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When we moved my old range out to replace it I was astonished by the space wasted by the corner cabinet next to it. I’m going to have my carpenter cut into the blank wall behind it in the utility room and put in some shelves (accessible from the utility room side). I know that’s not a kitchen solution but my utility room doesn’t have a lot of storage space. 😊
I did something similar with 2 rooms that shared a common wall. I took what would have been a wasted corner of a bookshelf and changed the wall so that this wasted bookshelf space became a storage cabinet for the powder room which was on the other side of the wall to the study.
What I described is indeed applicable to the situation I had. The important point? It is amazing how much useful space you gain when you *look at your house’s floor plan with eyes to search for what would otherwise be dead, useless space.*
I know this isn't the popular opinion, but I like my lazy Susan corners. Mine are relatively large and I only store big stuff that can't get shoved off the back in there. Pots and pans, pie plates, etc. My kitchen is a small to small-medium sized at best. My counters go around the corners and the lazy susans give me plenty of extra storage space that is easy (for me) to get to. I need the storage.
I LOV E THE lazy Susan. I use it for staples.. flour sugar, etc and mixer, blender, wafflemaker, toaster, and serving dishes and Tupperware. works for me.
i hate lazy suzy it's such a pointless waste of space and things are cliched and it feels like everything is falling apart. We don't have a lot of space in apartments and often in private houses, which is why everything should be economical and well planned and thought out. Such a system can be used by someone who has enough space to leave such a large part of their kitchen for just a few items. Apparently, its lovers are the owners of a large kitchen or pantry. I'll add that I don't like a completely open kitchen either. It can be in the same room, but must remain in the shadows, behind the corner. for example, an L-shaped room. The thing is, I don't want to see any kitchen stuff from the living room. Dining table - yes, it can be in the living room. It's even nice and cozy. Long story short, in my last home I finally got those wishes and also the long missed open pot rack. For this, it was necessary to leave only 30 cm of free space between the doorway and the wall, where a shelf with stylish pots could be placed. It is so good to grab a pot of the required size with a lid from a step away. No more stacking and scrambling to get them and look for a cover. Of course, the kitchen, which is not part of the living room, allows this. I am so satisfied and happy. That , loving and hating depends on many circumstances in your home, such as style, wishes and possibilities.
For over 35 years, and three kitchens, the lazy susan has always been where I keep all my baking supplies. Flours, sugars, oils, oats, etc. I like it because everything is in front, as you spin. Also, there is space for little used items in the corners and sides.
Hi Beth, We keep our Air Popper and spare bottles of wine along one side and my marble rolling pin and pie crust shields along the other. My "Helpful Susan" is perfect.
In my old house, I had a corner cabinet, 36" with a SuperSusan (no pole in the middle) and a good lip on the sides. I LOVED it. Few things ever fell off. I loved baking in that corner as I had lots of room for the mixer, the ingredients etc. Many of the ingredients I kept in the Super Sue. Now I have a corner pantry. I wish to god when we renovated that I had yanked it out, put a flat pantry in elsewhere and had the same kind of corner configuration I had with the large super susan. I sometimes question those who hate this set up if they actually cook. But to be fair, if it works for you - great. If it does not and you prefer some other set up, so be it. It's your Kitchen.
My parents had something similar in their 1960s home. The 36"-ish corner cabinet had 2 quarter circle shelves on the door. Open it all the way (180°) to get at the fixed shelves inside.
My parent's have a lazy Susan that is attached to the door. It is great because you can push or pull it to spin it around. Quick and easy access. The house is 30 yrs old and this feature has held up great.
I have that set up and love it. It’s fast to access, no folding doors, simple hardware that doesn’t break, bend or need adjustments. Some of the other options required you open a door, pull out a drawer, slide the drawer to the side, then pull out another drawer all for slightly more space utilization.
We have that same one. We’ve had ours for almost 50 yrs. I was told they stopped making them because they were dangerous to small children. It would be easy to get your fingers “bit” if you’re not careful. I like mine, though.
We redid our kitchen after living in the house for 18 years. We used to have a corner sink and the dishwasher was to the right and the refrigerator is to the left and people would get pinned inside that space. We have a lazy Susan now in that corner. And we love it. We looked at blind corner options and and the lazy Susan just works the best for us to each their own
We just tore down and rebuilt our entire house. I have two magic corners and they are one of my favorite things in the house. I literally take every guest to the corner to mesmerize them with my corner solution 😂
In my newish kitchen, which I helped design, I have two corner lazy Susans 12:15 , one on each side. The one near the stove holds basic staples, like rice, pasta etc. The other holds all my small appliances, Cuisinart , toaster, can opener, blender etc. Both are made of wood with deep sides. The food one has a shelf underneath the top tier, which means that nothing falls into the back. I like the convenience and ease of use.
I have one lazy susan cabinet that I use for smaller appliances, and I do like it for that. The things I use regularly I can grab just by opening the door, so I only need to spin it for stuff rarely use it. And with appliances, they are heavy enough to not fall over/off. The biggie was that I could afford this "upgrade," and the only other choice I could afford at the time was your basic blind cabinet. It would have worked similarly with rarely used stuff in the back, but I think access is easier this way. If I redo my kitchen again, I'll be in a place to have many more options!
Didn't see what I have - a special rotating rack that holds 3 large trash cans, taking up the whole space. One for regular trash, one for plastic recycling, & one for paper recycling. Can get messy, but is extremely practical, and a great way to hide trash cans. Think I saw this years ago at an Ikea.
My old house had a different solution. There was a diagonal cabinet door in the corner- making a little more counter space above. Then there was a full lazy susan behind it- with a center pole and 4 special bins for each level with high sides so things didn’t fall off. Also easy to remove and wash. The same above for the upper cabinets but the lazy susans were smaller. Worked great.
I've owned 4 houses and designed kitchens for each of them. The last two were galley kitchens with NO corner cabinets and a nearby walk-in pantry at one end and a dining area at the other end. It's a functional design that is hard to beat.
The last has the most potential for my needs. I would make it a cart for our Kitchen Aid mixer. Flip the top back to rest on swing out legs for extra work surface and put the mixer on a lift shelf. Lower pullout shelves would hold all the accessories we have. We don't use it frequently and it takes up a lot of counter space. When in use, it's a half-day process of making our own pastry and large batch of sausages to freeze. I got the idea from cabinets made for sewing machines.
We have TWO blind corner cabinets. We went with the Rev-a-Shelf brand shown at 8:56. They are a life saver. I store small appliances, cake pans, BBQ accessories, etc.
Did you plant the guy with the Tupperware on the LaMans? 😂 I busted out laughing when he “proved” your point! 🤣 I’ve never had anything fall off my lazy Susan corner, but the back of the cabinet is curved with very little gap between the shelf and the back cabinet wall and I store heavy things on it.
My favourite solution for corner cabinets is: just leave there big stuff that you dont use often. The fondu, the big pot that you only use on big family meetings, the paella, the ice-cream machine or the 8 litre oil container. As they are big are easy to locate and pull over, and the esporadic use make it convenient and cheap
oh dear . these things are relegated to the basement storage area . next step for them is thrift store 😢😢 don't use them anymore . there are OUTTA HERE .
