The Pantry
Before
I’ve heard about screen doors being used as a pantry door and that’s what we decided. We bought a plain $18 screen door at a local hardware store and cut it down to fit the smaller width of our pantry.
I bought some fancy scrolls to embellish the plain door. I decided to spray paint the unfinished wood. Red, of course!
My hubby nailed the scrolls onto the painted door.
And then my sweet guy took off the old plain white door and gave me the country kitchen I’ve always wanted!!
My hubby did an AMAZING job!
After
My favorite touch? The fork door pull. He just used pliers to give it a bend and then screwed it into the wood:
And it cost less than $50!
a favorite project from 2009
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Adorable! Although I'm not sure I'd be disciplined enough to keep the pantry looking amazing all the time.
Great project & great price!
Kristen, that is so clever. The fork is a perfect touch!
Kristen, that is darlin’!
I love it. The fork is a perfect accent, as are the scrolls!!! YAY!
I agree–that fork is the perfect touch! What an awesome job/makeover!
What a neat idea! I would never have thought of something like that, you’re brilliant!
Oh my goodness…that couldn’t be more adorable! I love it…and the fork handle is PERFECT!!
Although, I would probably have to use a dark screen because the idea of people looking in my “not so clean” pantry would drive me insane.
Oh, this is genius! Love it and the handle
love it an the fork is fantastic!
Oh my gosh that is absolutely fabulous!!!
What a sweet and clever husband you have. Now, you have to keep it tidy since you can see right into it! Great idea, great post.
Looks GREAT inside and out! But that is just WAY too much pressure to keep it neat. I’m kind of stressed out imagining it in my house… and strangely tempted to do the exact same thing.
Great work!
I have been lurking for a while..think this might be my first time commenting?
Love it! Esp the contrast of the wall color and white trim against the pop of red!
So when can you come and live at my house and work your thrifty, crafty magic for a while? No? I’ll just have to keep tuning in to see all your treasures.
Love it!! What a great idea!
BTW- the red paint is perfect!
What a cool idea! It turned out so lovely!
Donna
Genius! Enjoy your new pantry!
I’m in love with your screen door!!! It is fabulous. Tell hubby to pat himself on the back. And you too since you painted it.
That is AMAZING! I saw the inside yesterday and so glad I came back and saw the door. I thought the baskets were the bomb. But wow the door is crazy amazing!
tracy
That’s incredible! Like everyone else I love the touch of the fork. But also like others, I don’t know that I’d be brave enough to have a see-through pantry door!! Good for you
Now that is impressive! Take six weeks off to recover, I weekend is just not enough!!!
What a great idea! That door is sooo cute. I really love it and now I really want one!
And your hubby. What a great guy to help you with your project. I would have never been able to get my hubby off the couch to do something like that for me. He would have said, “You want what???” Men!
it seems to be a landslide- i love it too! the fork is great. and of course the red… however, what a challenge to keep it neat now! that’s the whole point of a pantry, right? just stuff things in and slam the door! great job
by far my favorite project that you’ve done!!
I love the red. Love it!
That is so awesome!!!!!
That is an amazing transformation.. and you are brave to have your pantry exposed for the world to see all the time. I am NOT so brave!
(probably cause I’m sloppy)
God bless-
Amanda
That is one of the coolest doors I’ve ever seen! And the fork is brilliant! Love it. Love it all!
That fork handle is the cherry on top!
Love it!
That fork handle is the icing on the cake. Love the red color, open-door concept and scrolls. It’s perfect and the price is right, too.
How cute is that?!! I wish I had a pantry. . .
Absolutely fabulous! And the fork handle is a darling addition! Thanks for sharing!!!
I love it! But, I don’t think it would stay organized like that for long in our house, the kids are always digging through the cupboards trashing them.
