Howdy Sugar Pie! Well, as promised, I’m sharing my pantry update with you today! In a previous post, I shared that I was spring cleaning and decluttering my pantry…and boy did it need it! It’s crazy how things can accumulate and get out of control! I didn’t even think to take a before picture but trust me it was overloaded…there was just too much STUFF! I use my pantry not only for food but my extra bowls, platters, small appliances, jars, and such so it was time to get purging! Every time I went in there I cringed a little and I would have this recurring thought ‘I’ve got to get in here to clean!‘ but as it is with life, other more pressing things always got in the way until I finally decided, ok that’s it ( I said to myself with my hands on my hips), I’m getting this pantry organized for crying out loud! Lol!
I got started thinking that I could breeze right through my cleaning in a couple days but right in the middle of it, I needed to stop and help my daughter move her things out of her dorm room for College break. Then some other things came up and so, unfortunately, I didn’t get to finish until a week and a half later! Eeeeek! I have no doubt that our environment affects our sense of well being because this mama was not happy about stepping over things to get ingredients to cook for dinner. Goodness!
Finally, I got back to it and got it done! Yay!
So after I cleaned, purged, and organized I decided I didn’t like looking at all of my extra things on the lower shelves. They were things I needed and wanted to keep but I still felt like it looked cluttered so I ordered some crisp white cafe curtains and some tension rods to hang on the lower half of the shelves to make my pantry look simpler and prettier.
See what I mean? It still looked a little cluttered.
Finally, my cafe curtains order came in and in just a few minutes, using tension rods, I was able to hang them so easily!
I love how simple, clean and fresh my pantry looks now! What do you think?
I left the four white baskets exposed because we use them every day for snacks and drinking containers and I didn’t want to have to fuss with moving the curtains each time. The other things that are behind the curtains are things we use occasionally, so it’s no big deal.
My granny aprons, freshly washed, hung all in a row and ready to go!
On the very top shelves, I added some vintage goodness…a nod to the turn-of-the-century and old-fashioned ways. Take a look at the coffee pot with the wooden spool knob. The original knob must have broken off so most likely the farmer or the farmer’s wife cleverly attached the old thread spool to the lid. Back then you made do with what you had!
The very old tomato cans (they are empty) are from the area where I live. The label says Heart of the Ozarks. I love having a little bit of history from my home town.
I purchased my potato and onion bins on eBay but I recently saw them at Hobby Lobby if you’re interested. Onions and potatoes need to be kept separate otherwise they spoil quicker.
The glass percolator coffee pot belonged to my grandparents. I love thinking about them sitting down at the kitchen table for a cup of hot coffee to have with Grandma’s homemade Biscotti’s. My grandparents were from Sicily, Italy and came to America back in the early 1900’s. They were the cutest couple! I loved being in their kitchen. I can still see the spaghetti sauce bubbling on the stove and freshly baked bread on the table. Grandma’s kitchen was one of my favorite smells!
I just had to throw this photo in of my Italian grandparents sitting on a paper moon in New York City on their honeymoon! Oh honey!
This is the baking-center side of my pantry. When I designed my baking center and pantry I was inspired by the turn-of-the-century houses on Main Street USA at Disneyland. I imagined what the kitchens might have looked like inside those charming homes with the cute front porches. I’d like to think that Walt Disney might have given me a wink if he could’ve taken a peek at how my pantry turned out! Heehee!
This view is looking into the pantry from the pass-through window.
This is the view looking into the kitchen from inside the pantry.
My grandkids love to play in the pantry…and that makes me happy!
I love the detailing of this old farmhouse screen door…the best part is that it squeaks!
Well, I hope you enjoyed my pantry tour!
Please say howdy in the comments below and let me know where you’re from!
Thank you so much for stopping by… it’s always wonderful having you here.
