Always use full extension drawer slides. You can see all the way to the back of the drawer. As contractor, l have seen drawers that only pullout less than half way.
Lol the pots and pans in the cupboard, about to fall over if you move one piece that's me. I had to laugh at that, I thought I was the only one who had this problem.
I have always wanted to to see a lazy Susan in your ceiling that goes up to the attic one for pots and pans one for appliances and one for Glases and plates and one for spices .motorized that with a push of button lowers your lazy Susan to unload dishwasher and to get pots and pans .You have all that attic space that could be framed up in roof with easy access to all the crazy things that get in the way
If you are replacing an old sink consider this. Usually the pipe from the sink bottom connects to the drain with a vertical tail pipe (two for double sinks) If you do a bit of searching at your big box store you can find a pvc drain pipe with a right angle that will screw to the bottom of the sink drain similar to the standard tail pipe. Point the pipe toward the back wall and use a transition slip joint fitting to standard 1 1/2 inch (or 1 1/4 inch) PVC Next for dual sinks, connect the two drains together along the back wall. Then use a 90 (or 45) elbow as needed to change from horizontal to vertical. You then need a P trap (or S) trap to hold the water that prevents drain gas from flowing up and out your sink drain. Somewhere you also need a vent pipe that connects to the vent pipe in the wall. If that is not accessible most codes permit installation of a screw on air vent. Big box stores carry these for around six bucks. Keeney 1-1/2-in Plastic Mechanical Plumbing Air Admittance Vent $5.98 at Lowes) You should dry fit all the pieces together before you do your glue up to make sure you have what you want. I installed pull out drawers and made the whole frame unit removable (two screws in the frame to the cabinet floor). If I should need access to the plumbing it is easy.
I just use boxes of all sizes. You can cut them, decorate if desired and pull out. Most of my boxes are FREE! Ex:soda box, cereal box, shoes & boots etc... 🤗
Lookup Elva system in the container store for an over the pantry door track system. The track clamps to the top and bottom of door and you can piecemeal the bins that hook on. Great for renters. Not the cheapest, but affordable. The rack will run about 25 to 30 dollars and each bin is about 15 dollars. Start small and add a bin or so each month.
Sturdy baskets with handles that I could pull out were very helpful to me while I was renting. I measured my lower cabinets and bought wicker ones with fabric lining for my pots that I could just slide out. For the pantry, I used plastic dollar store baskets to sort. One for pasta and rice, one for for spices, one for baking supplies. Different sizes depending on what I was storing, plus ones that stack for smaller items like sauce packets and tea bags.
@@Queenie-the-genie Whoa, Kate, chill -- some people need advice or guidance and every home has different obstacles and challenges. As a professional organizer, there are MANY factors to think of.
hacks that can be used in rental properties would be great. The kitchens are often poorly designed and you can't do much about it so any hacks for that would be fantastic. Thanks
diver - actually years ago I knew a lady who was doing just that. She also got some furniture from an old goat who owned an antique store. I wonder now if she was getting a little off her mortgage too.
We have an extremely small kitchen one wall about 13 feet contains the sink, stove and the dishwasher. The left corner comes out and has a few drawers and cupboards underneath. Other than that, facing the sink, on the right there's a doorway to the bathroom behind you is a refrigerator in the corner and a stairway to the basement… As you keep turning clockwise, there is the way into the living room/dining room area and then you come back to the L-shaped cabinet that I just told you stuck out from the left. Unfortunately we had a fire… But, we were told that we may be able to push the sink wall back towards the garage and maybe push the bathroom wall/door in and use the walls… The reason I say that is there is another entrance to the bathroom from my guest bedroom. I WAS putting pots and pans in the bathroom and in a dry sink I had in the dining room. There's nowhere to put anything. I would love to hear your suggestions on how to make this space more usable and yet look nice. If you need me to draw something quickly let me know. They have just taken it all the way down to the studs and I need help quickly! Thanks!
I have a corner cabinet for a corner sink. It's worse to organize. I can't install a Lazy-Susan. Baskets don't work and figuring out how to use drawers that pull out and still optimize my space seems ominous. I'd remodel, however, it's not currently an option. I think rolling drawers would be my best solution, I'm just having trouble figuring out how to capture the most for my space.
