Or maybe the pre-quel.

I know we haven’t gotten to the pantry part. I have become my mother. She used to take 20 minutes to tell a 5 minute story.

“You know I talked to Helen today. She has a niece who married that Taylor boy. His mother was such a good cook. I remember when she had us over for dinner. They had just moved into their new house. Oh, she had the most beautiful house, the drapes in the living room were just lovely….”

Anyhoo……………..

Our aim to restore the pantry (see I’m keeping on topic here), was borne of our desire to keep the kitchen as true to what would have been era-appropriate as we could and still have a livable house.

The POs we purchased the house from had left the gas oven (circa 2000) and we purchased a 2003 simple refrigerator. Both functioned perfectly fine, but neither one fit the kitchen and were severely lacking in the charm department.

Solution? One was tucked in the basement, next to the original pantry cabinetry.

Or maybe the pre-quel.

I know we haven’t gotten to the pantry part. I have become my mother. She used to take 20 minutes to tell a 5 minute story.

“You know I talked to Helen today. She has a niece who married that Taylor boy. His mother was such a good cook. I remember when she had us over for dinner. They had just moved into their new house. Oh, she had the most beautiful house, the drapes in the living room were just lovely….”

Anyhoo……………..

Our aim to restore the pantry (see I’m keeping on topic here), was borne of our desire to keep the kitchen as true to what would have been era-appropriate as we could and still have a livable house.

The POs we purchased the house from had left the gas oven (circa 2000) and we purchased a 2003 simple refrigerator. Both functioned perfectly fine, but neither one fit the kitchen and were severely lacking in the charm department.

Solution? One was tucked in the basement, next to the original pantry cabinetry.

When we last checked in with our intrepid renovators, the discussion was centered around restoring the butler’s pantry. We had already done quite an overhaul of the kitchen soon after we moved into the house.

The kitchen had been remodeled probably sometime in the 1950s. The family that moved in about 2000, had put new flooring down (icky, inexpensive sheet vinyl), but hadn’t tackled anything else…well, except for the paint. The paint!

Here’s the picture – a typical 1920s American Four Square. The kitchen? Really, a good size for it’s time – 13 x 12. Biggest problem? One huge window and five doors. Five doors! One to the dining room, one to the stairwell/family room, another to the basement, the door to the pantry (now bathroom) and the outside door. Kinda limits your options.

Here are a few photos of what the kitchen looked like on our second visit to the house with the realtor.

When we last checked in with our intrepid renovators, the discussion was centered around restoring the butler’s pantry. We had already done quite an overhaul of the kitchen soon after we moved into the house.

The kitchen had been remodeled probably sometime in the 1950s. The family that moved in about 2000, had put new flooring down (icky, inexpensive sheet vinyl), but hadn’t tackled anything else…well, except for the paint. The paint!

Here’s the picture – a typical 1920s American Four Square. The kitchen? Really, a good size for it’s time – 13 x 12. Biggest problem? One huge window and five doors. Five doors! One to the dining room, one to the stairwell/family room, another to the basement, the door to the pantry (now bathroom) and the outside door. Kinda limits your options.

Here are a few photos of what the kitchen looked like on our second visit to the house with the realtor.