A broom closet turned pantry completed on a minimal budget!
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I can’t believe it, but our broom closet turned pantry is pretty much completed! And I came in way under budget- yay!
As a reminder, here are the pitiful before pictures of our completely underused broom closet:
And here is the after!
The main components of this little makeover- the white paint for the walls, the aqua paint for the inside of the door, the focal wall, and the shelves- didn’t cost me a penny. I had all of that stuff leftover from other projects. Oh, except for that little pink and aqua basket on the top shelf- I got that at Goodwill for $.97. I put our flour tortillas in it.
I took these pics on Sunday, and then Monday my door mounted spice racks arrived.
Here they are without anything in them:
And here they are all filled up!
Obviously I still need to organize them- I was so excited to use them I just put stuff in there- but holy cow so much better than having them in the cabinets and not being able to see what I have. I found three different cumins in there!
They were super easy to install- about 5 minutes for both of them- and only cost $20!
I have some motion sensor lights on order from Amazon- those are $14- which I’ll mount to the shelves. Our goal is to to someday be able to have a light fixture hardwired in there, but that may be awhile. These will do in the meantime!
I know this is in reality a very small pantry, but this is the first time in my life I’ve ever had a pantry and it seems huge to me! This storage is so much more functional than when we had all of this in our upper kitchen cabinets. I can actually see everything instead of it being hidden in cabinets that were too high and too dark to work really well.
I was able to clear out two entire sections of kitchen cabinets with this pantry! I cannot wait to get those cabinets off of the wall.
Pantry makeover:the budget
So how’d I do on budget? Believe it or not, the only money I spent on this makeover was on the spice racks and the lights- so $35.
On the one hand I’m super glad that I came in way under budget- but on the other hand it’s a little frustrating that it took me this long to get this done when it cost so little money! Another reason to love the $100 Room Challenge- the kick in the pants to get stuff done!
Thanks again to Erin at Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry for hosting this challenge, and be sure to check out the other reveals for tons of inspiration!
Love this!! Your home is so cheerful and has so much personality!
Thank you so much! You know I love a good hit of color 😉
Great use of space! And all your design touches and color choices make it so happy and bright.
I found the same thing with the $100 Room Challenge – it was a great motivator to finish I project I might otherwise have put off a lot longer. I almost want to tackle another one next month! 😉
Thank you! The $100 Room Challenge is one of my favorites just for that reason! I’m already looking forward to January!
What a perfect way to make this closet work for you! I love the accent wall, it’s so subtle and beautiful. Awesome makeover!
Thank you Meredith! I had to add a little “something” to that space and the accent wall was so easy 🙂
What an adorable little closet 🙂 Nice work!
Thanks Brittany! I can’t help wanting a little style everywhere, even in the closets 🙂
I love how your pantry turned out! That was a great idea to turn a closet into a pantry. 🙂
Thank you Ashlee! It’s been so functional for us!
that is AWESOME!!! Turned out perfectly especially for getting all your spices in one place. NICE JOB!!!
Thank you! It’s so nice to have everything organized and in one place!
Doesn’t it feel so nice to have a pantry!!! (I wish I had one.) And your budget?!… Ah-mazing! Thanks for joining in for another round of the challenge!
Wow, Beth! What a difference a little paint and elbow grease can make. I just love your use of pink and patterns
Thanks Jackie! You know I have a hard time getting away from pink 🙂 I love how your boy’s room turned out- that pallet bed idea is so great!
What a fantastic use of space. I love to see people utilizing every ounce of space and you did just that! Great job!
Thanks Jen! Your bathroom turned out fantastic!
SO pretty! The pink and aqua are lovely! And to go with your budget!!! I need to take a tip or two from you ha! Good luck with the lights…great idea on the motion sensors 🙂
Thanks Rachael! I love how your guest room turned out too!