The Butler's Pantry

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Butler's pantry: </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A small storage and serving space between the kitchen and the dining room</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The butler's pantry is coming out of hiding. No longer just a place to store the china, this space can be a stylish spot for serving coffee or mixing drinks. Like the powder room, a butler's pantry can become a little jewel box - adorned with wallpaper or a brilliant color than would be overwhelming in a larger or more public room. Homeowners who entertain frequently might want to add wine chillers, refrigerating drawers, ice machines, or extra dishwashers to their pantries to make party prep and clean-up a breeze.     </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-YdOCPqJXK2J7t9Y_NVGNiH_M_Iuwjg7uWtVRylCJRYAtK5K_EsQxgOn54lFUkxINasDAqM6kj7g0kwte8fKK_q0GJhCvhz_z1hm7ar0L3KDhshG6Jk9VChsrFd4IEU6EgIdChtKPBwA/s1600/VER-BEST-BLUE-ROOMS-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-YdOCPqJXK2J7t9Y_NVGNiH_M_Iuwjg7uWtVRylCJRYAtK5K_EsQxgOn54lFUkxINasDAqM6kj7g0kwte8fKK_q0GJhCvhz_z1hm7ar0L3KDhshG6Jk9VChsrFd4IEU6EgIdChtKPBwA/s1600/VER-BEST-BLUE-ROOMS-13.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This butler's pantry gets an extra punch with the trim, walls, and ceiling all saturated in a single hue."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Astrological lantern, Visual Comfort. Flooring and counters, Walker Zanger Marble.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/" target="_blank">Miles Redd</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image originally appeared in the March/April 2013 issue of <i>Veranda</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/best-blue-rooms?click=main_sr#slide-13" target="_blank">The Archives: Blue in Veranda</a>" by Amanda Eisenberg.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvVvzne8SSfRktUd6GSt21CXTio1v0YkyzDkgMmdc2jg5i9sjWFHnteklnSnDfaJPCYeMSN3_VctYlEjmzcAbe2jvC3x40rfD4TjV81S0re1BO8DjIveF1w5-LdX9_eDQQSHACMU6NIvD/s1600/img_glamour-sophisticationl_ss13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvVvzne8SSfRktUd6GSt21CXTio1v0YkyzDkgMmdc2jg5i9sjWFHnteklnSnDfaJPCYeMSN3_VctYlEjmzcAbe2jvC3x40rfD4TjV81S0re1BO8DjIveF1w5-LdX9_eDQQSHACMU6NIvD/s1600/img_glamour-sophisticationl_ss13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Ditomassos, who frequently entertain, wanted the butler's pantry to equal the glamour of the rest of the home. Vaulted ceilings shine with a silver leaf finish [by <a href="http://www.designredstudio.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">DesignRed Decorative Painting</a>], and white built-in cabinets house the homeowners' collection of porcelain serving pieces."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lake Forest, Illinois, home of Ditomasso family.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior designers: Kara Mann and Kristin Nelson, <a href="http://www.karamann.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Kara Mann Design</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/sophistication-home-design_ss13.html" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Glamour and Sophistication</a>" produced by Hilary Rose.