Why Kitchen Corner Cabinets?
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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 MoreCorner Cabinet in Kitchen
Comments (9)Hi, myABCkids -- As you noted, our designs sound very similiar, although you seem to have even more space overall. So, yes, I think you already have enough storage without extending the corner to the counter, as your DH wants to do. I am also trying to figure out what to do in my upper corner, but I definitely do not like the tambour/appliance garage idea in that corner. I agree with your instinct that the look may be dated, and I think you will also want to keep that space for prepping -- even a bowl of ingredients waiting to go on the cooktop would be crowded out by the "appliance garage." However, I love the idea of the hutch at the end of your long wall of cabinets! The hutches that folks have posted here are really attractive, and functional, as well. If you do keep a corner diagonal cabinet (I'm probably going with a 90 deg angle on the corner, but it's a matter of preference), then you could have a flip down mount for a small flat screen TV, which could be up and out of the way when you're not using it. As another option for handling small appliances, would you consider putting them in a corner base lazy susan cabinet? You could get most of your small appliances on one shelf, and maybe use the other for big bowls, etc. that are awkward to fit anywhere else. Just a thought! Good luck with the planning. I'll be interested to see what you choose to do -- especially as I sit today and ponder my "corner" options. Here is a link that might be useful: Example of flip down mount for under cabinet flat screen TV...See MoreHickory Floor in Kitchen? Why or Why not? What cabinets?
Comments (20)momto4inor, you can just right click on the picture and save it directly on your hard drive. Then, just print it up. I've done this many times to add GW pictures to my growning scrapbook of ideas. I like the hard copy so I can write directly on the pictures. DH is extremely visual too, so when I present a new idea, I've got to have a picture. He gets frustrated with me if I try to give a verbal description. I have hickory floors in my entry way installed by the previous owner. We're planning to extend them to the kitchen and family rooms, eventually. Mine are engineered. They are a product from Shaw called Vicksburg, the color is maize. We're going with a creamy white cabinet, but mostly because I bought them 2nd hand, so not a lot of conscious decision making, more like happy accident. The hicory does have many tones in it, so you probably have a lot of wood tone choices. If you have a flooring sample, keep it with you when you decide on cabinet finish, etc. Here is a link that might be useful: Shaw Vicksburg Hickory...See MoreKitchen cabinet corner cabinet?
Comments (8)Saw this on a site that another poster recommended, and thought it looked fairly clever: Corner Drawer Cabinet Another way to use a corner is to fill it with drawers. Some complain that drawers waste space. We disagree. A bank of four corner drawers provides as much usable space as a two-shelf lazy susan configuration. And the space is much, much easier to get to. We dislike doors on lower cabinets for a variety of reasons  and this dislike extends to doors hiding lazy susans rather than shelves. (For more information, see Mise en Place: What We Can Learn from Commercial Kitchens.) Nor are these drawer banks necessarily expensive. While the v-shape drawer front shown is striking and unusual, a standard drawer cabinet turned 45 degrees makes an effective corner storage unit at very little cost. Here is a link that might be useful: Corner Drawers...See MoreAmanda Abbott
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