Looks great. We remodeled our kitchen 18 years ago. My husband is a carpenter, we purposely took it slow, so we could decide if changes were needed. I still love everything, no changes needed. Love your channel 😍
That’s great to hear! Prior planning prevents redoing it all later 😅 sounds like you made some great choices. You never really know how you’ll use a space until you USE it and figure out what’s frustrating and what’s not. I appreciate you watching and hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Ok Shara, it’s perfectly clear to me now that my problem is not my kitchen; it’s me. When you say half your kitchen your kitchen cabinets are empty and the majority of your new pantry is empty, I realize my problem is stuff, not space. But I would still love a pantry room like that! So functional and good looking.
Before this house, we moved SEVERAL times and each time, we’d throw stuff away because we were tired of moving it. Our last home was a 700 sq ft one room home (long story) that was literally half a garage. That really trained us to be as “stuff less” as possible because we literally had no room for anything we didn’t actually need. We still have that mindset now. It can be a good thing and a bad thing sometimes haha.
Shara's Pantry, also known as "The Project that Keeps on Giving!"😊 Love this installment and the variety of choices for making a very functional space out of something that was much less so. I have found that shallow pull-out drawers (shelves?) are underrated for their usefulness! Nice to see how several of your recent video projects are all coming together. Looking forward to how it all comes together... whenever you're ready for the big reveal. Hopefully the resident quality inspector wil give a pass to the rest of the build....
I love your videos! You make building look so easy. And it really is if you break it down into pieces, like you do. I built a coffee bar last year and love it. I learn so much from watching you and I don't get intimidated by thinking of building something I think is out of my league. Just step by step... Thanks!!!🥰
I’m so glad you enjoy them! Yes, absolutely-every big project is just a bunch of little projects string together. One step at a time is how I keep my sanity 🤣 I bet your coffee bar is amazing 🙌 here’s to making more projects you love this year, too!
Thank you! We are loving the more practical storage-mostly because it makes getting the air fryer in and out easier 🤣 it’s the real MVP of our kitchen 🙈
The pantry looks much better already. I like the shallow drawer idea - best of both worlds. Looking forward to see how you decide to finish this project. Thanks for sharing.
Your pantry design and build looks great! Everything fits perfectly! This project has been amazing. Glad that Bubs got the inspection taken care of! lol…. Take care and keep on building Shara! 😊
Thank you so much! I’m so happy with how it’s coming along…but I’m ready to build something else for a bit 🤣 Hoping for warmer weather in the shop soon, too. Thanks so much for watching and following along my crazy projects-I appreciate you! Have a great weekend!
Love this pantry. Wished that I had more of those empty spaces. Again, great job and (almost) finishes. It all seems so easy, but I know, it isn't. For me it isn't "measure twice and .... " but better "measure thrice and ..... " 🙂. Keep up the good work Shara and ...... happy weekend and happy building.
So glad you’re enjoying the renovation! I think your measure thrice method probably works far better than my measure once and forget the measurement and wing it, then have to adapt because it was wrong 🙈🤣 I appreciate you watching and following along my crazy projects! I hope you enjoy your weekend!
Looking forward to the finished product. So far everything looks very good. You could add floating shelves on back wall and line them with glass containers. Anyway, it's coming out very nice. Have a great weekend Shara. Steve
I say you are doing the rite thing, Take your time. Make it to fit your needs. And I agree with you on the door placement. Lost spacing is aggravating.
You are such an inspiration to me! I will be putting in two drawer slides today and it helped seeing you to motivate me to get it done. It helps that it’s cold here in Minnesota and will be an inside day. 😂
That was crazy how that was originally designed, it is so much better now. 😁 Side note, as someone who struggles to find glasses that look good and look good on me, i must say your glasses look great on you, nice choice. 😁
Right?! The original design left me with so many questions 🥴 but it’s been fun to rework it to make it more practical. Also-thank you! I actually tried several pair over the years and finally settled on the cheapest ones I tried 🤣 eyebuydirect is a life saver!
I've been looking forward to your next pantry update so it was great to see how it's coming along! It is such a major improvement over the old pantry. Yes, it's good to take a step back and take time to think about how you want to proceed. Meanwhile, I look forward to whatever you decide to work on next. Does Danny like to do woodworking? It was great to see that Bubby is hard at work doing his inspection duties!
I love the arch you created. I find your work so inspiring. You make me want to get out in my shop and get busy. I have two projects out there calling my name right now.
