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Swan says about 15 per cent of Huntington Homes'
new builds have either a spice kitchen or a butler's pantry
outfitted with countertops, cabinets and sometimes
a wine fridge.
Used as a prep and staging area, a butler's pantry is most
commonly located in a hallway between a kitchen and
formal dining room.
Since many homes these days are open concept, and
don't have a formal dining room, a butler's pantry may be
a separate room or a
dedicated space at
one end of the kitchen.
"Often we'll have an
extension area off of
the kitchen, which is
open to the kitchen,
which is used for
prepping food,"
Swan says.
Cabinetry usually
complements the main kitchen since a butler's pantry
is often visible to guests.
"We sometimes put a pocket door on a butler's pantry,"
Swan says. "Ninety-five per cent of the time those doors
don't get closed so that's why they want to finish it in the
same style as their kitchen."
Vassallo says a butler's pantry might also double as a hub
for your morning coffee, and it's a good place to keep
a toaster, microwave or other small appliances that can
clutter a kitchen.
In larger homes and those with bigger families, a butler's
pantry is almost essential, he says.
Some homeowners have a more traditional walk-in pantry as
well as a butler's pantry. With a smaller floor plan, the two
are incorporated in the same room.
"You can't have it in a place where you're walking across
the house," Vassallo says. "Functionality is a must."
HOUSE SPECIALTIES
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KDR HOMES — 22 Willow Brook Road — Bridgwater Lakes
IN LARGER HOMES
AND THOSE WITH
BIGGER FAMILIES, A
BUTLER'S PANTRY IS
ALMOST ESSENTIAL
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