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A New Pantry

February 18, 2010 By Frugal Babe

Remember that wood that I fished out of a dumpster a couple months ago?  Now it’s a pantry.  Our laundry room is just off the kitchen, and it had a closet in it.  There was one high shelf and a hanging rail, but other than that, it wasn’t a very useful space.  We didn’t need it as a closet, but we did need a pantry.  So we transformed it.  We used the wood that I diverted from a landfill to make shelves, and I scrubbed them with vinegar before we put them in.  My husband took out the hanging rail and mounted it under a set of cupboards in the laundry room – right where a dryer would go if we had one.  Now I have a place to hang things like shirts as soon as I take them out of the washing machine, and everything else can go out on the clothesline or onto my drying racks.  Here’s the pantry, which will be a lot more crowded after I pick up our first bulk food order this evening:

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  1. Dawn says

    February 18, 2010 at 2:12 pm

    Love it! I have a “cubby” in my kitchen that I have been dying to turn into a pantry, I think you just gave me inspiration! THANKS!!!

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  2. Mrs. Money says

    February 18, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    How cool! I have a weird question- do you hang your clothes to dry in the basement?

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  3. FrugalBabe says

    February 18, 2010 at 4:56 pm

    Mrs. Money,
    Most of the time, I use our clothesline outside. But on days like today (it’s snowing) I use folding laundry racks. I set them above heating vents in the floor in our bedroom; the warm air helps them dry faster, and it also humidifies our room.

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  4. Dave (twoyoung.com) says

    February 18, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    I love to see DIY projects (only if there are pictures of course)! The pantry is looking good and fully functional too…kudos.

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  5. Kay says

    February 19, 2010 at 11:21 am

    FB, That sounds terrific!!! Enjoy your new pantry!!

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