Walk-in pantry build using VJ panels

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A new walk-in pantry created using VJ panels and Gyprock for under $1000.

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The project

We started renovating our home two years ago, and as most of you can probably appreciate, when you’re doing most of the work yourselves, then, things move at a snail's pace. We are still yet to build our kitchen, we have a sink and a stove but that’s a project for another day. In the meantime we decided to design and build our new walk in pantry.

We redesigned the original sleep out and added a walk-in pantry off the new kitchen. I want a clean kitchen, so I designed the pantry to hold all of the dry food, small appliances, and utility storage.

We also have some antique doors we found that we will add to the entrance of the pantry. Here's how we built it.

Steps

Step 1

We used a VJ sheet on the back wall of the pantry and Gyprock on the ceiling and remaining walls. Once we had them installed we taped and plastered the Gyprock and filled the nail and screw holes.

Step 2

Once sanded, I colour-drenched the room using Dulux Wash & Wear in "Press agent".

Step 3

Derek and I built the pantry shelves and the base box out of plywood, we plan to add drawers as a phase two but the base shelves will work for now.

Step 4

We added timber trim to the face of the shelves to strengthen the shelves and make the look more custom. We also added LED flexible tape lights behind the cornice and trim for ambient lighting.

As the air fryer and kettle will be in the pantry we added an extractor fan and LED recessed lights. We also found a commercial fridge on Marketplace.

Step 5

The counter top is made out of VJ panels that came out of our original kitchen. Derek planed and cut them down and we sanded and stained them using liming white stain and varnish.