09/04/2026
The original pantry offered just four feet of usable space, and the kitchen no longer worked safely for a household with multiple cooks.
Opening the kitchen to the family room required a double LVL beam to support the second floor. Demolition also revealed a venting stack and water damage at all three door entries, requiring rebuilt joists and a new subfloor.
The solution was a new pantry on the opposite wall, with the former butler's pantry relocated beneath the staircase, turning overlooked space into storage that works for the way the homeowners live.
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- Melinda π€