Sewing Room Turned Pantry or Dish Closet?

 I am not sure what to call this room now.  It is a small room... I think the dimensions are about 8 ft. x 14 ft. and it opens into our kitchen.  

It would be perfect for a laundry room however our laundry room is in our basement.

 It was once my sewing room before I began quilting several years ago.  It was perfect for just a sewing machine, a serger and an ironing board but I quickly out grew it for quilting. 

When we did an addition to our house about a year and a half ago for Amber I moved my sewing room into her bedroom.  She got a new bedroom and a bath and I got a new sewing room!

I took this picture from my kitchen.

The room is long and narrow.  The door you see in the center is a closet that still has shelves and shelves of fabric!

I wish I had taken "before" pictures!  The room was painted with a faux finish and had carpet.  We ripped up the carpet put tile down and repainted the room an apple green.

Lowe's had this shelving unit that I wanted to hold dishes (it holds 350 lbs. per shelf).  We purchased it and then I used furniture I had around the house and in the basement for additional storage.

This is the curtain I had in my sewing room so I coordinated the room around the colors.  There are double windows so I would have plenty of daylight for sewing.

I have had this clock for 33 years.  We bought it when we were married for our kitchen.  Our anniversary was last week so I know how old it is and it still works!

Small cookbooks in a basket ... many are my grandmothers ... very old ones!

A piece of furniture my husband painted that will hold my mother's china. I have just got to handwash it all!

I found these knobs at Hobby Lobby for the closet that match perfectly.

A bookshelf full of cookbooks.  I love to read cookbooks especially Gooseberry Patch ones!

I love dishes!  These are sitting on top of an old French Provincial lingerie chest I had as a little girl.  The chest now holds tableclothes and napkins for every season and then some!

Another view looking back towards the kitchen ... I always have plenty of serving pieces!

We also found this unit at Lowe's for cups, paper plates, paper towels, etc.  I love the big hooks on the sides for utensils for grilling I never knew what to do with before!  It is a tall shelving unit with shelves and one drawer.  I also store my Diet Cokes on the bottom shelf!

One drawer is used for napkins.

And this pie safe holds some more of my grandmother's cookbooks which I love!  I am gradually getting everything organized ... I can't believe that basket is empty!  It may be used for packaged mixes like taco seasonings and ranch dressing mixes.  Who knows!

I do know that everything is easier to find when I need a certain dish.  At a glance I can tell if it is in here or in my china cabinet or in a buffet I store dishes.

I hope you enjoyed the "tour" of my pantry/dish room?  Help!  What would you call it?

Thanks for visiting and God Bless!

Hugs,

Donna