Direct perspective inside a premium custom scullery pantry, outfitted with an undermount stainless steel sink, a built-in vertical plate organizer rack, wrap-around open shelving, and lower wire pull-out drawers, crafted by Travars Built Homes.

Big Kitchen Pantry Storage Ideas

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What’s the difference between a messy kitchen pantry, prepper pantry, and butler’s pantry?

See how built ins and personal touches make a big difference in these photos filled with kitchen pantry storage ideas. When you choose a custom floor plan with a big pantry, Travars Built Homes can create custom spaces inside, like these.

What is a “messy kitchen” pantry?

A “messy kitchen pantry” is a room that is large enough to act as a secondary kitchen space with separate sink, cabinets, built-ins, specialty storage zones, and other amenities. Here, you can store coffee and tea makers, prep party trays, and get as messy as you like. Just shut the door when guests arrive!

Prepping for meals and special occasions inside a messy kitchen pantry like these is fun and easy:

Messy Kitchen Pantry #1:

Direct perspective inside a premium custom scullery pantry, outfitted with an undermount stainless steel sink, a built-in vertical plate organizer rack, wrap-around open shelving, and lower wire pull-out drawers, crafted by Travars Built Homes.

Messy Kitchen Pantry #2:

Split perspective detailing a spacious walk-in pantry with floor-to-ceiling white shelving and an integrated microwave on the left, next to a hallway mudroom bench on the right, by Travars Built Homes.

What is a “Prep Pantry”?

A prep pantry is designed to store stockpiles of food staples such as canned foods, dried foods, and other essentials. The purpose of a prep pantry is to store these types of goods for weeks, months, or even years without the need to go to a store.

If you’d like to build your pantry with long-term prep in mind, talk to your custom builder, who can custom-build shelving at different heights for soup cans, pasta boxes, and Costco-sized containers, like this:

Spacious walk-in corner pantry showcasing extensive floor-to-ceiling white built-in organizational shelving, maximizing storage capacity, crafted by Travars Built Homes.

What is a “Butler’s Pantry”?

Typically tucked into a floor plan between the kitchen and dining room, a butler’s pantry is a great place to prep food and drinks. Often, a butler’s pantry will include a wine rack and drink refrigerator, like this:

Split perspective detailing kitchen features, showing a stainless steel refrigerator and built-in ovens nestled in white cabinetry on the left, and a contrasting dark navy blue built-in beverage center with a wine rack on the right, by Travars Built Homes.

More Kitchen Pantry Storage Ideas:

Kitchen Pantry Floor Plan Ideas:

Look for floor plans with big pantry spaces, like this – and ask your custom home builder what you can build inside – and around – this kind of space designed to make everything easy to find.

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    Split view showcasing a white walk-in pantry entrance tucked beside dark perimeter kitchen cabinetry on the left, and an interior view detailing wrap-around floor-to-ceiling white custom shelving on the right, built by Travars Built Homes.

    How to Add Stock Up Space and Big Pantries to your New Home (Without Adding Sq Ft)

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    Customizing stock up space and big pantries starts with analyzing what you want to store – and the places you have to work with – in new custom homes in Chatham County, North Carolina.

    Kitchens with big walk in pantries are high in “must haves.” Get clever when you go custom, with just-right spaces for everything you store, like these creative cubbies, shelves and racks in Travars Built Homes.

    Custom built-ins

    Split view showcasing a white walk-in pantry entrance tucked beside dark perimeter kitchen cabinetry on the left, and an interior view detailing wrap-around floor-to-ceiling white custom shelving on the right, built by Travars Built Homes.

    Every inch here was designed for a specific purpose. From pull out racks to built ins sized for each item to be placed there, this is what “totally custom” can look like, when you expand your kitchen into the walk in pantry.

    Custom shelf height

    Close-up view inside a walk-in kitchen pantry layout showcasing a wrap-around network of solid white custom corner shelves built to maximize vertical food and appliance storage, crafted by Travars Built Homes.

    Your NC custom home builder can use the measurements you give him to build custom shelving at the height you need, to accommodate everything from stock up Costco size packaging to cans and spices in your walk in pantry.

    Custom shelf width and depth

    Walk-in kitchen pantry featuring custom L-shaped white open wooden shelving for maximized food storage, pantry organization, and utility built by a Central NC custom home builder.

    Shelf width is another important consideration to talk through with your NC custom home builder. How many cans do you want to stack in a row? How big are the bags of rice or flour? How long are the cereal boxes?

    Pantries with other built in storage nearby

    Split viewpoint highlighting a white mudroom drop-zone bench with integrated storage cubbies on the left, alongside a walk-in kitchen pantry with wrap-around custom corner shelving on the right, built by Travars Built Homes.

    Avoid overstuffing your pantry or closets, by adding additional cubbies and storage spaces nearby. A drop zone only needs 12-18 inches of depth, and can be designed for whatever you want to put there.

    Windows and lighting

    Custom walk-in kitchen pantry design featuring organized, multi-tier white corner shelving, a bright single-hung window, and dark hardwood flooring.

    Consider inset or spot lighting in addition to the usual ceiling fixture, to light up your closet or pantry. Choose between more shelves or a window to add natural light. Talk with your Chatham County new home builder about the impact on your home’s exterior.

    Pantry location

    Circular coverage map detailing the custom home-building service territory across the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary regions within the North Carolina Triangle area, optimized by Travars Built Homes.

    How much pantry space do you need? A design build custom home builder in NC can create space for a bigger pantry (or second pantry) in a kitchen corner, hallway, mud room, breakfast room or under the stairway.

    Secret pantries

    Want special storage that’s even more tucked away? A custom design builder can add secret pantries and passageways to your floor plan during the early planning stages.

    Split view revealing a clever 'hidden' walk-in pantry, with the door disguised as a tall white cabinet panel in the kitchen, opening to reveal extensive floor-to-ceiling white shelving, built by Travars Built Homes.

    Butler’s pantry

    A butlers pantry typically reflects the cabinetry and countertops of the kitchen, with a dedicated space all its own for items you want to easily access from eating and gathering areas, like this custom designed butlers pantry and wine bar.

    Custom home dry bar and beverage station featuring white cabinetry, a premium granite countertop, a built-in stainless steel wine refrigerator, white subway tile backsplash, and a rustic floating wood shelf with integrated wine glass racks.

    Your design build custom home builder can work with you to create storage space for everything you want to have on hand in your new home.

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