration!
I absolutely love the carousel idea for a corner pantry…I used that idea in mine and am going to link to this post to give you all the credit. :) Thanks–it saves SO MUCH space!
do you have directions of how your dad may the lazy susans? i have a pantry that look nearly identical and i think the corner turning shelves is the secret. thanks for sharing.
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