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Traditional Home</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyboP47OvsesxvaX1nel30QQdWvhkq8qnl5ZWxn8gcBHz0SI39V36A2YLx5quJG0Lfpx_rdZA619j1Uj2T6irLqMYZb6jys0dCLJjfx1COs8oyrDNr9rGRquC3vccYQb_O5uvC6epApr6j/s1600/miles-redd-interior-design-ed1110-07-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyboP47OvsesxvaX1nel30QQdWvhkq8qnl5ZWxn8gcBHz0SI39V36A2YLx5quJG0Lfpx_rdZA619j1Uj2T6irLqMYZb6jys0dCLJjfx1COs8oyrDNr9rGRquC3vccYQb_O5uvC6epApr6j/s1600/miles-redd-interior-design-ed1110-07-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The butler's pantry is painted Hague Blue by <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New home in the Hudson Valley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Gil Schafer, <a href="http://www.gpschafer.com/" target="_blank">G. P. Schafer Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/" target="_blank">Miles Redd</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/the-best-of-tradition-67017#slide-7" target="_blank">The Best of Tradition</a>" by Cynthia Kling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (November 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau5jHqoZLSMnnb2AN4K6Z2dbsc8MkArC_flXZMJ7YYGrWsup1OuzEfnLUzNnhZNXf5UJxcMau0E2Ya0LHB0RGARp74mlzykkPTl1V3IwQFiCz5wHp4AbDOiOhCJeM2G4Y2RD_CY6PJMi1/s1600/original_atl-decorators-show-house-butlers-pantry-wallpaper_4x3_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau5jHqoZLSMnnb2AN4K6Z2dbsc8MkArC_flXZMJ7YYGrWsup1OuzEfnLUzNnhZNXf5UJxcMau0E2Ya0LHB0RGARp74mlzykkPTl1V3IwQFiCz5wHp4AbDOiOhCJeM2G4Y2RD_CY6PJMi1/s1600/original_atl-decorators-show-house-butlers-pantry-wallpaper_4x3_lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A mix of shades of blue puts a contemporary spin on a damask style of wallpaper in the Atlanta Decorators Show House butler's pantry."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kellie Griffin, Kellie Griffin Interiors Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.hgtv.com/designers-portfolio/room/traditional/kitchens/12453/index.html" target="_blank">Designers' Portfolio</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hgtv.com/" target="_blank">HGTV</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ODuwntUi3N55bKJQ-l5BXVHP5U0RL9krY-s0T-YsHIAOhrA2esEa52YE-XITz-PFcLwT7u1ehnxxtgMB43ox94flJlQLhS5WVDXG9l7_pFLsA063cvMFmKnQFdjHkTHM1p0WtmbTHPJt/s1600/1-hbx-round-window-white-kitchen-cabinet-062877_001_375x500-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ODuwntUi3N55bKJQ-l5BXVHP5U0RL9krY-s0T-YsHIAOhrA2esEa52YE-XITz-PFcLwT7u1ehnxxtgMB43ox94flJlQLhS5WVDXG9l7_pFLsA063cvMFmKnQFdjHkTHM1p0WtmbTHPJt/s1600/1-hbx-round-window-white-kitchen-cabinet-062877_001_375x500-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mick [de Guilio] used simple white-painted cabinets and glass fronts for the butler's pantry in this stately 1929 home near Chicago."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Mick de Guilio, <a href="http://www.degiuliokitchens.com/" target="_blank">de Guilio Kitchen Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Dave Burk, Hedrich Blessing Photographers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/tips/kitchen-of-the-year-inspiration-2012#slide-1" target="_blank">Mick de Guilio's Inspiration for Kitchen of the Year 2012</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXjAKvIoaPraClsLTUBfjA0VSBVOb6H5WwjQfV-AGFRBDKvAADY8nNLf1yVTsLXZd0GU8w1k5hubI30BwiY2Q6FLRa7ntAmM-FMTEJgAKZlwp9oTNEbuhmb1p34R2K222JMgO2f95qxl9/s1600/hbx-butlers-pantry-Pantry-1-final_375x500-lgn-47910275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXjAKvIoaPraClsLTUBfjA0VSBVOb6H5WwjQfV-AGFRBDKvAADY8nNLf1yVTsLXZd0GU8w1k5hubI30BwiY2Q6FLRa7ntAmM-FMTEJgAKZlwp9oTNEbuhmb1p34R2K222JMgO2f95qxl9/s1600/hbx-butlers-pantry-Pantry-1-final_375x500-lgn-47910275.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"At his Chicago showroom, Mick [de Guilio] created this classic pantry with maple countertops, a polished nickel sink and top, and lots of glass-fronted doors and then tweaked it with modern cabinets and a fancy crystal chandelier, both of which were not standard fare in butler's pantries of yore - nor was the motorized lift in the backsplash."