@@charvankerck9617 don't worry, I don't use them everyday, but I don't own stuff that I don't use nether. We have big family meetings every month, we use the fondue in friends meeting every season and the ice cream machine every week in summer time. Im Spanish, so the paella also see the light quite often. I won't consider any of it often, but it definitely has it's use. I agree anyway that is better getting ride of what you don't use enough. I had a waffle machine (was a present) or a yogurt maker (used to use, but now I have an electric oven) that I have given to other interested people. If you have the money and the space to keep something, and really want to try... Try it. If at the end you don't use it, just sell it or give it to someone else. And don't think that everyone has a similar lifestyle! As a Spanish citizen, we go out to nice restaurants with kids and babys, we dry the clothes outside with the sun and we love sitting on a table for hours after we finish eating. My USA friend used to work as babysitter, use a drying machine and doesn't understand why the waiter is not checking her if she had finished her food one hour ago. Maybe in my background, culture and personality, I use more often a paella than a toaster (I don't have one), but that doesn't make any of us better, just different.
Yeah I have a 45° cabinet I can get to the entire thing but it's for large clunky items I use less. Ie bread maker, extra supplies, and things for the holidays like special trays etc.
Kraftmaid makes angled cabinets that fit on either side of the corner drawer bank. Kind of a modified blind corner but easier to reach in. No wasted space! My kitchen is too small to fit the corner drawers, but I used a left and a right angled cabinet and left a 6” open slot between them in the corner to store the stepstools I need every day.
My husband made a shelf for my mom about thirty years ago. It was that arrow shape one fixed shelfs on the sides. Each shelf could hold 100 pounds. This was about 33 years ago. She loved it she could get to the things she couldn't before. Her kitchen was small it gave her more storage. She had a hip replacement that made it more difficult to get to things.
If you love your lazy Susan, that’s ok🥰. I’m looking for cabinet hardware and saw some “Pro” on Houzz say not use the same cabinet pulls throughout the house because it looks builder grade, be unique; I started to look at using different hardware in the baths than in the kitchen, then I decided I don’t care what she thinks, it took forever to find what I needed and I’m going to use it EVERYWHERE!
Way more interesting than seems possible! The thing about the “do nothing” solution: having seen the “stupid” ones where you get two cabinets with two doors instead of that one with the large open space and doors with a piano hinge; is that it’s way better to have the large open space. And you are charged more for that. I quite like it as large items seldom used could find a home in my kitchen. However, best thing is to not have corners. The thing we did with the peninsular is to put the dishwasher in the corner but in the back near the dining room table. Worked quite well for us.
We bought our home years after it was built. Yes we have a lazy susan and a pantry. The lazy susan holds all of our pots and pan with the exception of 3 pans I rarely use. 3 larger frying pans one of which is cast iron. I love that my pans are hidden and not below the stove where I have to dig for them.
My mother had a lazy Susan corner cabinet, it was great! And the 7 inch odd, I have nothing fancy, I just store my baking pans vertically in that space.
I listened to you and Jackie of all trades banter back and forth about kitchen trends. It was really fun listening to knowledgeable people joking with each other.
I've finally figured out what I'll be doing with the corner in my new-construction kitchen. It's where I'll be stashing the tankless water heater. Close to the sink & dishwasher, so hot water should be fast. Accessible for repair - but not in the way when it doesn't need to be accessed. The very effort of getting to things in corners like that means I want something there I wouldn't have to access often. To me, putting the water heater is a perfect solution. (Height-wise, it may need to extend above the counter, which is fine. I'll just box it in to look pretty. That far corner of counterspace over a blind corner usually just collects grime & clutter anyway.)
Merci, merci, merci, merci ! That is exactly the video I needed. I think you read my mind to answer the questions I ask myself right away! Ha! This is much better than Alexa.
I LOVE my new corner lazy susans!! They're HUGE and hold all of my skillets and pots with room to spare. The lids I just store by putting them upside down on their matching pot, and stack the pots that way. Easy and efficient.
I have a corner pantry and I love it. We extended our ground floor and have a largish (in respect of uk houses) open living space (kitchen, dining and living room) and this cupboard stores so much stuff. It’s different to the one you show as the doors are straight across rather than corner shaped so it has more floor space and more shelf space. Regular sized Uk houses rarely have a pantry anymore, ones that did have mostly had them removed, in my mind totally wrong move, but these corner pantries are great if you have a space for them.
We redid our kitchen a few years ago. We have three corner cabinets, two are on the dining room side and the third is a blind corner. My wife hates lazy susan corner cabinets. For the blind corner we did installed a lazy susan but at least each shelf rotates independently. For the two that back up to the dining room we installed ones with fixed shelves. I removed most of the rear plywood of each cabinet to provide access from both the front and rear. I made doors that match the paneling that covers the other cabinet rear. The doors are pretty unobtrusive. This makes the cabinets accessible from both the front in the kitchen and the entire cabinet from the dining room side. For the upper cabinet only one faces the dining room. We ordered that one with a door on the dining room side.
My blind corner set up is kind of like the one with the 7 inch space but then the other part is large and instead of having a Lazy Susan, I just left it wide-open in there. No drawers, no shelves, etc. It holds large things like my dish strainer, a couple large plastic tubs, toolbox, etc. I actually like having that big empty space. and the small little space I put in a little separation type thing and I put my cutting boards and cookie sheets in there.
I use the Haefele Magic Corner as shown at 4:58 and love it. I've had good results with a corner pantry at the end of a cabinet run, opposite end from the sink cabinet run and adjacent to the refrigerator alcove. 50 inch minimum for the angled wall, open cabinet bases, counters and uppers and large enough to step inside. Double doors work well. It's really a "pantry-closet", or a tiny butler's pantry.
I have 2 corner cabinets and I've made the best of them But he two "door" solution at 4:00 is unique because the lower pullout is NOT blocked by the upper level shelf like most of the tradtional lazy susan variations. I'm tired of being on my hands and knees to reach the lower shelf. I'm going to use this idea in my next kitchen remodel.
12:27, the do nothing gin, is kind of right. The one time I’ve had to deal with it, is used different sized tubs and plastic dish pans to contain collections of whatever I stored in there. Nothing was directly on the shelf.
Why do you have to use that space in the kitchen? How about accessing it from the other room(s)? Ours could easily be accessed from the hall where I could really use the space for either one tall, skinny closet for cleaning stuff (mop, broom, vac etc) or, if I wanted to keep the corner counter area for the kitchen, two smaller cupboards above and below.
I have one of those 3" wide base cabinets and wish I had more. It is the perfect place to store trays, cookie sheets, cutting boards, all of those tall flat things that you have to stack. Standing on edge in this cabinet eliminates that. My next kitchen will have several.
Because I rent, my solution to my "dead" corner was very low tech! Baskets! Large oversized rubbermaid baskets. Filled with my once a year stuff. The accessible area of the cabinets have baskets too filled with Tupperware and other lightweight items.
I love the look of the 45* corner cabinet (with drawers) because first I love the look and next I love the space it creates on top of countertop yet I have plenty of cabinet space else where…but it’s my fav place to cool my bake goods. Fresh bread, cookies, and large lasagnas😋. It so functional for me and I love the look…have great weekend👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻thumbs up all day everyday 🎉
??? At about 3:33 where an upper cabinet is being shown you comment on the dishwasher placement below it. There is a filler in the corner so I’m curious what you don’t like about the dishwasher location? It looks to me like both it and the drawers beside it have enough filler for them to clear each other’s handles, so I’m curious what is wrong with it? A corner location is the only option I see when I remodel my kitchen, so I’m trying to figure out why that wouldn’t work.
