Prepping: the new world...

DigForVictory

After mum was cut off from mains due to improvements work, we quickly learned the difference between water to drink & water to flush. It's Heavy stuff - "a pint of pure water weighs a pound and a quarter"! A Full bucket in each hand had us thinking wistfully of dairymaids yokes. Fortunately she was restored to the usual supply reasonably quickly & we now have several luggable bottles of drinking water stashed!
This weekend? Further improvements have done something horrible to the drains - and there is smelly seepage (which mum being anosmic misses) but its trickling down into the neighbours garden & spoiling their sitting out in the sunshine plans. More phone calls!

DigForVictory

Saw this & read it, with increasing irritation that the 'posh' was getting in the way of 'functional' pantry. Why every home needs a posh pantry | The Independent
Though I have to confess that I covet my sister's "slim pull-out pantry unit" which transforms "even the narrowest cupboard into a functional space for food storage." It is eye-wateringly effective, just Modern. In our old house it would struggle with the angled floor & look like a refugee from another century, whereas the stone larder is cold, heavy & effective. OK, the builders shoved a toilet in, but that hasn't stopped assorted storage ongoing.

joedenise

We updated our kitchen a few years ago and decided that a pantry in one corner was a good investment.  With having the pantry and all drawer units rather than cupboards (apart from under the sink unit) I have masses of storage space without having any wall cupboards which make the kitchen much more open and feels so much bigger.

I also managed to move the washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher out of the kitchen into the extension/dining area.  I've since replaced the dishwasher with an additional freezer as it's far more useful.  Having said that if the tumble dryer packs up I'll be replacing it with another dishwasher.  I think the tumble dryer has been used twice in the last few years!