Do you like white kitchen cabinets? (Personally I don't mind the look but think it probably needs more cleaning then most). Anyway, black and white is a classic combination and doesn't really become outdated. Even if you don't do the bench top yet or choose a different colour bench top later, everything goes with white.

Amazingly nice people here! And thanks for all the sharing! I am working on a tiny walk-in pantry for my new build; it is actually a pantry in a scullery, as most Chinese people do, I will use the scullery as a second kitchen (imaging the smoke and greasy fume from woking!) so I am desperately in need of a pantry to store (and protect) stuff. Our designer actually scorns the idea of a walk-in pantry in a scullery; anyway I've got only 1.0m * 2.2m space to work on. I need a worktop to marinade food (with hundreds of spices near by) and knead doughs for bread, plenty of shelves of different depth, and some floor space for tall things like steam mop etc. The picture is what I now fancy about: when the sliding door opens, I will have wide clearance at the back to work on the benchtop (deeper part 600mm, shallower part 350mm), shallower benchtop is used for small appliances, and shelves of different depths on the left and bottom wall. My husband laughs and says he'd never seen such an irregular pantry. Does it work at all? Any suggestion? Please!

the accidental bonus to this idea was that in order to keep the 60cm depth of counter and fit in the 10cms of splashback storage i had the base and wall cabinets made 10cms deeper and the extra space inside the cabinets is so much better for storage of my big appliances and serving dishes but the same shallow storage can also be achieved on an internal wall by using the inside of the wall (external walls would compromise insulation) similar to these shelves that are only 125mm deep..nb although the small timber shelves are modules that lift out for cleaning one change i would make is to have the "floor" of the shelves with the sliding track installed 2cms higher than the counter to avoid crumbs in the track..next time!!

Ideally have them put in shelves that can be adjusted (holes down the sides that you put those plugs into.) That way you can make the shelves varying heights that best suits what you want yo put in there. I did this, and I have one tall shelf for high cereal packets and other smaller shelves that just accommodate two tins on top of each other, plus another shelf that is just right for my storage containers. That way you make the best use of the space.