"Technically" a dishwasher should not be that close to a corner. Sometimes there's no other way, but if it can be avoided it should be. The open door blocks the counter space and cabinets. It's not the end of the world, but there's a more functional approach. IMO
In my childhood home, we had two corners. One had a cart on wheels with big cleaning items behind, and the other had shelves for baking sheets and cake pans behind a box. One house had a vertical pop up from the counter. The other one I just left the door off and my little dog used it as her space when I cooked. I have a friend who uses a cupboard for her cat to hide.
In each of our corner cabinets , we put three lightweight (but sturdy large )bins in a row. We put felt on the bottom of each bin for easy sliding. One corner holds small appliances that are used occasionally, extra rolls of paper towels, and extra food purchased for entertaining. The other corner uses the same system for bakeware, cookware and serving platters, which all pull out easily. An extra shelf in each corner holds even lesser used items because that requires the use of my 60 year old knees. 😆
I’ve seen pull out “islands” similar (but better executed) like the one at 16:10. On the ones I’ve seen they are on casters and have a handle on a false drawer front so you aren’t trying to pull it out by the door handles without opening the doors! 😆Once pulled out it had a butcher block top and a drawer that opened from the side. I think one I’ve seen was designed to be a baking cabinet so the surface height was lower for kneading and all the equipment used only when baking was stored inside. The ones I’ve seen were in the middle of a cabinet run and not designed as a corner solution.
I have a standard lazy Susan and I use it for all my small appliances. The top shelf holds a four slice toaster, my ninja foodie, cutting boards, standing up and a crock of utensils. The bottom shelf holds my hand mixer my food processor, my bullet plus accessories and a mini food processor. I’m pretty happy with this.
Great video - if you do another like this, think about numbering the examples so people can more easily leave comments about them. I actually had some comments as I watched, but I lost track of them while trying to figure out how to reference the particular example without the awkward timestamp approach. In any case, this was a good mix of practical and hilariously bad ideas. Thanks!
I Have a corner drawer bank. It’s brilliant. I don’t miss the corner spaces where stuff falls off a lazy Susan. Actually I have only drawers under the kitchen bench. No bending to dig so no head bangs on the bench above.
I was already aware of most options presented and do not like any of them. During my build, I simplified and went with a one wall galley with the fridge bumping to one corner (with the wall side opening to a sizable walk-in pantry) and the opposite corner housing my double wall oven, a island that will seat 5 ppl and boom - done and happy!
As a kitchen designer I think accessibility is key! If you have to move something to get to something then it's not as functional or accessible. The first slide out tray with the pull tray behind it looks like it would be a less expensive solution, UNTIL you consider what a pain it will be to get something off that back tray with items on the front tray in the way. Not to mention having to get down on the floor to reach it for an older person. That would irritate me to no end. The Magic Corner II is the MAC-Daddy of corner solutions, expensive yes, but if you are needing a solution for an "aging in place" situation it is worth the investment.
I live in a rental and the cabinet under the sink has a blind corner which I can't use because the pull out bins has to block it because of the plumbing. So I have actually thought about that first solution since I moved in and the fact that it works in that first example has pretty much solidified it completely.
Also..off topic..I had my contractor use pieces of my laminate flooring planks as "toe kicks" under my new base cabinets. It looks great, shows no scuffs and I was able to return originally purchased toe kick strips to the big box store for a credit.
My first cupboards built by my father-in-law and out of painted plywood had a simple corner cabinet with a three quarter deep top shelf. It was my favourite cupboard. It held all my appliances. Seldom used ones like my fondue pots were put in the bottom corner. Most used on top and room for taller ones like the blender was put on bottom in front of top shelf. I miss that cupboard.
I actually really like the second last one. I've taken the two sides of the door apart and gave yhhem wide angle hinges because the weight if both was too much and the hinges kept breaking. That already made the cabinet way better. Im going to try to add that slide out and over ttpe thing too.
I have a ushape kitchen so I have two blind corners. One has access from the back into a closet the other is next to my stove. It has a lazy Susan but instead of a ninety degree angle, with hinged doors, we have the cabinet and the counter above it, following the line between the drawer cabinet on one side and the stove on the other. I use this counter space more than any other in my kitchen when I’m cooking on the stove top. It makes for a huge and deep area to store salt and pepper etc near the stove and still have plenty of prep space right by the stove as well.
Best I have seen looks like a corner drawer bank, but when you pull on the handle it is actually a cart that pulls out. Once the cart is out of the way there are pie shaped shelves that swing into the area vacated by the cart.
The commetcial set ups were the compartments pop up to expose contents. Push down to reset spring loaded release . Bonus wheels ( think landing gear), drop down. Finding the hardware would be the biggest challenge. Had this idea in my head for awhile ( yrs).
16:00 This is my leading idea. With wheels, of course. The back cabinet would be for seasonal items, like pie pans and other items that I only use for the holidays. The front cabinet would be a drawer bank for everyday use. Very deep drawers for baking items - which I badly need in that corner. Right now they're stored in the pantry that's on the other side of the kitchen. It's frustrating to have to trek back and forth to bring the containers of flour, sugar, baking powder, etc to get them out and again to put them back. I'm doing a LOT of carts in my remodel because of this problem.
I custom built an oversize 36" diameter corner lazy susan based on the design of the first option. It has two center drawers that pull out 28", and a bottom tray that also pulls out 28". The side trays are curved to maintain the same shape. I designed in an area on the back for vertical storage of cookie sheets/trays. It works great, my wife loves it, lots of storage. In the same cabinet I also have three narrow, long pullout trays to store small items. And on the RH side of the cabinet is a pull out/swing down step stool to help her reach the upper cabinets and the upper corner lazy susan.
I like the space use of the last one. All problems can be solved easily. You named them except a pull of some sort like side strap handles or finger grooves, rollers in many designs. And the back cabinet could be for storing holiday kitchen supplies. And a safe... lol.
9:30 (the 'Chinese Puzzle') was interesting. Instead of plastic and low-sided, perhaps other materials and higher sides? Seems only good for light items (plastics).
This video was perfectly timed. I am finally plannnig on a kitchen reno and a "corner cabinet" is something I've always wanted!. Watching this just saved me from making a poor choice, given the options. You mention you feel the MagicChef corner drawer system is best, but I have been unable to find this. I am obviously NOT spelling it correctly. Can anyone lead me to the right product? THANKS so much!
I built something similar to the pull out at 14:30 . I have 2 stacked. It was an area that things went to and were forgotten. This way at least I can access them and I have 8 inches left at the end for pot/pan lids. It works for me and I built it myself so it might have cost $50 total for 2 pull out shelves just like the one at that time stamp
I love the lazy Susan one with the slide out parts near the beginning of the video! That one cabinet probably holds that same amount that all my cabinets currently do (my kitchen has zilch for cabinet space).
05:17 - This "LeMans" solution is similar to the one I bought at IKEA. The problem with the IKEA one is that the pull-out shelves have one low metal rail around them and they're held on with very cheap plastic posts. I'd like to update my shelves with a solid material, like wood, but I can't think of a good way to attach them. Why did you give the weird expression for this one @MTKDofficial?
