How to build a Pantry

[@Bhagyashree200891]

*Took 2 to assemble and 3 to lift into place **MyseIf.Furniture** Directions were pretty clear. A large space is needed to layout all the pieces. The cabinet is holding up well after many weeks of use.*

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Glad to hear it! Thanks so much :)

[@averagejoesjimshomeprojects]

Well done! This was the exact video I’ve been looking for. I bought a house without a pantry and have been looking for a way to add one. I have a space about that size that I’ll have to frame in, but I’m so much more emboldened to make that happen now that I’ve seen this!! Thank you so much!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

So glad to hear that! Thank you! 😄

[@freedomtrailamerica2981]

It is so nice to see young men making use of tools instead of hiring someone. You are a blessing to your wife!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thank you! I owe it all to my Dad. He taught me all that I would need to know. I'm very grateful to have an amazing teacher!

[@JazzNNate]

Great job!! My husband is also building me a pantry. We have one but it’s in the laundry room which has always drove me crazy lol. We have to entrance ways to our other living room from the kitchen and the one entrance by the laundry room he is closing off and creating my own pantry. Can’t wait. Love yours. I know your wife appreciates it because I have a husband that does the same for me, and I appreciate him.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thank you! And good luck on your new pantry! :)

[@vivdoolan6846]

Awesome love how the shelves are so neatly added to the walls ..... no space wasted....

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks!!

[@karinecarde1254]

Simply wonderful!!! I am sure your wife appreciates her new pantry 😊

[@SimonSaysDIY]

thank you! Yes, she really does!

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[@deltamiles7588]

That's what I'm talking about! "Excellent job".

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! Good luck with yours.

[@HaleyPBear]

Beautiful! I love the face boards on the shelves, that’s a really nice touch. Thanks for the ideas!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@phillipreborn]

Nice use of space. A bonus pantry!

[@kelleystrange]

I'm definitely interested in seeing the other side when you do the bathroom part.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

I'm getting close to finishing up the other side now. I ended up building a larger bathroom on the back of our house and I will be putting shelves for storage on the other side of the pantry.

[@charlesthompson4033]

Great job and explanation, I’m adding a pantry to an condo from scratch, so this video was very helpful and appreciated!!!! Thanks again!!!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

So glad to hear this! Thanks :)

[@labbrockington7854]

That turned out really good, really love it. God bless you and your family.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@labbrockington7854]

@@SimonSaysDIY welcome God bless

[@gregmorris3608]

Really enjoyed the video and noticed the flooring in that closet was the same that was in my childhood home when we moved in 1971

[@shanesmaineshop]

Nice pantry, I wish i had a way to add a space for my bathroom, that was a great idea.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! We were lucky that space was there.

[@danloyol]

Great job! I plan on doing the same thing to my house as our 30 year old house did not come with a pantry so your video helps me a lot envisioning the build process. Thanks for sharing!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Awesome!! I’m glad my video could help! Good luck with your project.

[@lynnescaddan8919]

Brilliant job.great pantry. Your wife must be so pleased with how it turned out. 🤗THUMBS UP

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! Yeah she loved it :) it really changed our whole kitchen giving more space in all of our cabinets.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

That'll be perfect in my mom's Kitchen. Thanks for the video. 👷🏿‍♂️

[@SimonSaysDIY]

You bet! Thanks :)

[@Photobug512]

It’s probably where the hot water heater tank was. - mine recently flooded so we relocated it and I am changing this space to a storage pantry area too

[@SimonSaysDIY]

I didn’t thank of that. Seems likely! Thanks! :)

[@Romantico1962]

Another excellent video and I like it, simple, fast and straight to the point. Thanks, by the way I am learning from you.

[@jenbryer3242]

Love this! Great work!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! 😄

[@deborahjones7551]

Awesome job looks great I need this inmy kitchen I wish I could do this

[@rosemarywilliams9969]

😂l saw your kid and was like Good...Never too young to start building🤗

[@SimonSaysDIY]

haha, Thanks! I agree, she is now 2 1/2 years old and she is beginning to be a great little helper :)

[@niecybaby1960]

Great job now your wife has to organize it! It’s good to have a man that can fix, create and build.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks!

