3 Simple Tips to Maximize Your Corner Cabinets. Magic Corners, Super Susans, Innovative Shelving.
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- 3 Amazing corner cabinet tips from a life long Kitchen designer! Lazy Susan vs Super Susan vs Magic Corner. Innovative ways to use shelves and transform your corner cabinet into a great space!
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Thanks for watching!
All cabinet makers are carpenters, but not all carpenters are cabinet makers. At 80 years young I’m a lousy carpenter ( too slow snd picky) but being a cabinet maker for many years, I note a different appreciation of my work than when I was “carpentering”
Thank you. Thank you. To hear your "mum" say exactly the same words this "mum" has been saying for 50 years. In that time I was a kitchen designer, architect and builder. It was like pulling teeth convincing clients that wider drawers were more useful than all those gadgets they were showing me on UA-cam. When designing a house I tried to work in a walk in pantry or pantry "closet" to make up for that "lost space"
Thanks for this video, I think what’s best for me is the tiered shelf your mom recommended. I appreciate the idea, it’s something I would never have thought of. Tell your mom thanks!
Looking forward to the Super Susan DIY video. So happy I found your series. My husband can relate to your humor!!! Nice job.
Thanks a lot Brenda, that reminds me I still have to make that!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter Definitely something I want to try! Hope you get to that one next!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter still waiting....
🙏🙏🙏 oy!
Oh my lol I’m looking everywhere to build this super Suzan but umm yah it’s not there
Never heard of a super susan. Love the idea. Thanks Mom!
Hi Funny Carpenter! I want to thank you so much for making these videos. I just moved to a new house and I’m having problems with my dog’s nails lightly scratching the floor, I have a weird corner cabinet and there are some damages on the baseboards I want to fix. I never knew what to search for online to fix these problems. Just by scrolling through your videos I have been able to fix all of these everyday problems. You are honestly the BEST!!
That’s great Sharmilia! I’m happy the videos were helpful.
In the design phase of a kitchen remodel and not sure if I wanted a lazy Susan. Thanks
The best idea for corner shelf! The tier system!
Awesome 👍 I have been kitchen designer for years and I would agree blank off or just design straight kitchen with out corner's
Great video 👌
Great tips. The Bos Man gets 👍🏻 - Mom gets 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. More Mom please.
You got it!
this lady has good advice. thank you
Exactly what i needed to know. Thanks
Thank you! We are remodelling our kitchen and I suggested we blank off the corner cabinet and my hubby thinks this is a “waste of space” idea. I just showed him your video and now he agrees!
That’s great, I’m happy the video helped.
Super helpful, thank you!
Great suggestions! Thanks!
You are so welcome!
I have a 25 year old super Susan. I can store and easily access what I consider to be an incredible amount of stuff in it. I’m very happy with it.
It was a little flimsier than I expected. I had to add a 2x2 piece of wood to the bottom on the rear side in order to stabilize it better ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxXTh-lz-8W6GcB219vTLp27-MxbZYObBX . It is also starting to bow a little at the outer wall ( I've had it up for about 6 months), I've already had a shelf tumble down because of the bow and the fact that the little shelf brackets are quite short. I went out to home depot and got some longer ones so that the shelves don't tumble down again. Overall, it looks very nice for the price and it holds a lot ( I use it as a pantry). I am very satisfied with my purchase. I just strongly suggest reinforcing it before putting it up.
Thanks, Mom. You’re the best. 😊
super susan, got it 👍 thanks mom!
Thanks for the video! But I didn’t see the link to the video you mentioned at the end to try making your own Super Susan.
First off, your mother looks like your sister! Second, thank you for all the information none of which I knew before and all was very interesting and helpful! 👌👍👏
I see where you get your sense of humor, awesome tips.
I appreciate that! Thank you
Really good tips, but I didn't see your link for the making your own super susan. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, I've Killed That thanks for checking out the video. The super Susan video is in the works.
I flinched every time you put your fingers in the router opening. Then you lowered your face down over it during the blooper. It brought back memories from when I used to be a paramedic. 🤕. But great info. Thanks
Thank you for the humorous and very useful video about corner cabinets! I didn't realize what a super Susan was until now, and thought that all lazy Susans had that annoying pole in the middle.
