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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
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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,
IN LARGER HOMES AND THOSE WITH BIGGER FAMILIES, A BUTLER’S PANTRY IS ALMOST ESSENTIAL
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.”
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