Do you already have a closet/pantry designer or KD onboard? They can recommend amazing options, within function.

Like the idea of pocket door or doors.

Pocket doors are the most difficult for me to open. Barn doors might be the easiest to open if your hands are full but the style doesn't work for every kitchen (what is your style?) The double doors are lovely and classic.

That will be a convenient size. Mine is 8x4 and it works nicely as a walk-in with 2' deep shelves along the back. Since yours is more or less reach-in it will be great.

The powder room might be a problem. It looks like the sink blocks a lot of the door. But I know you didn't ask about that...

I wouldn't do pocket doors on a pantry. They would get too much use, at least in my house they would. Our pantry is ~ 7' x 3' and it's a reach in. We opted for two 24" french doors. I don't have a picture handy. Your last two pics were part of my inspiration pictures!

The outward swinging doors are the prettiest IMO. Pocket doors would be nice because they could be open without blocking the aisle while you are cooking. Barn doors require open wall space to both sides, which I don't love, but you have wall space to use, so they are an option. I agree with the comment that barn doors depend on the style elsewhere in the kitchen. I would likely choose pocket doors because I like to keep the pantry open and easily accessible when I am cooking.

What do you need in terms of function? Do you need to be able to keep pets or children out of the pantry?

If you just want to keep pantry items out of sight maybe consider a decorative curtain. Then you could change things up occasionally. Don't know whether or not that would suit the style of your house.

Have fun!

I like the double doors. They'll be easy to open and most of the time you only need to open one.

That size will work nicely for a reach-in. No pocket/barn door, will be used too frequently.

In your case, where the pantry is also a major hallway/walkway, I would do pocket. My pantry has a pocket door, too. It's 25+ years old and no issues.

I will take a pic when I'm home later. Mine ended up not being as fancy as the inspiration pictures, but it works really well for our needs.

If you are "all about functionality", take a closer realistic look at the half bath.

Following.

Have you realistically considered how you and your family will handle the door? Will you tend to leave doors open? If so, then as nice as the double doors with racks on the back would be, you might want to rethink that in a hallway. A pocket door served me well in my last kitchen as I tended to leave the door open.

Have your drafter (I assume you do not have an architect) draw the half bath to a larger scale (1/2"=1'-0" or larger) with the fixtures that will be in the space drawn in accurately. As it is drawn now, most likely the sink is shown smaller than it will occur in reality and will block a portion of the doorway.

Bunches of thoughts:

- Pantries are THE BEST.

- Hate barn doors. They require a large amount of space "to park", and they're a trend.

- Yes, pocket doors are the hardest to open, but are you really going to close the pantry door often? I personally would leave it open except when I had visitors.

- Do these double doors have "swing away hinges" so they'll lay flat against the wall? If not, they should.

- I think a pantry is a good place for a swing door (not the same thing as swing-away hinges) because you can push the door /enter without using your hands.

- Best question on this thread: What do you need in terms of function? Do you need to be able to keep pets or children out of the pantry? .... I'd add to it, do you plan to store (or use) small appliances in the pantry? Do you plan to have a second fridge or a freezer in the pantry? What do you personally store in your pantry? Do you need deep storage for 24-packs of soda? Do you can? Do you have a lot of linens?

- Pay attention to your corners -- none of your inspiration pix particularly do a good job with this. Consider simple /strong Lazy Susans, which you can buy at Bed, Bath & Beyond for your corners. Perfect for your jars. I currently have THE LARGEST Lazy Susans in my pantry ... and I wish they were medium-sized. Jars get lost in the middle.

- Things to include in your pantry: A couple outlets, motion-sensored lights, and a hook to hang your broom.

- Pointing out the obvious: Those three pantry inspiration pix you shared are absolutely lovely, but they're also STAGED. Everything's perfectly laid out, balanced, so nice ... gthigpen's pantry is more realistic: It's a very nice, large space ... but clearly no one spent hours arranging it for a photo shoot. (That's no insult -- it's a real space.) All of us know that our actual pantries contain those half-loaves of bread, a mismatch of soup cans, etc. Don't fall for staging.

- I like these doors best ... but only if they're on swing hinges ...and if you're going with the glass, be sure it's a bit opaque ... light is the enemy of food storage.

".....but clearly no one spent hours arranging it for a photo shoot."

You got that right! :) That is real life in my house. I've got two teens and the best part is when they put an EMPTY box back in the pantry. It is truly an assortment of half-eaten, all-eaten, forgotten, put back in the wrong place, whatever goes kind of pantry. But the beauty is that I can see it all at one quick glance through the large doorway. Nothing is lost.