Ideas for existing corner cabinet without a lazy susan?
cakelly1226
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kitchen corner cabinet: lazy susan or magic corner pull-out?
Comments (18)"...corner susans...don't quite look like the rest of the kitchen..." Huh???? They looked just fine in our old kitchen w/partial overlay doors. Our lazy susan was the only thing in our kitchen that looked and performed as well at demo as it did at installation 13 years earlier. I wholeheartedly recommend corner susans. As to stuff falling off, if your cabinets are made so the back and side walls closely follow the contour of the round shelves, there are no problems. However, I don't know if all cabinetmakers, especially small custom shops, are able to (or willing to) make them that way. We had that kind (curved walls) in our old kitchen w/builder-grade cabinets...and that susan was great! It held all our pots & pans, colanders, cake & pie tins, and various serving pieces. Everything was in front...you simply rotated the susan, the doors rotated inside, and you stopped where the item you wanted was...and it was right in front of you...no digging around for things. Nothing ever fell off. The hardware worked smoothly the entire 13 years. No taking up aisle space in front of the cabinet when open. No door-banging b/c the door was attached to the susan (like Marcolo's picture). Be aware that if you store smaller items on a blind corner pullout and something falls off, you will have to crawl inside to retrieve the item b/f you will be able to close it. My KD strongly discourages blind corner cabinets b/c of all the complaints she's gotten from customers who insisted on them and then later regreted them. (I thought they looked "cool" the first time I saw them and asked about them. After she showed me how they work, told me about the pitfalls, and told me about all the complaints she's gotten, we decided not to get one.) Other good uses of corners: Drawers (Plllog's kitchen) Corner sink bases (b/c under sink storage is usually poor so you combine them to give you better storage everywhere else.) Installing a 27" or 30" cabinet and turning it 90 degrees to face the back side of the corner...but this only works if the back side is open, like in a peninsula. Yes, some people love their blind corner units, but, to me, they're a "last resort" option...only if absolutely nothing else works. YMMV...See MoreAny alternative to Lazy Susans in a 36in corner base cabinet?
Comments (19)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... :>)...See MoreWhat kind of corner cabinet - Blind corner/lazy susan/other
Comments (14)My lazy susan in my old kitchen was the most functional cabinet in the entire kitchen. Yes, lazy susan, it had a center pole. Like Marcolo's, it had the door attached to the shelves so it rotated inside the cabinet. No doors hitting cabinets on the side or to get in the way of accessing the items stored there. Nothing could fall off of it b/c the walls of the cabinet followed the contour of the shelves so closely that about all that would fit b/w them was air. 13 years old and it still rotated smoothly and was so easy to use! With a Blind Corner Unit, if something falls off a shelf, you cannot close it until someone crawls into the back to retrieve it. When I briefly toyed with one b/c it looked "cool", my KD strongly discouraged it b/c of the complaints she's had from clients who insisted on one and now regret it. So, what did I store in my lazy susan in my old kitchen? All my pots & pans (and I had more then than I do now), colanders, pie tins, cake pans, and various serving dishes/items. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures...I didn't realize how useful pics like that would be at the time and so only took very general "before" pictures. With my new kitchen, I was really looking forward to having one to hold all my small appliances, but instead I ended up w/a Pet Center cabinet that was turned 90o and faced outward (at my DH's request). I now store most of my small appliances in my pantry and still miss the Super Susan I almost had! Kodak1...I suggest you post a floor plan b/c it might help us to see what your options are in the various corners...including answering your question about your range location. Some options: Corner Susan, cabinet turned 90o to face the other side (assuming an open side), corner prep sink (or main sink), etc. Good luck!...See MoreLazy susan or blind corner? Surprised KD recommending blind corner
Comments (42)suzi-yes that's right they are rectangle. And I am aware that I'd have lost a triangle (that would be my wasted space that I didn't need for anything) - and the circle in the rectangle does have some wasted space on the 'corners' anyhow. I thought it out and was prepared to do that. I just offered up what I have and what I contemplated as an option in case it was helpful for the OP. I would have been more than happy to do so and it would have housed the stuff that I have in my kitchen just fine, wouldn't have missed it a bit and susans are pricey. Some people love them, some people like them and some people just don't have them. You don't have to have a susan as a solution. Space calculations have been done showing that it's not really the loss of space that it can appear to be. I am okay with not preferring them even though many or even most enjoy them and find them useful. closing-off-a-blind-corner calculations beth09-I know it! I actually have a drawer stack that's somewhat empty - hahaha. It is a shock to the system. You will find what works for you. I will say the super susan (no pole) pie shaped does seem much sturdier than my old regular susan with pole....See Moreangie_diy
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