Need design help for a small reach in pantry - 32" wide X 36" deep
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Need help with shelf spacing for reach-in pantry, please
Comments (8)Hi Kay. Maybe my experience can help. I had to design my pantry with my carpenter standing next to me. I've never had any kind of good pantry storage so I didn't really know what I was doing. Like you, I wanted to maximize space for storage. Here's how mine turned out. Shelf height varies because I stood there trying to fit cans and boxes in to see what would fit. I started at the top figuring how high I wanted my first shelf to be for items I don't access daily then worked my way down. For the can storage, the shelves are spaced with 10.5" of open space. This allows for two cans stacked with enough breathing room to lift off the top can. Most other shelves are this same distance. My oils, vinegars, and other bottle storage needed to be taller so those are 11.75" apart. After all the figuring and shelf moving, I was left with a narrow space about 5.5". I decided to put that at optimum eye height to make sure I didn't lose anything in the back. This shelf works perfectly for loaves of bread and cereal out of the boxes. I was proud of myself for thinking "outside the box" (ha!) to think of storing daily cereal just in the bags. Boxed cereal overflow is stored on the top shelf. You can't see in the pic, but around to the left from the bread and cereal are many little canned homemade jams, fruits, and relishes. I love this shelf. **Caveat: This shelving was my cheap, need-shelves-now storage made from the off the shelf option at HD. I did want something more built-in and custom looking with painted wood shelves and without those ugly shelf supports. One day when the kids are older I'll tackle a pantry re-do. Also, I don't use as many canned and jarred items as shown here. A whole house reno made me turn to more pre-packaged foods than normal. And those paper plates in there make my cringe. Finally, my pantry is much better organized now....See Morewalk in pantry help needed!
Comments (17)FWIW, here's what we did in a situation similar to yours. Our WIP is 53" deep x 62" wide. We put a series of three 16" deep shelves on the right (deeper) side, one with the bottom 15" up from the finished floor, one at counter height (36"), and one in between. All kinds of tall things fit on the floor under the 15" high shelf. The breadmaker and a couple of other appliances, plus the cereal boxes fit on the counter height shelf 2 deep, and there's assorted stuff on the shelf in between. We went 18" up from the counter height shelf to the next shelf (I wanted this space to be like it is in the rest of the kitchen), and made all of the upper shelves 12" deep. A couple have 9-1/4" space between them for stacking soup and fruit sized cans; a couple of others have enough space for cake mix sized boxes. We have 9' ceilings, so I could have made the top shelf 15" deep and it would have worked well, but I didn't think of it then! The shelves make an L continuing around across the back, but all of these are 12" deep. But on the back wall, we did not put any shelves in the space from the counter height shelf up to about 74". We kept the left wall empty (it is only about 4-5" deep) and I like it that way, since we keep a large cooler against it that wouldn't have fit under the other shelves. I plan to put some hooks on that wall for aprons, and maybe a couple of 4-6" deep shelves for some of the really small one-of-a-kind items that easily get buried on the other shelves. Anne...See MoreSmallest angle reach in pantry dimensions
Comments (10)There are interior measurements and exterior measurements. These are generally different by about 5" or so. They can be as little as 1.5" different depending on how its constructed. You need to leave yourself enough room inside to be able to maneuver, bend down or get a step stool in there to be able to go up if the shelves go all the way up. You can make it asymetrical or even flat on one wall - for instance do 4.5 feet (interior) by 36 inches (interior) with a door on the long side. 10" deep shelves on the long side and 18" deep ones on the short side. We have world's smallest angle pantry and its asymmetrical. It is 50" by 36" on the outside. I have 8" deep shelves on the long side and 12 to 24" deep stuff on the short side. It is really small in there. We don't have a door - just an opening. You can't really do a non-cabinet one of these in 36" - there just isn't room for a door or an opening. Even with cabinets crammed into a corner (think tall easy reach cabinets), it wouldn't be great because of trying to reach into the depths without rollouts through a small opening. I guess you could have a giant tower of lazy susans. In case you want to know why - something like this takes up 36" on each of two back walls, then each side moves forward towards each other by 2 feet leaving the front side about 16" long. If using frameless cabinets, you then subtract at least 1.5 inches for the cabinet side walls and another 3/4" for the cabinet door. If using framed cabinets, the subtraction becomes 3.75" for the sides and door. Even thinking pie-cut for the front, its still open only about 10-11" open on each side....See MoreHelp with my first ever "walk-in" pantry design!
Comments (10)In that space, I think I'd do the following: - A set of 12" deep shelves straight across the back of the room. 12" is plenty deep, but not so deep that you'll "lose things". And a set of straight shelves is inexpensive to build, and without shelves on the sides, you'll be able to see /access everything on these shelves. - You'd then have 24" of space between the shelves and the walls. On one side, I'd install a pegboard that'd allow you to hang extra kitchen items. Spices could be stored on this pegboard too. On the other side, I'd install shallow bins that could hold individual items like oatmeal packets or cheese crackers. - I'd get some baskets or plastic tubs to fit on the shelves and use them to corral similar things together (i.e., cookie cutters and sprinkles in one, jello in another). - I'd use a couple lazy susans (you can buy heavier-duty versions at Bed, Bath & Beyond) to hold things like bottles, and even with straight shelves across the back, I'd place them in the corners. With things on the shelves, your access to the corners will be a bit limited. - And the door? I don't know the storage system you mentioned, but definitely reserve the door for light weight things....See MoreBuehl
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