When bought and moved into our first home on the coast we new we needed to update the laundry and replace a few missing tiles. What we didn't know was that it would lead to us embarking on our own DIY journey, revamping the laundry into a butlers pantry and creating a whole new kitchen.
The laundry was pretty big relative to the size of our small home and we felt like it was wasted space that would end up as a dumping ground.
At the same time, the kitchen was dark and crowded and there was no logical place for the fridge which was up against a wall blocking our hallway and a lot of light.
So we decided to scrap the laundry and knock a hole through the wall to extend it into a butlers pantry where the fridge could live.
First we literally drew our plan on the wall with a pen
We ripped the old plaster off the walls and demolished the pantry which had been water damaged, so we could see where the studs were
We used a jack hammer to break up and remove the tiles and we kept the ground damp with boiling water to help lift the glue and reduce the dust
We got to work choosing colours and textures and ordered our kaboodle timber bench top
we also picked up this glass panel door from bunnnings to let more light into the butlers pantry
We had to reframe a new doorway (make sure you get a professional to do this if you don't have the skills yourself as it's important to make sure this is structurally sound)
We plastered, sanded, patched and painted the whole space with Dulux Snowy Mountains Half. The colour is a great neutral white and doesn't change to much in different lights.
and also a new butlers pantry was born complete with coffee nook and space to tuck away the fridge.