Love your videos and especially that they are a perfect length! ❤ My biggest concern is the overhang depth for seating: hitting knees, no foot rest, chairs come in all sizes, best height, and sometimes builders add a step up narrow shelf that hides a mess, but is unusable. Corner cabinets are #3 on my list of peeves behind pantry solutions
I haven't done the math, but I agree with you, Mark: I don't think you get any more space from a corner drawer bank than you would by just losing the corner space and putting narrow but traditional drawers/cabinets in on either side.
Kraftmaid makes angled cabinets that fit on either side of the corner drawer bank. Kind of a modified blind corner but easier to reach in. No wasted space!
I had 2 corner cabinets that just had shelves, and they were great! I had all my pots and pans and glass bowls in 1, and the other one had all of my Tupperware, and food storage items. I cannot find enough cabinet space to replace the things that I had in my two corner, lack of Lazy Susan cabinets.
I'm renting and have one of those narrow corner pantries -- it's useless. In the picture you showed though it looks like he has a lazy dusan on each shelf to get to the items in the deep back corner. I like the idea but all I can see is all the spacrs you can't clean around the mechanism. It may make things more accessible but it'd be a nightmare to clean. Thankyou for showing the corner drawers with no bench on top, I had never realised just how much space is wasted by having them 👍
Great video with excellent corner options. I think on the peninsula corner, you can cut a hole and insert a wine refrigerator, instead of dog food storage. My husband put a dishwasher in ours that is accessible from the back of the peninsula, which isn't the optimum location, but I didn't have a spot for a dishwasher without redoing the whole kitchen. We are a year or two away from a kitchen remodel. I think in the scenarios where you have 15" deep drawers you could do a pop-up TV screen behind them. TFS
That last corner solution is like something I did in a rental. It had shelves tucked under in the back and a big open space under the counter. I put two carts in there with stuff I used frequently. When I needed in the back, I pulled out the carts, got down on my hands and knees and crawed under the counter.
The drawer (13:59) that misses the dishwasher handle makes me think of MC Escher / The sliding tray (14:28) you would have to leave that space unused if you wanted to slide the drawer out conveniently... maybe a garbage can so you only have one thing to remove.... and last the LOL one (17:00) how about putting a safe in there on a dolly sideways and when you pull it out the door would be facing you. Great video... but I thought you said you were going to show us your favorite at the end.... 🤔
My shelves in Boston were a lot like the one you said "takes the cake". Instead of a heavy cabinet that you have to wrestle out from under the counter, I had shelves on wheels, that were very easy to move when fully loaded (use large wheels, because they're easy to move when the object is heavy. I recommend 3 or 4 inches). I didn't have a hidden cabinet in the corner behind it though. Just another rolling shelf for the other side of the L shaped countertop. Zero wasted space, and super easy to access everything.
The best kitchen I had was somewhat square and open to the family room with a bar in between. The corner cabinet issue was solved by putting a pantry on the end. The other walls were angled, not square, so there was a little employ space. I’ve climbed ed up and cleaned the tops of,the cabinets and saw small triangular pieces, so,know much wasn’t wasted. That was a good architect who figured this out.
The last one of it was on wheels for the full sized pull out and if the one in behind had sliding out trays it could be kind of useful for those things you never use. I find it quite stunning!!
Currently, I have a hinged corner cupboard with an L-shaped shelf, recessed so it only goes around the perimeter of the cabinet, allowing better access to the stuff at the back of the bottom of the cabinet. It's pretty functional, but whoever built the kitchen also put 2 4" drawers on either side (so tiny and barely functional and you can't open them at the same time). I'm looking for a simple option and found one that I did not see you review (probably because it is close to a 'do nothing' solution, like that one dude. Ha ha). Just have 2 shelves installed at 90deg with the bottom shelf 12"" high across the right side, and the top shelf about 24"" high (or whatever vertical space available) across the left side. This leaves HIGH storage space in 2 areas (bottom left; middle shelf on right), perfect for a blender, instant pot, soda stream machine, or other tall appliance storage; Then there are a couple of smaller areas that can be used too -- ordinary baskets that fit she shelves full of like-stuff are great for the corner cabinets. I'm having them remove the stupid useless drawers! LOL
There are some interesting ideas here. Thanks for putting this together. One thing I notice with some ideas - like the Le Mans - is that they need a certain amount of space outside the corner to be able to use them. My kitchen is a U shape with barely 30 ins between the opposite cabinets. I think I will take the bottom of the U through to the wall and then there will be two straight runs of cabinets facing each other and both corners can be full height regular cabinets (or fridge, etc.)
Early 80's had to put a new kitchen in our 1800's home. Lazy susan was the only option available. I was very happy with it. Yes, there was still a bit of wasted space but don't remember any other options at the time. Used solid oak Merrillat cabinets.
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When we moved my old range out to replace it I was astonished by the space wasted by the corner cabinet next to it. I’m going to have my carpenter cut into the blank wall behind it in the utility room and put in some shelves (accessible from the utility room side). I know that’s not a kitchen solution but my utility room doesn’t have a lot of storage space. 😊
I did something similar with 2 rooms that shared a common wall. I took what would have been a wasted corner of a bookshelf and changed the wall so that this wasted bookshelf space became a storage cabinet for the powder room which was on the other side of the wall to the study.
Good idea
My peninsula corner cabinet opens to the dining room side so the kitchen side has no corner cabinet door.
What I described is indeed applicable to the situation I had.
The important point?
It is amazing how much useful space you gain when you
*look at your house’s floor plan with eyes to search for what would otherwise be dead, useless space.*
That’s a fantastic idea
I did the same. I gave space to the small bedroom on the other side of the wall. It is now a built-in dresser. I hate corner cabinets.
I know this isn't the popular opinion, but I like my lazy Susan corners. Mine are relatively large and I only store big stuff that can't get shoved off the back in there. Pots and pans, pie plates, etc. My kitchen is a small to small-medium sized at best. My counters go around the corners and the lazy susans give me plenty of extra storage space that is easy (for me) to get to. I need the storage.
Hey! Lots of people love their Lazy Susans! You're in good company. And all opinions welcomed here!
I had the lazy Susan in my prior house and I adored it! Didn’t have a lot of storage, and I was able to utilize the LS to its full potential.
I LOV E THE lazy Susan. I use it for staples.. flour sugar, etc and mixer, blender, wafflemaker, toaster, and serving dishes and Tupperware. works for me.
i hate lazy suzy it's such a pointless waste of space and things are cliched and it feels like everything is falling apart. We don't have a lot of space in apartments and often in private houses, which is why everything should be economical and well planned and thought out. Such a system can be used by someone who has enough space to leave such a large part of their kitchen for just a few items. Apparently, its lovers are the owners of a large kitchen or pantry. I'll add that I don't like a completely open kitchen either. It can be in the same room, but must remain in the shadows, behind the corner. for example, an L-shaped room. The thing is, I don't want to see any kitchen stuff from the living room. Dining table - yes, it can be in the living room. It's even nice and cozy.
