The old-time pantry is back-as well stocked as grandmother's was with the wherewithal for festive menus, as redolent as hers with the smells of coffee and spices and fresh baked cookies. But today's version is no longer a separate room. Instead, a line-up of colorful cabinets stores a gourmet's hoard of modern packaged foods and also provides a preparation center where these goodies can be turned into a party spread in a few minutes.
The cabinets are wood, in a rich range of finishes walnut, fruitwood or autumn tone, or solid shades of reds, greens, blues, yellows, beiges or grays. Paul McCobb designed them for Mutschler Brothers Company and inside you will find all the built-in fitments that mark well equipped kitchen storage. Mounted on free-standing uprights of satin-finished aluminum, these versatile cabinets can be set up any place you please against the wall or in the center of the room and in any combination of open shelves, closed cabinets, work areas of different heights-with or without a pass-through. You can substitute an undercounter freezer for a base cabinet if you like, since they share with kitchen equipment the same standard unit of measurement. And if you want your wall to serve as a room divider you can get matching panels to finish the ends.
H&G's own pantry wall, was designed in a combination of six colors to make a wonderful splash in an all-white kitchen. White plastic laminate was our choice for the countertop, but you might prefer wood or stainless steel. We planned the whole arrangement as a companion to the freezer wall we pioneered in September-portent of a new era in kitchen design. Another portent: the decorative, un-kitcheny look of cabinets raised off the floor on high legs (easier to clean under, too) and the handsome effect of open shelves where you can display good-looking accessories and open spaces where you can suspend onions and cheeses from hooks screwed into the top.
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source: House and Garden Magazine | December 1958
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