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6 Kitchen Cabinet Accessories You Shouldn't Do Without
Retrofit your cabinets without doing a full remodel to make your kitchen more accessible without blowing your budget
Even if you don’t have the luxury of gutting and remodelling your kitchen, you can still up its efficiency and accessibility quotient. Retrofitting some or all of your cabinets with these accessories will help those in your home get access to what they need and will help your kitchen stay organised as a bonus.
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1. Rollout shelves are a great option for base cabinets. They come in a wide variety of sizes and styles and materials. A base cabinet with a standard door can usually accommodate three shelves, depending on what you need to store. If you have larger items to be stored, you can usually fit only two rollouts.
Base Cabinet Swing-Out Pantry System
2. This pantry system offers ultimate access and organisation for base cabinets. They come as a double pantry system, like this one, or as a single pantry system for a single door base cabinet. Here it is in action.
Check out these butler pantry ideas
Check out these butler pantry ideas
Rev-a-Shelf Door Storage Trays, Set of 2
3. Something as simple as door storage trays can alleviate bending and reaching.
Wood Classics Door-Mount Rack With Cutting Board
This classic door-mounted rack system can hold items other than just a cutting board. Cookie sheets and trays come to mind.
Maxi Waste Bin
4. A simple door garbage bin that swings out toward you when you open the door helps contain messes.
Double Electric Assist Waste Containers
These two waste containers, designed for base cabinets, are great for smaller households. One container can hold waste, and the other can hold recycling. The unit can also be combined with an automatic opening system for extra efficiency. This is a terrific system for those with dexterity or mobility issues.
Here’s how to segregate household waste
Here’s how to segregate household waste
Swiveling Basket
5. This swivelling system works well in upper cabinets. It offers accessibility, flexibility and organisation by bringing items closer.
This pullout version also works well for upper cabinets.
A two-tier pull-down system like this allows you to access those sometimes hard-to-reach upper cabinets. This version features a gas-assisted mechanism that makes lowering and lifting the system easy. It’s a great idea for shorter individuals and those in wheelchairs.
6. When doors on cabinets are not convenient, consider removing them for ultimate access. Organisation is the key to making this look work so that it does not look cluttered.
Take a look at these kitchen cabinet designs
Take a look at these kitchen cabinet designs
Here, an island becomes the dishware storage station.
If you’re tight on space, cabinet doors are even more problematic. This kitchen incorporates one whole wall of open shelving for everyday items. Shelving does not have to be much deeper than 12 or 13 inches to accommodate everyday items. Without any doors on the cabinetry, the space feels bigger and would better accommodate a person with a walker or in a wheelchair.
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Read more:
Organise Your Messy Kitchen Cupboards & Drawers in 8 Steps
Tell us:
How have you organised your kitchen? Tell us in the Comments below.