Long story short, in my last home I finally got those wishes and also the long missed open pot rack. For this, it was necessary to leave only 30 cm of free space between the doorway and the wall, where a shelf with stylish pots could be placed. It is so good to grab a pot of the required size with a lid from a step away. No more stacking and scrambling to get them and look for a cover. Of course, the kitchen, which is not part of the living room, allows this. I am so satisfied and happy. That , loving and hating depends on many circumstances in your home, such as style, wishes and possibilities.
I like them very much.
For over 35 years, and three kitchens, the lazy susan has always been where I keep all my baking supplies. Flours, sugars, oils, oats, etc. I like it because everything is in front, as you spin. Also, there is space for little used items in the corners and sides.
Hi Beth, We keep our Air Popper and spare bottles of wine along one side and my marble rolling pin and pie crust shields along the other. My "Helpful Susan" is perfect.
Same! All of my baking supplies are in my Lazy Susan. 👍🏼
I did the same. All my baking supplies in one cabinet.
In my old house, I had a corner cabinet, 36" with a SuperSusan (no pole in the middle) and a good lip on the sides. I LOVED it. Few things ever fell off. I loved baking in that corner as I had lots of room for the mixer, the ingredients etc. Many of the ingredients I kept in the Super Sue. Now I have a corner pantry. I wish to god when we renovated that I had yanked it out, put a flat pantry in elsewhere and had the same kind of corner configuration I had with the large super susan. I sometimes question those who hate this set up if they actually cook. But to be fair, if it works for you - great. If it does not and you prefer some other set up, so be it. It's your Kitchen.
My parents had something similar in their 1960s home. The 36"-ish corner cabinet had 2 quarter circle shelves on the door. Open it all the way (180°) to get at the fixed shelves inside.
My parent's have a lazy Susan that is attached to the door. It is great because you can push or pull it to spin it around. Quick and easy access. The house is 30 yrs old and this feature has held up great.
I have that set up and love it. It’s fast to access, no folding doors, simple hardware that doesn’t break, bend or need adjustments. Some of the other options required you open a door, pull out a drawer, slide the drawer to the side, then pull out another drawer all for slightly more space utilization.
We have that same one. We’ve had ours for almost 50 yrs. I was told they stopped making them because they were dangerous to small children. It would be easy to get your fingers “bit” if you’re not careful. I like mine, though.
That's what I have. I like it, bit things fall off and behind the turn table. A jar of molasses fell behind, broke and spread all over.
The hidden cabinet.. great for a safe. for all your valuables and contraband
The secret hidden cabinet really feels like the entrance to an underground bunker where someone is held captive.
LMAO it did feel so sketchy
😂😂😂
Good place to hide money or boom sticks though
See my contribution about that space.
😂😂😂😂😂yes!!!
We redid our kitchen after living in the house for 18 years. We used to have a corner sink and the dishwasher was to the right and the refrigerator is to the left and people would get pinned inside that space. We have a lazy Susan now in that corner. And we love it. We looked at blind corner options and and the lazy Susan just works the best for us to each their own
We just tore down and rebuilt our entire house. I have two magic corners and they are one of my favorite things in the house. I literally take every guest to the corner to mesmerize them with my corner solution 😂
lol. thats awesome. Thanks for the input!
I’d love to see some pictures of your mesmerising corner solutions 😊
I when simple and got storage tubs. Pull the first one out when you need to get to the back then slid out the back tub. Low cost and works.
Dream would be a kitchen with no corner cabinet nightmare to deal with and hate corner pantry
Agreed!
In my newish kitchen, which I helped design, I have two corner lazy Susans 12:15 , one on each side. The one near the stove holds basic staples, like rice, pasta etc. The other holds all my small appliances, Cuisinart , toaster, can opener, blender etc. Both are made of wood with deep sides. The food one has a shelf underneath the top tier, which means that nothing falls into the back. I like the convenience and ease of use.
I think the deep sides are the key to success with these for sure. 👍🏼
I have one lazy susan cabinet that I use for smaller appliances, and I do like it for that. The things I use regularly I can grab just by opening the door, so I only need to spin it for stuff rarely use it. And with appliances, they are heavy enough to not fall over/off. The biggie was that I could afford this "upgrade," and the only other choice I could afford at the time was your basic blind cabinet. It would have worked similarly with rarely used stuff in the back, but I think access is easier this way.
If I redo my kitchen again, I'll be in a place to have many more options!
We have a 1977 house with lazy Susan and when I complained stuff falls off to never-never land, people thought I was stupid. I feel validated now.
I was waiting for you to give us your ideas. You only critisized and commented.
And yes, that 93 degree drawer mod was delightful.👍
At 15:40 the giant slide out and the hidden cabinet: you could put a safe in there, I suppose.😊
Didn't see what I have - a special rotating rack that holds 3 large trash cans, taking up the whole space. One for regular trash, one for plastic recycling, & one for paper recycling. Can get messy, but is extremely practical, and a great way to hide trash cans. Think I saw this years ago at an Ikea.
This is exactly what I plan on doing. I'm glad to hear you really like it.
Cleaning a corner cabinet in the inside seems like a nightmare to me.
Zero food waste or wet items should go in there
My old house had a different solution. There was a diagonal cabinet door in the corner- making a little more counter space above. Then there was a full lazy susan behind it- with a center pole and 4 special bins for each level with high sides so things didn’t fall off. Also easy to remove and wash. The same above for the upper cabinets but the lazy susans were smaller. Worked great.
I've owned 4 houses and designed kitchens for each of them. The last two were galley kitchens with NO corner cabinets and a nearby walk-in pantry at one end and a dining area at the other end. It's a functional design that is hard to beat.
The last has the most potential for my needs. I would make it a cart for our Kitchen Aid mixer. Flip the top back to rest on swing out legs for extra work surface and put the mixer on a lift shelf. Lower pullout shelves would hold all the accessories we have. We don't use it frequently and it takes up a lot of counter space. When in use, it's a half-day process of making our own pastry and large batch of sausages to freeze. I got the idea from cabinets made for sewing machines.
Great idea!
Interesting idea 👍🏼
We have TWO blind corner cabinets. We went with the Rev-a-Shelf brand shown at 8:56. They are a life saver. I store small appliances, cake pans, BBQ accessories, etc.
I made my blind corner into a fort for my kids. They loved it!
I had a blind corner in my 3rd house--kids' fort was best use, other uses were incredibly inconvenient
Did you plant the guy with the Tupperware on the LaMans? 😂 I busted out laughing when he “proved” your point! 🤣 I’ve never had anything fall off my lazy Susan corner, but the back of the cabinet is curved with very little gap between the shelf and the back cabinet wall and I store heavy things on it.
He wasn't a plant, but I'm some glad he was out there. lol
Stuff falls off my peanut shelf all the time. And gets stuck under the lower one.
My favourite solution for corner cabinets is: just leave there big stuff that you dont use often.
The fondu, the big pot that you only use on big family meetings, the paella, the ice-cream machine or the 8 litre oil container.
As they are big are easy to locate and pull over, and the esporadic use make it convenient and cheap
oh dear . these things are relegated to the basement storage area . next step for them is thrift store 😢😢 don't use them anymore . there are OUTTA HERE .
@@charvankerck9617 don't worry, I don't use them everyday, but I don't own stuff that I don't use nether.
We have big family meetings every month, we use the fondue in friends meeting every season and the ice cream machine every week in summer time. Im Spanish, so the paella also see the light quite often.