Yeah, if I were building a house, I’d definitely not make it that big. But we bought the house and it was already here-so might as well use it 😅 I’m hoping with the extra storage in here, when we remodel the kitchen, we can make it a bit smaller and use the kitchen space a little differently. We will see.
I can totally relate to not having a lot of stuff and then wondering about design. We downsized before moving (3 different times!). We're now looking at updating our kitchen and considering what cabinetry we'll need. I've looked at other's organizational videos but people have so much more stuff than we do. It would be great to see a video where you talk about this issue further. I can see how this build would appeal to people with lots of stuff and be great for resale. And, of course, it's beautiful!
Our last home was a 700 sq ft studio, so we really got in the habit of only keeping/using what we need and making what we already have work. I’ve added TONS of storage to our current home and 95% of it sits empty. But our home has plenty of room and spaces where cabinets just seem to make sense. And I like building them and it’s like decor-they look nice and add character to the space.
Hi! I’ve never had a pantry before this home-it’s definitely nice to have, but we made it fine many years without one 😅 it’s really just about making the best use of the space you have. I appreciate you watching and hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Personally I like the idea of a clear stain for the drawer fronts. I think the contrast is very nice already. Also if you do not need upper cabinets DO NOT put them in, you get better use of the counter top that way. Project looks great.
I noticed you didn't paint the inside of the cabinets or shelves. Sometimes you do and sometimes you don't. Is it just taste? Or undecided? Building my first bookcase/cabinet soon (using your AWESOME plans) - as soon as the weather breaks - my "workshop" is the same garage bay where I park my car, so it's an either or, and I hate scraping the windshield 🙂 Thanks as always for sharing - always learn something from your videos.
Hi! I usually don’t seal the inside of my cabinets if they’re behind doors/drawers (every now and then I do if I’m in the mood-but it’s rare). But I do usually seal open bookshelves because the inside is visibly exposed and you can see if the outside was sealed and the inside wasn’t. So in that case, I seal all of it so it matches. I feel you on the weather-it’s just miserable working outside in the cold. Once my fingers are numb, I’m done for the day 😅 hope it warms up soon so you can make some sawdust! Happy building!
Would you mind sharing the cost of building your own cabinets? My current cabinets are 31 years old and in relatively decent condition though they could use refinishing in some areas. The fronts are stained maple but the box is particle board. They are basically starter home quality. Roughly how much would it cost to do a small kitchen??
Using a CAD program in advance (Chief Architect, SketchUp, really anything) to layout everything and then change design can really help with coming up with a cohesive design before building. They generally aren't hard to learn either
Hi! Yes, absolutely. I use Sketchup to draw plans for all my projects. It’s great for layouts. My problem is that I don’t know how I will actually use a space until I USE the space and see what works and what annoyances need to be worked around haha.
I like the pull out shelves. Everything looks great.
It’s SO beautiful!! You are so gifted!
You’re so kind. Thank you so much 💕
Looks great. We remodeled our kitchen 18 years ago. My husband is a carpenter, we purposely took it slow, so we could decide if changes were needed. I still love everything, no changes needed. Love your channel 😍
That’s great to hear! Prior planning prevents redoing it all later 😅 sounds like you made some great choices. You never really know how you’ll use a space until you USE it and figure out what’s frustrating and what’s not.
I appreciate you watching and hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Your husband is worth his weight in gold having those invaluable skills!! ❤
Ok Shara, it’s perfectly clear to me now that my problem is not my kitchen; it’s me. When you say half your kitchen your kitchen cabinets are empty and the majority of your new pantry is empty, I realize my problem is stuff, not space. But I would still love a pantry room like that! So functional and good looking.
Before this house, we moved SEVERAL times and each time, we’d throw stuff away because we were tired of moving it. Our last home was a 700 sq ft one room home (long story) that was literally half a garage. That really trained us to be as “stuff less” as possible because we literally had no room for anything we didn’t actually need. We still have that mindset now. It can be a good thing and a bad thing sometimes haha.
Great video Shara. The Pantry looks fantastic.
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching and hope you have a great weekend!
Shara's Pantry, also known as "The Project that Keeps on Giving!"😊 Love this installment and the variety of choices for making a very functional space out of something that was much less so. I have found that shallow pull-out drawers (shelves?) are underrated for their usefulness! Nice to see how several of your recent video projects are all coming together. Looking forward to how it all comes together... whenever you're ready for the big reveal. Hopefully the resident quality inspector wil give a pass to the rest of the build....
