In general, consumers know they need professional design advice, but they’re also savvy about their options. They know there’s more than one way to design a floor plan, and they’re willing to give up one thing to gain another.

Although it occupies a lot of floor space, this multipurpose pantry fulfills a need for storage as well as a desire for high style. The structure not only includes behind-doors food storage, it also incorporates display space and a built-in buffet. Best of all, by consolidating this cabinetry on one wall, the homeowners left another open for windows.