How Do You Make A Butlers Pantry?
Just because you don’t have a butler doesn’t mean you can’t have a butler’s pantry. A butler’s pantry is a little hallway or nook off the main kitchen, designed to house serving utensils, glassware, linens and other commodities necessary for hosting a dinner or cocktail party. In its heyday, a butler’s pantry was the perfect place for the butler and other household help to keep themselves and their necessities out of the way of the heads of the household and their guests. Now that many of us host our own parties, these areas can make hosting smoother and more enjoyable. Choose an area just off the kitchen for your butler’s pantry. The space can be small, but should be convenient to both the kitchen and dining room or other serving spaces. A hallway or corner nook make excellent butler’s pantries. Purchase and install cabinetry in the area, if it does not already exist in the space. Choose narrow or shallow cabinets if your area doesn’t have a lot of room. Although a butler’s pantry doe
