If you love entertaining, but struggle to clean up the cooking mess before guests arrive, a butler's pantry may be the answer. NATALIE DU BOIS Natalie Du Bois used sliding doors in this pantry as the available space was long and narrow and she didn’t want cupboard doors protruding. Tara advises clients not to have a door on their butler's pantry. However, Christchurch interiors expert Tara Hewitt of DJ Hewitt Builders, has banished the dishwasher from the butler's pantry in her new home. Great sculleries: Closing the door on kitchen messNATALIE DU BOIS Designed by Natalie Du Bois of Du Bois Design this generous scullery has plenty of open shelving to show off favourite ceramics, but Natalie always likes to include cupboards to hide away messier elements; a large sink allows baking dishes to soak out of sight of guests.

Source: Stuff June 24, 2016 21:00 UTC