I love your works, greetings from Italy 👍👍👍👍👍👍👋👋👋👋👋👋👏👏👏👏
Hi! Thanks so much for watching! Have an amazing weekend!
@WoodshopDiaries T.Y.
I love your videos! You make building look so easy. And it really is if you break it down into pieces, like you do. I built a coffee bar last year and love it. I learn so much from watching you and I don't get intimidated by thinking of building something I think is out of my league. Just step by step... Thanks!!!🥰
I’m so glad you enjoy them! Yes, absolutely-every big project is just a bunch of little projects string together. One step at a time is how I keep my sanity 🤣 I bet your coffee bar is amazing 🙌 here’s to making more projects you love this year, too!
Wow this looks great so far! Super talented in what you do. Definitely motivation to get into woodworking
You’re so kind! I’m so glad it’s inspiring you-enjoy the journey 💕 happy building!
Looks great. So functional. Love the small appliance storage cabinet.
Thank you! We are loving the more practical storage-mostly because it makes getting the air fryer in and out easier 🤣 it’s the real MVP of our kitchen 🙈
Amazing work, Shara! The place is looking great! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
The pantry looks much better already. I like the shallow drawer idea - best of both worlds. Looking forward to see how you decide to finish this project. Thanks for sharing.
Love , love the new pantry. I am inspired by all your projects.
Your pantry design and build looks great! Everything fits perfectly! This project has been amazing. Glad that Bubs got the inspection taken care of! lol…. Take care and keep on building Shara! 😊
Thank you so much! I’m so happy with how it’s coming along…but I’m ready to build something else for a bit 🤣 Hoping for warmer weather in the shop soon, too.
Thanks so much for watching and following along my crazy projects-I appreciate you! Have a great weekend!
Looks fantastic Shara!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching! 🙌
That was so cool watching you building it out. Love it.
Looks great Shara...your hard work will pay off!
Love this pantry. Wished that I had more of those empty spaces. Again, great job and (almost) finishes. It all seems so easy, but I know, it isn't. For me it isn't "measure twice and .... " but better "measure thrice and ..... " 🙂. Keep up the good work Shara and ...... happy weekend and happy building.
So glad you’re enjoying the renovation! I think your measure thrice method probably works far better than my measure once and forget the measurement and wing it, then have to adapt because it was wrong 🙈🤣 I appreciate you watching and following along my crazy projects! I hope you enjoy your weekend!
@@WoodshopDiaries We all have to adapt ..... one way or the other. World would be a far more better place. Thanks taking the time for replying.
Looking forward to the finished product. So far everything looks very good. You could add floating shelves on back wall and line them with glass containers. Anyway, it's coming out very nice. Have a great weekend Shara. Steve
I say you are doing the rite thing, Take your time. Make it to fit your needs.
And I agree with you on the door placement. Lost spacing is aggravating.
You have inspired me to get back to making home furniture, have a few projects to start including a mud room build 🎉 hello from the UK 😁
That’s amazing! Happy building-the mudroom will be a fun and (I’m sure!) useful project!
Oh wow! Love it!
Thank you so much!
wow 🤩 The layout and design of the cabinets are purrfect. Time to get a costco membership and start stocking up lol
So glad you enjoyed it! We don’t have a Costco around here. BUT, we do have a Sam’s club 🙌🤣
You are such an inspiration to me! I will be putting in two drawer slides today and it helped seeing you to motivate me to get it done. It helps that it’s cold here in Minnesota and will be an inside day. 😂
That was crazy how that was originally designed, it is so much better now. 😁 Side note, as someone who struggles to find glasses that look good and look good on me, i must say your glasses look great on you, nice choice. 😁
Right?! The original design left me with so many questions 🥴 but it’s been fun to rework it to make it more practical. Also-thank you! I actually tried several pair over the years and finally settled on the cheapest ones I tried 🤣 eyebuydirect is a life saver!
Love the build. The long shelves that pull out great idea. Thank you, great job
Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching and hope you have an amazing weekend!
Awesome job as usual, Shara!
Great looking redo.
Thanks so much! 🙌
I've been looking forward to your next pantry update so it was great to see how it's coming along! It is such a major improvement over the old pantry. Yes, it's good to take a step back and take time to think about how you want to proceed. Meanwhile, I look forward to whatever you decide to work on next. Does Danny like to do woodworking? It was great to see that Bubby is hard at work doing his inspection duties!