With your inspiration, I was able to convert our existing 24" lazy Susan to a brand new pair of 32" super Susans, complete with a new shelf in the middle. The 24" Susan was pretty horrible, with the pole in the middle and tons of wasted space all around it, given that it was installed into a 36" corner cabinet.
And yes, I was able to install the shelf and the bigger Susans into an existing cabinet without removing the countertop. It required some decent woodworking and geometry skills, but it worked! I used 1/8" plywood covering some wood "slats" - the thin plywood was flexible enough I could bend it to fit it through the opening. I could have just installed the upper Susan on top of the slats, but the plywood looks nicer and prevents items from falling through.
This was helpful just to know that what I already have is called a "super susan" THANK YOU.
Glad it was helpful!
20 seconds in - already subscribed.
Hi! My corner cabinet has a 12" opening which makes it super tough to get to items in the back corner. I've been researching the super Susan you mention in the video as well as a regular lazy Susan solution but it looks like the narrow door opening isn't wide enough for these solutions. Am I missing something? Any recommendations? Thanks for your video and help.
I have the same issue but our opening is slightly wider....but still not big enough for one of these units. The builders I believe messed up and put the stove right up to the other side of the corner, so there isn't even room to put a lazy susan type door or anything around to the other part of the corner because the stove is RIGHT THERE! It's incredibly frustrating!! I've been dealing with this for 9 years and while it used to be the deep abyss where all our party platters, bowls, etc. went, we all dreaded going in for the deep dive to dig things out. I recently changed it up a bit and finally have SOMETHING that is workable and organized (although still a pain to get into). I cleared everything out and squeezed in there to wipe it all down and fit test a few different stackable pieces, facing in different directions to see what would work out best. I ended up putting some larger items that we don't use often on a stackable (holds 3 or 4 altogether) shelf, facing the cabinet door. There is one shelf that runs down the back, the long length of the cabinet. I have things like serving pitchers, bowls, more "specialty" type things that we don't use much in the deep part and things we use more often up towards the front, like my Ninja and a single stackable shelf that I store my Ninja containers/cups and a few other large insulated ones on their side. I also put in those little puck lights that you just put a battery in and peel of the back and stick it onto a surface, which I put about midway back, but within easy reach, so I can now FINALLY easily see what the heck is under there!!! I got a pack on Amazon of about 5 and they were very affordable, but I'm sure they (or something like it) is available elsewhere too, but I HIGHLY recommend adding a light, as not being able to see is a major part of the issue with cabinets like this! Hope this helps!!! I wish there was more affordable options for cabinets like these. You could also install a "pull out drawer" type thing to bring things closer from the way back, but would have to have something in the front that you could easily take out each time. Ok, that's all I got lol!
@@ellieem4716 thank you for the suggestion
@The Funny Carpenter I want one! Could you please share the link for your Super Susan video?
Delightful review. You need to get your mom involved more often! I want one of those super Susan’s...where can I buy one?
I know a guy!
www.richelieu.com/ca/en/category/kitchen-and-bathroom-accessories/kitchen/corner-cabinet-storage-systems/1052079. Typically you just build the shelves and pickup the kidney pivoting trays to sit on the shelves.
@@TheFunnyCarpenter I also want a super susan for my narrow cabinet.
I have a fixed (as in FIXED) middle shelf on my existing corner cabinet. How do I install the super susan without dismantling the middle shelf? As shown in 2:32.
I've not done it, but I think you'd detach the shelf pegs and hold shelf up near top of cabinet while inserting lower LS tray vertically through cabinet opening and then let shelf down onto the cabinet floor (sandwiching the lower LS you just inserted). Then insert the top LS tray vertically through cabinet opening on top of the shelf. Then lift the shelf back where it was and place on the pegs and you'll have an LS tray above and below shelf without removing the shelf from the cabinet.
I wonder how a speed square might help with blanking off my corners...
Speed square?
0:15 Clang CLANG dink CLANG... welcome to my life.
Something tells me the funny carpenter's friends used to want to hang out at his house so they could check out his mom, and I say that respectfully of course. :)
The two tiered system was my favourite. Unfortunately, I can’t find a manufacturer that does this anymore. Any suggestions? It works great with bin system organizing and for awkward items. Thanks for sharing!
1:39 in video
I set up my two tiers with a a few flexi poles and shelf racks that goes with the set
Where are those beautiful cabinets from in your video?
