If I understand correctly, your current 48" wide pantry has 16" deep shelves, but the new 36" wide pantry would have full-depth (24") roll-out shelves? I currently have a 24" wide x 24" deep pantry w/ roll out shelves. Although you may well be able to fit the same amount of foodstuffs in the new one, I find that I struggle WAY more trying to keep my pantry organized--MUCH more so than when I had a walk-in closet w/ 14" deep shelves. Yes, I can fill this deeper one very full, BUT I CAN'T SEE WHAT'S IN IT EASILY!! In my former house/pantry, I knew-and could see--for example, that I had 4 cans of green beans (lined up from front to back of shelf). And next to that was a row w/ only 2 cans of corn. Ok, time to buy more corn. It was SO much easier to organize and stay organized w/ the shallow depth pantry. But in my current, deep one, the corn may have to be placed farther back, behind the green beans, to begin w/. Then things get lost and shifted around out of place ALL the time b/c you cannot see at a glance what is in there. The item you're looking for can just get buried by all the other stuff! Never had that problem before--and not planning on having it again, after our planned kitchen remodel at the end of this year--I'm going to have a 6' wide x 15" deep pantry built for that very reason. Can't wait :-)

I have two pantries, neither is so big as you are looking at, but this what I have: I have one that is 24" wide by 24 deep and one is 21" x 24 deep, I have all roll outs in the lower two thirds and I love them, I think there are three in each. The upper part of the 24" pantry is divided for cookie sheets/racks, cutting boards, etc. The other has one full shelf and it is okay, I use it for storing my extra paper towels, napkins and baggie stuff, foil, etc. on the bottom, on the top I installed some wire pullouts and store stuff I don't use too often (inserts for pressure cooker, extra food chopper, etc..) Otherwise the top was useless to me except for the very front without a ladder or chair to stand on... :$ I have terrible balance, need I say more? I previously had two walk ins, narrow, but deep pantries with permanent shelves and they were almost useless except for the first 6-8 inches in, everything else became lost in there... Good luck with your choices, hope this helps...

I have five ROTS in the bottom sections (to about chest high) and adjustable shelves in the upper sections, up to the ceiling. The sides are low in the front to see and higher along most of the sides and back to keep thinks contained. The location of my ROTS was partially determined by where the hinges are. The bottom two hold tall things like water and juice bottles. The top holds smaller bottles (condiments). The two middle shelves are one can high, and hold jars and cans, grains and pasta, and nuts and dried fruit. It seems to be working great, though I could use another single can depth one or two. Since I have extra space so far on the deeper shelves, I haven't added any. I love the ROTS. Even though, because I'm lucky enough to have a big pantry, there are four parts and I have to open and close section by section if I don't remember where something is, I have things pretty well organized, and I love being able to see everything with the doors open on all the ROTS, then pull out the one(s) I want and see it from above, etc. I'd be doing a lot more opening and closing and opening and closing if it were drawers, and I'd loose some of the vertical storage space, unless they were made like ROTS with drawer panels screwed on. I'm doing well if I get the right section every time, even though it is organized. Plus ROTS can be moved if necessary, and you never know what you might want to store in the future. My pantry cabinets aren't quite as "good" as a walk in and be dazzled kind of a pantry, but they "waste" a lot less space than my old, awful, walk-in pantry did. Throwing open all the doors and gazing really is almost as good as confronting open shelves. I'm thrilled.

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