Custom Pantry Cabinets & Organization
A good pantry is one you can see into. You know what you've got, where it sits, and when you're getting low. A bad one is a deep shelf where things vanish and you end up buying a third jar of cumin.
We design walk-in pantries, butler's pantries, and reach-in conversions in Durango, sized to what you keep and how you cook.
An organized custom pantry is a home chef's best friend.
Most pantries are wire shelves stacked at whatever heights the previous owner left them. Cans tip over. Bags of pasta get jammed into the back corner. It gets worse every year because there’s no system behind it, just a closet with shelves that food happens to land on. You can’t see what’s back there, so you buy doubles, and half of it expires before it gets used.
We design pantries around how you actually shop and cook. How often you get to the store, whether you buy in bulk, how many people you’re feeding, what kind of food takes up most of the room. A pantry set up for your household looks nothing like a generic shelving layout. Walk-in, butler’s, or a reach-in conversion, all built at our shop on Turner Drive in Durango.
Design Options & Configurations
Pantry design starts with how you cook & store food. Here's how the pieces work.
Custom Layouts
Walk-in for a full room, butler's for a pass-through with counter, or a reach-in conversion that rebuilds an existing closet into a real pantry. We design to the space you've got.
Shelves & Pull-Outs
Adjustable shelves sized to standard cans and bottles, full-extension pull-outs so the back row comes to you, angled can shelves, drawers for snacks, door organizers for spices.
Colors & Finishes
50+ melamine options. Most pantries go bright white or light wood, since it's easier to spot what you've got at a glance. If we're building your kitchen too, we match it exactly.
Accessories
Counter surfaces for prep or a coffee setup, appliance garages with roll-up doors, integrated lighting, a baking station, dedicated space for bulk items.
A Custom Pantry is Perfect For…
Custom Pantry Storage and Organization Durango & Southwest Colorado
New Home Builds
Pantries are easiest to get right before the drywall goes up. We work with your builder so the space is sized and wired for what you want.
Closet-to-Pantry Rehab
A standard hall closet or the space under the stairs, turned into a proper pantry with shelving, pull-outs, and a system for what you actually keep.
Walk-in Pantry Builds
Three walls of shelving, a counter, and zones set aside for canned goods, dry goods, snacks, and the small appliances. Sized to how you shop.
Bulk-Buying Households
Costco-run households need real bulk storage. Deep pull-outs, vertical bottle storage, a paper-goods zone, overflow shelving that holds the extra.
Butler's Pantry Builds
A pass-through between kitchen and dining with a counter, beverage storage, and room to prep for serving. Usually part of a kitchen renovation.
Kitchen Renovations
When the kitchen's getting redone, the pantry should come with it. Matching finishes and coordinated cabinetry, so both rooms read as one system.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you do countertops?
We build and install the cabinetry and coordinate your countertops with local suppliers — Durango has a number of excellent fabricators to choose from. We sequence the installs so the cabinetry and counters go in the right order and you’re not left juggling two contractors. Your designer will help coordinate the details at the consultation.
Can you include a counter surface in the pantry?
Yes. A counter surface is a popular addition to walk-in and butler’s pantries — it gives you a spot for meal prep, a coffee or beverage bar, an appliance garage for the mixer and toaster, or a landing zone for groceries. We build the cabinetry and base to support it, and coordinate the countertop itself with local suppliers, just as we do in the kitchen. Your designer will help you plan the right surface for how you’ll use the space.
Do you serve Telluride, Pagosa Springs, and Ouray?
Yes. We travel throughout Southwest Colorado for consultations and installations — Telluride, Pagosa Springs, Ouray, Cortez, Silverton, Bayfield, Farmington, and the surrounding communities.
Do you install lighting?
Yes. We design and install any lighting that doesn’t require patching into your home’s electrical — think battery and motion-sensor units, plug-in under-shelf LED strips, and entry lights. For hardwired, integrated lighting we design and rough it out, and the final electrical connection is handled by your electrician. Your designer will map out the right lighting plan for your space at the consultation.
What does the first step look like?
A designer comes to the house, measures, and talks through what is not working. You see the design before anything is built.
Are you a franchise?
No. Colorado Closets Plus is locally owned and has designed, built, and installed in Durango since 2008. The designer who walks your home is part of the same team that manufactures and installs the project.
Can you do more than one room in a single project?
Yes. Whole-house projects are common, and carrying one finish across rooms keeps everything cohesive — one design team, one install schedule, one point of contact.
What finishes are available?
Every material we offer has more than 50 variations. Wood grains, whites, warmer off-whites, colors, and all the hardware you could imagine. If you want to see the whole menu come on down to our showroom on Turner Drive in Durango or book a free design consultation and we’ll come to you.
Do you have a showroom?
We have a small showroom at our production facility in Durango at 190 Turner Drive Units B & H,
Durango. We come to you for your design consultation, but if you’re interested in seeing where the magic happens, or if you just want to get an in-person look at some of our beautiful finish and accessories here in-store, we’d love to show you around.Do you offer a free consultation?
Yes. Every project starts with a free in-home consultation — we come to you, measure the space, talk through how you use it, and leave you with a design and an itemized quote. No obligation, and no showroom visit required.
Do you work outside Durango?
We do. Our crew works with clients in Telluride, Mountain Village, Pagosa Springs, Cortez, and all around the Four Corners. The free consultation and the install both come to you.
What are your closets and cabinets made of?
High-quality thermally fused melamine — hard, non-porous, easy to clean, and stable in dry Colorado air, where cheaper boards swell or peel. Cabinet boxes are built on plywood. The finish holds up for decades.
How do you decide on pantry shelving?
Around how you shop and cook — adjustable shelves sized to cans and bottles, full-extension pull-outs for back-row access, and dedicated zones so nothing disappears behind something else.
How long does installation take?
Most single-room projects install in one to two days. Larger or multi-room projects are phased so you’re not living in a construction zone. You’ll get a specific timeline once the design is finalized.
Should the pantry match my kitchen cabinets?
It can. If we build both, we match finish and door style exactly; if the kitchen’s already done, bring a door or photo and we’ll get as close as the 50+ palette allows.
Can you build a pantry in an existing closet?
Yes. Some of the most useful pantries we’ve built started as a hall closet or under-stair space, rebuilt with shelving sized to what you store and pull-outs that bring the back row forward.
Where is everything manufactured?
At our own facility at 190 Turner Drive in Durango. Nothing ships in from a national distribution center — which means shorter lead times and changes resolved in days, not weeks.
How many color and finish options are there?
More than 50 — crisp whites, warm off-whites, wood tones, deep blues and greens, charcoals, and matte blacks. We bring physical samples to your home so you can see them in the room’s actual light.
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