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Mick de Guilio, <a href="http://www.degiuliokitchens.com/" target="_blank">de Guilio Kitchen Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Paul Schlismann.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/tips/kitchen-of-the-year-inspiration-2012#slide-2" target="_blank">Mick de Guilio's Inspiration for Kitchen of the Year 2012</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfC0_K53aK_ZGc4A3KAkkXSFoDcBy8A6o3TL6gluOitvY71ACdko8O7CY3uUbV0P86gnKEM3ZdVA0jb_CPX0lrU-kutSlTbYXVWTo4gzIBssx7eNNdpVaPZ6D8dZeGgxzUr92qrRDD8tY/s1600/Eclectic%252BTablescape%252BMarble%252Bcountertops%252Bgray%252BRwscF-y0LUll.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfC0_K53aK_ZGc4A3KAkkXSFoDcBy8A6o3TL6gluOitvY71ACdko8O7CY3uUbV0P86gnKEM3ZdVA0jb_CPX0lrU-kutSlTbYXVWTo4gzIBssx7eNNdpVaPZ6D8dZeGgxzUr92qrRDD8tY/s1600/Eclectic%252BTablescape%252BMarble%252Bcountertops%252Bgray%252BRwscF-y0LUll.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A sun-filled butler's pantry also outfitted in marble."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of designer Kelly Wearstler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Coral von Zumwalt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/May+2013/4qiRa0GYJ6x/1#72" target="_blank">It's Kelly Wearstler's World</a>" written by Sarah Storms.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (May 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rmIzkNbX4EpJnyhL1PTKPy7gTkLVCmhbGWwmY2X9tKGU-9oKwS3I0yXmohtAEgSA7hcGAYh_u6jsLKdJeWkyIkdSa_A5aqofDSgfqlyXsxu9wCCT2uXlnQMNceKAKCMHD-9eWDnX62Pg/s1600/Eddie%252BRoss%252BJaithan%252BKochar%252Bcollection%252Bserving%252BMvw9GOZT7nal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rmIzkNbX4EpJnyhL1PTKPy7gTkLVCmhbGWwmY2X9tKGU-9oKwS3I0yXmohtAEgSA7hcGAYh_u6jsLKdJeWkyIkdSa_A5aqofDSgfqlyXsxu9wCCT2uXlnQMNceKAKCMHD-9eWDnX62Pg/s1600/Eddie%252BRoss%252BJaithan%252BKochar%252Bcollection%252Bserving%252BMvw9GOZT7nal.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Eddie] Ross certainly does not suffer from lack of choices when it comes to mixing and matching - take a glance at his butler's pantry, which Ross reconstructed and painted an eggshell blue after being inspired by the church nearby."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Millerton, New York, farmhouse of Eddie Ross.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Eddie Ross.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/October+November+2009/j4HIc8LHdqA/1#36" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Country Chic</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (October - November 2009). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3QMsIJAuZZXjV99J-Ibo8PpJIyywBChEuUiYMQayncAfVkmDaH1sXpXeOTIXcW3PCInQunjKASx6xh4lXZsW7jUnsLyglopv7ZfRJJkDUeTenYNCAyTklG7ITpVZuJfbNzPNSOkylDnM/s1600/kitchen-3-1999-xlg-72160813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3QMsIJAuZZXjV99J-Ibo8PpJIyywBChEuUiYMQayncAfVkmDaH1sXpXeOTIXcW3PCInQunjKASx6xh4lXZsW7jUnsLyglopv7ZfRJJkDUeTenYNCAyTklG7ITpVZuJfbNzPNSOkylDnM/s1600/kitchen-3-1999-xlg-72160813.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Architects Rick Spitzmiller and Robert Norris updated the butler's pantry and kitchen in this Atlanta home."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Woloszynski.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/kitchens-1990s-0609?click=img_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">Kitchens of the 1990s</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FZRfy1E1-tVJyyUl6TdCqNGVEfYwZBgHLaelIPctIsbhb9sAhyphenhyphen0M_Qik8A8LZbBrQAFMShvPHPvEn5PLCDvkjs4RW0GwHgn-6QcOHE3iR8KpKqpUHau5ueY7YXjjv2rWNptz3M3P674Q/s1600/101031795.