Blind Corner Engineering
Problem
What do you do with blind inside corners in the base cabinets?
Solution
Everyone knows about the lazy Susan, but some of our clients prefer Häfele’s dual-function slide-out (800.667.8721, www.hafeleonline.com/usa). This trick gizmo especially appeals to our engineer clientele. One wire storage unit is attached to the door, so that when the cabinet door opens, it comes out into the room, pulling another wire storage unit out of the dead space and into the cavity left by the unit attached to the door. The door unit can then open another 180 degrees to make access to the inside unit easier. I don’t recommend these blind corner units for heavy things like canned food, but they’re suitable for lighter items.
Susan Davis is co-owner with her husband, Bob, of Spectrum Fine Homes Inc., in Mountain View, Calif. This article originally appeared in THE JOURNAL OF LIGHT CONSTRUCTION, a sister publication of REMODELING.