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POWER PANTRIES WHYWELOVETHELOOK or serving area. "Glass-door cabinets are expensive and have to be staged, so I advise going with closed, functional storage and saving the money for a fun backsplash to add the wow factor," says Timoney. Natural light is nice, if possible, to make a tight space feel welcoming. A pantry can be more than a place to store chips and cereal. It can serve as a caterer's kitchen, craft room, bar area, dog room, or all of the above. It also offers an opportunity to experiment with a design that's different from the main kitchen. ABOUT THIS PANTRY Buckhead homeowners Ricky and Kristen Nelson were able to commandeer an unused bedroom located beside their kitchen for a multipurpose pantry. "They can use it as a 'dirty kitchen' where the activity happens, so the main kitchen is pretty for staging; says kitchen designer Mary Kathryn Timoney of Design Galleria Kitchen & Bath. "It's also great for a caterer or as another serving area for dessert and coffee." Kristen uses the room as a crafting space with her two small children (hence the durable engineered quartz countertop). There's also a dog-feeding station tucked into a drawer. BUDGETING "EVEN THOUGH THE PANTRY IS UTILITARIAN, THE LOOK IS PRECIOUS:' MARY KATHRYN TIMONEY gray, while the pantry flips that color scheme with gray cabinets and geometric tile. "We wanted it to be a more whimsical and fun area with a pop of color to pull you in," says Timoney. "It's a little jewel box, so even though it's utilitarian, the look is precious." SPACE PLANNING PLAYFUL PALETTE The Nelsons' main kitchen is primarily white with touches of 28 ATLANTA MAGAZ IN E'S H O M E Incorporating countertops in addition to shelves and cabinets elevates a pantry into a work Timoney recently designed a pantry with pricey upgrades like antique-mirrored cabinet doors and a pizza oven. But she notes that concrete tiles are one current look that is relatively affordable. "The Nelsons main kitchen is a 1 timeless white and gray, with marble countertops and nickel finishes. The adjacent pantryreconfigured from a former bedroom-can serve as a bar o r dessert station but also provides generous counter space for prep work or crafts. Open shelves and a wine refrigerator are upscale touches.
COLORFUL STATEMENT WHY WE LOVE THE LOOK Kitchens benefit from the same happy colors we enjoy in other areas of the house. ABOUTTHIS KITCHEN Interior designer Kerry Howard pulled colors from an adjacent family room to liven up homeowner Dan Staley's kitchen remodel. Canary yellow and navy blue were accent colors in the other room, with walls painted Sherwin-Williams "Sea Salt:' In the kitchen, Howard notes, "the valance over the sink is a combination of all the colors and adds just enough pattern." A gray tile backsplash also complements the palette that carries over from the adjoining space. + Aged brass brackets hold up reclaimed wood shelves by t he sink. A valance over the sink, bottom left 1 reflects colors in the attached fami ly room. way symmetrical, but by using the navy in both places, it helps even out the weight of the room:' MIXED METALS STATEMENT DOOR "The sliding door leads into Dan's office, and I didn't want it to feel rustic in any way, so I decided to have it painted a high-gloss navy color;' says the designer. The custom door is the work ofnlb (No Longer Bound), a North Georgia rehabilitation program whose industries include building custom furniture for designers and homeowners. Most of the cabinetry is light gray, so Howard used a variety of finishes on plumbing, hardware, and metal fittings to provide contrast. The custom-designed hood features brushed brass straps. "I didn't want the space to feel cold, so I added the reclaimed shelves by the sink with brushed brass brackets to add a little vintage feel;' says the designer. + Blue accents enhance this otherwise neutral kitchen. The designer recovered some retail bar stools in a similar indigo color. BUDGETING 32 ATLANT A MA GAZ IN E' S H O M E BLUE TOO Ifyou love color but are RESOURCES A custom blue cabinet houses the coffee station and microwave behind doors that recess. ''With one side of the kitchen having the painted navy door, I wanted that cabinet to help balance the other side;' says Howard. "The kitchen is in no concerned about the financial commitment, invest in vibrant window treatments, cushions, or decorative accessories. The barstools, which are from CB2, originally had black leather cushions, but Howard reupholstered them with navy leather. INTERIOR DESIGN Keny Howa<d, KMH Interiors, kmhinteriors.net SLIDING DOOR No Longer Bound Furniture, nlbfurniture.com WALL COLOR Sherwin-Williams 11 Sea Salt" SW6204, sherwin-williams.com CABINETS AND CUSTOM HOOD Design Gallecia Kitchen & Bath, designgalleria.net BARSTOOLS C82, cb2.com RUGS Cost Plus World Market, worldmarket.com BACKSPLASH Floor & Decor, Aooranddecor.com PHOTOGRAP HY BY MARC MAULDIN