Renee Matt

Renee Matt

Renee is an Iowa farmwife with a background as a former kitchen designer. Supporting the family farm with hearty meals has been key to Renee's pantry readiness. She uses her professional IT background and expertise to bring the Pantry Passion website to life. Read more about this farmwife on her about page.

Adding a Library Ladder to Your Home

Pantry library ladder.

“Practical fun” are the words that come to mind when best describing rolling library ladders. Although ladders are utilitarian in nature, there is no person who could not resist a spin on one of them. Curved library ladder railing systems…

How to Make Open Concept Plans BETTER

Example of open concept room in a home.

“I HATE open concept.”“Open concept is an atrocity.”“I hate open concept with a passion.”“I can’t wait to revel in hatred [with others] of this very bad idea.”“…there’s no getting away from the ghastly kitchen in the living room.” These are…

Motivational Painting Advice

Renee Matt, editor of PantryPassion.com surrounded by painting and refinishing supplies for diy house and pantry projects.

It’s amazing what I learned by painting a pantry closet.  There were so many project details that never occurred to me.  I worked through the challenges and became more knowledgeable. Anyone can stay motivated to paint a room or pantry shelves…

The Iowa “Hearty Party” Sandwich

Picture of cold cut or sub sandwiches laid out on white platter and blue tablecloth.

Have you ever searched for the perfect sandwich recipe that looked good, tasted delicious, was easy to make ahead, and could easily be scaled to feed a crowd? Welcome to the Iowa “Hearty Party” Sandwich. This little mini-sub works for…