I won't consider any of it often, but it definitely has it's use.
I agree anyway that is better getting ride of what you don't use enough. I had a waffle machine (was a present) or a yogurt maker (used to use, but now I have an electric oven) that I have given to other interested people.
If you have the money and the space to keep something, and really want to try... Try it. If at the end you don't use it, just sell it or give it to someone else.
And don't think that everyone has a similar lifestyle! As a Spanish citizen, we go out to nice restaurants with kids and babys, we dry the clothes outside with the sun and we love sitting on a table for hours after we finish eating. My USA friend used to work as babysitter, use a drying machine and doesn't understand why the waiter is not checking her if she had finished her food one hour ago. Maybe in my background, culture and personality, I use more often a paella than a toaster (I don't have one), but that doesn't make any of us better, just different.
That is exactly how I use mine corner lazy Susan cabinet. Big stuff that I rarely use.
Yeah I have a 45° cabinet I can get to the entire thing but it's for large clunky items I use less. Ie bread maker, extra supplies, and things for the holidays like special trays etc.
Kraftmaid makes angled cabinets that fit on either side of the corner drawer bank. Kind of a modified blind corner but easier to reach in. No wasted space! My kitchen is too small to fit the corner drawers, but I used a left and a right angled cabinet and left a 6” open slot between them in the corner to store the stepstools I need every day.
My husband made a shelf for my mom about thirty years ago. It was that arrow shape one fixed shelfs on the sides. Each shelf could hold 100 pounds. This was about 33 years ago. She loved it she could get to the things she couldn't before.
Her kitchen was small it gave her more storage. She had a hip replacement that made it more difficult to get to things.
That last pull out idea would be cool if it was a mini island on wheels with a functional top for a small kitchen with the hidden cupboard in back.
yeah. It definitely need to be on wheels for sure.
If you love your lazy Susan, that’s ok🥰.
I’m looking for cabinet hardware and saw some “Pro” on Houzz say not use the same cabinet pulls throughout the house because it looks builder grade, be unique; I started to look at using different hardware in the baths than in the kitchen, then I decided I don’t care what she thinks, it took forever to find what I needed and I’m going to use it EVERYWHERE!
Way more interesting than seems possible! The thing about the “do nothing” solution: having seen the “stupid” ones where you get two cabinets with two doors instead of that one with the large open space and doors with a piano hinge; is that it’s way better to have the large open space. And you are charged more for that. I quite like it as large items seldom used could find a home in my kitchen. However, best thing is to not have corners. The thing we did with the peninsular is to put the dishwasher in the corner but in the back near the dining room table. Worked quite well for us.
We bought our home years after it was built. Yes we have a lazy susan and a pantry. The lazy susan holds all of our pots and pan with the exception of 3 pans I rarely use. 3 larger frying pans one of which is cast iron.
I love that my pans are hidden and not below the stove where I have to dig for them.
My mother had a lazy Susan corner cabinet, it was great! And the 7 inch odd, I have nothing fancy, I just store my baking pans vertically in that space.
I listened to you and Jackie of all trades banter back and forth about kitchen trends. It was really fun listening to knowledgeable people joking with each other.
I've finally figured out what I'll be doing with the corner in my new-construction kitchen. It's where I'll be stashing the tankless water heater. Close to the sink & dishwasher, so hot water should be fast. Accessible for repair - but not in the way when it doesn't need to be accessed. The very effort of getting to things in corners like that means I want something there I wouldn't have to access often. To me, putting the water heater is a perfect solution. (Height-wise, it may need to extend above the counter, which is fine. I'll just box it in to look pretty. That far corner of counterspace over a blind corner usually just collects grime & clutter anyway.)
Merci, merci, merci, merci !
That is exactly the video I needed. I think you read my mind to answer the questions I ask myself right away! Ha! This is much better than Alexa.
Awesome! Take the Google. Thanks for watching.
I LOVE my new corner lazy susans!! They're HUGE and hold all of my skillets and pots with room to spare. The lids I just store by putting them upside down on their matching pot, and stack the pots that way. Easy and efficient.
I have a corner pantry and I love it. We extended our ground floor and have a largish (in respect of uk houses) open living space (kitchen, dining and living room) and this cupboard stores so much stuff. It’s different to the one you show as the doors are straight across rather than corner shaped so it has more floor space and more shelf space. Regular sized Uk houses rarely have a pantry anymore, ones that did have mostly had them removed, in my mind totally wrong move, but these corner pantries are great if you have a space for them.
We redid our kitchen a few years ago. We have three corner cabinets, two are on the dining room side and the third is a blind corner. My wife hates lazy susan corner cabinets. For the blind corner we did installed a lazy susan but at least each shelf rotates independently. For the two that back up to the dining room we installed ones with fixed shelves. I removed most of the rear plywood of each cabinet to provide access from both the front and rear. I made doors that match the paneling that covers the other cabinet rear. The doors are pretty unobtrusive. This makes the cabinets accessible from both the front in the kitchen and the entire cabinet from the dining room side. For the upper cabinet only one faces the dining room. We ordered that one with a door on the dining room side.
My blind corner set up is kind of like the one with the 7 inch space but then the other part is large and instead of having a Lazy Susan, I just left it wide-open in there. No drawers, no shelves, etc. It holds large things like my dish strainer, a couple large plastic tubs, toolbox, etc. I actually like having that big empty space. and the small little space I put in a little separation type thing and I put my cutting boards and cookie sheets in there.
I use the Haefele Magic Corner as shown at 4:58 and love it. I've had good results with a corner pantry at the end of a cabinet run, opposite end from the sink cabinet run and adjacent to the refrigerator alcove. 50 inch minimum for the angled wall, open cabinet bases, counters and uppers and large enough to step inside. Double doors work well. It's really a "pantry-closet", or a tiny butler's pantry.
We are deciding between kitchen redo and a/c lol so fun to watch!
I have 2 corner cabinets and I've made the best of them But he two "door" solution at 4:00 is unique because the lower pullout is NOT blocked by the upper level shelf like most of the tradtional lazy susan variations. I'm tired of being on my hands and knees to reach the lower shelf. I'm going to use this idea in my next kitchen remodel.
12:27, the do nothing gin, is kind of right. The one time I’ve had to deal with it, is used different sized tubs and plastic dish pans to contain collections of whatever I stored in there. Nothing was directly on the shelf.
Love the corner pantry!!! As I'm in the kitchen a lot it is so handy and makes sense. Much easier than struggling with other options
Why do you have to use that space in the kitchen? How about accessing it from the other room(s)? Ours could easily be accessed from the hall where I could really use the space for either one tall, skinny closet for cleaning stuff (mop, broom, vac etc) or, if I wanted to keep the corner counter area for the kitchen, two smaller cupboards above and below.
I have one of those 3" wide base cabinets and wish I had more. It is the perfect place to store trays, cookie sheets, cutting boards, all of those tall flat things that you have to stack. Standing on edge in this cabinet eliminates that. My next kitchen will have several.
I have no pantry in my kitchen so the corner pantry would be awesome. So far that is probably the only new idea I saw on here.
I Love mine!!!
Because I rent, my solution to my "dead" corner was very low tech! Baskets! Large oversized rubbermaid baskets. Filled with my once a year stuff. The accessible area of the cabinets have baskets too filled with Tupperware and other lightweight items.
