Except for the dog dish and water bowl in the kitchen, and a dog bed in my home office, you would never know a dog lives here. There is a canvas picture of Kirby in his chef outfit in the kitchen and a framed picture in my home office.  Pet steps and a small wooden box with toys can be found in my bedroom only if you look for them. Otherwise my home is tastefully decorated for humans with comfort in mind. That is until you venture down the hallway and enter the first room on the left across from the main bathroom.

When we originally built this house we placed a coat closet in the small hallway off the kitchen.  We have a large kitchen with plenty of cabinets so I didn't really need a pantry.  Then I got into baking, I mean really got into baking as in all those must have and really want baking paraphernalia.   With my cabinets filled I needed to turn the coat closet into a pantry.