I love the red with the yellow it really makes it POP
Oh I sooooo love that!!! My pantry is in my laundry room and has no door. What a great way to spruce it up! Hmmm…I wonder if Cool wants another project..lol
Gerky
Okay, generally in a relationship, ONE person is the crafty one and the other, not-so-much! However, you are one CRAFTY COUPLE…a rare find, indeed! My husband could probably help me with some ideas I get, but generally chooses to not get involved (except for the HUGE antique wardrobe that he stripped and refinished for me…which was my dear, sweet Grandmas. That More than makes up for all the other times he’s groaned when I try to get him involved in a new project)! You’re husband is definitely a keeper!
I love this idea but have a long pantry with two bi-fold doors, so I don’t think it would work for me. Besides, having to look at all my stacks of cans, while usually somewhat organized, would make me nuts! Yours looks much nicer with the baskets and all! Also love the fork for a handle! Great ideas!
I’m sorry. Your husband took a DOOR apart and sized it down??
That right there is what makes this darling project an impossibility for me. I’d have to HIRE someone to do that and then a $50 project would be more like $250!
Dang!
SO CUTE. The only drawback I see – is that now you HAVE to keep that pantry organized!
Maybe that’s a good thing after all, though.
wow. wow. wow. That is simply fabulous. wow. I love it. I would have a little problem keeping it pretty on the inside, though!
You and your hubby are very handy! It looks great. Hurry, tell us what is next :}
Love it! Now if my hubs was willing to put up some ‘non-traditional’ doors. I wanted to buy non-paneled doors for the kids’ closets and cover them with magnetic paint, then chalkboard paint. Sure, there’d be some chalk dust – but that’s easily controlled by keeping the chalk out of reach! Easy enough to just rehang the original doors if we move. Haven’t convinced him yet… So I doubt I’ll get these cool pantry doors, either!
Wow! Didn’t see THAT one coming! Very unexpected and whimsy! Love the color, the fork, everything. I’m a total neat-freak, so the screen wouldn’t intimidate me at all. My hubby also loves to do things like that! What a treasure!
Wow! That’s fancy! Love the fork detail!
That’s DARLING. But honestly, no one wants to see inside my pantry. I think I’ll keep my traditional pantry door, thankyouverymuch.
That is stinkin CUTE!!!!
That is SO cute…love the fork! However I could not stand to be able to see in my pantry from the outside…with my messy family it is best to be able to keep our mess behind the door! LOL! Great blog.
That might be the most fabulous thing I’ve ever seen!!!
Kristen-
That turned out fabulously! Seriously, adorable! LOVE it!
Wow, I love it. I wish I had a pantry!
My jaw just dropped! Seriously, that is one of the most clever ideas I’ve seen in awhile. Love the fork handle!
WOW! That is amazing and clever and that fork… perfect!
That looks so adorable! I love it!
Those beautiful baskets definitely deserve to be shown off, yay!!
Awesome Job…and I love the Red!
I love it! I have been wanting to do this to my pantry and was stuck on how. That’s awesome and cost efficient! This inspires me to definitely do this.
That is AWESOME, not to mention a total surprise! I don’t know if I could be so disciplined to keep the contents of the pantry in order all the time!
Wow! That is awesome! I feel inspired now. You would definitely have to keep your pantry clean.
wow! That’s incredible! inexpensive and adorable and INSPIRING!
Can I borrow your Husband??? LOL
Looks fab!
I think you are crazy! I wouldn’t want the pressure of keeping my pantry looking good. But I do love the fork handle.
Cute, Cute, Cute!!!
Hmmm…….a see a screen door coming soon to my pantry. And the fork? Genius!
Cute, cute, cute! My pantry is my laundry room so that won’t work for me… but I’m thinking hard on where it would work!
Not only is it gorgeous, it should inspire you to keep the pantry organized.
Absolutely beautiful and clever, thank you for sharing.
Oh my gosh. I haven’t been reading your blog very long, but even so, I think you are the craftiest person I’ve ever seen! You have the absolute cutest stuff!! All over your house! I’m so jealous. What great ideas!!
OMG that is just TOO AWESOME! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!
GREAT job!!
~TidyMom
Outstanding!! What a neat idea and great finish.
Absolutely amazing! I LOVE it! It looks terrific! The fork is definitely the perfect touch! Wow!
I absolutely love it!
