we took out the back 6-8 inches of the front entry closet and made a "can pantry" out of it it opens into the kitchen, we have cabinet doors on it and we have many shelves ranging from 8 inches in height to about 15 inches and the depth is about 6 inches, it's a great pantry. on the entry side we have the regular closet door and instead of a rod for hanging coats, we have hooks, two rows of hooks in some places we have the normal shelf, a bit higher than normal in the closet works great for us......

this is the only "major" change we want to make (*aka move cabinets around.) We are happy with the builder just want to redesign the kitchen. Originally we were fine with the pantry but want to maximize our budget aka look at alternatives (aka if we can make the change great if not we are not crazy worried .) And ty for everyones points its beyond helpful. we can't find anything even close in our market for this amount. (been looking for a long time now) plus we love the lot and the neighborhood (small city)

Someone had an interesting note about repainting rooms. Most people when they repaint their bedrooms don't want to be bothered to empty out their entire closet or to paint around the shelves so the inside will remain the old color. We have lived in a few houses where the closet interiors when we moved in were a different color than the room because they had never been repainted. If you are that type of person I would stick to a neutral in the closets. Also if your room colors are dark, definitely do a lighter (white or close to white color, as your closet light will go further at illuminating the closet contents the closer the closet interior is to white. My vote would be for white or the room color if it is fairly neutral and light.

@leboferr Ah, I misunderstood. Apologies. Why not take a look at the Devol kitchen website? https://www.devolkitchens.com/kitchens/shaker-kitchen https://www.devolkitchens.com/kitchens/classic-bespoke-kitchen Or Plain English https://www.plainenglishdesign.co.uk/plain-english-kitchens/ They have a lot of creative and interesting colors while using fairly traditional kitchen forms. I can see how a range of colors could work in your kitchen. A first rate painting job can make just about any color stand out, it depends on how ambitious you are! When considering cabinet colors, also consider the wall colors as they play off each other. For my kitchen renovation I had to deal with the limited range of colors available with my cabinetmaker and chose a very soft gray, and while gray wasn't my first choice, the walls are BM Navajo White, which is creamy, and it mutes the gray into almost a putty color that despite the words being used here, works really well, especially as I have cherry wood countertops. But in your case, with Edgcumbe Gray walls, you may want to avoid strong gray tones in your cabinets or it may end up with an overall washed out look. How about a creamy off white (as long as it's not white-white)? Something with a hint of tan or beige? Or a very pale green or green-blue?