DIY Pantry Makeover | Organize, Modern, Storage, & Ideas

In this project I makeover our kitchen pantry by removing our old wire rack shelves to start. Then I build custom designed floating shelves, install cabinets and create a counter space. The new pantry not only looks better than it did before, we have gained storage space, it is much more organized and has helped free up room in the kitchen. As much as we now like our new pantry we are still not done. In the future I will install under shelf lighting, a backsplash, and a better door.
Links to products used in the video (Some Affiliate Links that help the channel)
Clear Organizers Wide: amzn.to/3FDti23
Clear Organizers Tall, Med, Small: amzn.to/3FBeUY9
Organizer Tote: amzn.to/3lpsnLP
Onion & Potato Box: amzn.to/40k6BI2
Wood Filler: amzn.to/3LHqDrQ
Butcher Block Oil: amzn.to/3TtgO2A
Kreg Track Saw: amzn.to/3eEFQMh
Kreg Track Saw Kit: amzn.to/3rYTD3y
Self Leveling Laser: amzn.to/3T6eb67
Miter Saw: amzn.to/3JNkzwP
Planer: amzn.to/3yO63yv

[@BotoRash]

I think what separates you from other diy or builder KZbin’s is how real you are about everything. Love the outcome of this project, you’ve inspired.

[@gloriacastro6249]

Good job you if us great idea

[@vermillionkingpin]

Jesus man... you really take your time and think about everything and do it right the first time.. Really loving the videos.

[@solarwinds-]

As a disorganized person, I love organizing videos. I think you did a smashing job. Looks good enough for Pintrest to me. I wish I was handy.

[@kenyathefrugal475]

Love that you said, this is now. We live here! I can't agree more. I tell my guests that all the time.

[@gaboonus]

Man, I love this! Awesome work. Can't wait to see that under-shelf lighting!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks!

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

Looks really good... I'd say you nailed it, but that would be a bad dad joke.

[@stevenpearse1255]

In the future you wouldn’t spend for Oak Plywood as a paint grade you could use a less expensive grande of plywood for painting / I’m thinking money isn’t a concern

[@TMHF]

Some under cabinet lighting above the butcher block would really make that space pop.

[@nema151]

14:30 ah a fellow night crafter!

[@nica8667]

The beauty is - it will get use and is functional for the purpose - that’s what I need with same concept of all the kitchen appliances and food items

[@dungeonlair]

You did a great job. The new shelves look awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@user-qq3mf8ru3s]

This is nice. I am building a pantry (taking space from a large room behind the kitchen and this is close to what I wanted to do. Thank you for giving me a sneak peak and walking through the steps on the shelf support as I hadn't worked that out just yet. I would love to go with a door with the upper half as glass, too, so I can write a grocery list on it and take a picture with my phone before heading to the store. I had not thought of under shelf lighting- now I am. LOVE IT!

[@MicheeeeeObiMrs]

WOW WOW WOW. That is bloody AWESOME. It is great to see a job done so well. Congratulations and your LUCKY WIFE. You know how it goes, HAPPY WIFE. HAPPY LIFE hahaha

[@Cathybeez]

you sir, are a perfectionist, and this was perfect.

[@user-md6ze4up3q]

You take pride in your work! Great job!!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks you!

[@brandilewis3498]

Beautiful blue color. Lovely work, this looks amazing!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks!

[@user-yw6rb5xo4u]

It's a real pleasure watching you working, you're competent and your work is clean.

[@paulajones4037]

VERY NICE😊 L👀ing for your other video Pantry part 2.

[@gjforeman]

To cut down on the massive flat spots on the wall, especially if builders in your area traditionally do a splatter finish, like they do here in Southern California, rather than sanding off the excess wall patch, use a damp terry cloth towel and a circular motion to wipe the excess patch material away. Just use care around the actual hole, and the results are FAR cleaner and better looking, with little or no sanding dust to deal with.

[@eliporter3980]

This was a really good project and I'm gonna definitely use these ideas in my own pantry. Thanks for sharing.

[@pdab4372]

Great video! I'm definitely going to use some of your ideas when I redo our pantry.

[@jewelss5262]

I love the cupboard revamp….I have the same type of space, would love to redo it for efficiency

[@carolschedler3832]

Bravo! This is just what I want and was trying to explain to hubby! Thank you!

[@faythea38]

Lots of great storage & looks sharp too!

[@beaeberts3873]

Wow..this looks great!!!!

[@karenwaller5493]

That a really fantastic job, looks great

[@peterdement]

Consider some task lighting mounted under the shelf above the butcher block top. This will eliminate the shadows over the work top.

[@ImperialRis]

Great job!