The main thing is you solved the issue. It doesn't need to be high tech to be functional!!
I love the look of the 45* corner cabinet (with drawers) because first I love the look and next I love the space it creates on top of countertop yet I have plenty of cabinet space else where…but it’s my fav place to cool my bake goods. Fresh bread, cookies, and large lasagnas😋. It so functional for me and I love the look…have great weekend👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻thumbs up all day everyday 🎉
??? At about 3:33 where an upper cabinet is being shown you comment on the dishwasher placement below it. There is a filler in the corner so I’m curious what you don’t like about the dishwasher location? It looks to me like both it and the drawers beside it have enough filler for them to clear each other’s handles, so I’m curious what is wrong with it? A corner location is the only option I see when I remodel my kitchen, so I’m trying to figure out why that wouldn’t work.
"Technically" a dishwasher should not be that close to a corner. Sometimes there's no other way, but if it can be avoided it should be. The open door blocks the counter space and cabinets. It's not the end of the world, but there's a more functional approach. IMO
In my childhood home, we had two corners. One had a cart on wheels with big cleaning items behind, and the other had shelves for baking sheets and cake pans behind a box. One house had a vertical pop up from the counter. The other one I just left the door off and my little dog used it as her space when I cooked. I have a friend who uses a cupboard for her cat to hide.
Yea I have a lazy Susan with low sides, don’t like the sides. May see if I can make them raised a few inches. Did put lights inside, very useful
In each of our corner cabinets , we put three lightweight (but sturdy large )bins in a row. We put felt on the bottom of each bin for easy sliding. One corner holds small appliances that are used occasionally, extra rolls of paper towels, and extra food purchased for entertaining. The other corner uses the same system for bakeware, cookware and serving platters, which all pull out easily. An extra shelf in each corner holds even lesser used items because that requires the use of my 60 year old knees. 😆
I’ve seen pull out “islands” similar (but better executed) like the one at 16:10. On the ones I’ve seen they are on casters and have a handle on a false drawer front so you aren’t trying to pull it out by the door handles without opening the doors! 😆Once pulled out it had a butcher block top and a drawer that opened from the side. I think one I’ve seen was designed to be a baking cabinet so the surface height was lower for kneading and all the equipment used only when baking was stored inside. The ones I’ve seen were in the middle of a cabinet run and not designed as a corner solution.
I have a standard lazy Susan and I use it for all my small appliances. The top shelf holds a four slice toaster, my ninja foodie, cutting boards, standing up and a crock of utensils. The bottom shelf holds my hand mixer my food processor, my bullet plus accessories and a mini food processor. I’m pretty happy with this.
Great video - if you do another like this, think about numbering the examples so people can more easily leave comments about them. I actually had some comments as I watched, but I lost track of them while trying to figure out how to reference the particular example without the awkward timestamp approach. In any case, this was a good mix of practical and hilariously bad ideas. Thanks!
I Have a corner drawer bank. It’s brilliant. I don’t miss the corner spaces where stuff falls off a lazy Susan. Actually I have only drawers under the kitchen bench. No bending to dig so no head bangs on the bench above.
I was already aware of most options presented and do not like any of them. During my build, I simplified and went with a one wall galley with the fridge bumping to one corner (with the wall side opening to a sizable walk-in pantry) and the opposite corner housing my double wall oven, a island that will seat 5 ppl and boom - done and happy!
That is the best corner cabinet I have seen. The sliding drawers are amazing.. I also like the opening on the back side of an island
As a kitchen designer I think accessibility is key! If you have to move something to get to something then it's not as functional or accessible. The first slide out tray with the pull tray behind it looks like it would be a less expensive solution, UNTIL you consider what a pain it will be to get something off that back tray with items on the front tray in the way. Not to mention having to get down on the floor to reach it for an older person. That would irritate me to no end. The Magic Corner II is the MAC-Daddy of corner solutions, expensive yes, but if you are needing a solution for an "aging in place" situation it is worth the investment.
I live in a rental and the cabinet under the sink has a blind corner which I can't use because the pull out bins has to block it because of the plumbing. So I have actually thought about that first solution since I moved in and the fact that it works in that first example has pretty much solidified it completely.
Also..off topic..I had my contractor use pieces of my laminate flooring planks as "toe kicks" under my new base cabinets. It looks great, shows no scuffs and I was able to return originally purchased toe kick strips to the big box store for a credit.
Yeah, that's a cool hack.
My first cupboards built by my father-in-law and out of painted plywood had a simple corner cabinet with a three quarter deep top shelf. It was my favourite cupboard. It held all my appliances. Seldom used ones like my fondue pots were put in the bottom corner. Most used on top and room for taller ones like the blender was put on bottom in front of top shelf. I miss that cupboard.
The corner space in your thumbnail is totally open and usable
as long as you are down on your knees. no thanks, lol
I actually really like the second last one. I've taken the two sides of the door apart and gave yhhem wide angle hinges because the weight if both was too much and the hinges kept breaking. That already made the cabinet way better. Im going to try to add that slide out and over ttpe thing too.
8:19 The barn door looks like a solution in a narrow galley type kitchen.
My grandma had a couple of quarter moon and half moon ‘pull outs’ my dad’s dad and cousins designed it.
I have a ushape kitchen so I have two blind corners. One has access from the back into a closet the other is next to my stove. It has a lazy Susan but instead of a ninety degree angle, with hinged doors, we have the cabinet and the counter above it, following the line between the drawer cabinet on one side and the stove on the other. I use this counter space more than any other in my kitchen when I’m cooking on the stove top. It makes for a huge and deep area to store salt and pepper etc near the stove and still have plenty of prep space right by the stove as well.
Best I have seen looks like a corner drawer bank, but when you pull on the handle it is actually a cart that pulls out. Once the cart is out of the way there are pie shaped shelves that swing into the area vacated by the cart.
Was that a custom build?
The commetcial set ups were the compartments pop up to expose contents. Push down to reset spring loaded release . Bonus wheels ( think landing gear), drop down. Finding the hardware would be the biggest challenge. Had this idea in my head for awhile ( yrs).
16:00 This is my leading idea. With wheels, of course. The back cabinet would be for seasonal items, like pie pans and other items that I only use for the holidays. The front cabinet would be a drawer bank for everyday use. Very deep drawers for baking items - which I badly need in that corner. Right now they're stored in the pantry that's on the other side of the kitchen. It's frustrating to have to trek back and forth to bring the containers of flour, sugar, baking powder, etc to get them out and again to put them back.
I'm doing a LOT of carts in my remodel because of this problem.
I’ve got the pull-out lazy Susan, love it. There’s tons of storage.
I custom built an oversize 36" diameter corner lazy susan based on the design of the first option. It has two center drawers that pull out 28", and a bottom tray that also pulls out 28". The side trays are curved to maintain the same shape. I designed in an area on the back for vertical storage of cookie sheets/trays. It works great, my wife loves it, lots of storage. In the same cabinet I also have three narrow, long pullout trays to store small items. And on the RH side of the cabinet is a pull out/swing down step stool to help her reach the upper cabinets and the upper corner lazy susan.
