Butler's Pantry Update!

We have finally got our butler's pantry where we want it - usable! Ever since we painted we have been saying, "we still have to put up those shelves" "we need to get some liquor for the bar area" "we need to get some artwork for the wall" "ugh, I can't wait to use this space and it not be a collector of stuff!".. Ok, the last two were all me : ) but in all seriousness, the space was just a dumping ground for all things without a home. If we didn't know where to put something, it went in the bar area until we found a space for it. And now...

It's done! (more or less)

Don't mind these iPhone photos, I will get some better ones of this area for the House Tour Page, but for now we are both very excited to finally use this space! It still needs some details, maybe a few photos of friends or something, I don't know. We will see how it transforms over the next few months.

The shelves were a purchase for our old apartment that we were able to reuse here. Originally from Pottery Barn, and absolutely perfect for city life, now they have a new home in our new home! They are housing most (but not all) of our wine glasses and other bar glassware, including these super fun glitter stemmed glasses my MOH made for me for my bachelorette party! Love them. We also have these awesome Delirium beer glasses - where we got these will remain a secret - we have been wanting to display, along with our cocktail shaker and decanter. 

Of course we needed to make room for the main event - the wine and liquor! I wouldn't say the bar is stocked, but we have a good start and I am sure we will accumulate different bottles through the years. (That's if our friends don't drink them all first). I was able to get this great wooden tray from Pier1 on sale and it holds everything that doesn't go in the frig or on the shelf nicely.

The large framed chalkboard was a DIY made from leftover hardboard from when H made his own granite template to save a few $$. I will post later of how that came together and a few cute designs I've used for the holidays! Originally I wanted to hang our fingerprint tree in this spot, but after doing some measuring we realized it wouldn't fit. Womp womp.

So for now, this space is done! And man what a difference it has made! This was an open space, nothing in the nook, no character, nada. And now, it's a great transition between the dining room and kitchen that by DIYing did not cost us too much to do!

I am hoping I can find a picture of the actual "before" shot so you can get a better idea of what we started with. But, for now here is the link to when we started this project.

- JP