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Innovative Cabinetry Options

Brandy Souza, Kitchen Views General Manager

Innovative Cabinetry Options
by Brandy Souza

Innovative solutions for utilizing every possible storage area have been around for a few years now – long enough to prove they work. But not everyone has heard about them. One of the benefits of working with a professional kitchen designer is that they know about an array of options that you may not have considered. Since you are investing in remodeling, you can have a kitchen upgrade with their guidance, not just a facelift. Think about including these ideas in your new kitchen.

Corner drawers in bistro kitchen

Corner drawers in bistro kitchen. Image © Kitchen Views

Corner Drawer Base Cabinet

For an alternative to the Lazy Susan (some love them, others don’t), this cabinet has three drawers that pull out at a diagonal from the corner. The drawer fronts being either diagonal or at 90 degrees ‘L’ shape. This built-in storage can take full advantage of corner cabinet space that may be otherwise under-utilized.

Toe kick drawer

Toe kick drawer. Image © Kitchen Views

Toe Kick Drawer

Customers have used toe kick drawer options for storage of all kinds, from placemats and trays, to kids’ coloring books. These drawers can be placed in islands, as well. Storage is always at a premium in any kitchen, and this may be an otherwise unutilized space.

Swing out corner shelves

Swing out corner shelves. Image © Kitchen Views

When you start to design your next kitchen with Kitchen Views, consider these options as you ponder the placement of roll-out trays, glass doors, wine racks, spice pull-outs, etc. You may find some room for these and other innovative storage and utility options.

Brandy L. Souza
Designer & General Manager
Kitchen Views at National Lumber
120 Welby Rd, New Bedford, MA 02745
Office: 508-990-8020 x3163
Fax: 508-742-1498
bsouza@kitchenviews.com

Small Kitchen Designs That Work – Storage & Organization Solutions from Schrock and KraftMaid

One of the most important aspects of designing a new kitchen is to consider what tasks you want to accomplish and what storage is needed to support those tasks – general cooking, specialty baking, storage of bulk shopping, storage of special small appliances, etc.

Once you know what you need to store, you can begin looking at the multitude of storage solutions that are available from various cabinetry brands. Shown here are some that you may have seen before, and some that may be new to you. You’ll notice that this specialized type of storage helps you to maximize your available space.

KraftMaid upper cabinet wall filler pullout

What may have been wasted space before can now be useful storage with one of many innovative storage solutions. Cabinetry makers know that designers and homeowners want to get maximum storage per square foot. They’ve taken that need and found many creative solutions. Take for example the spice storage rack by KraftMaid shown above, which is only about 2 or 3 inches wide. It goes to show that cabinetry makers now have storage solutions for every nook and cranny of your kitchen.

KraftMaid base cabinet blind corner with swing out

KraftMaid also offers corner cabinetry options that can be used as alternatives to a Lazy Susan, offering an unprecedented amount of storage space for an otherwise very small corner area.

Schrock also provides many unique and versatile storage solutions. For example, look at the pantry option above. It allows for far more storage than you would expect from a three-foot wide space. Pantries will never be the same!

Schrock Utility organizer holding brooms and cleaning supplies

Schrock has another great narrow cabinetry option, a Utility Organizer that’s only six inches deep. It can serve as a broom closet, or even a small pantry. What could you imagine storing here?

The Kitchen Views Design Team has product knowledge of all the options available for you, and the real-life experience to help you find the best storage solutions for your new kitchen.

Merillat’s New CornerStore Corner Access Storage Cabinets

Merillat CornerStore Storage Cabinets

Merillat CornerStore Storage Cabinets

Merillat recently introduced yet another new storage solution at IBS 2011, the CornerStore corner access cabinets. An alternative to traditional Lazy Susans, the CornerStore cabinets turn otherwise unused corner cabinet areas into additional storage space.

The drawers are positioned in the center, offering two drawer sizes for flexible storage. Two pull-out pantry trays flank either side of the drawers, and each has an adjustable center shelf to accommodate whatever items you choose to store in them, from dishes to cookware, to dry good, to even small appliances!

Merillat has many organization solutions available, with many cabinet features and accessories to help you organize any room in your house. Check out the Merillat cabinet accessories page to see what Merillat cabinets can do to help you organize your home and your life.

Call 1-508-DESIGNS(337-4467) to reach a Kitchen Views designer who will help you to organize every area of your home.


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