Great advice. This truly helps me with my small kitchen
I like the space use of the last one. All problems can be solved easily. You named them except a pull of some sort like side strap handles or finger grooves, rollers in many designs. And the back cabinet could be for storing holiday kitchen supplies. And a safe... lol.
9:30 (the 'Chinese Puzzle') was interesting. Instead of plastic and low-sided, perhaps other materials and higher sides? Seems only good for light items (plastics).
Almost forgot to comment about the last kitchen solution in the video--the tiramisu drawer! How great is that!?! Very functional kitchen there!
Yeah, that drawer, always filled and ready for me. lol.
Yeah, a Gastronorm GN1/1 is about the right size for Trimasu! *8')
I have two corner cabinets with lazy Susan’s. I love them they hold a ton of stuff.
The last "solution" seems like a good place to store anything illegal.
This video was perfectly timed. I am finally plannnig on a kitchen reno and a "corner cabinet" is something I've always wanted!. Watching this just saved me from making a poor choice, given the options. You mention you feel the MagicChef corner drawer system is best, but I have been unable to find this. I am obviously NOT spelling it correctly. Can anyone lead me to the right product? THANKS so much!
I built something similar to the pull out at 14:30 . I have 2 stacked. It was an area that things went to and were forgotten. This way at least I can access them and I have 8 inches left at the end for pot/pan lids. It works for me and I built it myself so it might have cost $50 total for 2 pull out shelves just like the one at that time stamp
No 1 is absolutely brilliant!
I love the lazy Susan one with the slide out parts near the beginning of the video! That one cabinet probably holds that same amount that all my cabinets currently do (my kitchen has zilch for cabinet space).
05:17 - This "LeMans" solution is similar to the one I bought at IKEA. The problem with the IKEA one is that the pull-out shelves have one low metal rail around them and they're held on with very cheap plastic posts. I'd like to update my shelves with a solid material, like wood, but I can't think of a good way to attach them.
Why did you give the weird expression for this one @MTKDofficial?
Love your videos and especially that they are a perfect length! ❤ My biggest concern is the overhang depth for seating: hitting knees, no foot rest, chairs come in all sizes, best height, and sometimes builders add a step up narrow shelf that hides a mess, but is unusable. Corner cabinets are #3 on my list of peeves behind pantry solutions
Yeah. Island seating is overrated IMO. I tell people to measure their laps and then design the overhang to fit that distance.
Love the corner storage solution.
I haven't done the math, but I agree with you, Mark: I don't think you get any more space from a corner drawer bank than you would by just losing the corner space and putting narrow but traditional drawers/cabinets in on either side.
Also having sold cabinets, these corner drawers cannot be placed next to an appliance because of the way they pull out.
Kraftmaid makes angled cabinets that fit on either side of the corner drawer bank. Kind of a modified blind corner but easier to reach in. No wasted space!
Years ago I had the high sided wooden lazy susan in a corner cabinet. I still miss it, wish they still made them.
I had 2 corner cabinets that just had shelves, and they were great! I had all my pots and pans and glass bowls in 1, and the other one had all of my Tupperware, and food storage items. I cannot find enough cabinet space to replace the things that I had in my two corner, lack of Lazy Susan cabinets.
I'm renting and have one of those narrow corner pantries -- it's useless. In the picture you showed though it looks like he has a lazy dusan on each shelf to get to the items in the deep back corner. I like the idea but all I can see is all the spacrs you can't clean around the mechanism. It may make things more accessible but it'd be a nightmare to clean.
Thankyou for showing the corner drawers with no bench on top, I had never realised just how much space is wasted by having them 👍
I have a lazy susan in the corner and I use it to store my pots and pans. Works great for me.
Great video with excellent corner options. I think on the peninsula corner, you can cut a hole and insert a wine refrigerator, instead of dog food storage. My husband put a dishwasher in ours that is accessible from the back of the peninsula, which isn't the optimum location, but I didn't have a spot for a dishwasher without redoing the whole kitchen. We are a year or two away from a kitchen remodel. I think in the scenarios where you have 15" deep drawers you could do a pop-up TV screen behind them. TFS
That last corner solution is like something I did in a rental. It had shelves tucked under in the back and a big open space under the counter. I put two carts in there with stuff I used frequently. When I needed in the back, I pulled out the carts, got down on my hands and knees and crawed under the counter.
The drawer (13:59) that misses the dishwasher handle makes me think of MC Escher / The sliding tray (14:28) you would have to leave that space unused if you wanted to slide the drawer out conveniently... maybe a garbage can so you only have one thing to remove.... and last the LOL one (17:00) how about putting a safe in there on a dolly sideways and when you pull it out the door would be facing you. Great video... but I thought you said you were going to show us your favorite at the end.... 🤔
My shelves in Boston were a lot like the one you said "takes the cake". Instead of a heavy cabinet that you have to wrestle out from under the counter, I had shelves on wheels, that were very easy to move when fully loaded (use large wheels, because they're easy to move when the object is heavy. I recommend 3 or 4 inches). I didn't have a hidden cabinet in the corner behind it though. Just another rolling shelf for the other side of the L shaped countertop. Zero wasted space, and super easy to access everything.
The best kitchen I had was somewhat square and open to the family room with a bar in between. The corner cabinet issue was solved by putting a pantry on the end. The other walls were angled, not square, so there was a little employ space. I’ve climbed ed up and cleaned the tops of,the cabinets and saw small triangular pieces, so,know much wasn’t wasted. That was a good architect who figured this out.
The last one of it was on wheels for the full sized pull out and if the one in behind had sliding out trays it could be kind of useful for those things you never use. I find it quite stunning!!
Currently, I have a hinged corner cupboard with an L-shaped shelf, recessed so it only goes around the perimeter of the cabinet, allowing better access to the stuff at the back of the bottom of the cabinet. It's pretty functional, but whoever built the kitchen also put 2 4" drawers on either side (so tiny and barely functional and you can't open them at the same time). I'm looking for a simple option and found one that I did not see you review (probably because it is close to a 'do nothing' solution, like that one dude. Ha ha). Just have 2 shelves installed at 90deg with the bottom shelf 12"" high across the right side, and the top shelf about 24"" high (or whatever vertical space available) across the left side. This leaves HIGH storage space in 2 areas (bottom left; middle shelf on right), perfect for a blender, instant pot, soda stream machine, or other tall appliance storage; Then there are a couple of smaller areas that can be used too -- ordinary baskets that fit she shelves full of like-stuff are great for the corner cabinets. I'm having them remove the stupid useless drawers! LOL
Stationary shelves in blind corner but make top shelf 1/2 deep. Use it to store appliances not used too often.
I have a Magic Corner - it's an older one but still works really well.
There are some interesting ideas here. Thanks for putting this together.
One thing I notice with some ideas - like the Le Mans - is that they need a certain amount of space outside the corner to be able to use them.
My kitchen is a U shape with barely 30 ins between the opposite cabinets. I think I will take the bottom of the U through to the wall and then there will be two straight runs of cabinets facing each other and both corners can be full height regular cabinets (or fridge, etc.)
This is a very important thing to consider. Thanks for mentioning it.
Corner pantries are FABULOUS
Early 80's had to put a new kitchen in our 1800's home. Lazy susan was the only option available. I was very happy with it. Yes, there was still a bit of wasted space but don't remember any other options at the time. Used solid oak Merrillat cabinets.