You've always done a great job! Inspiring !
I love the arch you created. I find your work so inspiring. You make me want to get out in my shop and get busy. I have two projects out there calling my name right now.
Thank you! The arch definitely added some fun character 🙌 I’m so glad you enjoy the videos and find them inspiring. Happy building! 💕
I find this interesting because your pantry is nearly the size of my entire kitchen. 😆
Yeah, if I were building a house, I’d definitely not make it that big. But we bought the house and it was already here-so might as well use it 😅 I’m hoping with the extra storage in here, when we remodel the kitchen, we can make it a bit smaller and use the kitchen space a little differently. We will see.
I can totally relate to not having a lot of stuff and then wondering about design. We downsized before moving (3 different times!). We're now looking at updating our kitchen and considering what cabinetry we'll need. I've looked at other's organizational videos but people have so much more stuff than we do. It would be great to see a video where you talk about this issue further. I can see how this build would appeal to people with lots of stuff and be great for resale. And, of course, it's beautiful!
Our last home was a 700 sq ft studio, so we really got in the habit of only keeping/using what we need and making what we already have work. I’ve added TONS of storage to our current home and 95% of it sits empty. But our home has plenty of room and spaces where cabinets just seem to make sense. And I like building them and it’s like decor-they look nice and add character to the space.
As always perfect and fabulous 👌
You’re so kind! Thank you so much for watching!
Howdy Shara,
I wish we had a pantry too.
Unfortunately, they're not common here in Germany 😕
So nicely finished 👍
Hi! I’ve never had a pantry before this home-it’s definitely nice to have, but we made it fine many years without one 😅 it’s really just about making the best use of the space you have. I appreciate you watching and hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I think a fun piece of art would look nice on that back wall, especially since it can be seen from the kitchen.
That’s a great idea!
It looks like Inspector Bub wants a 3 story cat cabinet.
Inspector Bubs had been requesting a cat tower for a while now and it’s about time I get around to making it 🙈🤣
Personally I like the idea of a clear stain for the drawer fronts. I think the contrast is very nice already. Also if you do not need upper cabinets DO NOT put them in, you get better use of the counter top that way. Project looks great.
Thanks! Yeah, I’m leaning toward no cabinets. But also leaning toward some shelves. We will see!
I noticed you didn't paint the inside of the cabinets or shelves. Sometimes you do and sometimes you don't. Is it just taste? Or undecided? Building my first bookcase/cabinet soon (using your AWESOME plans) - as soon as the weather breaks - my "workshop" is the same garage bay where I park my car, so it's an either or, and I hate scraping the windshield 🙂 Thanks as always for sharing - always learn something from your videos.
Hi! I usually don’t seal the inside of my cabinets if they’re behind doors/drawers (every now and then I do if I’m in the mood-but it’s rare). But I do usually seal open bookshelves because the inside is visibly exposed and you can see if the outside was sealed and the inside wasn’t. So in that case, I seal all of it so it matches.
I feel you on the weather-it’s just miserable working outside in the cold. Once my fingers are numb, I’m done for the day 😅 hope it warms up soon so you can make some sawdust! Happy building!
Outstanding ! Big fan never miss a vid. Question, who makes the green hooded coat / jacket that you wear ? Thanks keep up the great vids Love’em
Would you mind sharing the cost of building your own cabinets? My current cabinets are 31 years old and in relatively decent condition though they could use refinishing in some areas. The fronts are stained maple but the box is particle board. They are basically starter home quality. Roughly how much would it cost to do a small kitchen??
Using a CAD program in advance (Chief Architect, SketchUp, really anything) to layout everything and then change design can really help with coming up with a cohesive design before building. They generally aren't hard to learn either
Hi! Yes, absolutely. I use Sketchup to draw plans for all my projects. It’s great for layouts. My problem is that I don’t know how I will actually use a space until I USE the space and see what works and what annoyances need to be worked around haha.
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Wondering about your source for sheet goods? Thanks.
Hi! I buy my plywood from Home Depot 😊
Just put some nice hardwood floating shelves.
Personally I would have used the door you removed.
Hard on the head knees and ankles but I would have stubbornly used that door.
To each their own. Besides moving the doorway, getting rid of that door was my second most favorite change so far.