Corner unit gadgets

[leen...]

Hi All,

I have a walk in larder which is essentially a v small room with shelves on 2 perpendicular walls. This causes the dreaded corner issue where all the stuff gets shoved there and with both shelves either side full, it is next to impossible to get at the stuff in the corner (usually pots, pans, kitchen gadgets etc.) without removing a load of other things.

Shelves are around 600mm deep and around 400mm between the shelves. I was wondering whether anyone has come across a creative solution to the problem. I have seen a few things made for corner kitchen cupboards which either rotate or you pull front basket out and corner basket slides out to where the other basket was (if you see what I mean). Couldn't see any that would fit the 400mm without adaptation and there were expensive - some around £200. Given I need 5 this would be an arm and a leg :)

Anyone have any ideas or seen any DIY type solutions I could make?

Thanks

Lee.

[The Natural Philosopher]

One solution is to put shelves on the door itself. Ideal for small light stuff like spices.

And then have less in the way of wall mounted shit.

[Owain Lastname]

Floor plan would be useful.

One option is to remove the shelves on one corner wall completely and have a single- or -double-sided galley layout depending on how wide the larder is.

Then have sliding shelves-in-front-of-shelves so that none of the shelves are too deep.

A bit like this

If you want you could have a bottom compartment full depth for kitchen machines and bulk supplies and then the half-depth shelves above for smaller items.

If you want pull-out larder units you can make them yourself with drawer slides

I find they don't hold that much as you need empty space above each shelf to lift stuff out sideways.

Owain

[GB]

The complex "pull front basket out and corner basket slides out to where the other basket was" thingies are useless. The mechanism takes up half the space. A corner carousel that rotates is just as effective and far cheaper. I don't know whether you can get one that goes floor to ceiling with 5 carousels in one unit?

[Jethro_uk]

Stick one on top of t'other ?

We have one from IKEA that seems to have done the trick.

This is something the US appear to excel in.

[GB]

You need a pole that runs through them all.

[Jethro_uk]

A copper pipe would probably do.

[Lee Nowell]

Thanks all a few bits of clarification

- the room is approx 1450 X 1450 with a full size door on the far left and shelves on the right (no gap between door frame and shelves)

- can't put anything on the door as that is the only width to get into the larder

- shelves are on the right hand wall and wall in front of you as you go in

- 4 rows of shelves

- to add further about 400mm along the right wall is a pillar 300mm deep and 360mm wide

Thanks again

Lee

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[Owain Lastname]

Can you rehang the door to open outwards?

Owain

[The Natural Philosopher]

Far better use the sort of chrome tube sold for curtain rails - its steel.

[Lee Nowell]

Hi Owain

Sorry should have mentioned, the door does open outwards There are kitchen cupboards both sides up to the architrave so can only open 90 degrees

Thanks

Lee

[alan_m]

Put up a vertical barrier either side of the corner. This will stop stuff on the rest of the shelf being pushed into the corner. The corner then becomes its own space. The barrier doesn't have to be at right angles to the wall but at perhaps 20/70 degrees to make the opening to the corner space wider.

[Dave Liquorice]

I like this one the barrier doesn't have to be full height, just an couple of inches.

The 600 deep shelves strike me as very deep for storing most general groceries without stuff ending up in front of other stuff and it must make reaching anything in the corner difficult.

Think I'd also look at the galley option 300 deep shelves gives 850 between them. Or 200 and 400? 150/450?

[Lee Nowell]

Yes I too like the idea of the barrier. On the right side of the corner is the pillar but could then put a sloping one on the left. Was thinking maybe an adaptation would be to put a sliding shelf diagonally into the corner the width of the front opening. You then have easy access to the centre bits and then have room to reach in to get the things either side .

Shelves on the left may work but would need to be shallow or at least tapered at the front to get you in a bit without knocking the stuff off them.

Thanks

Lee

[Jethro_uk]

Ah - much better idea.

But generally it shouldn't be a problem sourcing up to 6 feet of tube of some description.