CORNER CABINETS | Types and Solutions

This video looks at different corner cabinet types and what you can do to make your corner cabinet more functional. It's no secret that I am not a big fan of base corner cabinets, however if you find yourself with one, there are some pretty decent options.

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[tallpaul]

All base cabinets should be pull out drawer type. I never want to get on my knees to dig out something I haven’t seen in years! Thanks for the content. ✌🏻🇺🇸

[dianebollman]

We lived in a rental house with not one but two deep corner base cabinets. Since it was not functional for everyday use I used it for storing my paints and stains that I would not store in a shed because of the exposure to the extreme seasonal temps. It worked for me!!

[Angel-niyn]

love the thorough explanations and to the point, efficient solutions provided, just what I'm looking for, thank you very much! The pictures provided are actually relevant and illustrates your points exactly, really visualizes the examples you're talking about, I'm a visual person so that rlly helps to see what you're referring too. I've read articles before this video that didn't have photos at all to to show what solutions they were naming and they didn't even explain the solution either, it was really vague so I had to look up the names itself like "swinging pull out shelves" because they provided no details/explanation in article. I really appreciate this video, you actually provided information.

[TheJojo]

I’m glad I just discovered your channel. You will help me think through many things I never gave much thought to. 👍👍👍

[elina]

Our base corner cabinet with the other side hidden. (The lower cabinet) we took all the shelving off and now it's big enough for a person. The idea is to see better all the way back because the shelving isn't on the way, you can really see better. We use that for every cleaning stuff, so vacuum, mop, carpet cleaner, steamer, and so on. It is amazing, no more things that get lost and really easy to get the vacuum out and in. I know it is really weird place (at least here in Finland, usually it is in hallway) and the big cleaning closet in the hallway, we put all like biking stuff (helmets), skiing things and outside playing stuff and some clothes. Very happy for the lower corner cabinet. But I haven't yet figured the upper corner cabinet out, it is for cleaning stuff also, like different cleaning agent, sponges and so more. Before we used it for big things like flower vases and different stake-sets (fork, knife thingy) because if you put there something big or long it doesn't get lost in there :) so mo point, try to take shelving out (or leave it on the bottom so you don't have to make space for shelving in the storage and you then can see on the back of the cabinet also :) if you don't want to put money in a pull out drawer thingy (see in the video) example (it is really really good if you want to storage example your pans there, get it if you have money. I don't so had to get another solution 😅)

[juliewhite]

Great ideas!! I put a plastic dishpan/bus tub in mine that I can slide forward to access what I need & then push it back. I know exactly what's in both of mine as I only keep what I use.

[martimoore]

I'm so glad I found your channel! We are beginning a kitchen plan in a new space that never had a kitchen, and I can tell we see eye to eye on the corner cabinet thing. Block that thing off!! The only other solution, which was in the house I grew up in, was to have access to the corner from the room on the other side of that wall, which was our eating area. Instant tablecloth storage! Our current kitchen has the IKEA corner with the "functional Greta". I'll be binge watching you now.

[pilarcaballero]

love the last tip: “no corner”!! heheh good tips overall

[Telcomvic]

The house we just purchased has blind corners. So, thank you, your video gave me some good options to think about. OTOH, I love our corner base and wall cabinets that we have in our current house. I'm really going to miss them. We have pots & pans on the factory installed lazy susan base cabinet and have only lost 2-3 things off of it since we installed it almost 20 yrs ago.

[KathrineJKozachok]

Because all of these options are ridiculously expensive and don't allow you to use all the space, I just use my hidden corner for large bulk items: eg. pet food, gallon bottles (water, vinegar, dishwashing liquid, maple syrup, laundry detergent), large sacs/bags of dry goods, etc. - things I need to access only for restocking.
You end up storing fewer but larger items so you know and can easily see what's in there.

[junetegtmeier]

I won the blind corner lottery and have two! We are in the middle of a kitchen remodel and bought a Lazy Susan corner I hope we don’t regret it, but it has to be better than the black hole! We are also changing our peninsula to an island to eliminate the second black hole, and by the way I have a great friend named Susan and she is the opposite of lazy! I really enjoy the value and entertainment your videos provide, keep up the good work.

