When I was a freshman in high school and cleaned house for Mrs. Ashby, I admired her butler’s pantry and told myself I would someday have one. Her service pantry was a small hallway between her kitchen and dining room and was the first one I had ever seen. She always had a bottle of brandy tucked by the small sink and drank her libation out of an English tea cup. Since then I’ve always been fascinated by butler’s pantries.
Clemson Architects & Building Designers Studio 511
The butler’s pantry was a place for service staff to store the family’s silver and china under lock and key. Typically it was a small hallway or room between the kitchen and formal dining room.
Covenant Kitchens & Baths, Inc.
This space was also used to stage meals back in the day. In today’s world, we simply refer to them as a wet bar or a storage pantry.
Hyannis Kitchen & Bath Fixtures Horgan Millwork, Inc.
Rich wood and leaded glass cabinets create a gorgeous craftsman style butler’s pantry.
Seattle Architects & Building Designers
Why not add a little color to a butler’s pantry? You can go soft …
Portland Cabinets & Cabinetry Pennville Custom Cabinetry
… or go bold with red!
Portland Design-Build Firms Mosaik Design & Remodeling
Hubby and I were looking at model homes recently and were surprised to see the return of the butler’s pantry in several of the models.
Golden Valley Design-Build Firms Gonyea Homes & Remodeling
You could easily add a butler’s pantry to your own home with a standalone unit like this one.
Los Angeles Architects & Building Designers Tim Barber LTD Architecture & Interior Design
I love this butler’s pantry tucked in a corner. From the cozy wine cabinet to the glass front cabinet doors, I think it has an understated charm. Plus I love that silver serving tray!
Palo Alto Architects & Building Designers FGY Architects
You could easily convert a closet space into a functional butler’s pantry like this one. It really wouldn’t be that hard to do.
New Hope Home Builders Worthington Custom Builder Inc.
This one has a bit of beautiful French Country style to it. I haven’t seen a butler’s pantry I don’t like, and I’m still waiting to have my own one day … just like Mrs. Ashby’s house … except mine will be stocked with a glass of wine instead of an English tea cup filled with brandy!
Hi Jennifer,
I really love Butler’s Pantries, they are so lovely and yet so practical. I am fortunate enough to have a pantry cupboard in the kitchen. I don’t know what I would do without it as I have a small amount of storage space in my kitchen cupboards. A renovation would supply more storage but would eliminate the table in the kitchen and there is not another space for a table in the cottage.
Take care,
Kim
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Growing up in the poor side of town, as was everyone I knew also did . We lived in tenement houses, they all had a pantry, which was where the sink and overhead cupboards were. I would love to have the sink and more storage in a little room, you know a place to hide all those dirty dishes until the company leaves ( not seen). I wish…..
I love ‘offices’ or butler’s pantries. We had one when we lived in a huge house and it was similar to the rich wood one here, as my kitchen was in rich wood too. I am partial to that look. When we remodeled our kitchen 4 years ago, here, in our pent house apartment; we redid it again in a beautiful custom wood cabinets replacing the white cabinets it had.
Thanks for sharing sweetie, they’re all gorgeous! Pinning.
FABBY
Hi Jennifer… I live in a really old house and one of my favorite parts of it is the butlers pantry. Works out well for my dish/plate obsession. Have a great day!
Everything here looks majestic. I especially like the green though. It’s fresh to the eyes. 🙂
Oh so lovely. But most people could not afford such luxuries. Too bad. We all needier room.