We did not use this as a kitchen pantry but as a craft stationdesk for our daughter. It has the perfect about of storage for our needs and we love the size! There are a couple of flaws though. The magnets that hold the fold out desk are not strong enough and the table fell down once and ripped out the screws. We were able to fix it but we are now nervous to leave the table in the up position until we can add something to help hold it. We also need to add some hardware to attach it to the wall so this unit cannot tip over. Other than these issues we love it and would recommend! It would be nice to see an improvement in the magnets or some added safety feature to prevent it from coming down on its own. Could be a safety issue with children.