Before and after: Joanna Gaines transformed her children's bedroom into the chicest butler's pantry – it proves that sometimes completely changing a room's function is key to creating a home you love

Designer Joanna Gaines standing in a green, white and brown kitchen next to a large potted branch with white flowers.

A home adapts and changes as the family grows – especially as children grow up and, eventually, move out. But what do you then do with the spare rooms left empty and unused?

Joanna Gaines has just proved that any space can be reimagined with the transformation of her son's bedroom into the chicest butler's pantry I've ever seen, complete with a beautiful island, floor-to-ceiling shelving, and a striking deep green hue.