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What should I do with this space???

2 years ago

We are in the middle of remodeling a very weird house with lots of oddities built in. Most of them are gone now, but this is one of the last remaining: a bizarrely tiny triangle-shaped broom closet. Our contractor has built a normal sized closet for cleaning supplies so what do we do with this space? I took this photo standing in our pantry. To the left is a powder room and to the right is the kitchen. The back wall is about 2ft and the side wall is about 1ft.

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Lyn Nielson
2 years ago
what is the room on the backside of it?
Missa Uhlman
Original Author
2 years ago
Powder room
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Missa Uhlman
Original Author
2 years ago
Here is another angle. Powder room on the left, then weird triangle, then kitchen on the right.
K R
2 years ago
How about a cool open wine closet?
P Banos
2 years ago
If you added a door would it be large enough to store cleaning supplies? Is that an outlet in there? Good spot to hang up the cordless vac.
palimpsest
2 years ago
I'd either turn it back into a broom closet or cover it over.
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Metamorphosed
2 years ago
I would put a door on it and use the space for bathroom supplies since it's right next to the powder room or maybe a place to put extra kitchen things that you can't find a home for like large pots/dishes/gadgets. Once your renos are done and you have a feel for how the space is really used, you will have a better idea what you'd like to put in there. Hope that helps!
ci_lantro
2 years ago
Give the space to the powder room.

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