Clever cabinet design ideas to meet your unique storage needs.
Custom cabinetry offers tremendous benefits over factory-made cabinets. First of all, there is simply the quality issue. Custom cabinets are built and designed almost like furniture, not slapped together from pressboard, so they have an extremely long service life and will not warp, crack, or bend.
Secondly, there is the design aspect. With custom cabinetry, you aren’t just choosing colors and panel designs from a selection of pre-made options. Instead, you have complete control of the design process from start to finish. In addition to letting you achieve the exact look you want in your kitchen, this design freedom also enables you to tailor all the practical aspects of your cabinetry to your specific needs. In other words, you get to make sure you get the storage solutions you want.
For a start, you’ll be able to eliminate gaps and wasted space around appliances and walls with cabinetry built to the exact dimensions of your space. You’ll also be able to choose whether to extend the cabinets all the way up to the ceiling to maximize enclosed storage space, or leave a gap to be used as a shelf for displaying little-used or decorative items.
You may also want to consider incorporating some of these unique storage ideas into your custom cabinetry:
Pull-Out Spice Rack: Your spice collection can take up a lot of cabinet space, especially if you don’t like to stack spices on top of each other. Installing a special slide-out rack to corral your spices in orderly rows can be a big space-saver and an organizational boon.
Hidden Dish Towel Rack: Keep dish towels accessible but out of sight with a fold-out dish towel hanger or rack attached to the inside of one of your lower cabinet doors.
Island Wine Rack: In addition to providing extra counter space for food prep or casual dining, a kitchen island can also provide bonus storage. One interesting way to use this space is by turning the narrow end of your kitchen island into a wine rack. This will keep your wines handy while also adding some design interest to the island.
Appliance Cabinets: If you love the convenience of kitchen appliances like microwaves, coffeemakers, blenders, etc. but don’t appreciate the cluttered look they create on your countertops, consider creating a permanent, hidden home for them with a custom appliance cabinet. You can have an outlet built into the cabinet or a secret hole left in the cabinet wall to let you run your cords to an existing outlet.
Cookbook Bookshelf: If you love to cook, you may want to consider adding a built-in bookshelf to one of your cabinets to keep all your cookbooks organized.
Seating + Storage: Need a place to “store” your guests while you cook? You can create a custom bench seating area along the back of an island or in a corner of the kitchen. Be sure to maximize the space under the bench by installing deep drawers or shelves.
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