I have seen a round turning drawer used in the dead space at the corner of a
kitchen cabinet. Would appreciate any ideas you all might have that uses
this space in a different ways. Trying to finalize design and the corner is
giving me fits.

MC

"MiamiCuse" > wrote in message
...
>I have seen a round turning drawer used in the dead space at the corner of
>a kitchen cabinet. Would appreciate any ideas you all might have that uses
>this space in a different ways. Trying to finalize design and the corner
>is giving me fits.
>
> MC
I have two spaces that are what you call dead space. One does have a lazy
susan in it. I use this all the time. I keep large stacking-prepping bowls
in it that I use constantly.

The other space is nothing but basically you might say, a hole in the fall.
In the back, I keep a huge steamer that I rarely use, but in the front part,
I keep all strainers and colanders of any shape or size.

Both these spaces are handy for use of easy-to-reach equipment used in the
preparation of food.

Dee Dee

Oh pshaw, on Sat 13 Oct 2007 07:24:52p, MiamiCuse meant to say...

> I have seen a round turning drawer used in the dead space at the corner
> of a kitchen cabinet. Would appreciate any ideas you all might have
> that uses this space in a different ways. Trying to finalize design and
> the corner is giving me fits.
>
> MC
>
>

Check with a kitchen designer. There are various configurations of special
shelving that can maximize that dead corner space. A lazy susan or
turntable is only one option. Depending on your need, a different
configuration might be more effective.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Answers: $1, Short: $5, Correct: $25, dumb looks
are still free.

In article 4>,
says...
> Oh pshaw, on Sat 13 Oct 2007 07:24:52p, MiamiCuse meant to say...
>
> > I have seen a round turning drawer used in the dead space at the corner
> > of a kitchen cabinet. Would appreciate any ideas you all might have
> > that uses this space in a different ways. Trying to finalize design and
> > the corner is giving me fits.
> >
> > MC
> >
> >
>
> Check with a kitchen designer. There are various configurations of special
> shelving that can maximize that dead corner space. A lazy susan or
> turntable is only one option. Depending on your need, a different
> configuration might be more effective.
>
>
Check Lee Valley in their hardware catalogue have some amazing shelving
that fits into corner spaces ...
I think KraftMade has a unit that is similar and involves sliding
shelves.

"agrunspan" > wrote in message
...
> John LaBella wrote:
>> In article 4>,
>> says...
>>
>>>Oh pshaw, on Sat 13 Oct 2007 07:24:52p, MiamiCuse meant to say...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have seen a round turning drawer used in the dead space at the corner
>>>>of a kitchen cabinet. Would appreciate any ideas you all might have
>>>>that uses this space in a different ways. Trying to finalize design and
>>>>the corner is giving me fits.
>
> We had a U-shaped kitchen. At one corner our designer catty-cornered our
> dishwasher, which I LOVED! The other corner held a unit of 4 drawers, also
> catty-cornered.
>
That is the bottom cabinet right? What about the top, what did you do?

Thanks!

MC

Oh pshaw, on Mon 15 Oct 2007 07:51:12a, agrunspan meant to say...

> MiamiCuse wrote:
>> "agrunspan" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>John LaBella wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article 4>,
says...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Oh pshaw, on Sat 13 Oct 2007 07:24:52p, MiamiCuse meant to say...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I have seen a round turning drawer used in the dead space at the
>>>>>>corner of a kitchen cabinet. Would appreciate any ideas you all
>>>>>>might have that uses this space in a different ways. Trying to
>>>>>>finalize design and the corner is giving me fits.
>>>
>>>We had a U-shaped kitchen. At one corner our designer catty-cornered
>>>our dishwasher, which I LOVED! The other corner held a unit of 4
>>>drawers, also catty-cornered.
>>>
>>
>> That is the bottom cabinet right? What about the top, what did you do?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> MC
>>
>>
>
> Just had decorative curved open shelving (there was a window in between
> these over the sink, which was at the head of the U). Facing the sink, I
> had my stove and workspace to my left and my fridge to the right.
> Perfect work triangle.
>
> ALL our bottom cabinets were drawers with the exception of the
> under-the-sink one. It was fabulous for the pots, bakeware, small
> appliances, etc.
>
> I miss that kitchen. Right now I have one with the "ever desireable"
> island, which I don't get. I find I spend my day walking around the
> island to get to everything. Oh well! That's life.