[@TRose-hc9pv]

That looks really good! Nice work.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! I appreciate it.

[@KD-eq4xi]

You did an amazing job!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! I appreciate it!!

[@LeaDiary]

Great idea!!! Thank you for Sharing it

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@harbourdogNL]

2:05 Three days later..."Honey, have you seen the cat lately?"

[@SimonSaysDIY]

haha I would have been so mad if i have to cut a hole in the wall to get him back out!

[@jonnimoore9925]

This was very helpful and I appreciate you posting this video!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

I'm Glad to hear it! Thanks for letting me know!

[@christyn.6656]

Really nice work on the pantry. I can’t help but wonder about the hole in the floor that seems to go to the basement and the decorative lights on top of that area? What exactly is that space?

[@maddydog]

Wow!! You did a amazing job! Thank you for sharing 😎💙

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks so much!! :)

[@TonyaRoark-ls9yg]

Thank you so much

[@SimonSaysDIY]

You're welcome! ☺️

[@DIYwithDave]

Great work. I am always amazed at the crazy stuff people do. Why would anyone close that space off!?! Also, I didn't quite see, what did you do with the floor?

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! for the floor because it was is rough shape I covered it with plywood like i used for the shelving and painted it to match the shelves.

[@miRaxTiPa]

Well used space! Good video

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks!

[@leading4Him]

That linoleum on the floor is the same that was in my parents house in the kitchen when they built it in 65.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Yeah, our house was built is 66. lol

[@2Peachcobler]

It was nice you were able to utilize that dead space.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Yeah! It’s been great having a pantry! The other side has been used for the new bathroom we just finished.

[@LaurenRWatkins]

You are like the energizer bunny.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! lol

[@toniwatson8401]

This is incredible! I’m swapping the wire shelves in my pantry to more stable wood shelves. But I don’t want to hire a designer. This video gives me the confidence to make the change without paying $$$$$$. Of all the videos on KZbin, yours is the closest to my vision. Thank you. ❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙

[@SimonSaysDIY]

So glad to hear it! Thanks so much! :)

[@rolab4294]

Thought you were going to show the bathroom side

[@SimonSaysDIY]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnSnaY1sndqpf6c I ended up showing in my bathroom remodel videos.

[@MorteReine]

1. You and my husband have the same interests based on your channel videos and would be best friends. :) 2. Thank you so much for this idea! Your videos are very well done.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! :)

[@nosracsmra6833]

Good job, looks good.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks!

[@dearsmiths1]

Great video!!! How wide was the cabinet door?? thanks

[@b-radg916]

I had an opportunity to make a pantry in my kitchen, and besides it being really useful, having one makes me feel like an adult!! 🤣

[@SimonSaysDIY]

It really makes a huge difference not having all of your food crammed in the cabinets with your dishes. :)

[@b-radg916]

@@SimonSaysDIY: Agreed! I was having a lot of electrical done, and my electrician said a lot of people put an outlet in their pantries, which I went with. My pantry is bigger, so my microwave lives in there, as will my Vitamix (whenever I get some 8” drawer slides)… the outlet turned out to be a great suggestion!!

[@morrisdonald]

amazing job

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thank you!!

[@ArlettleWilliams]

Awesome!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks!

[@FernandoGomez-rs2pd]

Great job what was the width of ur shelves and how much clearance between each shelves

[@MadameCamara]

Nice!!!

[@francoisnatasha]

Good husband, good father, handyman..what more can a girl want? Smh why cant I find someone like that? Great job! You have a new subscriber. I just like watching DIY videos, I have to pay ppl to fix my old house, got no skills.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thank you so much for subscribing!

