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Blum Blind Corner Drawer Experience?

18 years ago

Hi there...I have been a long time lurker and am now executing on a kitchen plan begun two years ago. I appreciate the thoughts and advice on this site and look forward to contributing now that I will actually have some remodel experience. Does anyone have blind corner drawers? I have seen the posts on lazy susans,super susans, etc... and was curious about these as an alternative. Our corner is a right angle, not a diagonal. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. You guys are great! Thank you.

Comments (6)

  • 18 years ago

    If you're talking about the blind corner pullouts/swing outs...well I don't have one...but when I was cabinet shopping I checked them out in the showroom kitchens and, to be honest, I hated them. Yes, shelves swing out and around but it seemed as if there wasn't as much storage space as a lazy susan. In addition, I talked to someone there that had one (she was also hoping to redo her kitchen) and she said that things fall off all the time and that she has to practically crawl inside to get them!

    I'm not sure if this will work since I'm not clear exactly what you have, but lazy susans don't just come w/diagonal corners/doors, they also come w/"right angle" corners/doors. Either the door is "attached" to the shelves and swings inside when you turn it or the door is hinged where the two sides come together and the door swings out. We had the first one in our old kitchen....and it held a lot even WITH the center pole! As to falling off...our LS shelves were so tight against the walls of the cabinet (a curved wall) that there was no room for anything other than, maybe, a toothpick to fit! I never had anything "fall off" in 13 years!

    I would have put the same in our new kitchen and used it as a small appliance garage (only w/o the pole) but I ended up putting in a corner prep sink instead.


    HTH!

  • 18 years ago

    The bottom cabinet in the corner is a right angle with a lazy susan behind. It is not two cabinet doors, as it looks, it is one door (see the second picture with one knob)with a hinge in the corner that swings out fully giving a large opeing in which to reach. The lazy susan, with a pole is large and there is no room for anything to fall off, as described in the note above.

  • 18 years ago

    Thanks to you both for your comments. Buehl, I have seen the corner pullouts you are talking about and had the same opinion. Perhaps I was not clear when noting which drawers we ae looking at. I posted a link. This pic is a shallow drawer. They also make deep ones for pots and pans. They are actually full extension drawers made for a corner. We are also considering a LS with the doors that are attached and fold in as Buehl had, but the contractor saw these drawers and thought they might use our space more efficiently. In his diagrams, they actaully fill out more of the corner than the LS. But I am curious as to real-life use. Sometimes what looks good on paper....Anyway, thanks you guys so much. I hope this link works! http://www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/13267.shtml

    Here is a link that might be useful: Corner Drawer Pics

  • 18 years ago

    Oh! That's different, they're corner drawers, not blind corners!

    Unfortunately, I have no experience w/the drawers...other than online, I haven't seen them. Sorry!

    They look useful...I don't know if they save or waste space compared to a LS...

  • 18 years ago

    There was a great thread not long ago discussing this issue. I have a super susan and was going to put one in my new kitchen but after reading it (there's a link to a cabinetmakers thread that's really informative) decided to revamp my whole layout and get rid of all my corners!!! (A real epiphany but that's a different story.) There are many good ideas and pics. I tried to add the link but its not working. If you search "lazy susan" you will find it titled as "lazy susan, blind corners, or what?"

  • 18 years ago

    I like my corner drawers, but they may not be the most efficient use of the space. As you can see from the picture taken before the counter was installed, there is quite a bit of wasted space. The drawers do make it easy to access what is stored in that area. If I had it to do over, I would still go with the drawers.