"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Next to the laundry room, the butler’s pantry is arguably a home’s most hardworking bonus room.

A butler's pantry is a functional—yet decidedly upscale—extension of a kitchen, usually located between a home's main kitchen and its dining room, although it's sometimes built as a dedicated area off ...

If you are a fan of the cinematic world of wealthy Gilded Age people on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, or if you enjoy meandering around 19th century mansion house museums, then at some point you ...