I completely cleaned out my pantry this week – it was so gross from the summer and felt good to de-junk and clean it out. This is the season in Utah when the stores have their case lot sales where they sell a lot of bulk pantry items so it’s a good time to clear out and take inventory. I had been thinking of ways to make my pantry cute – maybe some Pinterest worthy photos. What could I do: Buy a bunch of baskets? Make cute can covers?? Wrap the boxes in burlap? But that just made me tired and seemed a little ridiculous and so it’s not really cute, but it is functional for our family. It is about 7.5 ft wide X 10 ft long and that is a perfect size for our family of seven.
I do think pantries look so much better without anything in them, one of my most popular posts is this one when I shared some favorite pantries for ideas. And here is my pantry without anything in it when we first moved in. So pretty and bare and clean!
But we eat, so it’s not bare and pretty. My very favorite thing in the pantry is this counter! It is just a basic white laminate and holds the microwave, blender, crock post, mixer, rice cooker and they all are plugged in to an outlet so they can be used in there. The upper shelves are great for paper products, coolers, big drink containers, canning supplies, Torani flavored syrups 
etc.
The floor is great for storing bulk items in buckets – do you know what gamma lids are?? I didn’t until a few years ago. They are lids for food grade buckets that you snap on top and then the lid can easily be twisted on and off for easy access and airtight storage. They are about $12 on Amazon but if you are visiting Utah, buy some here for about $8 each. They are perfect for storing bulk pet food, rice, oats, flour, beans, etc. and come in different colors.
The door is a pocket door – do you remember when I painted it yellow? But I forget that it’s painted because I think it’s been closed maybe 5 times since we’ve lived here, this is probably one of the most used rooms in the house. We left a spot for brooms and mops there by the door and hooks for aprons and a grocery bag holder.
And that is our non-pretty pantry. Maybe it gave you some ideas if you are building or remodeling – I shared a sketch of our floorplan here if you want to see how it comes off the kitchen. I’m telling you – mudrooms and pantries are my favorite features in a home. Let me know if you have questions!
This home tour at the Vintage Nest! ♥
and DEALS! These are the prices when I hit publish, they can change or run out at anytime. Lowest price means it is the lowest price within a year, within $1
* today only: Pressure Joe electric pressure washer $99 at Home Depot
* Madden NFL 16 -- XBox One $9.99
* Spiral Ninja Vegetable Spiralizer $11.99
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* Olive Garden still has their buy one take one deal going! This is what I did:
Order a $12.99 buy one take one dish, order another buy one get one dish, add a dozen breadsticks then use code 5OFF30 at checkout and your total will be $30.77 for:
-Salad
-Zupa Toscana Soup
-16 breadsticks (2 come with each B1take1 order + the dozen)
use code 5OFF30
=$30.77!!
* lowest price: Sharpie ultra fine point 24 pack $9.01
* Gillette Venus Spa Razor $4.57 when you clip the coupon on the page
* Disney Princess & the Frog single disc edition $9.99
* RIP Gene Wilder! Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory dvd $3.74
* Conair 2 brush set only $2.50 (add-on item)
* Revlon 3/4 inch curling brush $6.97 (add-on item)
* Cuisinart Electric Pressure Cooker $67.89 (like an Instant Pot)
* lowest price: Wahl Pro Complete Haircut Kit $17.09
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* Little Tikes outdoor baby swing $14
* Intex 2 person inflatable boat with oars & pump $16.44
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* Dell Inspiron 15.6” laptop $299 at Staples
* 21 Days of Beauty at Ulta: save 50% on Tarte Lipstick, Honest Beauty, Unilastin & Serovital
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* Bath & Body Works has a free full priced item with a $10 purchase this weekend, use code STOCKUP at checkout or print it out/show it on your phone
Books
* lowest price: the LEGO book $11.73
* lowest price: the Berenstein Bears storybook treasury $5.73
Hello there! I’m trying to get back into a posting routine slowly but surely. Here are some little updates I’ve been working on around here:
This lamp got a blue/gray spray paint update using this method
It used to look like this, but that was a little bright for this room, so I spray painted it and I think it fits better.
And then I found this cute little table at a neighbor’s estate sale for $5.
I took off the veneer that was peeling on top -- which took WAY longer than I thought it would. If you are ever having a hard time removing layers of veneer – a wet towel with a hot iron pressed down hard on top of it does the trick! Anyway, the lamp on top is another lamp makeover found here and the headboard is found in this post (but I think the price is back up from $99 to $150)
More on the guest room to come!
AND we got a new rug for the upstairs family room. I found it at Lowe’s on sale this summer plus I had a coupon, so far we love it!
Just some fun updates I thought I’d share, have you found anything great lately?
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