Design Components for Custom Pantries

An organized, methodical pantry can be life-changing

Consider these design components to include when designing a Pantry

A well-organized pantry with wooden sliding barn doors, black shelves filled with snacks, jars, spices, and kitchen appliances, and a black marble countertop.

Install barn door or pocket door for entry

Pantry with shelves of snacks, jars, and cooking supplies, including wine bottles, on a black marble countertop.

Avoid cabinets & keep everything visible in an open shelf plan

Pantry with wooden ladder, open shelving filled with canned foods, dry goods, and kitchen utensils, black marble countertop, and organized cabinet drawers.

Create a floor-to-ceiling construction with a built in ladder for hard to reach shelves up top

Kitchen corner with white cabinets, wooden countertop, spice jars on open shelves, wine cooler, and various kitchen appliances and utensils.

Install a narrow wood butcher block for additional counter work space that adds warmth to the room & don’t forget plenty of outlets

Top view of a kitchen drawer containing bottles of alcohol and ice, with a smaller drawer below filled with ice cubes and other items.

Add extra refrigeration or freezer

A wine rack and spice rack in a store, with glass bottles of wine stored on a side rack and numerous spices in jars on a pull-out rack, alongside boxes of pasta on the shelf above.

Use spice racks & wine racks for olive oils, salad dressings, spice storage

Wire baskets filled with onions and red onions in a kitchen cabinet next to a wooden counter with artichokes and a cookbook

Use wire drawers for onions & pull-out drawears for dish towels & table linens

Shelves with glass jars filled with colorful preserved fruits, vegetables, and pasta.

Use clear storage containers to keep items visible & group similar items together

White pantry shelves filled with glass jars containing dry goods and wicker baskets holding fresh produce.

Use airtight containers & keep them all uniform

organized pantry shelf with clear plastic containers labeled with various dry foods such as coconut, cocoa powder, almond flour, chocolate chips, lentils, couscous, pancake mix, flax seed, marshmallows, quinoa, chia seeds, sunflower seeds, pine nuts, candy, granola, mixed nuts, pistachios, cashews, oatmeal, and oats.

Label your ingredients

Kitchen or pantry corner with white cabinetry, wooden countertop, and mounted wooden display racks. The countertop has a wire basket with lemons, a stack of books, and a white rectangular object. The shelves above hold various jars and containers.

Install tall cubbies for baking pans & cutting boards

Wooden kitchen pantry with open shelves filled with plates, bowls, cookbooks, spices, and beverage bottles.

Use Lazy Susans in angled shelves at corners of pantry

Shelf with stacked plates, cups, and bowls, mostly floral and striped patterns, and some green and white bowls.

Set aside storage for less used holiday plate ware, china & serving dishes

Kitchen pantry with glass jars filled with various dried foods, herbs, spices, grains, and pasta on wooden shelves and countertop.

Choose warm LED strip lights to illuminate shelves

Silver two-slot toaster on a pull-out shelf in a kitchen or pantry. Toaster has two control knobs and slots on top.

Place heavy appliances in pull-out trays

Kitchen countertop with an open cookbook stand, a stand mixer, and a bottle of olive oil. Below are open shelves with pots, pans, and kitchen utensils.

Place heavier items on bottom pull-out trays

Open kitchen cabinet with organized coffee cups, mugs, and jars, with an espresso machine and a drip coffee maker on the countertop.

Add a coffee bar station with drawers below stocked with coffee, teas & mugs

Kitchen cabinet with organized plates and bowls on black dish racks, with a yellow and black lid stored among the dishes.

Reserve top shelves for special occasion items: party supplies, paper plates, holiday cookie cutters

Person standing on a black and white hexagonal tile floor with snowflake pattern designs.

Install a floor penny tile pattern

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