Here are some other blog posts you might enjoy:
5 Ways to Make Your Home Warm & Wonderful
A Little Bit of Good Ol’ Summertime Goodness
Someone’s in the Kitchen with Ruthie
Old Fashioned Goodness Mayberry Style
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Bless your family…make home sweet!
Aunt Ruthie
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Oh, to have a pantry like yours!!!! : ) If pantries can be gorgeous, yours is. I bet it makes cooking and baking a joy. Thanks SO much for sharing your photos – it was a fun tour. Mary S.
Love it! Curtains are perfect. Thanks for letting me stalk your pantry. I see we have many pantry items in common. But now you’ve gone and made feel guilty about the condition of my pantry now. Maybe next month. It’s a good two day job for me too.
Oh what a dream!! Such a wonderful space you have. I am in love with your pantry! I love that strawberry apron, where is it from? Also, the curtains on the lower shelfs make such a dramatic improvement! Great idea. Love from Nebraska.
Oh my! I keep going back to look again and again! Lol Aunt Ruthie, you did a beautiful job on it…it is gorgeous! Ooh all that farmhouse white! And those curtains look so pretty! I wanna marry ’em! Hee hee I’m going to ask my hubby if he’ll build me a pantry like yours! Thank you for the wonderful post!
What a great improvement on an already lovely pantry! Thank you for sharing.
I must say your home is so inspiring to me and it is all just stunning but I must say my favorite is the pantry!! Love everything about it!!
I wish I had as much food as you do to fill up my pantry haha! I have a pantry laundry room combo
I’m so envious, to have a pantry as large as yours would be heavenly. I have a pantry that can hold a stick of gum & 4 m&m’s.
everything else is kept on shelves in the basement. That used to be fine but now that I’m in my mid 70’s it’s not as convenient.
Yours looks so nice.
Oh my, this is the pantry of my dreams!! My pantry is so small. I have lots of baskets in my pantry. I have potatoes and onions in two different ones, but I’m going to Hobby Lobby for those cuties. You’ve inspired me to make some changes.
Hugs,
Jann
I love it !!! Can I move in please ?
How sweet and beautiful you make everything look in your home!! Your pantry in just divine and I don’t use the word “Divine” lightly!! Your love for the Lord and for your family shines brightly through and reaches all of us out here who follow you on this page!! I like it in your world and thank you for letting us in to share some of your sunshine, and basic staples of life ; goodness,kindness,generosity and a good measure of LOVE!!
OK, now tell the truth — are you blogging from Earth? Because that’s what my pantry in Heaven will look like. ‘Fess up, Ruthie!
Love the white curtains and for sure you have done a great job.EXCELLENT!!
For my taste I could not have the pass through opened seeing all that is beyond. There are step organizers for your spices so you don’t have to hunt to see what is behind a spice,going from low to high.Hope I have not offended you with my suggestions.
I too now have the red top glass containers and found them at K-Mart. Love them and like you say ,I could marry them.So glad I saw them on your blog..
It’s just beautiful! Your posts are such a lovely break from the cares and rush of this world!
The curtains make it look even sweeter than it did before. I love it! I think it is a great idea to add fun and whimsy to decorating your home. It makes it feel like you’re in your own playhouse.
Wish I had a pantry that big and beautiful! Wow! Love your kitchen! Great job! Thx for sharing.
I absolutely love your pantry. I want one!! Unfortunately we rent and are in a condo. But I can enjoy yours..
thanks
I always look forward to your Posts. U live & decorate just like I Love!! My home is very small– my daughters oversized garage was converted about 10 years ago when my husband got unwell. Sold our large home & we were & I still live right out my daughter’s back door. Lost my husband in 2014. I have items like u do. Love it all so much. I went to Hobby Lobby 2 days ago & oh my goodness they have so many new things!!! Good thing I do have a small space to fix up!!! YOUR PANTRY is beautiful as always. Thank U so much for sharing your Home with us all!! We moved to Colorado 31 years ago— but South East Texas will always be home where we grew up. Not getting to go to Branson as often as we did back in the day is some of the places I miss the most. So Thank You for your website.