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FZRfy1E1-tVJyyUl6TdCqNGVEfYwZBgHLaelIPctIsbhb9sAhyphenhyphen0M_Qik8A8LZbBrQAFMShvPHPvEn5PLCDvkjs4RW0GwHgn-6QcOHE3iR8KpKqpUHau5ueY7YXjjv2rWNptz3M3P674Q/s1600/101031795.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A large prep area in the butler's pantry has its own sink and window with a view. The color palette and nautical theme from the kitchen carries into the pantry for a cohesive look. And all the decorative touches bring a finished look to the pantry."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/styles/dream-kitchens/favorite-dream-kitchens/#page=28" target="_blank">Dream Kitchen Designs</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/" target="_blank">Better Homes and Gardens</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxQBMJXMUcvhbzM_t-rJ1jCvoEM4EEfIjhvpo_Ca2bRdvgjlI-tP1J0DZOLiHqHVrg7rucbQp-Nig_JCYH1ZZABrq-tAwdi61REMZGKyxfvpgF8Zq6ZKulj05nfkf9G-27my8DJ7urifb/s1600/03-Julia-Reed-house-ELLE-DECOR-09-12-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxQBMJXMUcvhbzM_t-rJ1jCvoEM4EEfIjhvpo_Ca2bRdvgjlI-tP1J0DZOLiHqHVrg7rucbQp-Nig_JCYH1ZZABrq-tAwdi61REMZGKyxfvpgF8Zq6ZKulj05nfkf9G-27my8DJ7urifb/s1600/03-Julia-Reed-house-ELLE-DECOR-09-12-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;">“The cabinetry in the butler's pantry is painted in Ball Green by <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a><span style="font-size: small;">, the countertop is pine, and the sink and fittings are by </span><a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Waterworks</a><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><span style="outline: 0px; text-align: start;">”</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="outline: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Thomas Jayne, <a href="http://jaynedesignstudio.com/" target="_blank">Jayne Design Studio</a>.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/greek-revival-interiors-julia-reed#slide-8" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Affair of the Heart</a>” by Julia Reed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Elle Décor</a> (September 2012).</span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa6bQ-7e3E48whtel3wrDL2HEaEHCVIJCFiPnE_hEeH36vt4WRwd8fx7dwjca_yVYDAf6RuY4JWgPP-Hx4_eIe84BU4nOWy0F6dVr_tAifmW8l_lGlbZtrVbmA0icIcKPAExdYMxXYit-/s1600/5-kotm-0109-xlg-41664928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa6bQ-7e3E48whtel3wrDL2HEaEHCVIJCFiPnE_hEeH36vt4WRwd8fx7dwjca_yVYDAf6RuY4JWgPP-Hx4_eIe84BU4nOWy0F6dVr_tAifmW8l_lGlbZtrVbmA0icIcKPAExdYMxXYit-/s1600/5-kotm-0109-xlg-41664928.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The butler's pantry is 'all about the china, the good stuff,' says [architect McKee] Patterson. Weathered copper sink and fittings are by Herbeau; the countertop is ash. Cabinets in Cayman Islands by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by Rosemary Browne.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: McKee Patterson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Lucas Allen.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-greenwich?click=img_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">A Traditional Kitchen in Greenwich, CT</a>" by Katrine Ames.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46OkRQIM4URGN0Zczvu08ukNzk3XjqMyOCBu4rIaiDEMVanP4QnNOxInqhRzzYCZXNAfDd1jeIbpoP8z0fmQRCjTHMZ60K-Ot4sR7eVc7kezfmaHeNuRkay0MDeED-COFZCqSiWSCSELF/s1600/1-send-us-0109-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46OkRQIM4URGN0Zczvu08ukNzk3XjqMyOCBu4rIaiDEMVanP4QnNOxInqhRzzYCZXNAfDd1jeIbpoP8z0fmQRCjTHMZ60K-Ot4sR7eVc7kezfmaHeNuRkay0MDeED-COFZCqSiWSCSELF/s1600/1-send-us-0109-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" ' When my husband and I designed our vacation house in the Dominican Republic, I was able to build