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It’s finished! It’s finally finished! Our DIY built in pantry shelves in our basement pantry are finally done, complete with butcher block countertops. It has been just over one month since we started work on this space, and last week I had such a fun time restocking it with all of our food (does that make me weird? Probably).
Click here to view part one of the pantry project!
Click here to view part two of the pantry project!
As a reminder, we used The Saw Dust Girl’s tutorial on DIY shelving. It worked amazingly!
I was a little worried because this is the largest wood working project we have taken on so far, but with my fiancé’s incredible skills (and some great deals on tools at recent garage sales), it turned out exactly as I had envisioned!
For the countertops, we thought about several choices.
We took a look at Ikea’s “faux” butcher block countertops, but I wasn’t really sold on them from the photos on their website and the reviews I had read regarding how much upkeep they require.
We found some incredible salvaged wood at the Davisburg Antiques Market in early May that had been from a barn that fell down in western Michigan. We had grand plans to sand it down and stain it and make it into our countertops: what a cool backstory that would be! But the more we thought about it, the more we didn’t like the idea of putting so much work into such a unique piece of interior design, just to leave it behind in this house when we move out in a few years. For those of you who don’t know, we love antiques! The market was fantastic and we got lots of great pieces. I found some gorgeous antique floor lamps and of course, the salvaged wood.
My handsome thrifting helper 🙂
So, we went back to the Ikea butcher block idea! We took a trip to our local Ikea and I was sold. We thought about it for about a week, and then went back and pulled the trigger on one 98″ long, 25 1/2″ deep butcher block countertop in walnut.
I love the contrast of the dark walnut wood with the white of the rest of the shelves and the neutral “kangaroo tan” color we painted the walls. The last items that need to be finished now are the floor, which will be painted black along with the rest of the basement floors as soon as we return from our Disney trip, and the molding around the door. But that is for another blog post.f
(I think the black floors will really tie the whole thing together, not to mention give an industrial vibe to our basement overall. Stay tuned!)
Thanks for reading, friends! What choice would you have made for the countertops and why? Let me know in the comments below!
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I love the look of this pantry! Trying to plan out my future pantry in the house my husband and I are (hopefully) building this year. I love the butcher block look but my husband says it’s too much maintenance. I know this is an old post, but what was the maintenance like on this faux butcher block? I’m assuming not much. Also, did you ever do the jars under shelves idea? I’d love to see the result!
Hi Sara! Love the finished look of it! Sad that you’re not living in that anymore. Were you able to have a pantry basement just like that one! Love to see photos of it. Someday I would like to build a pantry like that too!
Hi Sara, Could you please share the measurements of the pantry itself?
Thank you!
Hello! Unfortunately we no longer live in this home so I cannot measure the space 🙁
Looking really great and gorgeous post.
Looks really nice. What are the depth of your shelves! And how far a part (height) between shelves?
The picture of the walnut wood they owners found says they bought 1 – 98″ by 25 1/2″ = 8.16″ Not sure if the shelves in closet are 25″ deep?