I absolutely LOVE your style! I could just walk in and live happily ever after in your home!! Your pantry is so inviting, and your baking section is ready to go!! Thanks for sharing your beautiful home with us!! ❤ Your taste is impeccable!!
I just love it! I really love how you incorporate all of that vintage goodness into your pantry shelves. So cute!
I love your pantry! In fact I always love all of your posts. You bring a smile to my face each time.
I love your pantry so much that as we are designing and building a small farmhouse (1500sqft, 2 story 3bd-2bth on 5 acres, debt-free, yay!) I’m making a kitchen just like your pantry that will be both pantry AND kitchen! It’s somewhat bigger than yours as we will be baking and cooking and washing dishes in there, as well as storing everything. But how fun to be in our own little country doll house world, separate from the rest of the house, while my girls and I cook and do dishes. I’ll have the open shelves all around like yours with sheer curtains instead of cabinets and a double oven on one wall and a baking island in the middle with the farmhouse screen door on the dining room side, and the pass through window facing the family room. I’m so excited and have diligently searched through all of your wonderful posts trying to get good pictures for our architect to design something similar for us. He totally did not get what I was saying until I showed him your pantry. I LOVE your encouraging posts reminding us why being the keeper at home is so special and important as it sets the tone for the whole family! Being raised by alcoholics and not finding God until I was 24 years old, I don’t come by this naturally. But when I feel like I’ve lost my sense of purpose and motivation again, your posts re-inspire and motivate. Thank you for that!!!
I have one word for your “new” pantry. PERFECTION!!!! Love the new white curtains! It’s so fun to see how you do things (all year long), and you’ve given me tons of ideas to change things in my home, I knew you wouldn’t mind! :) It is always such a joy to read your posts. Wishing you a lovely, fun filled summer. Another Ruthie in Minnesota
Love seeing you quaint country kitchen. It inspires me as I put things out in my cowboy & Mexican kitchen.
Thank you fir sharing!
In Southern VA
Love the pantry,from Middlesboro,Ky.
Love your home pictures and your Italian Grandparent’s are very good looking. Have a good day.
Oh so lovely! Yours is a pantry to enjoy. I’m afraid I would have to stop and lovingly look at each part every time I came in to retrieve something! Thank you for sharing.
Hello from Maine!! Such a cute pantry. Your home is absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks, from Needles, CA for the inspiration I needed to clean my own pantry!
Hello sweet Ruthann! I have always loved your pantry and baking center, but love seeing all the details and newly added curtains! And to hear your screen door squeaks just tickles me! Thank you for always inspiring me! Love, Maryjane XO … PS I live 2 blocks from where you once lived! Heehee!♥️
I have serious pantry envy. I always enjoy your beautiful posts.
I love your pantry so much I would marry it..seriously..its my fav!!! love your whole kitchen..but this is da bomb!!! I love the curtains too…they really put it over the top..nice work sista..;) thanks for sharing and great inspiration too.;)
Hi Ruthie, I’m an 80 yr. old living in Western Maryland. Your pantry is just gorgeous. I love your homemaking ideas. The screen door is the tops. Thanks so much for taking us back in time to the warm coziness of yesteryear. Love keeping up with your posts. XO
So beautiful! I really enjoyed your tour. The added curtains look great.
Gorgeous! To have a pantry this size would be divine. Mine is so very small. And my family stuffs it with stuff. 8) I enjoyed looking at yours and dreaming for a few minutes. Thanks for sharing.
I’m from Camden, Arkansas (south Arkansas)! I love you’re pantry. It is so beautiful! It reminds me of a neat and tidy country store. And I have got to find some of those aprons for myself ;)
Howdy Aunt Ruthie I Love Love Love your pantry & matter of I love your whole house, it is so warm & welcoming. I look forward to your next post. God Bless Ann
Greetings from Sacramento CA. Love Love Love your kitchen and pantry. It’s so clean and bright. I’d love to know how many square feet your kitchen/great room is? I love your holiday home tours and it is my dream to have a kitchen/great room like yours.
