The new island, 10-feet long by 3-feet wide, is the prominent element in a kitchen that also features a walk-in butler's pantry and a breakfast room.

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For example, a home shelter, he says, should be able to serve as a storm shelter against hurricanes, a pantry, a secure room for storing weapons, and as a fallout bunker in the event of nuclear attack.

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Fireplaces in the dining room and butler's pantry will be usable again after the work is completed.

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The pantry also has two additional doors that swing out to a formal dining room and an outdoor dining verandah.

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The main home has a two-story foyer, a wood-paneled library and a butler's pantry that leads to an open kitchen, which flows into a family room.

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The Ritz in London has a Berkeley suite, which has a marble floored lobby, sitting room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a study and a pantry and is described on its website as "one of the ultimate manifestations of the Ritz experience".

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