We had our cabinet maker make our pantry. We looked at Elfa and our cabinet maker made a much nicer product and we could coordinate to the kitchen and the cost was comparable. I know some people like the EFLA or Fast Track because they are flexible and can be more easily re-configured, but I wanted something that seemed more solid, so I just designed it in such a way that it should not need to be reconfigured.

We wanted drawers too but the cost got high when we started adding cabinet doors so we just did roll outs instead of drawers.

Roll outs:

Can rack, corner shelves, wine rack:

I have had two different (small) corner pantries. One with wire shelves and one with built in wooden shelving. Personally I preferred the wire shelves because I could see through the shelves ... when things get lost/disorganized you can look from above or below into the back of the shelf in question to see what is there. If I were building a new pantry for myself I'd probably put in some sort of wire rack shelving.

Not nearly as pretty as beagles' pantry, however! The wire racks are definitely more industrial and much less custom looking. With a decent sized walk in pantry that was better organized, where everything had a specified "spot" so as not to loose things then the see through shelving wouldn't be as important and the beautiful pantry that beagles has would be bliss!

I had a table built inside our walk-in pantry to minic a garden workbench. The underneath is used to store bottled water and other drinks. It could easily be used to store bulk pet food and/or paper products. Microwave and toaster on are top (two outlets) but could easily hold/store appliances/large items to use in the kitchen itself.

The shelves on the right are deeper than they appear in photos, and the pantry does hold enough for us.

Don't let yourself be rushed in making your decisions. They can wait over the weekend. The point is to get it to work right for you!

Here is a link that might be useful: my pantry - last 2 pictures

Funny that mmhmmgood should mention loving wire shelves... I have them right now and will switch to solid shelving when we remodel! I find it difficult to get anything NOT in a box (cans, bottles, jars) to sit straight. The wiring makes them tip over, and allows small packets to fall through. I loathe loathe loathe the wire shelves and can't wait to replace them!
OTOH, I can see that the wire shelves allow for better ventilation, easier cleaning, and less likelihood of dark corners or lost items. There are benefits!

I would suggest that you compare the cost of getting built-in vs modular, if they're close enough you may as well have your cabinet guy make you built-ins. Allow room for the things you KNOW you want/need (recycling center for instance), and leave the rest flexible enough to rearrange if your needs change in the future. Lots of shelves and ROTS (roll-out trays) will always come in handy! And a word of caution: make sure some shelves are spaced tall enough to allow a big box of cereal to stand upright - mine are a 1/4" short and it is a nuisance!

Wow, beagles and allison, those are gorgeous pantries! I love the idea of a worktable in the pantry, mine should be big enough to accommodate that.

Natalie, I hadn't even been thinking about the shelving surface with the closet systems - I am currently using wire shelves (in my kitchen in the garage!) and don't care for them. I have empty cardboard flats lining the shelves so I don't have to deal with the tipping problem, but who wants that in a brand new pantry! And cereal boxes were exactly why I was thinking about something configurable. Our old pantry shelves were just about an inch to short as well, which put the cereal on the top shelf, way out of reach of the kids. Very annoying.

I also went with stationary shelves in my pantry. I knew once it was loaded I wouldn't be moving shelves around.

Also went with sturdy, solid shelving. Not only do wire shelves allow things to tip, it's a HUGE mess if anything breaks spills and drips down through other shelves. I don't think wire is easier to clean than wiping a solid shelf.

There is a whole thread dedicated to pantries in the gallery section of the forum and my pantry is pictured and my shelf spacing specified there.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pantry thread in the gallery...LOTS of pantries shown there

DD2 has wire shelving in her pantry - I hate it. I've put extra placemats in several places to avoid things falling over.