went to ikea today - need help with pull-out broom closet

sienna2009

11 years ago

Hello -
I went to ikea today and have come close to designing my kitchen.. but there is a pipe along the wall between my fridge and stove. As a result there has to be at least a 6 inch gap between the two. I have a small kitchen so I was hoping to make use of the space by having a thin pull-out broom closet. I've seen posts on this web site and others about an ikea hacked pull-out broom closet, but when I asked the folks at ikea today they had no idea and had no suggestions other than to move the stove even further away and add a 15 inch pull-out broom closet. this would be fine if I have a huge kitchen but there is no way I can spare that amount of space for a broom. Any suggestions on how to do a thin pull-out - the pics Ive seen usually have a pegboard pull out and broom can be hung.
Thanks!!!

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Buehl

11 years ago

These are from StacyLu and Dianlo - but I don't know for certain which ones belong to which person (neither are in the Finished Kitchens Blog).

First, the finished product...

Closed:

Open:

Now, building the Broom Closet pullout - 5 pictures.

As I recall, the closet itself is 4" wide but it was built in a 5" space - that extra inch was needed to accommodate the cabinet walls that surrounded it, I think. It's approx 24" deep.

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Buehl
11 years ago
You're thinking of the broom closet StacyLu and others created in a 5" space - you have the perfect space! The only question I have is how deep will that space be? You may have to do some additional "hacking".

Normally, I would send you to IkeaFans where all the details are/were, but since that website has been pulled, I can't point you there. I have the pictures of what was done, but, unfortunately, not the text. It will take me a few minutes to find them, though. I'll be back! :-)
basketlacey
11 years ago
I'm very interested to see this too! I made a last minute change to my layout which resulted in a 5-6" gap between a closet and my fridge. It's the perfect place to store a broom and mop and I'd love to see a way to "hide" them!
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sienna2009
Original Author
11 years ago
buehl: thank you yes - I think that is exactly what I am talking about. It would be flush with the cabinet on top of the fridge so the depth would be 24 inches from the wall if that is what you are asking. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
alysonosullivan
10 years ago
Hi, are there instructions anywhere for this pull out cabinet? Did you use IKEA pieces or build from scratch? This is exactly what I've been trying to find and have had no luck until I saw this! Thanks in advance!
Buehl
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Alysonosullivan...this is a something you build from scratch. Anyone with intermediate DIY skills or a handyman could build it.

If you study the pictures above, I think you will be able to figure it out. I also found information in a web archive from JGSearls - hopefully it will help as well.

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http://web.archive.org/web/20070630030541/http://www.ikeafans.com/forums/modifications/2085-pull-out-broom-closet.html

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OK...so Tony didn't love making this
broom closet. He said it would have been much easier in a shop but he did a
great job.

Here's the opening for the space. It's
approximately 9-1/2" of dead space. Well...we cannot have dead space in my
kitchen. Plus, it was bugging me that I wasn't going to have a broom and
dustpan somewhere close to where most of the messes would be made.

Using plywood, Tony constructed a box that fits
in the space. A box with no floor. It basically went along the side of the
fridge, along the top at approximately the same height as the fridge and then
along the wall.

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Then he constructed the box for the pull-out. That box was a
rectangular cube with one side open like this. The yellow shaded area
represents the open part. This box was also made out of plywood.

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He cut a tall cover panel (88", in our
case) to make the front of the closet. He also cut down cover panels (and toe
kicks) to go along the top of the box and along the bottom. He also reinforced
the box by placing more plywood cross-wise along the short section of the box
at the top and bottom. He attached the peg board to the plywood box.

He ended up having to use
heavy duty drawer slides along the bottom and top of the box because it's
pretty heavy.

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The closed closet. He was originally planning on
having the closet lie flush with the wall but the wall was very wavy. He ended
up cutting some more off the cover panel to make a small return for the box. It
covers the wavy wall and finishes off the box.
Buehl
10 years ago
You might also check Rev-A-Shelf or other cabinet accessory makers to see if they have a (standard) 6"W or so pullout with pegboards that could be used.