Your butlers pantry, butlers kitchen or servery may take as much thought and design as your main kitchen.
Whatever you call it, this is the space/room from which the dining room is served from.
To function well, in your design, you may want to consider sufficient counter-top space, a sink, appropriate storage for cutlery, dishes and table linens.
An under-counter wine fridge, a regular ‘extra’ refrigerator, and possibly a dishwasher may also be on your wish list.
Like any room, lighting is important; you should be able to dim the room lights to create the right atmosphere.
Under-cabinet lighting allows you to keep the room lights lower and still see what you’re working with on the counter.
In-cabinet lighting behind glass doors allows you to display dishes and glass-ware without being too obtrusive.
Aaron & Jennie’s Custom Butler’s Kitchen
5 things we like about this butler’s pantry/kitchen:
- conveniently located between the main kitchen and the dining room
- good counter-top space with a peninsula separating the guest traffic from those working in the kitchen
- a prep/clean-up sink
- plenty of storage for table linens, dishes and cutlery
- display shelving for collectibles
Custom Butlers Servery – Shaughnessy Residence
The servery in the Shaughnessy residence is elegant. Period.
The counter-tops are marble, the cabinets are painted beaded inset face frame cabinets with traditional exposed polished nickel hinges.
The cup pulls and knobs are matching polished nickel.
The leaded glass upper display cabinets reveal the lit interiors and stemware.
The under cabinet lighting provides unobtrusive counter lighting.
Two tall storage cabinets provide plenty of concealed table linen storage as well as table setting and cutler storage.
An under-counter wine fridge is close at hand and a sink makes clean-up simpler.
The framed mirror back-splash makes the room feel a little deeper.
The glass sink makes clean up a classy affair.
Gerry & Debra’s Custom Butlers Pantry
This may be a narrow galley but there’s plenty of useful storage and work space here; there’s even a concealed dishwasher drawer!
Gerry & Debra’s Custom Butlers Pantry 2
Look for the single concealed dishwasher drawer at the fare end of the base cabinet.
