Thank you Lisa for caring. I am not sure what to do but today I know I better go out and get stamps and put the holiday calendars inside before they arrive after New Year's Day to my clients and friends. I always send them early but this year has been so stressful. I have hardly slept in 4 days and will think about the kitchen again in a few days as I need to take a break but then I really need to finish my kitchen which will make me happy. I miss my Panda so much and so does Sassy and Lexi. I can't wait to see your kitchen Lcskaisgir. I wrote you a private message back that took almost 2 weeks to reply to you so I felt so bad but I was under so much stress with not knowing what to do about Panda. She was freed from her pain and suffering on 12-26-13. The designs are different from one another and the guy who was here yesterday at least came and got his own measurements as the other guy does everything by email until I can visit him and will only come here when I am sure of everything. I like that he removed most of the stiles with smaller cabinets but he has no contractor for me and the cabinet guy here yesterday brought his contractor with so I can get now a total install price which I like. He says if I remove the stiles for the wide cabinets, they will not be as sturdy and it cost more. He will send me a revised pricing with the stiles gone. The other guy just has more cabinets to remove most of the stiles except for one cabinet but has not go back to me on a price as he had thought I had room for another cabinet and another door on the angle and I had to send him more pictures. There is also a third guy but he does not sell Shiloh and despite no stiles the price is custom and will be even more money.

Mom, Yup, growing up with, and always having 'Susans', except the 11 years we lived here with a woefully inadequate kitchen (already I've forgotten what I used to have! :>), I just assumed I'd get two corner susans. Since I've had a few months to use this one while waiting for innards, I realize I actually have more space without the susan. Good for the 'Big' items I have in there now. Think I'll still keep the lazy susan I have in the other corner, though it really doesn't store much, but for small items, more convenient- haven't hit upon the perfect way to store things in there either- but it's a wire one, I might be happier with building super Susans with bigger diameter circles...like I have nothing better to do with my time and money... :>)

Thanks for the responses. Eastbaymom, your hinged door was what I was thinking of---a door that has a portion on each of the sides of the corner. Could you tell me what is the length of your cabinet along the back walls of the corner? Is it symmetrical along each wall? One leg of DD's U-shape kitchen is only 82" long and the other is only 93" with a 14 foot run with a window in between. With this limited space to work with she is really concerned about eating up too much of it on corner cabinets that extend so far down each wall that she won't be able to fit in a bank of drawers anywhere. Hellonasty, I can't picture the type of doors you have. Do you have one on each side of the corner and do they fold back very flat against the next cabinet? That might eliminate the problem of having hinges sticking out but it sounds like a custom cabinet. Jeanar's kitchen in the FKB seems to have an upper cabinet similar to what you are describing. If you have a chance to take a look at it (don't know how to do a link)let me know. Thanks.

I too have a lazy susan in the corner right next to my slide-in range. A KD/cabinet guy also tried to tell me I couldn't have one there because there wouldn't be enough room. I didn't listen to him (or hire him) and I put one there anyway. It fits fine and I have plenty of room. My doors are not hinged in the middle though - there are two doors, hinged on either side (inset cabs) and open in the middle. You can see pics below. In my NJ kitchen, I also have the same setup, but different type cabs. The range sticks out and the door would've hit had I hinged it on the side near the range. Instead I hinged it on the side opposite the range, and it works fine. Go ahead and get your lazy susan! Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen pics