Wow, that's really an improvement! Amazing how much you can store on those now. I have the same set of Pyrex bowls and that looks like the perfect place for them to be easily accessible.

I can't wait for your toe-kick tutorial!

thanks! This makes me want to try even though I don't have a diagonal corner cabinet :)

What was the secret to getting those shelves into the cabinet? Looks a bit like that ship in a bottle trick.

wow.
and I thought I could retrofit things!
I am very impressed. You had a vision and sure made it happen!

Great job.

Clever!

Wish I was a year later in my reno...this probably would have solved a HUGE problem for me. No matter, I know now in case there's a next time...

Well done! Looks great and clearly stores a tonne of stuff! Very clever.

Putting the shelves in was a minor logical problem at first. Then it was just a matter of muscle.
The open area of the door is about 39''.
The shelves are about 26'' from side to side, therefore needing 28'' or so of clearance to go in and angle down to flat.
The susans are 24'' in diameter.
Everything fits if it is done in the right order.

1. Brooks (budding contractor and muscular enabler) attached the first susan to the bottom of the cabinet.
2. Next he put the shelves in one by one, laying them on top of the first susan.
3. Then he attached a susan to the top shelf in the stack and raised it temporarily to the very top of the cabinet,
4. The next susan was attached and raised as high as possible under the top one.
5. The last susan was attached and then the shelf was placed in its position above the bottom susan.
6. Next the susan above it (next to the top) was dropped to its position.
7. And finally, the top susan was lowered to its final position.

I could not have done this. The shelves plus susans were HEAVY and the opening meant putting them in at an awkward angle. Brooks was wonderful and patient when we had to adjust a shelf or two.

Not really hard, but not really easy, either.

Deedles, Thanks. I am eager to try the toe kick drawers. I really think it won't be hard.
Scrappy25, I posted the install process above.
Catmom and mmhmmgood, Thanks. It was a fun project.
CEFreeman, from you that compliment means a lot. Isn't it fun to solve a problem? I love that AHA moment.

WOW...totally impressed. Is there a way to "save" these forum posts for future reference?

Weedpuller1954
I am very pleased you found the info useful. Thanks for the comment.

Yes, you can save a post two ways that I know of:
1. To the right of your name in the post above you will see the word Clippings and the scissors logo. Click on ''clip this post'' and the post will be stored in your GW clippings file.
2. Also, you can highlight the address at the top of the page on your browser window and use your browser to SAVE AS , chose Web Document, and save it in a folder on your hard drive.

Sandra

Thanks for documenting that successful project for posterity! Way to go.

Wow! Nice job - and I thought I was creative using basic susan's in the upper shelves - might have to go for a retrofit!

What a great idea! I love how strong they are by being placed right on the shelf! Plus, things won't get "lost" by falling down the sides:)

a2gemini, I'd love to see pics if you decide to retrofit!
mjher1, the only places things might actually fall off these susans are the two corners, and then the shelf will catch them and I can reach them. Otherwise, not gonna happen.

Sandra, thank you for the very detailed instructions! Very clever way of working around that narrow doorway. Brooks sounds wonderful to have as a handyman. You wouldn't happen to be near Baltimore by chance would you?

Scrappy25,
Nope, I am in southern Indiana across from Louisville, Ky. Too far for Brooks to commute. I would recommend him if he were close enough to you!!

Bellsmom, Thanks for filling me in on how to save "clippings". It worked for this tech-challenged granny!
Also, I'm a frequent traveler through your neck of the woods (I-64 from St. Louis to Charleston, WV.....so glad when they reopened the bridge!) I may have to scoop Brooks up and bring him home with me next time I'm through there!! ;)

Bell - currently I put Copco susans in the the top 2 shelves - it will be awhile until I try the retrofit -but when I retire.....

A correction to original post: the susans as they come from Rev-a-shelf are 3'' deep. Plus a shelf and they are nearly 4'' deep. We cut this by about 1 1/2'', so the depth of my susans plus turntable and shelf is a bit more than 2 1/2''.

Weedpuller
We are less than 10 minutes from I64 in a lovely rural area of the ''Knobs'' overlooking Louisville. Wanna stop by for coffee and a scone next trip? But you can't have Brooks.

a2gemini
When you do try the retrofit on the bottom shelves, you will love them. Wonderful to bring everything around so that I am nose to nose with it. Nothing gets lost, nothing has to be moved to access something else.

Will let you know when I give it a try - but work schedule is crazy - hope to retire soon!

Bells - just turned down a potential job in Louisville! I would have "commuted" long distance!

Sandra, I was just rereading this post because I have evil plans for a particular cabinet.

