Cabinets without cabinet pulls? Is this crazy?
sweetd313
15 years ago
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Cabinet pull up on cabinet, not sure I'm crazy about it!
Comments (14)Oh, another note. Choosing pulls was really hard for me, & I did find pulls that I loved - really loved - but ended up with some rather pedestrian but perfectly functional pulls that do indeed work well with all of the other elements in my kitchen (& cost a WHOLE lot less than some of the ones I loved, which was a big part of the equation for me). And the pulls I have are just fine - they do what they're supposed to do, & they do a very good job of it. And I love the way they feel, and I'm perfectly happy with them. FWIW :)...See MoreCorner Cabinet - Am I crazy?
Comments (11)It sounds like you have a corner cabinet that's meant to hold either a corner susan (lazy or super) or stationary shelves. That's the one that's usually 36" along the wall on both sides of the corner. (Some are 33" on one or both sides, but they're less useful b/c the front opening is smaller.) If you do indeed have a corner cab meant for a susan, what do you have in it right now? Do you have stationary shelves? Based on your post, it sounds like this is what you have. If so, I would still consider getting super susan "turntables" for them. FYI... A "lazy" susan is the one with a center pole. A "super" susan is the one with no center pole and with "turntable" type shelves mounted on stationary shelves. There are pros & cons to both. Pro(s) to both: It's very easy to access whatever is stored in it...everything is in front. All you have to do is rotate the shelves and what you want is right in front of you! If something does fall off (in the cabinets w/out a curved wall, more on that later), it's much easier to get o the item than if you have a blind corner cabinet and something fall off. With a blind corner, you have to reach (if you have very long arms) or crawl into a cabinet that's deep inside a "blind" area. [This reason plus the fact that many of those "half-moon" units don't last is one of the reasons my KD discourages blind corners of any kind.] Note: The pie-cut type cabinet (90-degree angle instead of diagonal front) gives you a bigger opening than a diagonal opening. It also gives you more useful floorspace and counter frontage, less of a "closed in" feeling (particularly in small-to-medium size kitchens), and less inaccessible deep corner space. Pro(s) to a lazy susan: Biggest pro, IMHO, is that the walls of cabinets designed specifically for lazy susans follow the contour of the round (or pie-cut) shelves so closely that I'm not sure even a grain of rice could fall off the shelves. Another big pro, again IMHO, is that if you have the pie-cut type, the doors can be attached to the shelves and rotate into the cabinet when you open it. No doors banging the adjoining cabinets...something that can be an issue, especially the doors that are two pieces attached with a piano hinge with the doors flopping about. Pro(s) to a super susan: No center pole in the middle to limit the size of items you can store on a shelf. No center pole to block access to items. Con(s) to a lazy susan: Has a center pole in the middle that limits the size of items you can store on a shelf. The center pole could block access to items. However, all you have to do is rotate the shelf and no more "blocking"! Con(s) to a super susan: Walls are usually not (never?) curved to follow the contour of the round shelves. This is the biggest con, IMHO. Doors cannot be attached to the rotating shelves so the doors must be opened b/f access contents, You also have to be careful the doors do not bang into......See MoreAm I crazy to have a corner base cab without the susan?
Comments (82)I very much appreciate these suggestions. You all are really helping me fine-tune this design. Do my responses below seem like good reasons to stick with my plan above? I would consider moving the DW to the end of the peninsula This would work for an average household, but as a homeschooling mother of six, I make three home-cooked meals a day. The DW is run after every meal, and a lot of it consists of pots and pans that need to be soaked before going in. you could eliminate the door on the small corner cabinet I did play with this idea, but I am concerned about the trays and cutting boards inside getting splattered from food dribbling down from the prep area above or from loading the dishwasher next to it. It is much easier to wipe down a door than to wash all the contents inside. Whatever you choose, you must have a filler on the left side. This is why the 6" cab seems better to me. It will ensure that I have standard filler size and that the counter doesn't have to touch the slider trim. I know you are looking into the blind base for the sink - I would still opt for the 30" sink base and 36" lazy susan - I think that will be a much better storage option. If I want to have my trash in a base, the only place I see room for it is under the sink, and the only way for it to fit there is if I move my large water filtration system into the corner with this blind cabinet. Though blind cabs are typically terrible storage options, used this way, this blind frees up drawer storage elsewhere that might have been eaten up with a trash pull-out. I also get very useful storage with the 18" drawer base to the right of the stove that I wouldn't get if a susan is in the corner. a corner base with adjustable staggered shelving I'd seriously consider it if a 36" one fit in either corner, but the openings on the 33" corner bases are so narrow that they are difficult to get things out and even see what is in there. Thank you!...See MoreCabinet pull placement on 30" Pantry cabinet doors
Comments (28)These refrigerator pulls are placed just above the rail, which is the most comfortable for me on my door. And the pantry door pulls are in a different location. Still works fine because the scale and use is different. My horizontal rail is at about the same height as this pantry (in relation to the nearby counter). Seems low for a pull, right? Tipping the scales towards going with just above the rail for function/ergonomics (maybe they not be damned;-). Liking what nidnay said about being one of those things you don't notice after awhile and what Flo said about just putting them where they feel right....See Morecat_mom
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