[@donnybrook22]

This is exactly what I want to do with our small pantry. What is the width (or height) of the strips you put in the front of the shelves and the same for the back and side supports? Is it 2 inches?

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Yes, these strips were 1.3/4in wide. Good luck on your project!

[@naterush5938]

Do the face plates just tack onto the shelves? Are they secured against the walls at all? Many thanks!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

I just nailed them to the strips of wood I screwed to the wall. This has help up great and has been super helpful! Thanks! 😁

[@cboug14]

I love it!!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks!

[@jasonshockley6206]

Hi! Great video! I’m going to be doing a similar project soon- curious if you used a 16ga or 18ga nail gun for the face plates? And if you remember.. how long were the nails you used?

[@pinkcashmere1908]

This is nice!how did you know that tiu had this wasted space...how were you able to determine you could cut the wall and find that large space that had a floor?

[@SimonSaysDIY]

It can be difficult and I actually lived in this house for 2 years before I noticed it. I was able to check the room on the back side of this empty space and I measured it out and it was missing 2 feet of space. I also have a basement and was able to go below and make sure that there wasn't a chimney, pipes, wiring, or Air Ducts running through the space. Thanks!

[@angieredmond2499]

I couldn’t watch with sound on so apologies if you covered this, by why on earth did you drywall the inside only to close it off and not use the entire inside? Is that going to be opened up on the other side?

[@SimonSaysDIY]

No problem. I opened it up on the other side for shelving in our bathroom I was remodeling. Thanks for watching! You can see the other side here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnSnaY1sndqpf6c

[@jasminebajaj4634]

Like your pantry room. How much cost?

[@suspence25]

A like just for finding a hidden space in your house. nice

[@SimonSaysDIY]

haha. Thanks!

[@newtonkwan8835]

Thanks for the video. Planning on doing something similar at my house. Can you tell us how did you secure your door jamb (the long piece of wood that your door hinge will be fastened onto). I didn't see any screws and looks like you nail it along the whole piece. What is behind it? Is there a stud?

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Good luck with your project! The door jams were mounted to the studs I installed to frame in the new door way. I used finish nails to mount the door jams. I also used long screws on the door hinges that reached to the stud as well.

[@firesign4297]

🤗🤗🤗👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Excellent!!! Job🤗👍🏿👍🏿🤗

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! 😁

[@xkibbx]

Nice video. I’m currently doing something very similar except I’m going to try to do rails so the shelves can be pulled out. What spacing vertically between your shelves. Just looking for a reference. Thanks.

[@rebeccaday7076]

I have that same space in my house. I'm asking kitchen side pantry and dining side a coat closet.

[@playininmyyard]

Clever 😀

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks!

[@jacquelineblake759]

Hi! This was an awesome video. I would like to have this done in my kitchen, but not sure if there is an open space to place it. How would I find out?

[@SimonSaysDIY]

That is hard to answer without seeing the space you have. However, if you have a conner in the room that is not being used it can be a great place to install one or if you have a floor kitchen cabinet that can be removed, just remove one section and replace it with a floor to ceiling cabinet/pantry. Doing this would likely triple your storage space from the section.

[@ellydaniel2666]

wow i like it...

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks!

[@soccerjm32]

Did you record the part where you did the linen closet on the other side. I have a space just like you do.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

I sure did, here’s the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnSnaY1sndqpf6csi=xiEoLzOJviUpPJZ0

[@soccerjm32]

@@SimonSaysDIY thank you

[@SD-su8hg]

Great work! May I ask, how wide is the antique door you used?

[@SimonSaysDIY]

The door was 24in. I had to trim it down a few inches to get it to fit the space available.

[@amberjeanhufflepuff]

Such a great video, thank you, UNTILL… Why did you paint the inside of that beautiful old door??🤦🏼‍♀️

[@pamelaweston5535]

Great job. How far apart did you space the shelves?

[@SimonSaysDIY]

I measured a few of the common items that we wanted to store so that I could space them out with little wasted space. The two bottom shelves were 14in for larger or taller items. 3 at 9.5in for medium items and cans can stack double high and the last one is 7.5in. Thanks!

