huh? was it an after thought? the granite should have been brought over.

I'd prob remove the pony wall, that cabinet and just leave it open.

if you plan on keeping it, cover the nail holes and paint the toe kick. (who on earth tiled the other toe kick with peel and stick tile??? omg)

the granite overhang on it is horrible. I'd take out the entire mess

btw, the pictures on that wall are hung too high. lower them a foot.

The granite counter edge overhanging that 1.5 inch is the prob. Decide first if counter remains. If counter does not change I would remove pony wall , remove 9in cab. I would have a carpenter build a small shelf cabinet that faces hall so on kitchen side you see the side profile of it. It will wedge under that granite lip. Bring it out flush with drawer cab . .....so it will be about 24 inches wide ??? Shelves Facing hall . Shelves are handy. You don't need a pony wall there. Get some use from a boo boo or awkward situation. Polyurethane the top so you can set basket w pot holders or napkins or whatever and the wood will be durable but not exactly counter prep use .

Just the joys of buying a home with DIY renos lol. Thanks for the ideas, hoping to find a way to make the cabinet work, need the extra storage.

Nancy,,,what can you possibly put in that cabinet?

if you want the extra storage, remove everything as we've both mentioned.

then you could do some open shelf storage. you could put your books there, or maybe a toaster, bread storage, baskets, etc.

that tiny 10" inside storage thing is almost useless. and really looks horrible.

can you remove that peel and stick backsplash? put that on the list to redo.

If you are leaving the cab what do you want to fix? Just paint the pony wall, and wall above the same color and tie in toe kicks between the 2 cabs then. The toe kicks look goofed up anyway, so fix that.

and that's all that would be able to fit in there because she'd have to take out both shelves.

So, Nancy, if you have a multitude of cutting boards/cookie sheets that fit no where else, I suppose you could use this cab for that.

or maybe spices.

but honestly, the way it looks?? It wouldn't be worth it to me.

But if you like it, then keep it. just paint the toe kick and get the granite fixed.

you asked for ideas on how to fix it. That's basically it.

Could that cabinet be pulled forward to match its neighbor? Then you could extend the pony wall, perhaps.

Is the granite top on the pony wall the same size as the un-granited counter, by any chance? If so, I might see if there's any way to have that fabricated to fill in that spot and just put a nice wood cap on the pony wall. Another option would be to have a piece of butcher block cut to be the cabinet there, though that would probably look more odd.

" a handy " cabinet for a few things vs. fixing several small glaring things in a spot that is on view: 1. slab of stone atop pony wall serves no purpose and overhangs oddly on kitchen side. 2. pony wall itself serves no purpose in a hallway 3. granite overhang is another dimensional error or misfit after the fact. 4. toekicks are not really toekicks and do not meld together 5. the top of 9 in cab has different material than both pony wall top and counter top and looks not usable 6. depth discrepancy between two cabinets accentuates the inconsistencies even more. if you want the cabinet to remain....as you say....I would probably pull out the pony wall..order a 12 in similar tray cab at same depth as drawers...install it with finished end and take out the toe kick, get the height adjusted so you can run a wood top or another piece of same granite across the top to minimize 3 differing top heights

you have now; pony top....tray cabinet top, and drawer cabinet top. YOU CAN EVEN order a new tray cabinet a few inches shorter but same depth as drawers...run a wood top which would be lower than granite overhanging , so it looks intentionally lower set .

Maybe remove cabinet and pony wall, trim countertop flush and install new cabinet to wall edge and same depth as existing with lower as closed door storage and top from counter up with yes open book shelves. It could be open from kitchen side all through to hallway. I have hard time explaining thoughts sometime, does that make sense? Probably have to be custom built. What does pic look like standing aways? Floor to ceiling view of problem corner?

Take out pony wall and lower cabinet. Trim granite and install a narrow broom cabinet to match other cabinets

I think you can keep that cabinet if you cut the pony wall down so it is flush with the countertop, cut the edge of the granite so you have a straight right angle, and build shelving to sit on top of the new cabinet, flush against the granite and the end of the pony wall. Make the shelving as high as your back splash, which also helps with that issue.

You could remove the pony wall and recreate the cabinet beneath your current countertop (overhang) level for this corner, having your cabinet face to the hallway side instead of forward. You'd then have a "wall" -- a side of a cabinet -- left of the drawers.

Put a stainless steel countertop atop that cabinet and set your toaster there. That can not only free a bit of actual countertop space, it can protect your countertop from any "misfire"/"fail" of the toaster -- the kind of fail that caused a burn in my mom's oak dining table..

I was going to suggest (as above), you take out pony wall and cabinet, and add something to that space instead, maybe a pantry/ pullout sort of cabinet.

Thanks everyone for the ideas. Looked into removing the pony wall but the bottom half contains quite a bit of wiring. I think cutting it down to sit flush with the cabinet and building the shelves to meet the backsplash as calidesign suggested is the most doable.

Maybe a wine cabinet above?