With an elegantly organised space, you’ll never forget what you have again!
Walk-in pantries were once considered a luxury, but now they have become a sought-after element in modern homes, offering a storage solution and a touch of sophistication. They have taken the main pressure off the kitchen and elevated everyday living through their storage features.
The basic info of what a walk-in pantry is!
A walk-in pantry is a dedicated storage space, typically located near the kitchen, designed to store food items, kitchen supplies and other household essentials. It’s either a small room or a large space that you can physically walk into, offering additional storage capacity and better organisation options. It’s the most beautiful addition to your home and we love designing and building them!
Benefits of a walk-in pantry
A walk-in pantry provides ample space to store dry goods, kitchen appliances, and other essentials. Your countertops in the kitchen remain clutter-free, allowing for a more streamlined and efficient cooking environment.
With so many dry goods to buy the designated area for spices, canned goods, and baking supplies all have a home. Organisation has never become so easy thanks to the shelving, drawers, and custom inserts that can be tailored to your specific needs.
You can even store a larger variety of ingredients, reducing the need for frequent trips to the store. By having a walk-in pantry, everything is within easy reach, saving you time during meal preparation.
Opting for a well-designed walk-in pantry can enhance the overall aesthetic of your kitchen. With thoughtful design elements from yourself and our experienced kitchen designers, it can seamlessly blend with the style of your home adding a touch of elegance and sophistication.
Designing a walk-in pantry to suit you and your home
With thoughtful design elements, your walk-in pantry can seamlessly blend with the style of your home and beyond. Here are some design tips:
- Utilise the full height of your pantry by installing floor-to-ceiling shelving.
- Consider installing bright, energy-efficient LED lights that illuminate every corner.
- Incorporate adjustable shelving heights to accommodate items of various sizes.
- If there’s a pantry door, make use of it and add racks or pockets to the inside.
- Is your space big enough for a worktop? Add counter space for meal prep or as an area for grocery bags.
- Decant your goods into an airtight container for easy organisation.
- Keep items labelled, this helps you to find things as well as everything having a designated spot.
The Walk-In Pantry at Planet Furniture’s Showroom – Our walk-in haven for all things baking and everything to do with cooking!
This is our response to how the landscape of a modern kitchen evolves with a sought-after feature known as the walk-in pantry. Our walk-in pantry showcased in the showroom is more than just a design; it’s a dedicated place for tailored organisation and blends versatility, sophistication and practicality all in one place.
We as kitchen designers understand the desire for functionality without compromising on aesthetic appeal, and our showroom example is the perfect illustration. It’s just how we would want our walk-in pantry to look and function.
By prioritising storage in the walk-in pantry, the adjoining kitchen remains orderly and clutter-free. We designed open shelving to play a prominent role in the pantry’s layout, displaying and organising the kitchen essentials. The shelving is our bespoke artisan shelves that bring durability and aesthetic appeal to the space all hand-painted in a rich green by one of our favoured paint companies. Fully optimising the available space, open corner shelving was installed, ensuring that every square inch was utilised efficiently. The shelves were extended to the ceiling, providing additional storage for occasionally used items and ingredients.
Design Details
We love adding basket storage as it brings a rustic charm to the pantry’s overall aesthetic. They can also be ideal for storing fresh produce, including onions and potatoes, as well as bakery items that require a cool and dry environment.
In this pantry design, we also introduced deep storage drawers, which are particularly beneficial to the storage of baking ingredients and grains hence the personalised engraving. They each have been designed with a soft-close feature and the drawers have been implemented to prevent overcrowding at the back of the cupboards.
Storing the spices, oils and other ingredients to add to the culinary delight are beautiful bespoke spice racks.
Separating the artisan pantry shelves and base cabinets, a beautiful quartz worktop brings an instant appeal. It serves as a practical surface for the home of small appliances and doubles as an efficient workspace. Of course, it had to be a white-based quartz with beautiful veining – one of our favourites and also adored by our clients.
To add both warmth and texture to the cabinetry, burnished brass handles were selected. These handles are not only functional but also enhance the overall aesthetic, introducing a tactile and inviting element to the pantry.
Lighting is essential in a walk-in pantry so we added LED lighting to the bottom shelf illuminating the work surface and every corner. These are installed on a motion sensor for an extra layer of convenience, automatically turning on when you enter.
Other details include tongue and groove panelling, solid oak serving trays and bespoke oak wine racks.
Our Letchworth Walk-In Pantry Design
A seamless extension of the kitchen is how this walk-in pantry adds a luxurious touch to the overall design. Designed in our Lay-On Shaker this butler’s pantry fulfils everyday life’s demands and meets cooking needs.
Dried foods were decanted into glass jars to organise the pantry to its best potential. We find heavy, bulky items are placed on lower levels, and the lighter ones are positioned within easy reach, midway or above.
Alina, our designer designed open shelving to utilise all the pantry’s layout. It allows our client to display their dry goods and creates an illusion of more space.
When starting the journey for your walk-in pantry, it’s essential to envision its everyday practicality, functionality and the items it will store. First things first is to create a comprehensive list of elements to meet your today’s needs to your future needs. Your design will become versatile and an enduring space that complements your lifestyle.
Successful planning allows the walk-in pantry to seamlessly extend the functionality of your kitchen, incorporating a harmonious mix of shelving, drawers, and workspace. Additionally, consider ventilation and temperature control to ensure the longevity and freshness of your stored food items.
Discover Planet Furniture’s walk-in pantry ideas at their showroom and across the portfolio. Create the pantry of your dreams today, our designers are available and ready to answer all your questions!
