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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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