Kitchen Corner Cabinets
When planning a kitchen the optimisation of cabinet storage is essential, and nothing causes more problems than gaining access into corners.
Most experienced Kitchen Designers will tackle this problem by “planning out” from corners in order to utilise the best method.
So, which is the best type of Kitchen Corner Cabinet to use?
Let’s look at the options available:
- The “Blind” Kitchen Corner Cabinet
- The “L” shaped Kitchen Corner Cabinet
- The “Diagonal” Kitchen Corner Cabinet
- The Diagonal Drawer” Kitchen Corner Cabinet
The “Blind” Kitchen Corner Cabinet
Blind Kitchen Corner Cabinet
Is essentially a 1000mm width double carcase with a single door, corner post, and adjustable shelving
The “blind” section of the carcase disappears down the side of the adjacent cabinet, and access into the corner is generally restricted – you have to get down on hands and knees to reach down past the corner post.
Usually supplied with a 500mm door, leaving 500mm of cabinet into the corner and a 100mm void at the end.
Can also be supplied with a 450mm door (anything narrower is unadvisable) leaving 550mm into the corner with a 50mm void at the end of the cabinet – but the narrower door further restricts access
Or can be supplied with a 600mm door leaving 400mm into the corner with a 200mm void at the end of the cabinet – the wider door improves the access, but the bigger void is wasted storage
Can be fitted with different “pullout” or “swing out” devices that make access to the storage easier, e.g.:
- Carousel – that swings half out of the unit
- Cantilever Trays – that swing completely out of the unit
- Magic Corner – which swing half of the baskets out of the unit, and slide the other half of the baskets to the door opening
Cantilever Tray2
Magic Corner
These “pullout” or “swing out” devices all improve access to the stored items, but offer reduced storage capacity, and can make cleaning of the cabinet interior almost impossible.
The “L” shaped Kitchen Corner Cabinet
L Shaped Kitchen Corner Cabinet
Wraps around the corner in an “L” shape … now there’s a surprise
Most manufacturers produce them, but do be careful to check individual supplier’s dimensions as they vary dependent upon the size of doors supplied. (Normally approx 900/900 with two 300 doors)
It is unlikely to be supplied as a “Rigid” cabinet, as it would be impossible to pass through a standard interior door opening.
Supplied with adjustable shelving and two doors centrally joined, so that when you pull open one door it opens the other and leaves the interior readily accessible.
This type of kitchen corner cabinet can also be fitted with circular revolving carousels, however as the access into the cabinet is unrestricted most people opt for shelving to maximise the storage space.
The “Diagonal” Kitchen Corner Cabinet
Diagonal Kitchen Corner Cabinet
This is a large single kitchen corner cabinet with a single door sitting at a 45 degree across the corner. (Usually supplied with a 600mm door – but sometimes with a 450mm door)
It’s a large kitchen corner cabinet measuring 1050mm/1050mm out of each corner (600mm door) and is normally supplied with adjustable shelving.
As per the “L” shaped kitchen corner cabinet this will be supplied as a “Flat Pack” (it would be too large to pass through a standard interior door if supplied “Rigid”).
Often used to place a sink across a corner, however with the sink bowl and drainage obstructing the cabinet interior it is not the best use of the corner.
The “Diagonal Drawer” Kitchen Corner Cabinet
Kitchen Corner Drawer Cabinet
Similar in size and shape to the “Diagonal” Kitchen Corner Cabinet this item is normally only supplied by Fitted Kitchen Specialists.
It is expensive to purchase, and very wasteful of storage space, but can be very useful if this is the only means of planning some decent width drawers into your design.
Summary:
So, which is the best Kitchen Corner Unit?
We rate them in this order:
- The “L” Shaped Kitchen Corner Cabinet provides a large amount of storage, gives the best access into the corner, and is relatively inexpensive.
- A “Blind” Kitchen Corner Cabinet with “Cantilever Trays” fitted is next best (The Cantilever Trays will last far longer than the “Magic Corner” sliding mechanism, as there’s far less to go wrong)
- The “Diagonal” Kitchen Corner Cabinet is fine if you want to soften the line and create a bit of interest, but is difficult to reach into the back
- The “Diagonal Drawer” Kitchen Corner Cabinet is expensive, wastes as lot of storage, and is not readily available from DIY Retailers … but may be the only way you can plan drawers into your design
We hope you found this information regarding Kitchen Corner Cabinets , and good luck with your new kitchen design
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