Looking for photos of open shelving wrapping a corner
I am trying to envision open shelving on my sink wall. I love the look of no uppers, but I need more cabinets than that. Right now I have an orphan cabinet to the left of sink, which I really hate (it would be better if it weren't so dark, but it just ... floats ....). I am planning to move the dishwasher to that side of sink, and island behind with dish drawers, but I think I want to put floating shelves on either side of the window there. Of course it isn't centered at all, so I am trying to figure out how to best balance it.
First pic is basic dimensions with planned island. Second pic is rough future layout. Third is current space. Subsequent pics are ideas but not quite the layout I would have.
I guess I am wondering if I should wrap the open shelving around the corner, then flank the hood and range with upper cabinets, or make smaller open shelving and wrap the closed cabinetry around the corner. I will not be using dark upper cabinetry, so that will help regardless, but I'm still trying to avoid a lopsided kitchen.
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Comments (2)One of the more clever shelf ideas I saw on this website for a corner cabinet had shelves didn't go fully across. They went from the side wall to the back and were mostly rectangular shelves. The rear of the cabinet was cropped so the shelves were slighly angled at that point. They looked adjustable too (always a plus in my book!) They could be staggered and this allowed for a range of items to be stored. I'm not explaining this well but found the photo and am including a link to it. This cabinet did have a closed door but I think it could probably also be effective as open/display shelving. I'm not suggesting open or closed because that's up to you but I found the storage choice really creative. jayne Here is a link that might be useful:...See MorePics of cabinets wrapping an outside corner?
Comments (8)That's an inside corner isajules. But I love your cabinets and pulls. I'm doing something almost identical but in a natural cherry color. Not sure how to describe an outside corner without a picture. Let's say your right hand wall turned the other direction at the corner? The other side of the "T"? Can anyone help me here?????...See MorePhoto of what you display on open shelves?
Comments (6)bmore I love the way you have your cook-ware ready for action. I wish I had built that concept into our kitch-en so our cook-ware doesn't have to take up storage in our drawers. And I really love the way they look hanging! Are you going to change that? I've thought of putting in a pot rack over our island, but our island is too narrow (24" x 54") and I'm afraid my husband and sons will bonk their heads. Not good, unless I want to discourage them from cooking . . . NOT. I do still want to buy one or two Le Crueset casserole dishes. I'm wondering if these would look-good featured on the bottom shelf. And then I'd take out the top shelf and buy something large to sit on the shelf above the LeCrueset? Allison I saw that china room when you first posted it!!! WOWSA! I just would HATE to be responsible for keeping it all clean. If I had a room like that, I'd want it to be one of the "clean-rooms" that they set up in hospitals, factories, etc. so that no dust entered, lol. Boxer, once again thanks for sharing your library of photos : ) You may not have a lot of open shelving, but what you do have is featured beautifully. Love that java!!...See MoreUh- Oh, Cabinet does not fit, open shelving best option?
Comments (11)This isn't your fault but whoever designed the soffit could have built it so that it was in alignment with the break between the glass doors and the solid doors. The soffit may not have been able to be smaller, but it certainly could've been made slightly bigger to accomplish this. Since I tend to obsess about such things, I would partly rebuild the soffit to line up no matter if I had a cabinet made or not. In my own mind, it is going to look like a compromise other wise, but some compromises are better than others. Usually there is enough slack in the wiring that moving the fixture down wouldn't be a problem. When I run across things like this, people then say. "Well that could add a couple weeks and a couple thousand dollars to the project", and I say "A couple weeks will be gone in a couple of weeks anyway and that cabinet will be here for maybe 20 years. And a couple thousand dollars in a $30-50K project? Worth it to get it right?"...See More
Rebekah L
2 years agoWhy not take the orphan cabinet down first and see how you feel about just shelving that area? I have a similar kitchen layout but smaller, and only 26" between my over sink window and the patio door trim. My dishwasher goes there. The builder's plan called for an orphan cabinet but I had them leave it out to maximize light and flow through the spaces.
I don't care for lots of open shelves because I need the storage, but I like having them in this one spot to style and keep a few things. I had just put them up here, the bottom shelf sits on the top of the backsplash tile line. (microwave is now gone and lighting fix is in progress. )
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2 years agoThanks, all, you are helping me get a little more clear in my thoughts. This is getting close to where I am going. I think. (That tall gray cabinet will be a fridge in reality.) @lucky998877, do you have a photo looking more directly at your range wall?
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last yearI’m still moving! Final cabinet measurements happening in next couple weeks. So, I don’t have any photos yet. I do have a better rendering:
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