Getting ideas- Butler's Pantry

I am so excited about getting a butler's pantry.

For such a small space, there's still so much to consider! 

Here are things we're currently considering:

-Flooring will be wood, same as the kitchen. 

Wait until you see what we have in the works!  More on that soon (if everything works out!)

-For some of the glass door cabinetry, we'd like to have lighting inside.

-Section of counter closest to the dining room will have the Tassimo on it (providing easy access from the kitchen or dining room) .  Perhaps for the bottom cabinetry in that section we'd do half in drawers or slide out shelves (to hold the coffee pods) & have the wine fridge in the other half?

I've been searching around for photos of ideas for it's layout, the counter top & cabinet finishes.  Online window shopping :o)

- We definitely want to do ceiling height cabinets... Love the extra storage they offer up top (perfect for storing all the holiday dishes!)

- I like the way these sit on top of the marble countertop.  Don't think we'd do that all the way around the pantry, but perhaps along the back wall?

This may actually be a galley kitchen, not a butler's pantry... but it gave me ideas anyway!
- I like this light fixutre- pretty, but not distracting or competing with the dining room fixture.

- I'm not sure about the cabinet doors- I know we want some with glass for display... but not the very top ones.

I think this is my favorite so far...

-Solid doors on the very top cabinets, but glass in the others.
-A narrower, glass fronted cabinet on the right side. Depending upon space, we may consider doing something like that.
- While I normally go for dark woods, I'm really liking the cream color.  It may be the perfect transition from the kitchen into the dining room...

Of course, this is likely to change 600 times between now & completion... but it's so much fun to think of all the possibilities!

I'm collecting more kitchen & butler pantry photos over on Pinterest- take a look!