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Converting a Mudroom to a Pantry

The entrance to the back of the house has been modified by removing the small back door and installing a triple-panel sliding glass door that looks onto the newly landscaped backyard. The mudroom was converted into a pantry and outfitted by California Closets. Chloe Durant of California Closets reviews some of the work done in the pantry. The family needed space where they could prepare lunch for the two boys. In this space, a butler's pantry was designed and installed, featuring a deep countertop, drawers for storage, and space down below for recycling. Dave Weston of California Closets explains how the unit was put into the space. The California Closets system operates on rails. The rail is attached to the wall and hangers are attached to the secured rail. These hangers allow partitions to go up and down and holds any amount of weight put upon it. The finished product has four drawers, a couple of compartments for recycling bins, countertop space, and space up above for storage of kitchen appliances.

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Converting a Mudroom to a Pantry

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" And one of the interesting things that we did to the back of the house is to modify the entrance there was just a single little back door into a tiny little mudroom if you will and by. Inserting this big trio of patio doors not only have we given them a view of this new garden from inside the kitchen. But we've also turned that little mudroom into a terrific little pantry that we've outfitted with California closets."

" Well California closets we come to each person's house after they call us at the office and set up an appointment. We take a look at the space. And see how the person. Needs help or they have a special vision that they'd like to do. Sarah's case it was this is an old house with sort of an extra walkway. There was a door right here where the window is right now from. And there were lots of hooks with things hanging on -- sort of cluttered and it felt a little bit dark. So what Sarah told me is that she needed a space for growing families for her family that's growing intimate lunch. So what we've designed here is a butler's pantry style we have some little drawers going and it's going to be very quaint. Deep countertop with some spaces up above for snacks and crackers. The drawers will have little bag he used. Maybe some spoons for yogurt and things like that and then underneath some open space for recycling storage."

" This is the rail here this is the backbone of the whole California closet system will we do is we attach this side of the rail to your well they'll fasten into the studs with those screws she also knew when. Take your hangers the hangers sits onto the rail like this which allows the partitions to be solid allows partitions to go up and down and you can basically stand on it. Now hold any amount of weight you were important that's. All right it's the last of the four drawers. They all come complete with full extension drawer runners down bottom we got a couple compartments of the one on the right side can be used your recycling meant. Are -- got wide open space on both sides your kitchen appliances we also have dividers and act which make great use of your cookie trays and malcontents. So basically what we've done is you've just taken a jumbled up mudroom and we've converted into. -- useful pantry for your kitchen."

" And that's what it looks like. Moved into not bad time."

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