Storage ideas for pantries and larders
These wonderful pieces will add a touch of class to your pantry or larder


Free-standing pantry in Easy White, from £7,000, John Lewis of Hungerford (0700 278 4726; www.john-lewis.co.uk)
Wesco steel Grandy bread bin in Warm Grey (available in seven colours), £79.95, John Lewis (0345 604 9049; www.johnlewis.com)
Baydon butcher’s block, £840, Eddingtons (01488 686572; www.eddingtons. co.uk)
Stratton step stool, from £230, Neptune (01793 427450; www. neptune.com)
Old Tuscan honed and unfilled travertine tiles with a chiselled edge, £109.87 per square metre, Fired Earth (0845 366 0400; www.firedearth.com)
Dairy pendant light in Antiqued Brass (available in three colours), £89, Jim Lawrence (01473 826699; www.jimlawrence.co.uk)
OH industrial wine rack, £588, Houseology (0330 363 0330; www.houseology.com)
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Dinky wall cupboard, £195, Loaf (0845 468 0698; www.loaf.com)
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