Cabinet help need more room

9 years ago

First of all, we are a little house of mixed woods! LOL

Need to bring laundry upstairs. Would like to put it in the dining room closet (white bifold in picture). The problem is that closet stores all our bigger appliances, kitchenaid mixer, instant pot, etc, plus other stuff. So we need to find a place for all that. The wine cabinet will have to go, too and so we will need a place for that stuff. Thought of putting cabinets along the wall where the copper plate hangs. Maybe upper and lower. The question is should the cabinets match the kitchen, or should we go dark to match the dining table? You can see both rooms as you enter from the living room. The server shows the color of our dining room table. It is opposite the dining area.

The dining table is moved and centered under the lamp and tablecloth removed when we have guests. Most of the time it's just the two of us.

What do do you think about cabinets? Color? Or is there another way to store all the stuff from the closet?

hope this picture is not too dark. I can try and lighten it if needed.

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stringweaver
9 years ago
I live in a house of mixed woods too. So I tend to mix it up even more. Are your current cabinets staying? If you can't match them exactly I'd opt for a contrast rather than a close miss. Lighter cabinets will brighten things up.

Have you got a carport or garage with some space? I store my excess large cookware in a heavy steel cabinet in my carport. It's only a few steps away for the things I don't use on a daily basis.
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suselew
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you stringweaver. Yes, the kitchen cabinets are staying. I'm hoping we can get the exact cabinets. But my other half thinks we should go dark because the furniture in the dining room is dark.

We have a detached garage. It would be a pain to run out there and carry in the kitchen stand mixer.
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Sunnysmom
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
How wide is the area where you are putting your laundry? Are they stacking/front loaders/ side by side , etc. Sorry but I just don't see it in the pic.

If it is front loader and you are not stacking, I have several pins on pinterest for putting them at counter height and having nice size drawers under them.

Otherwise, even though that is a very lovely buffet, I think I would be putting the pictures on the wall and using something large like an armoire/hutch there instead for storage.
suselew
Original Author
9 years ago
Sunnysmom, you can see part of the closet in the first picture. We will have to have stacking units. It's the space next to the closet I'd like to utilize for storage.

The pictures....well, yes, they belong on the wall. <blushing> we just haven't gotten around to it yet. <more blushing> We actually have artwork to put above the server, but obviously we are not fast movers. We will use the server for storage of some things from the closet.
User
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
built in cabinets are permanent. They'll stay with the house. Your table is not. You will take it with you when you move or die. Or find a table you fall madly in love with!
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