When I read about your grandparents I had to write to you, my Pisano! My grandparents are also from Sicily.. They came to Ellis Island in the early 1900’s as well. Have you ever cooked a raw egg in the bubbling tomato sauce..like poached? It’s delicious. My maiden name is Italian but don’t want to reveal online. The other half of the family is from Calabria. (Bottom of the boot, peasants) I’m proud of my heritage as I know you are too. God Bless!
Hi Ruthie this is a beautiful pantry n the white curtains were a perfect. It’s so lovely n homey in your pantry n I think I’d hang out in there too it’s so lovely. I’m from West Virginia n have been reading your blog for years. Love your videos n am looking forward to more if you can. God bless you for sharing your home n life with us.
Luv, luv luv your pantry Ruthie! That is the best pantry ever! And the white cafe curtains at the bottom…are an absolute hit with me! Just what it needed! And you could even change them out later …say with red and white gingham or light flour-sack cloth print …or to match the seasons! Lol! The skies the limit! If I ever had a chance to have a bigger kitchen it would be exactly like yours! No wonder your so happy! And luv to keep it clean …who wouldn’t! One question …what happened to your big rolling pin over the pantry see thru? I do miss that Mrs Pie Lady! Hugs to you Aunt Ruthie from Suzy Q
……And ….I’m from Indiana. And thank so much for sharing!
I love how it turned out with the curtains! My mom did that in our attic library, to cover up all the walls with books, maybe to keep the dust away! Idk! :)
Your pantry is the nicest I have seen ever.
I made a little curtain out of my Dear Mom’s strawberry patterned table cloth that I remember as a child.
Just wanted to share that with you when I saw the strawberry patterned apron. I am from Ontario, Canada,
Thankyou for the ideas.
Enjoyed peeking into your pantry. The curtains add a nice touch! I love your mission to encourage ladies to make their home a place of peace to enjoy! That has always been very important to me! God bless you!
Sharing this in my gazette today! thanks for always inspiring!
I absolutely LOVE your pantry but, unfortunately, my house won’t accommodate one that large. But we are going to redo our kitchen and those white cabinets making up your baking center are wonderful. Where did you purchase those and can you give me the name of the cabinets, please?
Fantastic, I think your pantry is about as big as my house, but it works for me!! My grandparents also came from Italy, and in my family is was Grandpa making the fritot (not fritatta) for the entire family at Easter, wrapping them in bathtowels and laying them on the bed!
Oh my goodness! It’s fabulous! I just discovered you too and looking forward to scrolling through your yumminess!
Well that’s just lovely! Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work…Bye Now…
I saw you have brownie mix you can make cow pies yummie! Just dip Oreos in the brownie mix and drop them in a muffin pan cook them up and try not to eat all of them. Hee
I love your pantry. I have a walk in pantry also just not as big. My grandparents are also from Italy, they were wine makers. I remember my Nonna wearing aprons just like the ones you have hanging. Thank you for Sharing your home and your family stories.
I just love your kitchen pantry so much and for several years have tried to figure out how I could possibly do this in my kitchen which is too small. If we ever move, my house will definitely have to accommodate a pantry such as yours. Your house is a dream
Dear Aunt Ruthie, Are you from Ozark, MO??? I saw the Heart of the Ozarks tomato can. I’m just up the road in Springfield. I LOVE your pantry and I’m sure Mr. Disney would appreciate it too. Now I am going to try to incorporate some of your ideas into my little apartment size pantry. Love, Linda
I love all your pictures, but my favorite is the one of your grandparents! What a beautiful couple!! I’m getting ready to spruce up my daughter’s pantry, maybe I’ll surprise her with a picture of her grandparents on one of the shelves!! Thanks for the inspiration!