what was, for me, a dream come true - a china room. It's about 13 feet wide by 16 feet long, and the cabinets have sliding glass doors and are lit from the inside. We love to entertain, and setting a table is so much easier when you can see everything! With that island in the middle, I take things out and experiment. Wouldn't this green leaf plate look great with those purple glasses?' " - BUNNY WILLIAMS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dominican Republic vacation home of designer Bunny Williams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://bunnywilliams.com/" target="_blank">Bunny Williams</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/send-us-a-picture-china-cabinet?click=img_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Send Us a Picture of . . . Your China Cabinet</a>" by Shax Riegler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR1yDUYdFG7Wf2r1_lRxyQ3Qot5KEAIFvaLFteruXdr92MUndVK_0DSE_czqjKYkEJVb1mh0lPFcsX8BEd5IkgtxMd5cZomILd310U23tj1k2eLeWdPV6ZhHmHqAXDo3UUdHgMtyCm6aY/s1600/3-send-us-0109-xlg-64649103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR1yDUYdFG7Wf2r1_lRxyQ3Qot5KEAIFvaLFteruXdr92MUndVK_0DSE_czqjKYkEJVb1mh0lPFcsX8BEd5IkgtxMd5cZomILd310U23tj1k2eLeWdPV6ZhHmHqAXDo3UUdHgMtyCm6aY/s1600/3-send-us-0109-xlg-64649103.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 'A lot of people think they want huge kitchens, so when they renovate an old house, they incorporate the butler's pantry into the kitchen. It's such a mistake! You give up this wonderful storage area that can also be charming. I have a motley collection - old French Creil plates, English ironstone, red, white and blue Meissen, William Yeoward crystal, jelly glasses. People love to just wander in and stare.' " - SUZANNE RHEINSTEIN</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butler's pantry of designer Suzanne Rheinstein.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannerheinstein.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Rheinstein</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/send-us-a-picture-china-cabinet?click=img_sr#slide-3" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Send Us a Picture of . . . Your China Cabinet</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" by Shax Riegler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30UwInUljLCFPVS_mK7i7c3zXH6eceKMyyz1lv9Vt1oxIU3kDDW1TujRxZMQuO4Y8WY-fa6zTPODmGZnVqA1M__ri6HrKDaAobRNf4ETr56AFfJd-uZ-At5tGhRrP2LcK2nzrolxHRs7o/s1600/06-hbx-linen-skirting-counter-whitson-0613-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30UwInUljLCFPVS_mK7i7c3zXH6eceKMyyz1lv9Vt1oxIU3kDDW1TujRxZMQuO4Y8WY-fa6zTPODmGZnVqA1M__ri6HrKDaAobRNf4ETr56AFfJd-uZ-At5tGhRrP2LcK2nzrolxHRs7o/s1600/06-hbx-linen-skirting-counter-whitson-0613-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Linen skirting 'makes the butler's pantry pretty' while hiding two wine coolers and an 18-inch dishwasher." </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of antiques dealer Jeannette Whitson.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jeannette Whitson.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Watson.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/creating-a-new-old-house-0613?click=main_sr#slide-8" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">A New Nashville House With an Old Soul</a>" by Barbara King.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7wqsKABidL3V6vO_BDBovnx6PU7s2ob1mp-gtSt0277aImSuuyokuSNtzm8OTe5HqJ7RbQ4owc9WkCX8PwwRydIc1xCHT5lIJTyl8nzEiU8ediM-ec0PnIWhQJpN-MKefwISpXHc9eHN/s1600/6-restraint-kitchen-0408-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7wqsKABidL3V6vO_BDBovnx6PU7s2ob1mp-gtSt0277aImSuuyokuSNtzm8OTe5HqJ7RbQ4owc9WkCX8PwwRydIc1xCHT5lIJTyl8nzEiU8ediM-ec0PnIWhQJpN-MKefwISpXHc9eHN/s1600/6-restraint-kitchen-0408-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The kitchen features a large walk-in butler's pantry. Antique nickel pendant light from <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/" target="_blank">Circa Lighting</a>. Pantry baskets from Erika Reade and Ainsworth Noah."