We rented one of those Instagram studio kitchens.
This was great. I’ve started charging dbl to install lazy Suzan’s just because I need to express my hatred for them in a constructive way.
Preach! I don't know why but there always seems to be a missing part whenever I have to put one in.
@@TheFunnyCarpenter Fortunately I’ve rarely had missing parts but they almost always send the big trays when I need the smaller ones. And I don’t find that out until I have the whole whuur installed and see the tray is to close to the hinge and I can’t clip the door on.
That and it’s degrading for a fat guy to have to wedge my lard in a cabinet upside down for 10 mins to install cheap Chinese hardware that should have been done in the shop.
@@ThisTall 😳
The most useful corner cabinet I've seen was built with LS inside in an 80's house of my parents. No shelf between and platters spin together. No separate door, and there's a detent so it rocks closed so easily. With a little practice you can spin it once and it closes on it's own. And the cabinet isn't square inside but has a circular wooden shell so stuff doesn't fall off. Sadly, this is too practical and not gimmicky enough nowadays. Now we need separate doors and platters because it looks cooler in demonstrations. In real life use it's generally worse though.
dude, when you pull your mom out i thought you were joking about her expert levels. she clearly is an expert!
Thanks you my mom would have appreciated that:)
Love the blank off the corner comment😂
can a super susan be retrofitted in a cabinet with no shelf? would'nt you not be able to get the shelf in there? i could reaallllyyy use a video about this. retrofitting a super susan in a corner cabinet with no shelf.
all good
Will you be posting the Super Susan DIY video?
Paulette Mattar thanks for asking, yes I will hopefully in the next few months.
I dont see a link up top to click
That cupboard at the start is the same damn thing in my apartment
lol its a real pain in the a$$!
3:42 theres no link to the video? i need to retrofit a supersusan in a cabinet with a useless lazy susan and tons of wasted space
Please show me where the blind corner Pullouts cost 1500 to 2000. I get them for 350..ill sell it to you for 1000..you'll save money
There is no video up there
where is the Super Susan fabrication video?
I wanted to put in a corner quasi walk in pantry area in my blind spot corner and I got shot down by everyone. Even showing them pictures, I was told it's not a good idea. Two contractors gave me their own version, and I cried. I flipped my wig. I finally just scrapped the idea because no one was supporting this idea of mine. I'm still salty and we're still in the design stage. I feel like this might ended up being a lifelong sore point in my marriage. I would prefer not to have cabinetry in that corner if I can't use it. And pull out shelving and lazy susans are fugly. I hate both of them.
Life is short, I wouldn’t sweat it too much:) best wishes on your kitchen!
You may need to hire a carpenter. Someone who makes custom wood pieces. Not a contractor. They don't specialize in custom wood pieces. I believe it can be done especially if you have a photo of it, because that means someone did it already. I have the same problem in a way, I don't want a lazy susan or super susan. I just want a corner cabinet without the lazy susan inside and half the space to be open for storing tall things and other half to have a shelf so I use top and bottom. Yes I will have to reach down in there and it isn't practical but guess what It's what I want. I saw some pics on pinterest with the same ideas too. I want to utilize all of my space. Super Susan's still dont allow you to utilize all the space the way you want. And remember cabinets are just plywood carcass with fancy doors. So when all else fails go buy some plywood and build it yourself with the help of some friends and family. I am getting alot of my ideas on how to build base cabinets from this Rogueengineer and Ana White on youtube. #DIY #Innovative. I wish you well.
What is a super Susan
Dude, click on this video up here to retro fit a super Susan........there is NO video sir!! 😢
You got light at least.......
Corner pantry.
Add the peanut! Not expensive & great for pots & pans.
Blank off the corner!
Love your tips, hate the music. It's like torture, could hardly hear what you and your mother said after a short while. Just monotone stupid music. Please just talk, you are good enough.
I guess you won't be buying the sound track:(. Thanks for the feed back
It’s clear you love your mom because you didn’t ask her to move her mug off the cast iron top.
That lady doesn't look old enough to be your mother
She will be happy to hear that:)
#1 worst tip ever
So much damn talking, no actual images of solutions.
Hmmm, I'm seeing "Magic Corner for under $300 at Home Depot at the moment: Store SKU #1006003279
Curious how much weight I can pile on compared to "Super Susan"?
I started with Stodoys plans.