Butler Implant

Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows once wisely counseled us that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone.  (Yes, I know Joni Mitchell sang it first, but I wasn’t even born then, so we’re going with Adam’s version). Anyway, the ‘what’ I’m talking about in this case is a pantry.  My old house had such a nice pantry.  Tall and spacious – you could sneak in there and eat several handfuls of chocolate chips before your kids ever knew you were gone, let alone that you even had a secret stash of chocolate chips.  Not that I would know.

Now, there are no secrets.  Our ‘pantry’ is nothing more than a really deep cupboard.  No place to hide anything, yet nearly impossible to see what’s stuffed in its darkened confines.  Jamie had the same problem.  Cramped, under-performing storage.  So she ripped it out and made a butler’s pantry instead! Light, bright and *gasp* useful! See it at So Much Better With Age.

But that wasn’t all.  Jamie set her sights on this freeloading wall, which wasn’t doing anything to earn its keep in the household, except maybe holding the roof up. Psh. Well, why not turn it into a kitchen office? A few cabinets and a countertop later, and it’s pulling its weight alongside everything else, and looking good doing it. See more on her blog So Much Better With Age.