[@tonyathomas66]

You did a fantastic job.💜

[@paulajones4037]

Nice Thanks 😊

[@jadakowers590]

Thorough job!

[@lizalaska5084]

What a great video. Thank you.

[@lukebazan3084]

Wow Ryan, very cool!

[@brawlstarsgaming5928]

Great job, I love it.

[@hersonlamolli6162]

Excellent!!

[@P.willow]

Looks amazing man

[@kenmoore800]

Looks really good,I did almost the same in my pantry but had no luck with the hue light strips they kept messing up after a few months would go with a cheap Amazon set next time, govee makes a pretty nice set.

[@miguelguardado6498]

Realy nice job thanks for the idea

[@Pondandgardensanctuary]

Great job.

[@tayred81]

Super nice, good job man 👍🏻

[@PWingert1966]

I was at a high-end luxury house where their pantry also doubled as a catering kitchen for events. It has a separate entrance leading to a parking pad for a catering truck. There was a sink, two burner elements, a small wall-mounted oven and a small fridge. When the family has a catered party (At least once a month so I have been told) the caterers set up in the kitchen serve and clean up and are out of the way of the party guests. They often set up a buffet-style service on the kitchen island.

[@tomsko863]

Dibs on your old metal shelving! That stuff is ridiculously expensive at the big box stores.

[@danielfarmer4311]

Excellent work 😎

[@robertovillalon2841]

Thanks!

[@carolinevanwinkle3755]

Have you considered for those taller items a sliding square that you set taller items on and pull out when using and sliding back when finished. I bought 3 for my taller items, works fine.

[@Djsmith767]

The only thing I can think of that'd be wrong with this is not following the 2/4 rule for the countertop outlets!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

✅

[@ronnielewis5391]

Good job

[@mattkerekanich]

Love how the project. Really makes you think that the. When do you think that. Fortunately you.

[@powersonic6255]

Ok i just subscribed because you were great on this project .

[@brian2008]

Nice work

[@rdot980]

I had the same issue with blue paint. I painted the piece outside and it looked all wrong, but it ended up looking pretty much how it was supposed to when I installed it. I think the lighting makes a big difference, so from now on, I pick paint colors while standing in the room/spot the paint will be seen in the end.

[@rdot980]

Ha! We also used brushed gold hardware on our blue piece (mudroom lockers).

[@denisejones1863]

I would install can rollers on shelves. It would look a lot nicer than stacked cans.

[@martinedalo5595]

What do you mean? Show picture please?

[@allobabez]

OH YEAH NEW VIDEOOOOOOOO

[@christopheralegria71]

I've had issues with cans or other items sticking to latex paint on our shelves. We switched to White Polyurethane and it is WAY better. No sticking and extremely durable.

[@lazygardens]

A good polishing with cheap furniture polish works well to prevent sticking.

[@markhill4419]

nice job

[@koreyflinton1874]

Great job man! We are looking to do this as well and have a similar idea for the door. Have you found one of those doors you were talking about yet? I have tried looking a little bit and haven’t found one.

[@SargeWolf010]

🤔 if i had the space to build one... I'd probably build something similar 😅

[@essohenn]

what cad software do you use to generate the cut list. big fan. turned out great

[@j.creates676]

Love this, I am planning to do something very similar with ours. The wire shelves are not great lol

[@Cale0610]

LETS GOO NEW VIDEO

[@scpatl4now]

My pantry is about the same size as this one...with the wire racks. I hate them. I never thought about putting cabinets in there, but that is a great idea. Maybe I will get around to doing my own. I'm still not quite sure how your shelves are supported. Maybe I need a second look at the video. FYI, my actual kitchen cabinets (lower) are that same color blue with the uppers a light blue gray. I am a stained glass artist, so I made my own doors with glass inserts. It ended up looking great. Never be afraid of color (but it never hurts to ask someone for a second opinion...lol)

[@healthyaisletoasia]

How do you build the 3d design? What software? Can you please share your design process

[@HB-yq8gy]

Wow, incredible perfectionist! I wish I could do half as well. How do you learn the basics, I never built anything lacking interior wood skills only a picture frame on a wall, a dog ramp, and installing windows & doors? I do have a table saw, electric saw, cordless drills & brake.

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Honestly learning the basics from a place like KZbin and building on what you feel comfortable doing. The more you do the better you get.

[@user-bd2no6zq2j]

Great job daddy

[@corptusion]

Do you remove the plastic cabinet corner pieces before countertop install?

[@ranns2805]

I have a similar pantry. However, I put all of my heavy appliances on the bottom shelf.

[@judybesse4058]

Looks great but I wish you would have painted the bottom cabinets white...good job!!!