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Normandy-style Atlanta home of builder Phil Clark and his family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House designed by architecture firm Spitzmiller and Norris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Frances Janisch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/kasler-power-restraint-0408#slide-6" target="_blank">A Fresh Take on Traditional</a>" by Christopher Petkanas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (April 2008). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnAqj9JfVwb3nzugAO3o0XC_AvpwoGpKAZ_6Hg0rHoi3UV3dGnhhTh-L3GFOQdg2RtsQeV1WKXkmHgDHYYXTdv-FYRe9XG0DFvImfeFkmUaXBy6fm9BavVbXzd13WxeMhrm7p2Xs6oezT/s1600/6Cg70z_nET8x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnAqj9JfVwb3nzugAO3o0XC_AvpwoGpKAZ_6Hg0rHoi3UV3dGnhhTh-L3GFOQdg2RtsQeV1WKXkmHgDHYYXTdv-FYRe9XG0DFvImfeFkmUaXBy6fm9BavVbXzd13WxeMhrm7p2Xs6oezT/s1600/6Cg70z_nET8x.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christy Ford's "1911 kitchen was in desperate need of an upgrade. 'We tore out a second powder room on the first floor and installed the wall of built ins,' says Ford of the renovation process. 'We were so happy with our added function, we did the same in what has turned into a long butler's pantry/computer station/breakfast room.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlottesville, Virginia, home of Christy Ford, co-founder of <a href="http://thescoutguide.com/" target="_blank">The Scout Guide</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design/photo credit: Christy Ford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/Design+Inspiration/articles/gOiHjnL0Ib-/Christy+Ford+3+Tips+Organized+Kitchen" target="_blank">Christy Ford's 3 Tips For an Organized Kitchen</a>" by Sean Santiago.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (September 9, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRphckkwbtBao7Pjx7Dm9bAhz0fpPV7rE4IR_Ri6neFKP9ZxSW36s8dML0GiRPPZiB4-na6afqOU-JrGTGvphzp-vQbPV3xNrZLXMSsY1KJy2IM2_A8VEwfbVTqn1mCy8ZQECLKCtUM4xn/s1600/zPnw5L43ixul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRphckkwbtBao7Pjx7Dm9bAhz0fpPV7rE4IR_Ri6neFKP9ZxSW36s8dML0GiRPPZiB4-na6afqOU-JrGTGvphzp-vQbPV3xNrZLXMSsY1KJy2IM2_A8VEwfbVTqn1mCy8ZQECLKCtUM4xn/s1600/zPnw5L43ixul.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christy Ford's "1911 kitchen was in desperate need of an upgrade. 'We tore out a second powder room on the first floor and installed the wall of built ins,' says Ford of the renovation process. 'We were so happy with our added function, we did the same in what has turned into a long butler's pantry/computer station/breakfast room.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design/photo credit: Christy Ford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlottesville, Virginia, home of Christy Ford, co-founder of <a href="http://thescoutguide.com/" target="_blank">The Scout Guide</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/Design+Inspiration/articles/gOiHjnL0Ib-/Christy+Ford+3+Tips+Organized+Kitchen" target="_blank">Christy Ford's 3 Tips For an Organized Kitchen</a>" by Sean Santiago.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (September 9, 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ItGutQ0S8ZUx8_DTaBDYHxl6zoFSe7zC4OtmWUHu1jFC2jJzs-uj2kIR1CBFJ2I3BzJoNOP2F1lhXcVeGyzGi5e70HeBHJ65Pyx4rGBglO5XkyzWf6sp7JT-20iraBN0RPefg2hoj_oD/s1600/Rnsge0F1uh2x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ItGutQ0S8ZUx8_DTaBDYHxl6zoFSe7zC4OtmWUHu1jFC2jJzs-uj2kIR1CBFJ2I3BzJoNOP2F1lhXcVeGyzGi5e70HeBHJ65Pyx4rGBglO5XkyzWf6sp7JT-20iraBN0RPefg2hoj_oD/s1600/Rnsge0F1uh2x.