A kitchen pantry is one of the most underrated luxuries a person can have in their home. It’s one of the most versatile storage spaces, with homeowners and renters keeping everything from their nonperishable snacks and ingredients on the shelves to hiding away precious glassware that only comes out for special occasions. However, unless you have a completely custom kitchen design, it’s not uncommon for your pantry door to look a bit nondescript, especially in a new build. Whether you’re planning a kitchen renovation or not, we suggest looking through some of these designer pantry door ideas below to make your space feel more you and less cookie-cutter.
When you’re upgrading your pantry door, there are a few things to consider before making a final decision. You should choose something that matches the aesthetic of your space, of course, but there are a lot more options than you might think. Do you want a door with a glass pane so you can see inside, or something completely solid? What about a jib or pocket door? Or maybe an elegant bifold door would look best in your space. Keep reading to see the 16 different pantry door ideas you can use as inspiration for your next home project.
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Blend Them in With the Cabinets
Can’t find the pantry doors in this kitchen by Allison Willson? Well, that’s because they blend seamlessly into the rest of the cabinetry. That tall, blank panel above the drawers is a pantry door that opens to reveal small appliances, but you’d never be able to tell thanks to its seamless installation.
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Install a Dutch Door
While this butler’s pantry in this Pfeffer Torode project is a step up from a regular walk-in pantry, you can still take inspiration from it just the same for your door upgrade. A Dutch door is a smart option if you better remember the ingredients you have when they’re right in front of you rather than fully tucked away. Plus, it’s a great way to keep little ones and pets out of the pantry if you still want to have it partially open for some reason.
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PinJulie Soefer
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Use Elegant Hardware
The pantry is concealed in this kitchen by designer Marie Flanigan using large white oak panels, which match the other cabinets and appliance doors in the space. However, Flanigan signals that it’s there with a beautiful gold handle that matches the elegant vibe of the rest of the kitchen.
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Separate Different Color Schemes
The dark-colored door in this kitchen by Studio Thomas James opens into a pale pink butler’s pantry, hiding the pastel palette away from the otherwise warm room. Using a dark paint color for the pantry door, the designer was able to hide away a whole separate color scheme from the kitchen that would have looked a bit out of place had it just been out in the open.
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PinJess Isaac
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Use Floor-to-Ceiling Cabinet Doors
It’s no secret that the green cabinetry is the star of this kitchen by Jaqui Seerman, so it only makes sense that the designer would choose to put in a pantry that matched the rest of the room. The floor-to-ceiling wall of pantry cabinets next to the microwave allows the homeowners to have more food storage available in their kitchen without taking up too much noticeable space.
PinGeorge Ross
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Put in Patterned Glass Panels
Some things are better left unseen, but if a solid wood door doesn’t match the vibe of your kitchen, then opt for patterned glass panels as a pantry door idea. In this kitchen by Birgitte Pearce, an all-wood door would only add weight to this bright kitchen, but the two patterned glass panels add a nice change in texture and an opportunity for more light.
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Add in Clear Window Panes
In this remodeled kitchen by Meta Coleman, the clients wanted the interior design style to feel more French countryside and less Spanish Revival, so the designer added a Dutch door with window panes leading to the butler’s pantry. This renovated pantry is part of the whole aesthetic, and if your pantry helps anchor the vibe of your kitchen, then going with classic window panes to look inside might be the way to go.
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Choose Double Doors
The pantry space to the left of the oven uses two doors to conceal a coffee area. Designer Jerel Lake didn’t have too much square footage to work with in this small kitchen, so to help the area not look so cluttered, he chose to close away that part of the kitchen using double doors that match the rest of the cabinetry.
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Put in a Jib Door
Hide away your pantry door altogether by opting for a flush jib door option. In this kitchen by Mark Cunningham, the designer built the door into the cabinetry to conceal a butler’s pantry. When the door is closed, you can barely tell it’s there.
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Consider a Panel to Match Your Backsplash
In the kitchen of our 2023 Whole Home project, the team at McCroskey Interiors created this countertop pantry that hid behind a panel of marble to match the backsplash. An addition like this can easily be used to hold spices, table linens, and other oft-used kitchen essentials. Using the same marble as the backsplash for the sliding pantry door makes it satisfyingly cohesive.
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Focus on the Inside
If you care more about what’s on the inside of your pantry doors than the outside, then look to these KraftMaid door storage attachments. Inserts like these make finding everything in your pantry a lot easier since items won’t get shoved to the back where you’ll never see them.
PinEmily J Followill
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Choose a Sliding Pocket Door
To conceal this butler’s pantry, designer Ashley Gilbreath installed a sliding pocket door. It’s a smart solution if you have a small space, whether you have a butler’s pantry or a regular one. Plus, you can choose one with decorative details carved into the wood to make it look more custom.
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Add in Two Sliding Pocket Doors
To close away this pantry by Birgitte Pearce, the designer chose two sliding pocket doors to create a more grand effect when opening the pantry. Of course, this luxurious look is elevated with dark paint and gold hardware layered on top of the red details in the pantry itself. The glass panels in the doors definitely add to the mysterious factor too.
PinChristian Harder
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Remove the Doors Altogether
Now, we definitely aren’t suggesting you remove your pantry doors and leave them as-is. Instead, go the Alison Victoria route and frame your open pantry with elegant trim. This makes the design decision look so much more intentional and put-together.
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Opt for a Pull-Out Pantry
Choosing a pull-out pantry like this one designed by Wren Kitchens will bring such unexpected delight to your kitchen. The pantry door looks like any other cabinet, but the vertical storage inside helps to make it unique—that and the coral color covering the feature.
PinMeghan Beierle-O’Brien and Karen Harautuneian
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Choose Something Barely There
For a kitchen with plenty of natural light, choose pantry door options that let that light into your prep space. Interior designer Karen Harautuneian closed off this walk-in pantry with sliding pocket doors made almost entirely of glass, allowing the homeowner to keep children and pets out of the space while letting in the sunshine.