Cottage Style Dish Pantry Makeover

I converted my boring builders built-in pantry into a charming cottage china closet.

Now, most of my pretty dishes are in view, and I can enjoy looking at them.  It also makes it much easier to choose which ones I want to use each day.

 Here is the pantry before. It held all the food items.

 I moved all the pantry items into the cabinets and all the cabinet items (dishes) into the pantry.

 I  used two reclaimed louvered doors that I found discarded on bulk trash day.

We punched out the louvers to make room for an insert .

We stapled chicken wire to the back.

I decided on chicken wire because glass would have taken this budget makeover over budget.

What's more cottage than chicken wire?

We added quarter round trim to cover the slat holes.

We painted  the inside walls Bleached Denim by Behr.
We painted the shelves glossy white.

 Two Longaberger trays and two large baskets on the floor hold extra pieces.

Larry installed lots of cup hooks under each shelf. I arranged all my dishes.

We painted the doors and installed them .

 I had saved some blue glass knobs for years.

(in a tennis can, of course!)

 I got to use those again.

It gives my kitchen a touch of cottage style, and gives me great dish storage.

The whole project cost very little because I used recycled items.

I found a place to hang a ceramic rooster that I've had for years. 

It holds a blue and white striped bib apron.

A chicken and chicken wire, a classic cottage combo. 

Cheers!

Links: Between Naps On The Porch, 
Thrifty Decor Chick, A Stroll Thru Life
The House In The Roses, Dittle Dattle,
Boogieboard Cottage, Coastal Charm, 
The Lettered Cottage, Savvy Southern Style
Beyond The Picket Fence, The DIY Club,
Funky Junk, Domestically Speaking