Thanks for sharing. These a great tips thanks. It should be pointed out that with a small exercise in geometry, it can be shown that a Lazy Susan in a corner base unit does not save any more space than if the corner was simply boxed out.
if you totally take the doors off of the cabinet then it is code to be able to put a plug in it. I tried four of the hacks. I put the pull-out drawers in the kitchen cabinets. a total of $42 and 2 hours for 6 shelves. the lazy Susan's worked for me in the corner because I put a triangle in the back corner on the two sides I stored my holiday platters fits perfect. the hanging rack under the counter I moved to the ceiling because everyone in the house is tall. use that space under the counter for my gumbo pots. inside the gumbo pots I store my flower, sugar and pasta containers. again on a pull out rack. the tea kettle stays on the stove in the toaster is on its own Shelf to the right of the stove. I sort of like a phone caddy sized Shelf. works great!
I like the cupboard idea but I know some people who would be concerned about heat and smell. i.e.e with a oven/micro combo, and the toaster. I guess a slide out shelf would work for the toaster (Or even a kettle) though.
Lazy Susan in a corner cupboard doesnt work either, its round, so only uses about 1/2 the space available - not to mention what happens when things fall off the back into that unused corner ....
Aaron Mackay lol im not convinced! Im trying to find better ideas though. So far the winner is the 2 shelves, and one pulls out which pulls the other one out behind it. Not too much lost space, just a bugger of a mechanizim
I love organization ideas. These have been really nice. I am ready to change my cabinet doors to glass. Do you have any suggestions on what types of doors and how they should be installed?
Hi ,the biggest pain ever I feel is that your standard fridge does not have pull out drawers.why the heck not.every time I want something it’s in there somewhere but can’t be seen until you pull everything out dropping a glass jar whilst doing so and cracking a floor tile to boot.they seem just inaccessible.kind regards tim
My upper cabinet is approx. 12 inches shorter than the lower base cabinet, I would love to have a small wine race to even that space up. Do you have any ideas?
Hi , we use Wet Grinders at India.It is very heavy which one can't lift everytime to work with it . As u mentioned if we keep it inside the cupboard we cannot work with it as it needs open space to open it n put the ingredients n again close . Wat would be the best solution as to where to place it in the kitchen?
But take a close look at all it really is. A few straight boards and some heavy duty drawer casters. You can build it for under $50.00 and it's not terribly complicated, so just basic carpentry skills can get it done.
First idea of putting your appliances in a cabinet is a good idea but unfortunately not to code, you cannot install a plug in a cabinet, at least not in Canada anyways.
Inspection Belec - You can in the U.S ... It's called an appliance cabinet actually. BTW ... Is there anything at all that isn't regulated in Canada?! (Geez.)
Great ideas! I took the last one and instead of a pull out drawer in front of the sink, I put it in front of our stove top so I can pull out spices. :)
Cool Beans, great ideas! Can you do Organize Your Bathroom. I bought a three drawer roll away. But wondering what I could do with a wall to put stuff on and organize under the sink. Small bathroom.Thanks!
for pantry get long mason jars and stack them length wise like wine. and list the ingredients on the lid so that you know what it is. except for thing that are runny and sticky like nutella and spreads.
I live in a trailer. I don't have a corner cupboard. I have an abyss, accessed through the door I open under the sink and reaching back. The edge of my sink is a few inches from the corner where the counter makes an L. and drawers are on the short end of the L. My counter ends there. A lazy susan would not work for me. I would love to discover a way to use that abyss space.
Had a lazy Susan corner cabinet. Horrible. Pot handles would stick out when turning the table, things would fall and it was hard to clean. I like the movable pot rack though
Same question as some other people, where would someone buy number 4, I've gone into some hardware stores and no one seems to know what I'm talking about, or if they have anything similar.
+7forGod I actually found my own answer. They are extremely expensive (for me) but here's the links that I found if anyone is interested.#4 - www.amazon.com/Dual-ing-Glideware-Cookware-Organizer-Hooks/dp/B0118DYWEC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1461613134&sr=8-2&keywords=Glideware+Pull-out+Cabinet+Organizer+for+Pots+and+Panswww.amazon.com/Glideware-Pull-out-Cabinet-Organizer-Pots/dp/B00GVHQWB2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461613134&sr=8-1&keywords=Glideware+Pull-out+Cabinet+Organizer+for+Pots+and+Pans
+7forGod I wonder why 2 of those on sale at that link are used, if they are so good. Plus, I can't see how the lids are staying grouped. Thanks for the link though,
I have a tiny house and I need to refurnish it I used to live in an apartment but I was trying to bring the things that I had with me because I thought that I was going to purchase another home but I wanted to sing this one and I got this small house I guess Ikea is the key to small tiny homes
I HATE corner cupboards Lazy Susan or not. If I could design a dream house I would put the kitchen in a separate building with an enclosed breezeway. I hate kitchens and I hate the smell of food in the house. Except baked goods. That’s delightful!
