Ikea kitchen - corner decision - dilemma!

7 years ago

We are designing an Ikea kitchen in off-white. I am having trouble deciding on if we should do a corner cabinet on the far left - beside a stub wall. We may or may not have an option to do a corner cabinet with glass front that matches the far right corner.

I am not even sure if I want a corner cabinet as I think we would lose good counter space in the deeper corner. I am also not sure if want glass fronts and glass shelves. I do not believe that it is an option to have glass fronts without glass shelves

, but I could be wrong.

Wondering what people think about flat-across cabinets vs. corner cabinet and also if you think it is ideal to mirror the cabinets on the right and left side of the window (directly on either side). I WAS trying to accomplish this, thinking it would look more balanced.

Option 1: corner cabinet with glass fronts and glass shelves (far left)

Option 2: corner cabinet with solid door and regular shelves (far left)

Option 3: flat cabinet with solid door (far left)

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leighanngilson

7 years ago

No to the corner cabinet. When you walk up to the counter the cabinet will be right in your face....not appealing.

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kel_kat5
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you, I think you are right. Does the room look off-balance with glass on the far right?
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7 years ago
I think the flat cabinet would work best. I assume that's where you'll be putting away dishes and glasses when you unload the dishwasher? personally I don't like the look of the corner cabinet, and it'll be hard to reach into the back of it.
Kaylie
7 years ago
Flat cabinet, but can you reconfigure to make the doors on that side closer to eachother in size? The two narrower ones next to the wider one would drive me crazy. I had it in my last house and it just didn't look right.
kel_kat5
Original Author
7 years ago
I don’t know if we have any options with that!
shead
7 years ago
Definitely no on a corner cabinet to the left.

What size cabinets are you using to the left of the window?
PRO
Design Girl
7 years ago
No corner cabinet on the left - just a flat one. It's your choice on the right as you definitely have to turn the corner. I prefer to balance the cabinets on either side of the window if possible. I also love and have seen a corner shelves in either a contrasting wood, or the same as the cabinets. However, that does depend on how much space you have. Skimpy or small corner shelves look funny.
Lisa
7 years ago
I agree with others and would not do a corner cabinet. We have a similar layout and decided to NOT have the cabinets wrap around the corner. We put a 30" and 15" wall cabinet on each side of the window and let the corner be open. Then we left the range wall with no upper cabinets and used a regular hood.

Is that an option for you, because a proper hood is usually better than a microwave above the range. It is hard to tell since I don't know your entire layout, but you might consider that because right now it only looks like you have the short cabinet above the microwave.

If you can post your floor plan there might be some other options.