I was wondering if you'd attempted to put in toe kicks yet? I have this in mind for 4 different cabinets. I hesitate because I don't know the clips to order. I want to be able to push it with my toe and have it come out, but able to push it in again with my toe. Hence the name, right? TOE kick !

Anyway, how are you handling this?
Thanks,
Christine

Christine
Nope, haven't done toe kick drawers yet. I do want them. I could really use the space.

Right now I am putting susans (at least 12 of them) in the back corners of the big walk in pantry. This is a pretty easy project, really. Today I took the Christmas tree down --a real tree, rapidly approaching needle-lessness.
Then I cut out two 17'' inch circles, screwed them to bearings, and got them in place. THAT was easy peasy.

But the toe kick drawers are still in line. Not sure I will try to use a system that opens with a push. I think I will use those flat horizontal pulls that install across the top edge of a drawer. I won't be opening them often, so bending down to open them shouldn't be a problem. Pretty sure they WILL close with a kick though! :-)

Not next in line, though. Next is another easy project: making some sliding drawer-thingees that will sit on top of the flatware drawers to slide back and forth and make use of the wasted two or three three inches of vertical space in the those drawers.

You know how it goes. Just playing.

Enjoy your projects!!

ooooOoooo I like that idea.
My drawers, though completely fill the cabinet openings. Hmm..

I'm thinking of retrofitting a top drawer to hold paper towels. I really like that idea.

Is it Breezy that has that great pantry or Bee? (I'm not certain they're secretly not the same person, they have such beautiful kitchens!) I want to do lazy Susans in the corner of the pantry like, well, like I'm linking.

I was thinking about Pie Susans, but I think my shelves will only be about 6" deep on the left, making an L to the right, where I can make them as much as 18" deep. The one side of the pie would stick out too far. In my head, I probably have to make the either just plain round, or D like yours. I'll figger it out.

Today I'm (doing absolutely nothing but drinking espresso, refreshing Kitchens, eating Reese's and a vat of Mac 'n cheese I made yesterday) going to work on the remaining doors in my MBR. Someday I have to consider hardware.

Geeze. It's always something, isn't it?

Forgot the picture.

Christine
Yup, I love that picture --though I would have made the susans at least an inch bigger in diameter and maybe more so they snugged close to the posts.

I can't do mine like that, though, because the posts are in the front corner. In one of those flashes of imbecility, I thought I could use pie cut susans around the post. DUH. It wouldn't even START to turn. But I can get nearly 17'' diameter susans in those dead corners, which will be a huge improvement over the unreachable depths behind the post.

I just thought of something. In corner shelves like those pictured with no center post, if the susans are made as large as possible and then D cut in a straight line from post to post, access to the contents would be better because protruding shelves above and below would not obscure a rotated shelf. I REALLY wish I didn't have those corner posts!!

Anyway, this is an EASY project. Just cut a plywood circle, screw in 4 screws to attach the bearing, and it's done--except for your fav. chore, painting. But there is no need to paint the bottom, and I'll put cushy cupboards lining on the top, so only the edges need painting.

I like this.
Now I just have to build the shelves.
Thanks from saving me from my own imbecility, 'cause I sure wudda done the same thing.
D shelves make the most sense. Take up less space while moving around other stuff in the pantry, too.

Oh, it's so nice someone else has done this first -- or is at least thinking about it!

CEFreeman, these should work for toe kick drawers. I just got a new Lee Valley hardware catalog and remembered seeing them there.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lee Valley toe kick latches

I haven't done the toe kick drawers yet, but the susans (all 14 of them!) are in the corners of the pantry. Not painted yet because I was impatient to see how they worked out. They were inexpensive because I used bearings that cost about $6 each and cut the turntables myself from 1/2'' plywood. They are 16'' diameter.

Maybe the toe kick drawers are next.

Nancy--I am afraid these push-to-open latches would be a problem in the toe kick. Every time one's foot hit the thing, it would open. I personally plan to just use a flat, over the top edge pull. Inconspicuous and not gonna open accidentally.

This post was edited by Bellsmom on Wed, Feb 20, 13 at 8:57

I like the kick-it idea. You might be right, Bellsmom, but where I plan them isn't some place I normally stand, so I don't think it'll matter for me.

Nancy, I just got the same catalog (probably) and will go through it. I've logged over 50 hours this last week of scanning documents for my divorce. No time to enjoy my hardware catalogues. (Never been a girly-girl, I guess! :)

Thx for the idea!

I just stumbled on this post today, and I am in awe. Brilliant. I have printed out your excellent instructions, and I may do exactly this in our kitchen. Thanks so much for sharing! I have been so overwhelmed by this cabinet for 4 years, and I have nothing in the top shelf because it is so tall, and I need a step ladder to get to it. The time has come to tackle this thing. (=