That is SO cute, so organized, I LOVE the fork pull, and I love the baskets inside!
what a neat idea! but i would never keep it neat enough for that kind of exposure. love the fork!
That is AWESOME and totally fabulous! But I’m with the other ladies…there is no way I could keep my pantry in showroom condition at all times! Love the makeover!
Very nice. Have a friend who did this a few years back and have always wanted to do this myself. I love the door handle. Love the red too. So colorful and happy.
Joyce
I love, love, love it! And the fork just makes it that much more impressive! Awesome idea!
what a snazzy idea looks great
It looks so great! I would never have the guts to have my pantry exposed like that.
How darling! And what a good hubby you have!
That is gorgeous…wow!!!
That looks awesome! And now you have an incentive to keep that pantry organized! I’m impressed!
I don’t have a pantry. sigh. If you have any ideas for how to stuff all of your food into the regular cabinets in a 10×10 kitchen, let me know! Fun!
That is fabulously cute! I already have pantry envy because I don’t have a pantry and now I have pantry door envy to add to it. LOL
Malia
OK, that is awesome looking!!!! WOW!
And your pantry looks so good inside! LOL. Mine’s more messy.
Melissa
I love it! What an amazing idea!! Thanks so much for sharing that. It looks great in your kitchen. And the fork handle is a very nice touch!! Well done!
It looks terific. If I were to put a see through screen on my pantry, it would scare people away for fear that something might fall on them at any given moment…..kudos to you for exposing your pantry
!!!
That is so darn cute it makes me wish that my pantry was in a closet with a regular door instead of a double wide cabinet. You did good!
I LOVE YOUR PANTRY PROJECT!! The colors, the screen, the fork handle!! And, I guess it helps that your kitchen is the same color as mine! You (and your husband
) did great work! You inspired me. Right now I am trying to finish the nursery for my son that is nearly 11 months old! I have had the main coat on since just after he was born (thinking, yeah, I will add the decorative touches when I have time) Well, you inspired me AND yesterday and today I have done horizontal stripes in three different colors. Now, I am doing three canvas for the art on his walls! I am excited to see the end product!
Oh. My. Stars! Can you say fab-you-lous?! Because I sure am right now. You are fun and your pantry mathces now. Fabulous!
That is some kind of cool!!
Am I the only one who thinks that’s nasty? Ugh, I liked it way better before. But, I guess if you’re into country….
I LOVE your pantry door…if only I had a pantry
Looks great! So original, and HUGE motivation to keep it nice and organized!
Love the fork as handle! How clever!
Wow, what motivation to keep the pantry nice and tidy. I don’t think I have the courage!
Love the fork idea as a handle .. you are giving me an idea for another area of the kitchen!
Oh my…what a fabulous transformation! I had to look at it a couple of times to make sure I was seeing all the detail – love the color and of course the fork is such a darling touch.
Blessings,
Marie
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Now that is just amazing!! Of course, I would have to keep my pantry nice and tidy like you do.
~Heather
Now that is just amazing!! Of course, I would have to keep my pantry nice and tidy like you do.
~Heather
Holy crap that is AWESOME!!! I want a pretty door too, this is such a great idea! Do you mind if I link to this?
How fun is that? And kudos to you for being motivated enough to keep your pantry clean!
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
That is so cool! Your hubby's a talented man. And I love the fork for a door handle, too. That's a clever, artistic touch that makes it truly unique.
Very nice, but I couldn't do that at my house. I stockpile groceries when they're cheap and so my pantry doesn't look so pretty. Thanks for the idea though. This may come in handy some day on another project.
what a fun idea!! great job (and hubby)
LOVE it!!!! the red is amazing!
Wow! I love this! Hubby made custom doors for my pantry as well as cabinets, but I have found that my pantry gets too warm, and the screen would help ventilate!!! I also have yellow walls and red accents, so I wanna copy your door color too, LOL. I might have to use that REALLY DARK screen though, as my pantry is organized, but not near as cute as yours, LOL.
Where did you find your fancy scrolls?
Thank you,
Susan
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