[shirleyboberg]

I have a blind corner cabinet that had a paneled rear. This house was built in 1972. So when I determined to redo that paneling, I asked my carpenter to make the corner cabinet back have a pocket door. It now is accessible from both sides. I also asked to have a deeper shelf placed in it. I love it! My kitchen has 3 blind cabinets. I really don't like them. I totally agree that it is simply a waste because I cannot get at the stuff in the back.

[JESSofALLTRADES]

Thanks for sharing Mark. Now I know the options available for the corners in my work in progress kitchen. Fortunately or unfortunately I have two of these spaces in my kitchen 🙄

[kylefrandsen]

Very helpful. Thanks. I have an old square kitchen with 3 blind corner base cabinets, 2 blind corner uppers and I'm struggling with space because it's SO inefficiently designed. I'm saving up for a remodel down the road, but I need a stop-gap and this gave me some solutions for now along with ideas for the remodel when it comes.

[dmaccameron]

Found your channel just the other day and have been binge watching all your videos. My husband and I are planning on renovating a 50x30 ICF building (was a shop) into a residence so kind of a new build; and your videos are providing a ton of information, so thanks for that! What is really cool is you don’t live very far from me, it’s nice to follow a You-tuber from your own province.

I totally agree with the corner cabinet ( no cabinet) idea. We are staying in a house that has a cabinet similar to yours, the corner space is blocked off. It’s a small kitchen and at first I thought it was a total waste of space, but I have found it so functional and plan to do same thing in new kitchen. The uppers don’t wrap around corner either, they just run straight across one wall, I like this as well; albeit, the wall with no cabinets is short and has a window. I’m not a fan of the lazy Susan - have relatives with these and I prefer not to have.

Great content!

[crystalreed]

Thank you so much. You have helped me to smile through my kitchen cabinet dilemmas. Lol thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[KathyAceves]

We are remodeling and getting rid of the corner cabinet! All bottom cabinets will have drawers! Can't wait for my cabinets to arrive!

[jozefbols]

Yep, Mark, we also have such a blind corner cabinet and I hate it!! I'm 64 years old, have a lot of problems physical so this is a huge problem for me. I hope, in the near future we can chance the kitchen and that cornercabinet!! So many thanks for all the tips you give and have given!! Pinkie

Well made and informative video but I'd like to offer a suggestion. The first home I built had a large kitchen with a ton of cabinets. Lower ones on three walls, upper ones all the way around. Above the upper cabinets cabinets that sat further out. Looked beautiful but over twenty years I spent much of my kitchen time crawling around on the floor hunting for items that were way back in the cabinets(hidden and hard to find). Current house Is a beach style home with an open kitchen. I have four upper cabinets, open shelving between each pair and no lower cabinets except for the sink base and it has trash containers inside both doors. Now as a senior I didn't want to have to get down on the floor to hunt items so all my lower cabinets are sliding drawers or very wide shallow drawers so I can put pots in them and find the one I want in seconds by pulling out the slide. Works fantastic under the range top and very convenient. One large deep one under my oven that holds all my bakeware. A vertical slide on each side of the sink base that holds cutting boards upright on one side and all those boxes of foil, freezer bags, wax paper etc on the other side. Three units are all three drawer cabinets. I have an Lshaped blind cabinet where my bar meets the back cabinets and no room for a door there so that blind unit has three drawers that face into my dining room. Open concept so not one wasted inch in the kitchen. And where do I put my appliances. I have a full size walk in pantry behind my kitchen where I keep loads of appliances, dry goods, etc. When I was preparing to build my second home I was walking around the lumber yard and found a frosted glass door with pantry sanded into the glass along with fruit. I bought it on the spot and it looks great in my kitchen (marked down to $69). I think everyone should build one home so when it comes time to build that retirement home they already know what doesn't work for them. If it's going to be a two story make sure your stairs are at least four feet wide so you can add a stairlift (all my main living areas are upstairs) and solid box on the stair lift hauls my groceries upstairs with ease. All your interior doors should be three foot wide if they'll fit.

[SarahRenz]

A dumbwaiter is not the same as a lazy susan. A dumbwaiter is a vertical shaft with a pulley or hydraulic system, used to move small items between floors. They're most often found in large Downton Abbey-like mansions where the servants' area (kitchen, laundry, etc) is on a different floor from the living area.