How best to trick this space out as a pantry?
jenmendel23
9 years ago
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Comments (6)Stuff is an issue -- the appliances and the like are all things that I've been giving by well-meaning friends who know how much I like to cook. I've re-gifted some of it -- the cappucino maker, the coffee maker, the George Foreman grill -- but I could probably prune a fewmore things like the wok. (I've also moved some things, like the waffle iron I love but only use 4-5 a year, and the fancy glasses, to the front hall closet on the other end of the apartment. Not convenient, but it looks a little better!) Pegboard might be an option -- and my landlord might like the fact that it means fewer holes in the brick wall. Painting is a good suggetion, too. I've thought about that -- mostly about painting the foogly cabinets. The cabinet doors are actually plastic! (The last time I did a really deep cleaning/de-greasing, they ended up several different colors -- all equally ugly -- of brown.) The one improvement I was able to talk the landlord into was finally removing the carpet in their. Not only was it unhygenic -- it was a truely nasty brown plaid! You have to wonder what they were thinking when they put that in.... Thanks for the comments!...See MorePull-outs in pantry cabinet - how wide are your pull-outs?
Comments (7)Good question! There are SO many things to think about, that really by the end sometimes I think many of us end up aware of so many details...way more than the average person, even your average contractor...etc. I just measured my pullouts. As cyycdm stated, my drawers are only 22" long, but DH installed them (we did most of the kitchen DIY), and he placed them further back (than you see in her photo). They are full extension, so you can still access every square inch, but being a bit further back allows for extra stuffing overflow of bags, etc on shelves! LOL My frameless doors don't completely clear the sides of the cabinet frame, so the carpenter had to supply 1" bumpers for the side where the door is attached, so the drawer can clear the door, I'm sure you need the same thing, only in framed, you will need those bumpers on both sides, so a loss of 2" there. My slides only take up 1/4", so there is a total of 1 1/2" wasted space, my pullouts are 15 1/2" wide for an 18" pantry. Believe it or not these had to be built 3 times before they fit...no wonder my kitchen company went bankrupt (the day my new granite was to be installed, BTW) I would question why so much space needs to be lost, that seems wasteful to me....See MoreTricked out bathroom vanities--worth it?
Comments (22)To be effective, storage should be functional. Sounds silly...but if it's planned out, any space can be effective. Stand at the sink. Where do you want your toothbrush? Floss? Toothpaste? Left-handed? Right-handed? You can make it happen so everything is logically located, or you can take five steps over here to get this, three steps in the opposite direction to get that. You can get it simply by opening this drawer...or by having to bend over, open the cabinet, look, reach, pull out this box to get to that one, etc, etc. You may have the perfect cabinet location for your electric toothbrush...only to find that your toothbrush is 1/2" too tall for the space when on the recharging stand. My original cabinet plan for our master bathroom included a sitting area for my wife to do her hair and makeup. Except she prefers to stand. So to give her what she wanted, we designed and built a taller cabinet that separates the sink from the toilet. A "pony cabinet" so to speak. On top of that cabinet is a round makeup mirror she uses, and her "equipment", including electrics, is stored within that cabinet. She loves it. Someone else may hate that idea. Storage requirements can be generic, they can be specific. You can design something to make it work for you, or you can go generic and conform to it. Either may work. For the most part, I find pull outs like drawers and shelves to be much more effective than a black hole cabinet. "U" sink drawers, they can work quite well, but effective "U" storage can be dependent on the size and shape of the sink bowl. Sometimes "U" drawers can work, other times, not so much. Just try to keep things sensible. When you have a 2" wide section of drawer that is 4" deep and you can never quite fit your hand in there to remove the tweezers? Either change the drawer structure, or put the tweezers somewhere else. When planning storage, consider it an opportunity to self-edit. How many lotions and potions do you really need? Me, I have one bottle of shampoo. My wife, she must have a couple dozen bottles of "stuff" in the shower. But she looks a helluva lot nicer than I do! But that's why I have a really large two-shelf niche in the shower. It was designed to hold all of her bottles. Gimmicks can result in wasted space and wasted dollars. Thoughtful and functional design can be priceless....See MoreHow can we re-work our laundry/pantry space?
Comments (15)Getting rid of the header and dividing wall will give you a lot more space to work with. Whether you want counter space or not depends on how you think you will use it. Will it become a dumping ground? Do you want to keep the curtain, or make the area more presentable without it? Are you willing/able to spend the money to build cabinetry? If money was no object, I would keep the W/D stacked, and build cabinets around/above them. I have pull-outs above my fridge that I find very convenient for light-weight or rarely used things - my canning pot, paper towels, extra cereal boxes (the open box is in a different place). Something like that would allow you to use the deep space without losing things in the back. On the pantry side, use some combination of drawers and doors to suit the items you need to store....See Morejenmendel23
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