Repair lessons: 5 ideas on how to use a pantry in an apartment


Pantry can vary significantly, both inits functional purpose, and in size. And if previously they were used, mainly to store a variety of conservation and other products, now there are many options for more efficient use of this useful space.


Especially important is the conversion of storerooms intoSmall apartments, where each square meter of useful space is of particular value. We bring to your attention several options for the most effective use of pantries.





Option number 1 - use to store the necessary things


To begin with it is necessary to consider the most traditional andsimple way to equip the pantry. Now the preservation of conservation is no longer as relevant as in Soviet times, but the various useful things that each hostess in the house should have significantly increased. This is a vacuum cleaner with an ironing board, and a variety of household chemicals and a thousand other trifles.


If you plan to store in the pantrysuch things, you will need racks, shelves and special fasteners. Before making a storage rack, we recommend that you carefully think over what you are going to hide there. So, if you have a lot of overall things that you get once a year (for example, the same fan), then it's best to hide them under the ceiling on a special large shelf.


But for everything else is betterLow, but deep shelves, located at the far wall. Also, if you plan to store household equipment in your pantry (a mop, vacuum cleaner, broom, etc.), you can make special vertical fasteners on the door, which will save space.


Option number 2 - Dressing room


A small pantry can be usedas a dressing room, especially useful if you do not have much space to put the wardrobe. Organize the dressing room is simple enough, for this you need to install a pipe on one of the walls, on which the hangers will be hung, the rest of the space should be taken under a variety of shelves.


At the same time, just before the start of work,you should decide which wall you will hang the pipe, because for the shoulders and clothes they will need at least 50 centimeters of free space. Also, on the door, you can attach, using glue or clips, a growth mirror.


Option # 3 - Home Office


This method of using the pantry mediumthe size of the pantry is perfect for freelancers, because, thanks to the availability of doors, you can clearly separate work and rest. With a competent design of the workplace, it can turn out fully equipped, even with a minimal area. In this case, your main task is to decide what things you really need from work all the time, and without which you can do without. So, on 1-2 square meters, a small computer desk, an armchair, shelves for books and papers and many other useful things can fit.


Option number 4 - Library


At avid fans of reading with timeso many books accumulate, that they simply have nowhere to store. Therefore, we propose to remove them in the pantry, racks and cabinets for them to make quite simply even a beginner, and their correct design will put inside hundreds of books. In addition, if there is space left, you can immediately install a comfortable chair in which it will be pleasant to relax and start reading the next novel.


Variant №5 - Rest room and hobby


Well and in the end, let's consideruse of a pantry as a place of solitude. Yes, there is not much space here, but the main thing is that there is a door separating the room from the rest of the apartment. Thus, you can always "hide" here from your household and do your favorite thing.


No matter what you are fond of - collect modelsaircraft, or playing on a PC, reading or embroidering a cross, the storage room can be converted to almost any need. But its main advantage in comparison with the rest of the apartment - here you can be alone with yourself and your favorite thing.


Author: Vyacheslav Kinko

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