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6 7 space-savitnipgs f or
sma[k[ itchens
9 Add-onk itchens torage
18 Undersinskto rage
22 9 waysto ctearth e clutter
26 K'itchecna binerto llouts
32 Above-cabinsehte lving
35 Easy-to-buikl.ndif eb lock
36 0penk itchens helves
37 Thymes avesr picer ack
38 Famitym essagcee nter
42 Quickk itchens torageid eas
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tlpS fors malkl itchens
lsingle'bowls ink
Blind-corner
cabinets olution
Blind-cornecra binetsa rec abinetso n insidec ornersth at are
accessibflreo mo nlyo ned oor.B lind-cornecar binetisn kitchens
makei t hardt o reacha nythingth atg etss hovedto the back.
Mostk itchend esignerwsi ll try to plans pacefo ra lazyS usan
basec abineitn steado f a blindc ornerT. heseh aver otating
shelvetsh at provideg ooda ccestso the contentsB. uth ome-
ownerss tuckw itha blind-cornecra bineat ndn ol azyS usanh ave
a fewo ptionsw orthe xploring.
Duringa kitchenre modecl,o nsideinr stallinag s ingle-bowsiln k Therea rea numbero f ingenioussl iding-shemlfe chanisms
insteado f a standard-sizdeo uble-bowIln. steado f two small thatm ovet he contentws ithinr eachb, ut most,liketh e Knape&
bowlst,h erew illb e onel argeo ne.lt 'lla lsoa llowa smallesri nk Vogtm odelB BCT(s howna) rer athere xpensiv(e5 SOtOo 5600).
basea nds ave6 in.o f cabineat ndc ounters paceth at couldb e Howevear, u nitb yL eeV alleyc ostsa boutS 1 7 0.l t canb ei nstalled
putt o betteru se.ThKe ohleAr lcott( K-6573-5lUes; sth an5 1,000) in existingb lind-cornecra binettsh at are3 5-1/2to 39-1/2 in.
sink( shownis) o nee xample.Teaumpa 25-ins.i ngle-bowsiln ki n longO. rdero neo nlinea t leevalley.coomr c allL eeV alleya t (S00)
a 30-inb. asec abinewt itha ne xtra-narro(w18 -ind.)i shwashteor 871-815O8.r derp artN o.1 2K33.1(0d ooro n rights ide)o r
gaina footo f extrac abinest pace. 12K33.2(l0e ft).
Half-moon-shapsehde lvetsh ats wiveal ndp ullo ut area less
expensivoep tionf or blindc ornersT.h eyo nlyu tilizea bout6 0
percenot f the spaceb, ut providee asya ccestso the contents.
Theyc anb ei nstalleidn existingb lind-cornecra binets.
6 oRGANTZYEou RK trcHEN
Cabinet-depth
refrigerators
Standard-deptrhe frigeratorsst icko ut 6 to 8 in. in
front of kitchenc abinetsr,o bbingv aluablef loor
spacea ndc rowdingp assageways.Whdeens igninga
new kitchenc, onsiderb uyinga shallow-depthre frig-
erator.l t'll maket he kitchens eemm uch more spa-
cious,a nd dependingo n the floor plan,m ay even
gainc abinets pacea crossfr om the refrigeratoCr.a bi-
net-depthr efrigeratorcso sta little more,a bout
$1 ,500fo r the leaste xpensivev ersionsb,u t the extra
costi se asyt o justifyb ecauseit providese xtras pace.
Recessinag standard-deptrhe frigeratoirn to the
studw all isa notherw ayt o increases pace( fora gain
of about 4 in.).l t requiresc utting out one or two
studsa nd addinga headero vert he openingf or Maket he mosto f every
support.Thims aya lsor equirer elocatingth e outleti f inchw ith rollouts
it'sl ocatedd irectlyb ehindt he refrigerator.
Basec abinetsh avet ons of room,b ut it'sh ardt o reacht he back.A nd even
then it'sh ardt o seew hat'sb ackt here.R ollouts helvesa rea greats olution.
New cabinetsa re availablew ith rolloutsa lreadyi nstalledo, r they can be
easilya ddedt o existingc abinetsT. herea re many options.F actory-made
unitsf or do-it-yourseilnf stallationco st5 30t o 5400.
Tall,n arrowr olloutsa re perfectf or thoses kinnyc abinetsth at aren or-
mallyr elegatedto cookies heets.Thesreo lloutsa reg reatf or soda,c anned
goodso r spicesS. tockr ollouth ardwareth at supportsa wide selectiono f
wireb asketsis a lsoa vailable.
No roomf or an island?
Trya cart instead
Kitcheins landasr em orep opulatrh ane verb, utb ecausaet least
36i n.a lla rounda ni slandis n eedefdo rw alkingsp aceth, ey
just don'tf it in mosts mallk itchensA. rollingk itchenc art
offersm any of the same benefitso f an
islanda ndi sm orev ersatileM. ovei t intot he
centeor ft hek itchenfo rf ood
prepo, r usei t asa buffqt
tablew heng uestsa rrive.
Thenj ust roll it out of the way
wheni t'sn o longern eeded.Inn ew
kitchens,leaavs ep otu ndetrh ec oun-
tertopf ort hec art.C ommercially
madec artsa rea vailabwlei thc utting
boardto pss, helveasn dh ookso nt he
sidesfo r utensilsT.h eJ ohnB oos
CucinEa legant(em odeNl o.C UCE50)
shownr etailsfo r 5800b, ut simpler
cartsc osta sl ittlea sS 1 00C. heck
Photoc ourtesy
kitchencarts.cfoomra samplinogf
of John Boos
thev arietay vailable.
7 SPACE.SAVINGT IPS FOR SMALL KITCHENS
Pantryc abinet Add undercabinet
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Movings omeo f the bulkieor r seldom-useitde mso ut of the
kitchena ndi ntoa nearbyp antryc anf reeu pa loto f spaceL.o ok
around.Themrea yb ee xtras pacein a nearbyc loseot r hallway
wherep antrys helvews ouldf it.A pantryc ouldb e ass implea s
adjustabsleh elveosn w alls tandardosra moree laboratbeu ilt-in
cabineOt. rderc losept artsl iket hoses hownh ereo nlinea t
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Dimlyl it or shadowcyo untertopasr eh ardt o worka t.A dding
undercabinleigt htsis a greawt ayt o maketh ec ountertopmso re
usefulwhilme akinga smalkl itchenfe ell arger.
It'se asyto wiref or undercabinleigt htsw itht he resto f the
wiringd uringa kitchenre modeBl.u ta ddingth emt o ane xisting
kitchenr equireas littlem orei ngenuityO. therwisefi,s hw ires
throught he basemenct,r awlspacoer attica ndp ullt hem
throughth es tuds pacetso eachli ghtf ixtureA. sa lastr esortb,u y
plug-in-typuen dercabinleigt hts.
*i n Opens helveasn dg lass-frocnat binetcsa nh elpa
arl' smalkl itchenlo oka ndf eelt argetrh ani t reallyis .
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