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Kitchen corner sink cabinet organization

5 years ago

I have a corner kitchen sink and am looking for good ideas for organization. Can anyone help?

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  • 5 years ago

    Thanks for the response! My corner cabinet has a kitchen sink on it, so the drain pipes are under the cabinet, the Super Susan turntable won't fit there. Too bad, because it looks great.

  • 5 years ago

    go to stacks and stacks or container store. Look at organization caddies for the floor of the cabinet. you could get a narrow one that slides out to you...only the width of the door but it would be easy to access and you'd use the full depth for storing things. A circular format , rotating piece means you bend down and reach as it won't come out to you but it could be good. just depends on how many inches you have and whether single or double doors.

    e s thanked herbflavor
  • 5 years ago

    I have that sort of set up and it is a little bit of a pain. To one side, we installed a divider and store cookie sheets/cutting boards on edge there. I use the deep back area mostly for storage- for example, I have paint cans in the back, as well as little used appliances like an old crock pot. I have repurposed one of those plastic storage crates, on its side, like a cubby/shelf situation in the far back to maximize storage.

    We also have a couple of buckets under there that are used for recycling- they sit in the center area, under the sink/ garbage disposal.

    It's a lousy set up and definitely not very accessible in my experience. There is probably someone out there who's come up with a cool solution, but to me, it's kind of like crawlspace that you use for storage :^s

    e s thanked quasifish
  • 5 years ago

    I used Rubbermaid Slide and Stack, the long narrow ones so I could pull them out like drawers. The best thing though was plugging in the motion controlled night light so I could see back into that dark cave. My garbage disposal was not hardwired but plugged in to a GFI outlet so it was easy to add the night light.

    e s thanked Jennifer
  • 5 years ago

    Thank you all for responding. Great suggestions, I'l probably end up with something from each comment. I'll have to take a bunch of different measurements and stroll around the container store. Not as enjoyable as jewelry shopping but...😉 I'm going to tackle it next weekend hopefully, because I can't take the mess.

  • 5 years ago

    You know that YouTube is our best friend -- here's a great link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJShOM0Pxws . Specific thoughts:

    - Not gonna lie -- it's 11 minutes of your life that you'll never get back, and it could've been 5 minutes. We didn't need to see her assemble the sliding shelves. Her finished product, though, is great!

    - In her case, her big problem was that the garbage disposal was "front and center" hogging all the space. I can only assume this is true for all corner sinks? She worked around it well, but it seems to me that she could've added a storage bucket BEHIND the garbage disposal; this could've been for unopened cleaners (I can't be the only person who falls for the B3GOFs).

    - Key to her project are two sets of sliding shelves -- they seem to be a great fit for her project. If I were her, I would've used one of the sliding shelves for the trash bags, which -- as she says -- are a constant-use item.

    - She keeps all kind of cleaners under her sink. Personally, I would've kept wood cleaner, etc. elsewhere.

    - I like the grocery-bag container and how she attached it on an edge.

    - If I were her, I would've put some hooks on the back of the doors for the rubber gloves and scrubber.


    e s thanked Mrs Pete
  • 5 years ago

    I would only put two baskets at either side under the sink cabinet as you need the pipe area to be accessible when you have any issues. One basket for detergents and cleaning liquids etc. and the other for cleaning accessories such as scrubbing brushes and cloths. The baskets make it easier to remove so you can clean base of cabinet when need be.

    You can hang inside the door a basket for holding plastic bags etc.. and hanging over the door on the outside a bar for kitchen towel. That what I have in my under the sink cabinet.

    e s thanked Momof5x