How to Design a Corner Kitchen Cabinet (July 7, 2009)

How to Design a Corner Kitchen Cabinet to best use the blind kitchen corner

Choosing the design for a corner kitchen cabinet can be very difficult because of the blind corner kitchen cabinet space which is not easily accessible.

There are various solutions for a corner kitchen cabinet, but most of them still waste some blind space, are costly or do not work very well.

Read below for steps on deciding what type of corner kitchen cabinet is best for your personal needs.

Step 1

** Find out what types of corner cabinet solutions are available **

The most common types of solutions for the blind corner kitchen cabinets are:

* Shelves - simply installing regular kitchen cabinet shelves. This would mean that the front of the cabinet is accessible and the back area is not.

* Lazy Susans (Lazy Suzie) - these are circular units which rotate. Because a Lazy Susan rotates, you can access all the items in the cabinet.

* Pull out drawers - there are various types of drawers which pull out so that you can access items stored in the entire length of the cabinet.

* Empty space - Particularly practical if you have large items to store, simply leaving the whole cabinet empty.

Step 2

** Look at your kitchen as a whole **

Before deciding on what to do with a kitchen corner cabinet, take a look at your entire kitchen and have a general idea of what you will be storing in each kitchen cabinet. Do you have more than enough kitchen cabinets? Are you very limited in kitchen cabinets.

Step 3

** Decide on a budget for the blind kitchen corner cabinet **

Do you have a lot of money to spend on the blind kitchen cabinet?
Are you planning on staying in these house or apartment for many years to come?

Decide on the maximum you can spend on the blind corner cabinet. $100? $1000? Even more?

Step 4

** Decide what you plan on storing in the blind kitchen corner cabinet **

Based on step 1, decide how much you really need the blind kitchen corner cabinet space. If you have a large kitchen, then you might realize the space is not essential. If you have a small kitchen with limited cabinet space you might decide that you need the blind corner of the kitchen very much.

Step 5

** Take measurements **

Take measurements of the inside of the cabinet and the outside kitchen cabinet doors.

Step 6

** Explore various blind kitchen corner options **

Search the web, look at catalogs, go to friends houses, etc. to find existing options. You might find one that catches your eye perfectly. You might find that some are cumbersome and hard to use.

Step 7

Step 8

** Contact professionals **

Go to stores that specialize in kitchen cabinets, speak to interior designers and speak to carpenters who have experience in building and fixing kitchen cabinets.

Give them all the information you have gathered above including:
* what you plan on storing in the kitchen cabinet
* how often you will want to access the cabinet
* what your budget is
* the measurements of your cabinet and doors to your cabinet
* any other pertinent information

Sometimes they might be willing to give you their professional opinion for free, which the assumption that you might use them.

Step 9

** Put all the information together to design the corner kitchen cabinet that is perfect for your needs**

Once you've done the steps above, you can make an informed decision at to which type of blind corner kitchen cabinet is best for you.

Here are some points as a guideline:

* If you have a very small budget, most professionals would agree that you should stick to a simple shelf or empty cabinet space since fancier solutions (such as Lazy Susans and pull out drawers) end up breaking easily or being too cumbersome to use if you choose an inexpensive version

* If you have enough other kitchen cabinets, don't waste too much time, energy or money on the design of your blind corner kitchen cabinet. Just put things that you will not use too often there.

* If you have a lot of odd shaped or large kitchen items, simple shelves that are not easily accessible can be the best solution for you since they waste the least space. (You can use every inch of space, you will just have a hard time accessing the items).

* If you decide on a Lazy Susan, be sure to read up on various types available to make sure you are making a good investment

* If your door space is very narrow, pull out drawers might be too hard to use to make it worthwhile.

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