Blind Corner Cabinet help.
Tina S
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Comments (4)I think front is asking about uppers. I have 2 easy-reach uppers in my kitchen, and I love them - tons better than the diagonal uppers I used to have. I wanted to get to the corner space. My Mom had a blind corner in her kitchen, and made good use of it. Her house was built long before someone came up with the easy-reach idea. She was able to reach part-way into the blind part, and put things in the back she rarely used. I think the decider would be how big the adjacent cabinet is, and what you plan to put there. I can't remember your dimensions exactly, but if you can eliminate a 12" upper cabinet with either option, you will come out ahead....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 MoreBlind corners...PLEASE help!
Comments (4)No, it's not clear what you are asking for. You say you have a two piece door for the corner and turntables? That usually means an L shaped corner cabinet with lazy susans, not a blind corner cabinet. If you had more room in one direction from the corner than the other, you could definitely have an asymmetrical corner cabinet, which is usually 33" in on direction and 36" in another. That's a great solution to that problem, not a problem itself. The standard double hinged door for a corner cabinet would be asymmetrical in that case and nothing would be "wrong" at all. So, do you have a cabinet plan that you can post with dimensions that illustrate your problem here? Pictures? Because it sounds like there might not be a problem at all with the cabinets, just a problem with them communicating with you so your expectations would align with what the plan actually is....See MoreBlind Corner Wall Cabinet.. Will this work with no filler??
Comments (7)The 18" door on the left is 3/4" thick so you really need at least 3/4" to fully open the door, but you will still be limited by your door hardware. Unless hinge limiters are used there is always the chance of the doors bumping in a corner. What you want to do is absolutely possible with an Ikea system and I personally would choose the 30" over 2 smaller cabs. I never slam doors and you don't really need it to fully open. As you can see in this picture, the knob prevents a full 90 degrees, but I've never seen it as an issue. There will be no clearance issues at the hinge as the left side of the door moves a 1/2" to the right as the door opens....See MoreTina S
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