{"id":25682,"date":"2013-04-19T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=25682"},"modified":"2013-04-08T21:42:53","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T01:42:53","slug":"creating-a-pantry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/creating-a-pantry\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Pantry"},"content":{"rendered":"

A reader, Tracy, sent the following about frugally creating a pantry in their mobile home.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our large family lives in a double wide mobile home. The person who designed our kitchen had to be a man! There was very little<\/strong> storage space and few cabinets, even though the kitchen itself is quite large.<\/p>\n

\"Creating<\/a><\/p>\n

Being a thinker, I had to come up with another option for kitchen storage and food type items. This area needed to be large enough for grain\/food pails, a large upright freezer, and two large food\/health and beauty shelves for our abundance of coupon shopping.<\/p>\n

Our home has a living room and a family room area. I came up with the idea of closing off one end of the family room and thus creating a pantry. It has been such a blessing! It was done for less than $50 (wood and drywall) and has given me a space that holds:<\/p>\n