I have a a dining room attached to my kitchen by a half wall. i am considering knocking down the wall and building built ins along the adjacent wall of the dining room/ new extension of kitchen. i would like to incorporate a desk with cupboards. the length of the wall is 11 feet. The max depth I can have the unit is 13 inches (bc of patio door. Any ideas or pics you have to show me? Thx +++ »
Arlene Warda, Architecture+Interior Design Hi mtoledo,
Here is another opportunity. A creative one on how to use your new half wall space.
You should in addition to your cabinets, consider a foldout desk, table. Either coming down from one side, say 18" wide. than can be brought down, (from right) in your photo, or when needed to increase space, hinged from below. There are many options!
Here are two ways with resources on how to build a foldout desk table, and hinge resources.
Ronique Gibson Most desk areas that are on top of base cabinets are 24" deep, and the shelving is probably set back 6" from that - so 18" deep shelving.
These look custom to the niche of the wall space, so you could certainly alter this in your home, and make them deeper or shallower.