For a while, it was the mudroom that grabbed home buyers’ attention as the most coveted tiny room of the house. The new status small space (according to our highly unscientific analysis)? The walk-in pantry.
Recently, we spotted on the historical real estate site Inigo the extremely charming pantry of Matilda Goad, the talented British designer who never met a scalloped design she didn’t like (her online store has napkins, lamp shades, and planters—all of her design and all featuring the charming silhouette). Not surprisingly, she has a penchant for floral prints and vintage pieces, too, but she elevates and modernizes the granny chic aesthetic with bold colors and graphic elements.
“I’m a great believer of the idea that if you happen to come across something that you love, you will always find a home for it,” she told Inigo. “I don’t over-consider anything, to me that’s what adds charm and character to a room. I think some people probably think my home and my style is bit of a mashup, but I’m just unafraid of mixing something from the ’50s with a really modern item that I could’ve bought last week from The Conran Shop. If you love something and it feels right, it will all work together in the end.”
Photography courtesy of Inigo.
![matilda\2\17;s small kitchen in her london home features granite counter 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/matilada-goad-inigo-kitchen-pantry2-733x489.jpg)
![her kitchen has become instagram famous, thanks to the photogenic oxblood and c 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/matilada-goad-inigo-kitchen-pantry1-733x977.jpg)
![\2\20;when i first started designing the room, i thought of it more as a 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/matilade-goad-inigo-kitchen-pantry-733x977.jpg)
![a signature moment: modern and bright yves beeswax candles in an old fashioned 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/matilada-goad-inigo-kitchen-pantry9-733x977.jpg)
![to keep costs down, matilda chose inexpensive basic tiles but enhanced them by 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/matilada-goad-inigo-kitchen-pantry4-733x977.jpg)
![the shelves were made using leftover floorboards. matilda wanted to keep them s 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/matilada-goad-inigo-kitchen-pantry5-733x489.jpg)
![the tartan ceramic butter dish is one of her designs. behind the curtain are cr 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/matilada-goad-inigo-kitchen-pantry6-733x977.jpg)
![the slim french doors were fabricated by her husband\2\17;s company bloc 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/matilada-goad-inigo-kitchen-pantry8-733x977.jpg)
For more on pantries, see:
- Kitchen of the Week: A Bright Addition with a ‘Pantry Portal’ for a Narrow Townhouse in Brooklyn
- Steal This Look: The Modern Farmhouse Pantry
- Archive Dive: A Peek Inside 15 of Our Favorite Kitchen Pantries
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