The last few months I have been a busy bee making a few fun house updates… the first project was our guest bedroom {which you guys saw here}, the second project was our laundry room {which I will be sharing soon}, and the third project was closing off a walk-way to our butler’s pantry and creating this beautiful built-in unit in our kitchen.
Having a built-in display for our kitchen was a dream of mine for a while now. You guys know I have so many gorgeous jars and vases and tea pots {one of the many perks from working with so many amazing brands!} and I hate having to store them away in a pantry or kitchen cabinet until the right dinner party. So with this open display, I have the opportunity to share some of my favorite pieces year round, as well as frame family photos. I also love the idea of updating the decor seasonally as a part of my seasonal and holiday house tours!
Here is a closer look at the new display!
For those of you who are new to FH or don’t remember what my kitchen looked like before the new built-in, here are a few before and after’s! Before, I had two very narrow shelves on either side of my pantry door, and then a breezeway for the butlers pantry. While in these photos the breezeway/hallway looks fine and open, on a day-today basis, the space was a constant eye sore from photo shoot props to kids strollers to toys, and it would give me so much anxiety. So by closing in the space I knew I could avoid clutter in my kitchen and connect my pantry and butlers pantry from the inside, becoming one much larger storage space.
Here are the before and after views!
While I don’t have much to share about the actual renovation process, because really all I did was hire a contractor and a few workers to demo, enclose, and build the built-in’s, I did want to share the before and after’s because like me, you may need inspirational photos to show your own contractor! {It was HARD to find images of super simply built-ins on Pinterest!!}.
I am also excited to share the space in its spring/summer element, because as I said, I know this display will be making many more appearances on the blog to come!
For more Home Decor inspiration, be sure to check out my endless room and home tours in my decor section!
Photography by Yesi of Simply Lively
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