Homes & Gardens UK – September 2019

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ALEX

JAMES;

(FINE FORM) NICK SMITH; (INTO THE BLUE) GARY SUMMER/SMD

enoughroomtoturn.‘Usingslattedshelveswillgive

a lighterlookandanairierfeel,andwillalsohelp

tomaketheroomlooklarger,’saysAndyBarette.

‘Ifyouarereallytightonspace,I wouldsuggest

goingfora 60cm-wide,58cm-deeplarderunit,’

saysAmyStoddartofDayTrue.‘Thisis essentially

halfa standardsizebutwillstillprovidespace

forpandrawers,shelvingunitsand a door rack for

storing spices and cooking oils.’

DECORATE‘Storageareassuchaswalk-inpantries

areidealforbeinga bitexperimentalwithcolour,’says

CharlotteCosbyofFarrow&Ball.‘Oftenoverlookedor

untouched,pantriesandcupboardscanresemble

jewelboxeswhenpaintedinbeautifulbrighthues.’

Ina largewalk-inpantry,choosefurniturefromthe

samecollectionasthekitchenforanelegant,unified

scheme,advisesRichardMooreofMartinMoore.

‘Alsouseplentyofnaturalmaterialssuchaswalnut

andmarble,ortryblacksteeloraluminiumshelving

systems for a more contemporary take.’&

ONTRENDOld-fashionedpantriesareenjoying

a resurgenceinpopularity‘aswerealisehowuseful

storagefurniturereallyis’,saysTomHowley,founder

ofhisbespokekitchenbrand.‘Designscanoffera

hugecapacity,roughlyequaltosixwallcabinets,so

fooditemsarealllocatedinoneconvenientarea.’

Whilesomeattributetheincreasedinteresttothe

revivalofhomebaking,andothersfeelthetrendaway

fromwall-hungcupboardshasmadepantriesmore

necessary,AndyBaretteofMcCarronandCompany

believestheyarealsosomethingofa statussymbol.

‘Theycertainlyhavetheirplaceandcanfreeupthe

mainkitchenforeverythingelse,ratherthanstorage.

It’s a trend that I can’t see dying off,’ he says.

DESIGNTomaximiseefficiency,makesureevery

functionalelementis detailedattheearlieststage.

Ina walk-inpantry,a classicconfigurationincludes

low-leveldrawersthatcanbereachedwithoutbending

andbasketsontrackstostorefoodssuchaspotatoes

andonionsinsemi-darkness.A coolstoneshelf

addsanotherdimensionwhilehelpingtokeepthe

temperaturedown,andprovidesa placetostore

cheesesorcoldmeats.Sturdyoakshelvingis a good

optiontoholdtheweightofjarsandtins.‘Thekeyto

a handypantryis tobeabletowalkin,takea lookand

quicklygrabwhatyouneed,’saysJohnSims-Hilditch

ofNeptune.‘Considerrunningshelvesuptothe

ceilingandhaveplentyofdrawersunderworksurfaces

for easy access to the items you use most.’

TIGHTSPACESFora walk-inpantry,youwill

need at least 80cm square of floor area to have

TOPTIPSFORPLANNINGAPANTRY

HARVEYJONES

Choosefromlarderoptions

ina rangeofwidthsand

internalconfigurationsthat

includespiceracksandpull-

outshelves,allofwhichcan

bepaintedinanycolouror

finish, harveyjones.com.

PETERHUMPHREY, founderanddesigndirector,

Humphrey Munson, humphreymunson.co.uk

“WEARESEEINGAMOVE

TOWARDSTHEBAKING

PANTRYORPREPKITCHEN–

SOASWELLASSTORAGE,

YOUHAVE SPACEFOR

APPLIANCES AND A SINK”

INSIDER INSIGHT

THE SOURCEBOOK: WHERE TO GO FOR PANTRIES

WRENKITCHENS

Withdozensofshowrooms

acrosstheUK,thisdesigner

andmanufactureroffers

plentyofstoragesolutions,

fromfittedandfreestanding

unitstowalk-inlarders,

wrenkitchens.com.

SMALLBONEOFDEVIZES

Thefurnituremakerthat

pioneereddesignercountry

kitchensintheEightiesoffers

beautifullycraftedlarder

cupboardsandpantriesin

classicandcontemporary

styles, smallbone.co.uk.

CHAMBERFURNITURE

Expertsinhardwood

kitchens,thisKent-based

companyhasmorethan

20 yearsofexperiencein

designingfittedandwalk-

inpantriesandlarders,

chamberfurniture.co.uk.

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