[@pamelaweston5535]

@@SimonSaysDIY Thanks for the info.

[@debramahabirsingh5768]

Great

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks!

[@alexpaddock1685]

Nice work!! You got yourself a new subscriber!! Lol

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thank you Alex! I appreciate it.

[@janetstone236]

Awesome video! Thank you so much! I have to build a pantry in my 1965 A-frame or 'move it' as I moved a wall, which closed the old pantry area. (I would correct your typo - 'wasted space' not 'waisted space'. it was definitely a 'a great unused pocket of space! Great change! (I wanted to see the bathroom side -is that somewhere else?)

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks so much! We are actually renovating the bathroom now and have it just about finished. If you are interested i have posted a video for each stage through the renovation. Here is the playlist with the bathroom videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5Wvap94aZV9fJY Also thanks for pointing out the typo! I just fixed it.

[@hameedahudda6338]

Super job but guess what you could have used the stud space for extra storage yikes

[@hameedahudda6338]

I'm sure your wife is happy in any case great job

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! :)

[@vanessathompson7468]

How did you know that was open like that?

[@SimonSaysDIY]

On the other side of the wall is our bathroom and I it seemed like some space was missing so I measured the rooms and found there was some extra space. You can always cut a small hole to check and patch it back up if your wrong.

[@iamsunflower-fu3lk]

I want to convert my pantry shelves to wooden shelves. I thought I could just get some wood and put on top lol

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Yeah you could totally do that! :)

[@JazzNNate]

My husband is also making me a pantry because for 9yrs it drives me crazy that I do have one in my laundry room lol. If the mental shelves don’t work he will use word and I’ll just put wall paper over it.

[@justind2115]

We have one but it doesn’t seem so clean bcz we moved to this house about 3 weeks ago and it’s old and dirty and we pay 1,400$ a mont to live here which is trashy

[@SimonSaysDIY]

If you're allowed to, a fresh coat of paint can really clean up a closet of pantry! Also, if you have room you could always make or buy a freestanding set of shelves for food storage that you can take with you if you move to a different place. :)

[@suzieuda]

I guess I watch too much murder mysteries/scary movies on TV/Netflix that when you were puzzled as to why the previous owner decided to wall up this space, I instantly thought of the possibility of a body being buried there or that that particular nook is haunted. Hahaha. Sorry! I'll keep watching the video because I'm looking for ideas for a small pantry 😉

[@SimonSaysDIY]

hahaha, so funny! When I cut it open I really did not know what I was going to find lol and had some of those thoughts.

[@spiceupmylife444]

Hahaha i also same thinking 🤔, and not good also there is a hidden place there’s unused !!

[@leechapman-ri9rb]

I thought perhaps there was a body behind that wall?

[@SimonSaysDIY]

😂

[@niecybaby1960]

What 11 miserable people thumbs down the video! What’s not to like!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

haha! yeah for real.

[@TheBeesKneesTreasure]

I don't think I could attach the door that day

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks for watching!

[@jewdd1989]

I loved this pantry build because you made two pantries out of one existing for both kitchen and bathroom. Btw you never ever paint an antique door!!! It would’ve been far more appealing had you striped the old crap off, sanded and just poly’d the original wood door!!!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! Agreed, it was sad to paint it however all of the other old doors had been painted before i owned the place so I wanted this door to match the others.

[@debretaevans8049]

You're a good husband

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Haha thanks! :)

[@KaquolMeliReno]

Your wife must not can food.

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Haha we do some but we store it in the basement.

[@carmengonzalez3193]

Sorry but I order one and do not cover all of my dentures, I have to move to side to side to cover all my dentures.. I will suggest that You can make more sizes, like large medium or small. Not everyone has the same mouth!!!

[@bettrinatruitt1648]

Awesome!

[@SimonSaysDIY]

Thanks! :)