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16 Modern Ways to Decorate a Butler's Pantry
Downton Abbey, but make it 21st-century.
Catherine Kwong Design
The butler's pantry, or the serving pantry, refers to the transitional space between a kitchen and dining room (even if there's not a bow tie clad person prepping hors d'oeuvre and cocktails present). Butler's pantries were the norm in formal, lavish households dating back to the 18th-century, according to SFGate. They've evolved throughout the years for several reasons, some having to do with architectural trends, like the rise of the open floor plan, as well as shifting social attitudes. Today, unlike your regular old pantry—also known as the room with all the snacks, and thus, also known as the real heart of the home—the butler's pantry is meant to ease entertaining by providing prep space and storage for serveware and barware. Think of it as an elevated hallway-meets-home-bar-meets-mini-kitchen-prep-station-meets-glorified-closet. If you're lucky enough to have one in your own home (or you're considering getting one), keep reading for sixteen stylish butler's pantry ideas that bring the bygone space into the modern era.
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Keep It Classic
Interior designer Heather Hilliard kept this butler's pantry light, bright, and classic with a printed wallpaper, crisp white paint, and display cabinets. The blue glasses on the top shelf add a nice pop of color, too.
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Opt for Open Shelving
Krysta Gibbons of Kipling House Interiors split a large kitchen into two rooms: the main kitchen, where all the cooking is done, and the catering kitchen/walk-in pantry. It's basically a modern-day butler's pantry, where all the bulky appliances are tucked away, as well as a food and serveware. It features open-shelving for grab-and-go convenience and ladder to reach items stored in the upper cabinets. This helps keep a high-traffic family kitchen running smoothly.
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Invest In a Wine Fridge
Not only are the symmetrical wine fridges aesthetically pleasing, but they're also conveniently located and such a good use of the extra room. The smokey mirrored backsplash brings the right touch of formal style to this space designed by Studio DB, too. So it's the perfect combo between a home bar and a butler's pantry.
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Free Up Counter Space
Designed by Chango & Co., this butler's pantry will make entertaining so much easier. The long, spacious countertops provide plenty of room for prep and the cabinets ensure that all of your serveware is conveniently stored near the dining room.
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Make It Photo-Ready
This butler's pantry designed by Catherine Kwong is more like a chic at-home coffee bar. The cabinets and hidden mini fridge provide plenty of storage so the surfaces are free for decor and prep work.
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Take Advantage of Vertical Space
If you have high ceilings, take advantage of them with layers of floating shelves. Brady Tolbert of Emily Henderson Design used gold brackets to anchor the shelves an add a pop of metallic.
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Add Extra Appliances
If your butler's pantry is large enough to feel like a small kitchen, stock it with extras, like an oven and a coffee maker. Then warm it up and add color and pattern with a small area rug. Interior designer Michelle Nussbaumer also chose a warm color palette and packs plenty of texture-rich materials into the small space.
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Innstall a Pocket Door
Opt for a pocket door. If you want to hide your butler's pantry pantry from the dining room, consider installing a pocket door. This will keep that transitional space out of sight without taking up any extra room. Interior designer Jenn Feldman kept this one simple to complement the classic yet contemporary style of the room.
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Ease the Transition
Paint the walls a moody color that transitions the kitchen to the dining room. In this butler's pantry designed by deVol Kitchens, the deep marine hue adds a formal touch.
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Add Task Lighting
If you plan on doing any prep in the butler's pantry, you'll want to make sure its equipped with optimal lighting. Interior designer Andrew Flesher opted for bright white paint, lacquered cabinets since they reflect light, and two additional pendants over the work area.
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Make a Satement
Inspired by sculptor Louise Nevelson, interior designer Michelle Nussbaumer sourced quirky finds—a Topo Chico bottle, clock cogs, and old bicycle parts, for custom cabinets in this fabulously over-the-top butler's pantry. The takeaway? Just because it's a glorified hallway/miniature kitchen doesn't mean it can't shine with style.
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Keep It Casual
Though traditionally a fancy room, you can keep it casual. In a farmhouse-style home, make the butler's pantry shabby chic with copper utensils displayed out in the open, schoolhouse sconces, and a rustic sink. Leanne Ford Interiors arranged a bunch of wildflowers in a pitcher to brighten it up and hung linen fabric over the front of the sink to hide storage.
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Incorporate Art
The framed artwork leaning against the wall on the floating shelf brighten and dress up this butler's pantry designed by Studio DB. The light gray paint and sophisticated marble make it both pretty and functional.
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Make It Multi-Purpose
Metallic wallpaper is the perfect backdrop for a moody, intimate walk-in pantry, home bar, or butler's pantry. Studio DB paired it with black marble surfaces and stained wood cabinets to finish the look.
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Tuck It Away
If there isn't a door separating the butler's pantry and the dining room, tuck the main countertop space and storage unit into a corner to keep it out of view. Or, if you don't have a butler's pantry, choose a section of the kitchen closest to the dining room to transform into a makeshift version of one.
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Extend the Kitchen
If you need extra work space because your kitchen is too small, transform your butler's pantry into an extension of the kitchen. Here, DeVol Kitchens lined the shelves with dry baking ingredients and stored utensils under the counter so it can used as a baking station.
Hadley Mendelsohn Senior Editor Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior editor, and when she's not busy obsessing over all things decor-related, you can find her scouring vintage stores, reading, or stumbling about because she probably lost her glasses again.
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