Depends on the location, shape, and size of the island in relation to
everything else in the kitchen. Our kitchen has an L-shaped counter with
the fridge at the end of the long side of the "L" and range in the middle
of the short side of the "L". The island is rectangular, contains the sink
and dishwasher, with just a nice turning radius of space between it and
both the long and short sides of the "L". The other long side of the
island is for sitting at, and beyond it is a wall of windows. Works
nicely.


> Good luck on your project!!!
>
> April G.
> San Antonio, TX
> agru.etsy.com
>
>

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Answers: $1, Short: $5, Correct: $25, dumb looks
are still free.

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:28:07 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:
>Oh pshaw, on Mon 15 Oct 2007 07:51:12a, agrunspan meant to say...
>> I miss that kitchen. Right now I have one with the "ever desireable"
>> island, which I don't get. I find I spend my day walking around the
>> island to get to everything. Oh well! That's life.
>
>Depends on the location, shape, and size of the island in relation to
>everything else in the kitchen. Our kitchen has an L-shaped counter with
>the fridge at the end of the long side of the "L" and range in the middle
>of the short side of the "L". The island is rectangular, contains the sink
>and dishwasher, with just a nice turning radius of space between it and
>both the long and short sides of the "L". The other long side of the
>island is for sitting at, and beyond it is a wall of windows. Works
>nicely.

When/if we ever build a new house, we'll have to plan out the kitchen,
and I was leaning toward the island concept that Wayne describes. My
sister used to have her rangetop on her island, and I didn't like
that. It felt dangerous to me (not to mention the problems of venting
the fumes and grease), so I was thinking of putting the sink there.
How is that working out? Or would a solid work surface on the island
be better use of that space?

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:43:55 GMT, KLS > wrote:

> so I was thinking of putting the sink there.
>How is that working out? Or would a solid work surface on the island
>be better use of that space?

I once put a sink on an island. It was fine. You do have to figure out the
vent stack. We didn't want any column. So the architect figured out a way
to vent back to a wall.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Oh pshaw, on Tue 16 Oct 2007 03:43:55a, KLS meant to say...

> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:28:07 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>>Oh pshaw, on Mon 15 Oct 2007 07:51:12a, agrunspan meant to say...
>>> I miss that kitchen. Right now I have one with the "ever desireable"
>>> island, which I don't get. I find I spend my day walking around the
>>> island to get to everything. Oh well! That's life.
>>
>>Depends on the location, shape, and size of the island in relation to
>>everything else in the kitchen. Our kitchen has an L-shaped counter
>>with the fridge at the end of the long side of the "L" and range in the
>>middle of the short side of the "L". The island is rectangular,
>>contains the sink and dishwasher, with just a nice turning radius of
>>space between it and both the long and short sides of the "L". The
>>other long side of the island is for sitting at, and beyond it is a wall
>>of windows. Works nicely.
>
> When/if we ever build a new house, we'll have to plan out the kitchen,
> and I was leaning toward the island concept that Wayne describes. My
> sister used to have her rangetop on her island, and I didn't like
> that. It felt dangerous to me (not to mention the problems of venting
> the fumes and grease), so I was thinking of putting the sink there.
> How is that working out? Or would a solid work surface on the island
> be better use of that space?

I love having the sink and the d/w in the island. It's central to
everything. I have enough work surface at each end that it's no loss at
all. It also leaves the wall counters of the "L" with more continuous
space.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Answers: $1, Short: $5, Correct: $25, dumb looks
are still free.

Oh pshaw, on Tue 16 Oct 2007 04:43:03p, Don Wiss meant to say...

> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:43:55 GMT, KLS > wrote:
>
>> so I was thinking of putting the sink there.
>>How is that working out? Or would a solid work surface on the island
>>be better use of that space?
>
> I once put a sink on an island. It was fine. You do have to figure out
the
> vent stack. We didn't want any column. So the architect figured out a way
> to vent back to a wall.
>
> Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).
>

Our vent is contained within the cabinet itself and returns down through
the floor. I guess methods and codes vary.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Answers: $1, Short: $5, Correct: $25, dumb looks
are still free.

MiamiCuse wrote:
> I have seen a round turning drawer used in the dead space at the corner of a
> kitchen cabinet. Would appreciate any ideas you all might have that uses
> this space in a different ways. Trying to finalize design and the corner is
> giving me fits.
>
> MC
>
>


We didn't go with a regular corner unit. We took the corner like an 'L',
with one cabinet being a pullout for trash and the other cabinet in the
corner going the full depth behind and using a halfmoon lazy susan Like
a half of a pie and it pulls all th eway out so we can access the whole
shelf at once. We love it. Using the halfmoon one you only lose two
'corners' not being straight shelves and not all the way around like on
a regular susan.

On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:24:52 -0400, "MiamiCuse"
> wrote:

>I have seen a round turning drawer used in the dead space at the corner of a
>kitchen cabinet. Would appreciate any ideas you all might have that uses
>this space in a different ways. Trying to finalize design and the corner is
>giving me fits.
>
>MC
>

Check this out.
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...urrency=2&sid=
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

In article >,
"MiamiCuse" > wrote:

> I have seen a round turning drawer used in the dead space at the corner of a
> kitchen cabinet. Would appreciate any ideas you all might have that uses
> this space in a different ways. Trying to finalize design and the corner is
> giving me fits.
>
> MC

they're quite convenient but waste too much space, imnsho.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Notes about our meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> > I have seen a round turning drawer used in the dead space at the corner of
> > a
> > kitchen cabinet. Would appreciate any ideas you all might have that uses
> > this space in a different ways. Trying to finalize design and the corner
> > is
> > giving me fits.
> >
> > MC
>
> they're quite convenient but waste too much space, imnsho.

I have one on the lower part of my kitchen. They do hold a lot, but if
anything falls on the back side, I have to unload much of the
compartment and get down on my knees (which are not as flexible as I
wish they still were) and nearly crawl in to get to the back to reach
under and grab whatever fell down. To protect myself from having to do
this, I now keep my casserole and large serving bowls down there, but
they don't fit the best there. If/when I remodel this kitchen, I will
likely do something different with that corner.


jt

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:02:12 GMT, jt august > wrote:

>In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
>> > I have seen a round turning drawer used in the dead space at the corner of
>> > a
>> > kitchen cabinet. Would appreciate any ideas you all might have that uses
>> > this space in a different ways. Trying to finalize design and the corner
>> > is
>> > giving me fits.
>> >
>> > MC
>>
>> they're quite convenient but waste too much space, imnsho.
>
>I have one on the lower part of my kitchen. They do hold a lot, but if
>anything falls on the back side, I have to unload much of the
>compartment and get down on my knees (which are not as flexible as I
>wish they still were) and nearly crawl in to get to the back to reach
>under and grab whatever fell down. To protect myself from having to do
>this, I now keep my casserole and large serving bowls down there, but
>they don't fit the best there. If/when I remodel this kitchen, I will
>likely do something different with that corner.
>
>
>jt

Check out the blind corner units at Lee Valley.
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...urrency=2&sid=
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:23:24 -0500, The Cook >
wrote:

>On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:02:12 GMT, jt august > wrote:
>Check out the blind corner units at Lee Valley.
>http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...urrency=2&sid=

This is absolutely brilliant design; thanks for posting the link again
(I saw it the first time and appreciate your reminding us of it) as I
likely will buy one of these when/if we build a different kitchen.

In article >,
The Cook > wrote:

> Check out the blind corner units at Lee Valley.
> http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...3,43722,43723&
> abspage=1&ccurrency=2&sid=

Cool! I think I've seen something like that in a model home.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Notes about our meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007