Which kitchen companies make nice larders, reasonably priced?

last year

I'm going to put in a new kitchen. Going for solid wood. Price is a big factor. I'd love to have a big fancy larder - I have up to about 1600mm width to play with (for a larder). I noticed many companies don't have big fancy larders in their ranges e.g. DIY kitchens looked to be reasonably priced but their larders only went up to 1000mm wide. Can anyone recommend a company that does solid wood kitchens, reasonably priced but has some nice larders in their range? I live in nearish to Cambridge if location is a factor.

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Caldicot Kitchen & Bathroom Centre
last year
Hi Susan,

Before going any further, can I ask what you consider to be "reasonably priced"? In truth, a full-on "Butler's Pantry" (if that's what you're referring to) tends to be considered a "premium" unit, so often has a price tag to match.

Secondly, when you refer to "solid wood" - are you thinking of the doors, carcass or both?

I have a couple of British brands I use when I need to incorporate butler's pantries into a fully integrated scheme - Charles Rennie Mackintosh and English Rose, as well as Mereway and a couple of unlabelled offerings. Overall cost will depend on how complex the internals are too - simple shelves at the lower end, fully compartmented with spice racks, wine racks, glass storage, baskets etc considerably more. These do tend to "top out" at 1000mm wide, so often paired with an additional 500w unit. In the arrangement below, the 1000mm wide pantry was flanked by a "matched pair" of fridge & freezer.

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Look also for Burbidge as a brand - see morehere. They concentrate on the solid wood doors (beautiful quality!) which independent studios then pair with their own carcasses & cupboards. But the cost will not be cheap!

Alternatively, consider freestanding pieces of furniture: Something likethis from The Cotswold Company, perhaps?

We're a little far away from Cambridge to be able to assist too easily, though more than happy to chat if we can help with basic advice or supply only - we've supplied as far as Lincolnshire in the East and the Falkland Islands in the South West!

I do know that one company is about to bring an unpainted, solid wood shaker doored range onto promotion, so pantries in that range will be much more keenly priced than usual. Feel free to message us to discuss.

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Susan K
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last year
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Thanks for the reply!!

I am keen for an integrated larder, rather than standalone. And yes, I think I actually mean a "butlers pantry" rather than a larder, you are bang-on with the type of pictures you included.

I think the kitchen I was looking at at DIY Kitchens was solid wood doors and carcass, but I would definitely consider a non-solid wood carcass and even veneer doors if the price was more digestible.

Re pricing, the kitchen I have priced up at DIY Kitchens is £6.7k (including current 10% discount). This doesn't include most appliances (only oven and stove-top). This is certainly not the kitchen I am set on getting (nor even set on the company), it's a rough sketch of first ideas and the price will probably only go up if I make decisions to add stuff (e.g. a mantle, fridge housing, change wood worktop to granite etc). And then of course I need fitting and some plumbing done on top. This price includes about £700 total for 1000mm and 600mm larders. I couldn't find pictures inside their larders on their website, but I think it is simple shelving, and I'm not sure how attractive the shelving is. If I couldn't find in a fancier larder to work into the kitchen at a price I was happy with, I'd probably go with something like this instead. So to actually answer the question, considering the price of the overall kitchen and the larder back up plan (£700), I think I'd consider up to around £2k, maybe £2.7k...?? (although if I match one brand kitchen with a larder, I guess I'd need to think about how I would colour match and consider that in my pricing too).

In regards to spec, I'm interested in something more that only shelving - maybe some drawers underneath and shelving on top, plus spice racks. I'm surprised the pantry picture you included is only 1000mm, it looks bigger. I feel like when I've seen 1000mm in real life, it looks smaller, I probably need to look at them again in person. Perhaps what you suggested is what I need - 1000mm and a smaller 500mm/600mm side pantry......Actually, if I didn't go a bigger pantry, maybe I could use the carcass from DIY Kitchens and get a carpenter to build in some drawers, shelving and spice racks - maybe that could be cost effective...

Considering the type of thing I am looking for, do you think there is something in my price range? I'm guessing anything marketed as "luxury" is probably out e.g. the Burbidge kitchens look amazing but probably too highly priced for my project (future dream house maybe :p )

I'm certainly keen to know who is having a promotion on unpainted shaker kitchens too.
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Really the biggest for the larder is 1200mm, so you have 600mm doors that match the rest of the kitchen. So for the sake of a 1000mm larder you want and a separate pull out it’s often worth the price difference.

DIY have great prices, but as many on here say it’s generally worth asking your local kitchen people. We did and they were 20% cheaper than the wren/magnet etc type prices. Similar to the next bracket up Schmidt type kitchens.

Having said that I’ve used diy before twice and been so pleased, I’m only not using them this time because they don’t have a larder unit in non shaker.
Susan K
Original Author
last year
Thanks for the advice! I got a few local prices and they were a fair bit more expensive. With your advice though, I'll keep looking locally and see what I come up with!
PRO
Caldicot Kitchen & Bathroom Centre
last year
Hi Susan,

Thanks for the additional information. As others have indicated, 1000mm wide (or occasionally 1200 wide) tend to be the maximum for singe unit, double door pantry units as an "off the shelf" configuration - this is due to the typical maximum door width being 600 wide, above which you can have structural issues. You can get wider - usually though only as top/bottom split pantries, and then with bifold doors on each side, but you are usually hitting another price point.

DIY are generally amongst the most competitve on raw price - they are a "stack it high, sell it cheap" operation who do all they can to squeeze every ounce of cost out of their direct-to-customer operation. As a result, however, the onus is on you for everything - ensuring the design fits, is fit for purpose etc. You therefore take on all design, fit & installation risk, and if things go awry, then the remedial hassles (and costs) sit firmly with you. If you are comfortable managing all of this, then you can potentially grab a bargain - as long as you execute well! Their internal options do tend to be rather basic and as far as I can see, theil larder is plain shelves.

Regarding your options - sometimes to build up to the sort of width you have to play with, you can opt either for 2x 800 wide pantries, or a 1000w plus another 500 or 600 - the image below

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was an installation we did with a butler's pantry flanked by a fridge freezer (1000 & 600 wide respectively). Or a 1000w flanked on either side by a 400w unit - either in plain shelves (to keep costs down) or with internal drawers.

Just awaiting confirmation on the offers I mentioned, but with that particular offer and depending on configuration, the list price for various Butler's Pantries with "fancier" internals should certainly be in the range you seek. It can still vary quite a bit - the more fancy internals you have (wicker baskets, solid oak door racks etc), the higher it would be.

Do you already have a design you are looking to use? If you wish to get in touch, I'm more than happy to see if we can assist. If the offer comes out at the price point I am hoping, you will have the opportunity to get a really good quality, British made kitchen with excellent warranty in solid wood shaker doors in either Lissa (honeyed) or "Sand" solid oak. Carcasses are very well made, internals are all branded Blum or Grass (2 excellent makes) with 15 year warranty on door and 20 on carcasses & internals.

Anyway, feel free to follow up if you so desire!

Best regards,

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