[@williamrudder6136]

Great job. Have you tried wet sanding with a damp tile sponge? I saw the trick on a reel,, turns out its on the joint compound instructions 😂😢

[@mezi99360]

do you have a link to where you got the handles for the cabinet?

[@TampaRob84]

Man im just about to pull the trigger on my pantry but need to use wall cabinets. What are your interior dimensions?

[@crossbow3539]

Great job. Could have used 1/4-3/8 plywood on top of shelves though

[@user-me8fr6bj8j]

What brand/color is the blue paint? It’s really nice!

[@dylanlane9405]

Sanding butcher block to 320 closes the grain so that oil didn't penetrate even close to what it should

[@redneckdrennan745]

nice build. one thing, dude you seem you can afford it. get you and impact driver!!!! great job for inspiration

[@cc9294]

Your video was very helpful. I want to do the exact same thing to my pantry which is 10' x 10'. How did you determine how much weight your shelves could hold?

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

That's a hard thing to do. The way I built them I'm pretty confident that they will hold 5x what I have on them now. This is just from past experience and how they feel now

[@sandinewton1896]

My beef with wire shelves is bottles, jars and cans seem to always fall over, there’s no stability. Ohmygoodness, change your name to Mr Detail! Excellent job!

[@jordanmiller4147]

You can add shelf mats to help with that.

[@moniquewarren1433]

Foam board will work

[@jorgeflores6886]

Does anybody know what program he used for rendering his plans?

[@SDBR]

what program/software did you use to design this?

[@epjarvis007]

What did you use to make the animated design?

[@Vane.19]

Hi there, are you able to share your project in SketchUp? would love to adjust it to my space

[@lakeshavallejo7889]

Man, if only you were mine!! Well done!

[@joju22830]

Can anyone tell me about any software where I can create a blue print of the pantry so that I don't need to calculate manually.

[@FranNoesse]

Did you tape seal the vent box with duct tape? So many nails and screws! Doesn't it weaken the wood?

[@aprillmt3230]

This dislike is from the beautiful oak that was painted over in white

[@conny4973]

Great job but heres me thinking that oak would have looked amazing stained.

[@weronikalewandowska9099]

What is the size of the pantry?

[@BrianMcKnight68]

RIP to that beautiful oak covered by paint. We hardly knew you….

[@weatherman8123]

What was the total cost? And time?

[@dylanlane9405]

So you used more expensive oak for the grain look and then painted it???????

[@crashcreeley]

Why use Oak? Why not use Pine since you painted it...

[@Teetles_807]

Aren’t you supposed to leave expansion gaps for wood.

[@kikiscomment]

Just take the door off. Make it feel like part of the kitchen, especially if that’s where you have to go to make coffee. And I’ve had better luck with cheap LED strips from Amazon than anything else.

[@Teetles_807]

Bye bye beautiful wood! Won’t see you later!

[@watermelonbanana1772]

This is fr the biggest revelation in home improvement since the toaster was invented in 1906.

[@Golfexpertbelieveme]

If you need to be able to make more content and you run out of good things at your house you can come to mine and film and do some stuff!!

[@SuperJbarrera]

Why use oak if you just painted over it looks great but probably would’ve saved some money

[@deanpeckham9789]

I was thinking the same thing

[@cherelle469]

Bruh just do mine, because my regular degular butt does not have all these tools

[@jeffcalaway7837]

You had me until you painted the Oak fascia. Nice work!

[@luci1242]

Why didn't you miter the corners of the countertop?

[@MightySapphire]

Probably because that would require another sheet of butcher block. It's just a pantry.

[@mattgrimmett6067]

Can't believe you used all that expensive oak and then just painted it.....great build but dang what a waste imo... especially after using the cheap stuff on the bottom which is what you will see more above eye level...

[@DJebi1985]

Had the same thought. Maybe using some marble tiles on top of the painted oak would look even better? 😂😂

[@SableSunsets]

It’s not really expensive they are prefab cabinets from Home Depot. The white melamine ones are more expensive. I agree I just build oak cabinet doors that look phenomenal and used a beautiful stain. It’s his project his money and in the end he gets to do what he wants.

[@mattgrimmett6067]

@@SableSunsets uhhh.....I don't think you watched the same video or know the cost of wood. I'm talking about the shelving.... Maybe know what you're talking about before reprimanding strangers. Also the white cabinets are more expensive because they are finished. Under the melamine is particle board and apples to apples oak vs particle board unfinished, the oak is much more expensive. Hope this helps you on your journey

[@CaptRespect]

Yeah I was surprised too. He could have just used joint compound to hide the plywood edge and painted.

[@dankaczor44]

Dude same thought as soon as he was painting. Nice work ruined with paint. Could’ve just used pine the whole way.