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.
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[@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

[@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.

[@vermillionkingpin]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@TMHF]

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

[@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

[@gaboonus]

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

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks!

[@user-yw6rb5xo4u]

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

[@jewelss5262]

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

[@rolyviruez6403]

Looks great, it makes it look doable for regular people

[@nema151]

14:30 ah a fellow night crafter!

[@Cathybeez]

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

[@user-md6ze4up3q]

You take pride in your work! Great job!!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks you!

[@hmj.seward2015]

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!

[@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).

[@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.

[@alan.cajueiro]

Great work and explanation. Thanks for sharing the links in the description. Great inspiration for our project.

[@dungeonlair]

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

[@tomsko863]

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

[@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.

[@peterdement]

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

[@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]

✅

[@brandilewis3498]

Beautiful blue color. Lovely work, this looks amazing!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks!

[@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?

[@pdab4372]

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

[@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.

[@carolschedler3832]

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

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

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

[@philrose7716]

Love the pantry

[@aideecontreras7657]

Well done!!

[@marcusjames3035]

Really nice job. I think I’ll mimic exactly what ya did here. Thank you

[@eliporter3980]

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

[@majordanggle]

Nice job looks awesome!

[@ImperialRis]

Great job!

[@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.

[@karenwaller5493]

That a really fantastic job, looks great

[@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

[@BrianMcKnight68]

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

[@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)

[@mattkerekanich]

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

[@paulajones4037]

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

[@connienicoletti6246]

i would have put the electrucal outlets above the butcher block shelf. otherwise this is perfect.

[@faythea38]

Lots of great storage & looks sharp too!

[@paulajones4037]

Nice Thanks 😊

[@SargeWolf010]

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

[@IMOO1896]

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

[@judybesse4058]

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

[@robertovillalon2841]

Thanks!

[@jadakowers590]

Thorough job!

[@avischoi628]

Basic rule, Never use any cabinet or drawers in storage room. Because a cabinet is suppose to cover whatever inside As a storage room you don’t need to.

[@lukebazan3084]

Wow Ryan, very cool!

[@dylanlane9405]

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

[@j.creates676]

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

[@beaeberts3873]

Wow..this looks great!!!!

[@hersonlamolli6162]

Excellent!!

[@crossbow3539]

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

[@brawlstarsgaming5928]

Great job, I love it.

[@ranns2805]

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

[@lizalaska5084]

What a great video. Thank you.

[@allobabez]

OH YEAH NEW VIDEOOOOOOOO

[@P.willow]

Looks amazing man

[@danielfarmer4311]

Excellent work 😎

[@redneckdrennan745]

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

[@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.

[@tonyathomas66]

You did a fantastic job.💜

[@ronnielewis5391]

Good job

[@powersonic6255]

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

[@miguelguardado6498]

Realy nice job thanks for the idea

[@yatto4140]

Nice video and great work. Really liked the open recessed area underneath the shelf idea. Did you install the under shelf lighting?

[@tayred81]

Super nice, good job man 👍🏻

[@essohenn]

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

[@Cale0610]

LETS GOO NEW VIDEO

[@brian2008]

Nice work

[@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.

[@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 😂😢

[@user-bd2no6zq2j]

Great job daddy

[@conny4973]

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

[@markhill4419]

nice job

[@aprillmt3230]

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

[@healthyaisletoasia]

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

[@lakeshavallejo7889]

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

[@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.

[@jeffcalaway7837]

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

[@Vane.19]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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...

[@Der_Ebi]

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.

[@DonnaMSchmid]

I have the same type of plastic containers for use in my pantry. I liked them enough to buy additional ones at a later date! One caution, however: Make sure you buy the containers from the same manufacturer/seller -- because even though they look identical, the lids AREN'T. Now, whenever I use one, I have to try on a bunch of lids before I find one that will snap shut! Learn from my mistake!😝

[@scpatl4now]

I wish I had read this comment 3 years ago. That drives me insane 🤪🤪🤪

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Yeah, I hear ya!!!@@scpatl4now

[@crazyfoodjunky9233]

What was the dimension of your pantry?

[@user-me8fr6bj8j]

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

[@weatherman8123]

What was the total cost? And time?

[@FranNoesse]

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

[@ryanpennington3523]

I'm trying to organize my walk-in pantry and I think you fell into a trap i'm afraid of. The little boxes that pull out for organization seem good on paper but it also defeats the purpose of a walk in pantry. I want to walk in and see and immediately touch anything I need. I don't want to have to pull out a cubby box and sift through to the bottom to find some spice I need. I want it all laid in front of me for easy access. I don't want to dumpster dive to find the hollondaise packet I bought for broccoli.

[@watermelonbanana1772]

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

[@dylanlane9405]

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

[@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?

[@jorgeflores6886]

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