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A vintage Arne Jacobson chair bought at auction pops against the clean lines of an all-white Parsons desk."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christy Ford's "1911 kitchen was in desperate need of an upgrade. 'We tore out a second powder room on the first floor and installed the wall of built ins,' says Ford of the renovation process. 'We were so happy with our added function, we did the same in what has turned into a long butler's pantry/computer station/breakfast room.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlottesville, Virginia, home of Christy Ford, co-founder of <a href="http://thescoutguide.com/" target="_blank">The Scout Guide</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design/photo credit: Christy Ford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/Design+Inspiration/articles/gOiHjnL0Ib-/Christy+Ford+3+Tips+Organized+Kitchen" target="_blank">Christy Ford's 3 Tips For an Organized Kitchen</a>" by Sean Santiago.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (September 9, 2013).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVmnaw19V_0tRdnDLyIaguRKjwA3dLfxd2Abey4JT9lDo3xnvichu3t-K2adI1ZhSGajUWTNbDdZHjPFD5GNcRpki5KIxCZdk9y_BWM1CMtxj0KlBxCI2SeJQF88FHzYenRmUADkkxdTF/s1600/8-bell-cabinets-xlg-81904382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVmnaw19V_0tRdnDLyIaguRKjwA3dLfxd2Abey4JT9lDo3xnvichu3t-K2adI1ZhSGajUWTNbDdZHjPFD5GNcRpki5KIxCZdk9y_BWM1CMtxj0KlBxCI2SeJQF88FHzYenRmUADkkxdTF/s1600/8-bell-cabinets-xlg-81904382.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Shelves in the butler's pantry are painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a> South Beach."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Early 1900s house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jason Bell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/dazzling-colors-bell-connecticut-0908?click=img_sr#slide-7" target="_blank">A Connecticut House in Dazzling Colors</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhdCM8sAlY-rHyDXgGen9_GNpVCD8HmjIUpUh1tohdHzi5a4xgFhQCJZjrAyv6QGaHVAP3rWaUqT7je82fFXKD_efaBnQY8jtiYZdSw4xaR35v0nkgqVd4VazI7H3j7oUZQ5E-UiM8Mal/s1600/101754280.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhdCM8sAlY-rHyDXgGen9_GNpVCD8HmjIUpUh1tohdHzi5a4xgFhQCJZjrAyv6QGaHVAP3rWaUqT7je82fFXKD_efaBnQY8jtiYZdSw4xaR35v0nkgqVd4VazI7H3j7oUZQ5E-UiM8Mal/s1600/101754280.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The kitchen's separate butler's pantry offers a galley-style work area that features a beverage center with a built-in coffee machine and wine chiller. Refrigerator and freezer drawers make the space handy for extra helpers during dinner parties."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen in La Jolla, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/styles/dream-kitchens/european-style-dream-kitchen/#page=9" target="_blank">Internationally Inspired Dream Kitchen</a>" by Jan Soults Walker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/" target="_blank">Better Homes and Gardens</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNqK0LteLLlErwxBHAvKC84oXVsySrbYPXpbTzyJ6nfrGowmg3OUrT2psEyzdmEG0tlqkvos26WT8uu-CzDLzq1ZaPwKdYVeKtYr_INwfVKekuihIEqbArkvS2HaE_YyYayyWqpbI8cVE/s1600/101754279.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNqK0LteLLlErwxBHAvKC84oXVsySrbYPXpbTzyJ6nfrGowmg3OUrT2psEyzdmEG0tlqkvos26WT8uu-CzDLzq1ZaPwKdYVeKtYr_INwfVKekuihIEqbArkvS2HaE_YyYayyWqpbI8cVE/s1600/101754279.