MIne used to be the laundry/pantry that was off my kitchen. We relocated the laundry so I could have a baking area with a lower counter for kneading/rolling on one side and the storage portion on the other. It's a very tiny space so it's difficult to get much in the camera frame.

Baking side with red paper towel holder added to the side of the microwave stack after the first pic was taken:

The storage side interrupted by the doorway to a half bath:

Our breakfast area is just on the other side of a pocket door from the microwave (you can see a tiny portion of the unfinished back in one of the pix) so it all works out very conveniently. I love it.

Here is our walk-in pantry, which was originally (on the plans) a closet for a bedroom. We made the bedroom (which was off the breakfast room) into a sunroom. Changed doors to opposite wall and instant walk-in pantry. I showed the trim carpenter a photograph of a garden workbench for the table. It's built from scrap 4x4 cedar beams and we bought a pre-made butcher block top. I measured boxes, etc in our last home to decide the height of the shelves. It holds more than appears in the photos.

There is not ventilation, but we only use the microwave for boiling water and making popcorn. If needed, we leave the doors open for a bit for popcorn smells.

I love having the microwave and toaster out of sight.

Here is a link that might be useful: Our pantry

Allison, I couldn't see your pantry pictures on Shutterfly. An error page came up...

Sorry. That's what I get for trying something different. lol

Here is a link that might be useful: Pantry

First off, both of you have wonderful pantries! Imrainey, I really love how you made your pantry into a combined storage area/baking center complete with countertop, coffee maker and telephone. Simply excellent! And, Allison, OMG! I just want to hijack your pantry altogether! What a neat looking storage space. Would the two of you mind sharing the dimensions of your pantries? (I know that the hallway closet I'll be converting into a pantry is smaller, but I'd be curious to know by how much).

I agree! Allison's is gorgeous! Can we see the rest of the kitchen? Pretty please. ...if it isn't disrupting Shelly's thread.

My space was 7'8" x 6'10" before the cabinets and shelves went in. There is now a 39" corridor to walk through and work in. But, honestly, when I'm baking that's plenty and the appliances that are stored on one bank of shelves are just a pivot away from the counter. The narrow walls on each end have the door to the outside and the kitchen proper.

I thought I put the drawer with my baking ingredients in the previous group but I didn't. Here it is:

98% of everything I need is either in those dry goods drawers or in the cabinet above. Only the perishable stuff is in the kitchen in the fridge. There is also a conventional tall pantry cabinet next to the fridge for cooking meals.

Can't remember if it was in any of the earlier pix but there's also a small bathroom sink we installed sideway so I could draw water while I'm baking without losing valuable counter space or do minor washup .

We have a solar tube in there for generous light all day through and I can also open the door for more light, air and sense of openness.

Thanks! My pantry is 5ft x 7ft.

imrainey, you can see the rest of my kitchen on the FKB (with more details) or Kitchen We Love. Scroll down to the French Gray Island Kitchen. You can click on the pictures to enlarge.

Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen Pictures

WOW! Love everything about it! Thanks for sharing it.