This kitchen and butler’s pantry is in a beautiful 1913 Craftsman Bungalow. I showed you a few other rooms from this home last week. The kitchen is half in the original home and half in the new addition. Why are we Americans still calling this usually formal, smaller room off a kitchen a Butler’s Pantry? And where is the Butler? The term comes from the Victorian era when Butler’s would sometimes sleep in the room. Families would keep their silver, fine china and sometimes wine in them and kept the room under lock and key. I think Butler’s Pantry sounds fancier than Caterer’s Kitchen which I think this really is.
The family opted for a long peninsula over a shorter island. Islands are tremendous space hogs. The peninsula also gave them room to add a cabinet on the family room side for games and puzzles. We used a combination of walnut, paint, polished nickel and brass.
The tall cabinets on each side of the sink have retractable doors. The client keeps their coffee maker, blender, and toaster there. They also store pantry items in these cabinets. There is a walk-in pantry opposite this.
I love that the architect kept the spirit of the many gables on the original second floor of the home in this bathroom. The large steam shower is on the right and the toilet room is on the left.
“Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many”. Alexander Hamilton
The Colorado Nest 
Beautiful as usual!
Thank you!