Corner kitchen cabinets are often tricky to access, so using these spaces wisely is essential. A customized cabinet solution will maximize your space and add value to your home. Organize lower corner cabinets with deep shelves that are easier to reach than those in upper cabinets. Shelves can store more oversized pantry items like boxes of pasta, rice, or snacks that can be sorted and labeled. Let’s look at how to choose a corner kitchen storage cabinet for your house, based on what’s out there.
Storage Options
Regarding storage options, there are many ways to maximize the potential of a corner kitchen storage cabinet. Consider installing pull-out drawers, lazy susans, swing-out shelves, wire racks to store pots and pans, or even larger appliances like a mixer or blender, and alternatively, using corner cabinet storage. This corner cabinet can be great for accessing lightweight items easily, like serving platters for the holidays.
Shelving solutions for corner cabinets are available in various materials, finishes, and shapes, including pie cuts, kidneys, and half-moons, to fit your unique cabinet dimensions and storage needs. A popular option is a wooden Lazy Susan, which rotates to make hard-to-reach items more accessible.
Containers
A good way to get the most out of your corner kitchen storage cabinets is using a several containers. This helps items that would otherwise get lost or fall behind others stay contained and easy to find. Addings lighting helps with accessibility too. Battery-operated stick-on lights can be a simple and inexpensive fix.
If you have a lower corner cabinet that’s tricky to access, a wooden lazy susan can be a great storage solution too. More on them in the next section. They’re a great place to keep smaller items like spices, baking tins, and other small kitchen tools, especially when they’re organized using containers sorted by type of item or purpose.
Choosing Lazy Susan for Corner Kitchen Storage Cabinet
If simple inner cabinet shelves don’t offer enough storage options for your corner cabinets, you can try lazy Susans. These round and turntable trays are ideal for blind corner cabinets since they optimize space and functionality. They come in many different sizes and materials, including polymer, wood, and wire shelving.
There are also single and telescoping ones. Single scans mount to the bottom of a cabinet, while a telescoping version has a post that extends into the cabinet to accommodate different shelf heights. The Accordion cabinet design is another great way to get more out of your kitchen corners. It includes sliding drawers that pull out from the corner and allow easy access to items like tin foil and serving utensils.
Drawers
For your kitchen upgrade, drawers can make a difference in hard-to-reach corner spaces. Often, these areas store a collection of rarely used items that you may not move for years. Bins are a good storage solution for keeping these areas organized. A swing-out shelf organizer can also be help organize lower-corner cabinet spaces. These shelves mount within the upper cabinet and swivel, making accessing deep corners easy and convenient. They come in several sizes, so you can find the best one for your needs.
Trash Bins
Keeping your kitchen organized is challenging (to put it mildly!). From plasticware to extra pots and pans, it can take some major changes in organization to keep everything in its proper place. That’s where corner kitchen storage cabinets come in. They’re a clever way to maximize your space without sacrificing style or functionality.
If you want to upgrade your kitchen with a storage cabinet, consider one with a sliding waste bin that hides away trash while providing easy access. Ever since I saw this in a neighbor’s house, I want one too. Or you could get a pull-out system that provides separate spaces for recycling and composting. You can free up space for frequently used items in the corner cabinet by tucking away your trash.
Which Corner Kitchen Storage Cabinet Option Would You Choose?
Which one appeals to you? Are you staying on top of organizing your kitchen? What’s happening in your home? Comment below!
I hate mine so when I rip out all the cabinets, I will add lots of open shelving. Cabinets I replace will have slide-outs and dividers to meet my needs. :)
Yeah, I’m a fan of the open shelving too… :-) Sometimes I see older houses (I like old houses) and they have that, and I love it!
I think it would work better than deep dark cabinets.