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A second dishwasher in the butler's pantry is programmed for cleaning fine china and crystal, which is housed in the glass-front cabinetry above. Faucets at this small bar sink - and throughout the main kitchen and baking room - relate in finish and style but don't match in an effort to create the feel of a space that evolved over many years."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen in La Jolla, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/styles/dream-kitchens/european-style-dream-kitchen/#page=10" target="_blank">Internationally Inspired Dream Kitchen</a>" by Jan Soults Walker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/" target="_blank">Better Homes and Gardens</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUSkbtw7ZZvRA2VCFj-__xWAFhoi8KZNTw0KSRSnp3a9jmQHvBoorm9aznXkovE0_3pSEPErb5RAK6Q4GATab1J7oO2mCrrq4SKnX3m1tMteo2E6b-4eZygBn6NV_HCTdS8blfFtAjCzT/s1600/Eileen+Kathryn+Boyd+White+cabinets+leaded+Z5ZoTc_LUA3l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUSkbtw7ZZvRA2VCFj-__xWAFhoi8KZNTw0KSRSnp3a9jmQHvBoorm9aznXkovE0_3pSEPErb5RAK6Q4GATab1J7oO2mCrrq4SKnX3m1tMteo2E6b-4eZygBn6NV_HCTdS8blfFtAjCzT/s1600/Eileen+Kathryn+Boyd+White+cabinets+leaded+Z5ZoTc_LUA3l.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Eileen Kathryn] Boyd uses wallpaper to accentuate small spaces like her butler's pantry or the backs of bookcases. 'Wallpapering a large room can be a scary decision for many people,' she says. 'I like suggesting it in areas that [require] less commitment.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">Long Island, New York, home of interior designer Eileen Kathryn Boyd and her family.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Eileen Kathryn Boyd, </span><a href="http://www.ekbinteriors.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Eileen Kathryn Boyd Interiors</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flowers by Laurel and Lill.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michele Adams.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/December+2010/jwPpZwiA55O/87" target="_blank">An Artist's Interior</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (December 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwRgFJNwS4_YS6NhgXbvZAk01L6ybRyMOoxVY9PnSlTGrah8y2wJ4SxPmrqJantkJ1DQKUjaCXZs1pyXJ4BP50Es7opeofbVIgHGf2G1pSBWz-s0rUy8HZ9U2vo8uOefyNrjJU-Qf0qry/s1600/modern-green-kitchen-1206a_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwRgFJNwS4_YS6NhgXbvZAk01L6ybRyMOoxVY9PnSlTGrah8y2wJ4SxPmrqJantkJ1DQKUjaCXZs1pyXJ4BP50Es7opeofbVIgHGf2G1pSBWz-s0rUy8HZ9U2vo8uOefyNrjJU-Qf0qry/s1600/modern-green-kitchen-1206a_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Viking undercounter refrigerator and ice maker flank the sink in the butler's pantry. The faucet is from Lefroy Brooks and the backsplash, made of bamboo suspended in polymer, was framed in stainless steel and backlit. The Sub-Zero wine cellar on the left holds 132 bottles. Stock medical cabinets store glassware and china."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sally Markham.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-connecticut-1206?click=main_sr#slide-4" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Casual Comfort in Greenwich, CT</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (December 2006). </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />

The Butler's Pantry

Butler's pantry: A small storage and serving space between the kitchen and the dining roomThe butler's pantry is coming out of hiding. No longer just a place to store the china, this space can be a stylish spot for serving coffee or mixing drinks. Like the powder room, a butler's pantry can become a…

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