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Perfect Pantries For Log Siding Homes
A pantry is an ideal addition to any log home or cabin kitchen. It doesn’t have to be a plain-looking corner in the room. Fancy it up a little and you will enjoy putting items in and taking them out for use. Knotty pine paneling is an attractive way to line the walls of your pantry. Stain the inside with your choice of colors to coordinate with the kitchen’s décor and you have a winner.
Why You Need A Kitchen Pantry
A Kitchen pantry’s primary purpose is to provide additional storage space for food, beverages, spices, tableware, or small kitchen appliances. A pantry acts as an extension of the kitchen and helps to keep it organized and clutter-free. It is also a good place to store things that are used infrequently and keep them off the counters out of sight.
The size and location of your pantry depend on your needs, family size, and how much food you want to store for the future. A pantry can be designed to maximize space with options like built-in shelving, pull-out drawers, and spice racks. Some people prefer a large walk-in pantry where you can store more food and other items. You can also store dishcloths, towels, household cleaners, dish soap, dishwasher soap, or anything else you deem essential.
Reach-In Cabinet Pantries For Log Siding Homes
Reach-in pantries are smaller than walk-in pantries and consist primarily of shelves and bins. They are usually placed in a corner or along a wall by the kitchen cabinets. They can be shelves only or shelves with pull-out drawers, spice racks, bins, or door shelves. These ideas work:
- Shelving: Build as many sturdy shelves as you need. They may be open or have hinged doors on the front.
- Pull-Out Drawers: These drawers can be shallow in depth and height or larger if desired. Self-closing drawers are popular and convenient when your hands are full.
- Spice Racks: Large spice racks are ideal for anyone who likes to cook with a wide variety of spices and herbs. The spice rack should hold the bottles and containers securely.
- Bins: Bins can vary a lot in size depending on what you store in them. If you have a physical issue, do not put them on the floor level.
- Door Shelves: This type of shelving is ideal for frequently used smaller items, such as condiments, utensils, spices, or herbs.
“A pantry is an ideal addition to any log home or cabin kitchen.”
Walk-In Pantries For Greater Storage Capacity
Walk-in pantries are like kitchen closets with room for more functions. They offer significant benefits, such as maximizing storage for food, appliances, and other kitchen items. This good-looking pantry has knotty pine walls with a whitewash finish. They promote better organization and freeing up valuable counter and cabinet space. This promotes a more functional and uncluttered kitchens with these practical advantages:
- Counter and Cabinet Space Savings: By storing items like small appliances, pots, pans, and other essentials in the pantry, you free up valuable counter and cabinet space.
- Customizing Options: Walk-in pantries offer extensive storage and customization options ideal for homeowners with space to accommodate a larger footprint.
- Easy Inventory Management: Having a dedicated space for many of your kitchen essentials makes it easier to keep track of your stock and reduce food waste.
- Enhanced Functionality: A walk-in pantry can be a home chef’s best friend by providing ample space for ingredients, cookbooks, and large appliances like microwaves or toaster ovens.
- Improved Organizations: With dedicated shelving and storage solutions, a walk-in pantry makes it easy to categorize and access items that help keep the kitchen tidy.
- Increased Home Value: Homes with well-designed kitchens including walk-in pantries tend to create higher resale values.
- Increased Storage Capacity: Perhaps the greatest benefit is the increased storage capacity. There is room to store bulk groceries, small appliances, cleaning supplies, brooms, dustpans, mops, and other items.
Knotty Pine Paneling For Your Pantries
Even though a pantry has a door and you can’t see in till you open it, the inside needs to look attractive. Whether your walls are log siding or knotty pine, lining the pantry with real wood paneling is gorgeous. Pine paneling is available in 4”, 5”, 6”, and 8” widths and ¾” thickness. Its tongue and groove end-matching design with chamfered edges creates a sturdy and effective wall lining for a pantry.
Knotty pine with your favorite stain color looks great for cabinet and walk-in pantries. It is available in unfinished, finished with a clear top coat, and finished with stain and a clear top coat. It nails into the wall framing with a nail gun and amateurs can install it. Consider this beautiful natural material for your next pantry project.
