Reading Rhome's comment about adjustable shelves moving/shifting/jiggling made me laugh because I found that out just recently. Not thinking, I moved something heavy from one end of a shelf and had a bunch of soda cans on the other end - well, of course, the unweighted end popped up and scared me to death. Oddly enough, none of the cans fell and we just popped the shelf back in place, but I can see it possibly being an issue if someone has a lot more on the shelves. Everyone would probably laugh at my pantry since compared to most people, we have almost nothing in there! It's just the two of us, so even though we have plenty, it's nothing like stocking up for a family of 4 or more :) I've even used it for extra storage for things that I just can't figure out another location for! But anyway, we have solid wood shelves with adjustable tracks so that they can be moved if we want. I think it's sturdier than the wire shelving and I haven't regretted it. I didn't really think too much about it and initially planned fixed wood shelves, but we simply got tired of waiting for the contractor to get around to building them. Long story, but we'd probably still be waiting 5 years from now if we hadn't gone ahead and installed the adjustable tracks and then just had him cut the wood shelves to fit!

Geri, It's not a BM color; my contractor took a piece of the Cabico crown molding to the paint store, and had it matched in BM. I can check the Cabico color if you'd like, or look on the BM paint can to see whether there is a formula? I also have a whiter Cabico finish in bathroom cabinetry (we also renovated a full bath); I know that that one is called "Dove" - but it is not the same as BM White Dove, that I have also used in the past for trim. It's very white. I can tell you that the color is very close to Behr Calla Lily, because that is what I have been using for trim and I have old painted trim and new painted trim and they don't look all that different.

mama_goose - Thanks so much for the suggestion! If we could afford custom doors with glass for the pantry, I think it would need to be safety glass (since we have a little one), but - I will keep your suggestion in mind for future cabinet projects! Thanks! blfenton - Thank you for your reply! I put a 12" deep piece of furniture there last night, and it does feel a bit cramped. I think we're going to need to go with something smaller, if anything. lavender - I don't think that we can exchange our doors anymore since too much time has passed. But - I am definitely going to keep the glass with shirred fabric idea in mind for future projects. (I hope to one day replace the Ikea doors with more traditionally styled wood Shaker doors, and swap out the countertops for soapstone or granite.) Thanks again for your wonderful ideas! They are giving me so much to look forward to. :) taggie - Thank you for your reply and kind compliment! After living with a 12" piece of furniture there, I think 9" is the max that I want to go for the pantry so it doesn't feel so claustrophobic. DH has plans to put an end panel on the side that opens to the kitchen - but, it is a plain, flat panel - not shaker style. Hopefully it won't look too bad... marcolo - Thanks for your reply! We won't make it flush to the wall. Bellsmom - Thanks so much for the mockup! I'm afraid that DH isn't up for such a big undertaking though. It looks like we're 1eaning toward the 9" deep pantry the whole way across. But, thank you again for your thoughtful suggestion and mockup! dianalo - Thanks for your reply! Option B and sticking with the simple doors now (with perhaps some glass doors in the future), is the direction we are leaning. bmorepanic - Thank you for your thoughtful reply! I'm concerned about 21" wide doors opening into the space too. The only way around it would be to use 3 12" wide doors and lose 6" of space. In order to line up with the fridge cabinets, the max amount of space that we have to work with is 42". I wish it was 45", since then we could have done 3 15" doors. Sigh. DH isn't willing to lose the 6" of space. If the 21" doors become a huge issue, we could always change it up down the line. Also, I think we're going to stick with a 9" depth all the way across. DH will have to cut wall cabinets down in size. As for dining room usage - that is yet to be seen. We're not using it yet as it's still under construction (and was DH's workshop in the winter). It does have another opening that is much larger, from the foyer. I think biggest problem will be congestion with people using the garage entrance. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Another mini update - After trying out a 12" deep piece of furniture where the pantry will go - we're going to aim for a 9" depth. It will let the space breathe a bit more, and should allow for 7.5" wide shelves once the full overlay doors and fridge end panel are taken into consideration. The plan is for the pantry to house seldomly used things - like duplicates of food items, cans of soup and veggies, that type of thing. We don't want it to be a place where people linger or use frequently (to avoid traffic jams). Cereal and snacks will go to the right of the fridge (nice and out of the way of people using the sink and stove) - and frequently used cooking supplies will go in the cabinetry by the stove. The doors will stay simple for now - with the hope of adding some glass in the future. Thank you taggie and marcolo for the warning about bringing the cabinetry flush to the wall. I'm embarrassed to admit that we DID in fact make this amateur mistake in other areas of our kitchen (it was either that, or we would of had to lose 6" of cabinetry or do major construction to the wall). DH is comfortable with it flush; he believes in function over form, and the doorway openings are straight (he said that if the walls weren't straight, he would have stopped the cabinetry a few inches from the wall). Being a perfectionist, I'm bummed that we made such a rookie mistake, but I'm going to have to let it go. Thank you all, again!!!

I've mulled over the idea of a set of hooks on the return or on the back of the door. I don't really want to put anything on the returns because not much would fit and it would clutter up the space too much. I like the idea of putting the broom and whatnot on the back of the door, but I don't want to put holes in the face of the door. I envision using either an over the door or modifying an over the door to put screws into the top edge of the door. However, from what I've seen, I don't like what's available for over the door. I was envisioning either hooks, clips, or something similar on a horizontal mount of some kind. Basically, something in an over the door in one of these: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Wall-Mount-Bathroom-Mop-Broom-Holder-Home-Cleaning-Tools-Hanger-W-Hooks/1147292794.html http://www.hsw.com.au/?product&id_prod=611&id_cat=3&id_dept=12 http://rapidswholesale.com/mop-and-broom-hanger.html?gclid=CjwKEAiA0O2lBRDOrPX4oJP3t2oSJACjpaHAd5msHPi0IOztOHjiB_5CzdGcCIxc18T5Z5XUVGHePBoCyKvw_wcB