Transform a Small Builder Grade Pantry With Custom Built-In Shelving & Storage For a Budget-Savvy Price

Y’all we made it… like barely but we did!

If you have been following along with our little corner of the internet for the past 6 weeks then you know we took on a pantry renovation for this season’s One Room Challenge!

Catch Up Here: Week 1 ~ Week 2 ~ Week 3 ~ Week 4 ~ Week 5

This pantry has been a project I have wanted to tackle ever since we moved in.

It is on the smaller side but still a walk-in pantry, that originally had boribuilder-gradeade wire shelving & lots of wasted space.

Before:

Hot mess express y’all!

There was a lot of potential though so I got to work!

The Process:

DIY pantry cabinets & shelves

The first thing that needed to be tackled was the DIY pantry cabinets & shelves.

I used MDF because this is the most cost affective solution for built-in looking storage. It took me 3 sheets total for the entire build.

Plus 2 gallons of Sherwin Williams Pure White paint, which I used on all the shelving & walls.

Faux Backsplash

After the DIY storage was built I moved onto stenciling a faux backsplash!

This stencil is the French Trellis Bee pattern from Stencil Revolution.

Butcher Block Countertop

Once the stencil backsplash was dry I added in this gorgeous butcher block countertop from Harwood Lumber company!

It’s their Wormy Maple Edge Grain butcher block countertop that I had completely customized for this pantry space.

For this space I went with:

• 14″ depth
• 2″ thickness
• 1/8 edge radius detail
• Finished with acrylic polyurethane in flat
• Hand planed

Right now they are giving Southern Yankee DIY followers 5% off any order! Use code SYDIY at checkout!

Motion Sensing Light Fixture

One of the last projects I took on in this space was adding a motion detecting light fixture.

This was actually a super simple home improvement project that is also one of my favorite features of the new pantry!

That’s a wrap y’all! The pantry is complete & I am in love with it.

It is so nice to have everything neat & organized.

I may even hide in here sometimes… I mean why not the snacks are already in here 😉

Let me know what you think & also don’t forget to check out the rest of the One Room Challenge reveals!