My kitchen pantry was a closet with a laminate door. After buying the house I installed wire shelving and have re-organized it more times than I care to count. When I used it as a food pantry, food would fall off the shelves and spill in the back where I would have to spend hours removing foodstuffs in order to clean it out. Then I tried putting my kitchen appliances inside, but the shelves couldn't handle the weight. I tried storing my cleaning supplies and my paper goods. It didn't matter how I tried to utilize the closet, it never worked.
When we decided to remodel the kitchen in order to make it more user friendly and to give it a more custom look, I was more than happy to sacrifice my frustrating pantry to the cause. My husband pulled out the shelves and removed the door and door jamb to the studs and sheetrock. Then he widened the opening to match the depth of the closet. He added a plywood arch and rock-tile and had a light wired into the ceiling of the closet.
This isn't exactly complete. The final stages including backsplash and hiding the electrical wires will take place as we finish the kitchen remodel. This is just one of the steps.
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