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Turning my DINING ROOM Into a PANTRY, MUDROOM and OFFICE

TRANSFORMING our unused dining room into a custom Walk-in Pantry, Mudroom, and Home Office for my wife! 🛠️ After a year in our new home, we realized this space was wasted and we were never going to use it for a dining room, so we did a complete “start to finish” remodel to make it functional.

In this video, you will watch the entire renovation process, from the initial framing to the final reveal. Whether you’re looking for home office ideas or a DIY pantry build, this video has it all!

PROJECT DETAILS & RESOURCES: If the video felt a bit fast, check out my deep-dive videos on each step of this project here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKeoAfcTZa1GYKkq_uzSFbj0u_q5A-uRs

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Dining room before
0:13 – Closing off a cased opening
1:11 – Framing pocket door wall
5:12 – Breaking through load bearing wall
8:12 – Framing new pantry wall
11:02 – Drywall, joint compound, sanding, priming
13:57 – Pantry toe kick and cabinets
17:06 – DIY Hardwood countertop
19:17 – Custom Pantry shelving
21:23 – Pantry cased opening
22:27 – More sanding, priming and painting
23:17 – Mudroom bench frame, seat and cabinets
34:19 – Painting baseboard heat
35:14 – Wallpaper
37:08 – Window trim
38:54 – Installing pocket door
39:37 – Removing carpet / installing hardwood floors
45:51 – Trim and final touch ups
48:57 – Before and AFTER

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12 Comments

  1. Love to watch the full project in this format! im not a big fan of the music but i do like the working sounds, I was watching a video of this guy showing off the audio track feature in YT maybe you can add another audio track without the music and have it be just the working sounds.

  2. I remember when you did this! I'm getting ready to make a huge, unused room into a new master bedroom with a walk-in closet. I was going to look up the older videos, but this saved me the effort. Lol. It's like the universe knew. 😂

  3. Impressive detail to capturing each step and all the camera angles and close ups. Well done job on both the project and editing!

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