Hello!

I have 2 corner cabinets with 3 shelves each in my kitchen. I have been trying to organise all my cooking pots and baking equipment as best as I can. However, when something falls at the “back” it simply disappears until, I get everything out! The shelves are 60 cm long by 15 cm height (“L” shaped). I can’t get the standard baskets from Bunnings, etc to fit. Help please?


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  • I have some of those I don’t think they’re very handy. I stock things in there I don’t need often like vases and spare boxes of glasses


  • too funny!! I had the same issue, and it became the plastics cupboard – lunchboxes, water bottles, all the other stuff


  • I would put things in the corner cupboards that I don’t use much. I’m guessing it’s hard to get things in and out of the corner cupboards. Not sure there’s much else to do with them


  • I’ve tried everything and mine are a hopeless mess, I’m thinking maybe they have too much stuff in them. I’ll read the answer here and hope I get some good advice myself.


  • I also put things in the back that I rarely use. Fortunately they are large things that fit together fairly well so things very rarely ever fall completely out of sight. I actually store spare bottled water at the back of one of mine at floor level. I know at one stage my Mum had a pretty blue icecream container that she put some small things in to stop them falling and rolling around.


  • This sounds like a bit of a problem for you! Try putting the larger things at the back and the smaller things in front is one idea. Perhaps a lazy susan could be put in and replace some of the shelving inside the cabinets. They are quite good in the corners and nothing gets lost . I don’t have one but my mother in law had one and I could remember thinking to myself that I would like one of those one of these days!


  • I use mine for storing big platters and Party items. I also have a lazy susan in the smaller section with stuff I use often near my stove like herbs and spices. I gave away I never used.


  • I’ve cleaned and resorted by corner cupboard so many times that is drives me crazy. I put only my plastic containers in it but it’s still a complete mess. Meany me now get the kids to get containers out and if anything falls out ( which it will ) they have to clean it up


  • I store a combination of regular and rarely used items in mine as it is deep. I have my big mixes on an oven tray so it just slides in and out of the cupboard freely. I also have drink bottles and travel cups in here but in a plastic any so they are less likely to fall over and get lost at the back.


  • I store all of my plates, bowls and glasses on the top shelf of mine. On the bottom I have my flat baking trays and my frying pans and saucepans. I use it every day.


  • I tend to store my plastic ware in the corner cupboards.


  • I love my corner cupboard. I use it/open it several times a day. I store items in the corners that I don’t use (second cutlery set, platters etc) that often and the items we use frequently at the front (toaster, blender, mix master). I also have stacked all my baking items in conditioners on top of each other (cookie cutters, muffin cases, piping nozzles etc) along one section.


  • have you looked at the basic wired shelves that essentially raise things up on 2 levels? Maybe start using the cupbord for another purpose. Our corner cupboard is used for our plastic stuff


  • I hate my corner cabinets. I can never find anything in them and never use stuff at the back.


  • Always a challenge – I generally store items I rarely use. I like the idea of containers on castors.


  • Just put everything you use at the front then put things u use less often like bread maker etc at the back, My pans take up two cupboards just so I can see and reach them easily


  • Corner shelves! I feel your pain! I tend to place items there that are rarely used!


  • My corner cupboard I use the bottom shelf for items I rarely use, & the top shelf I use for all the electrical appliances when not in use.


  • get a stand(eg like plate 3 tier) so you can stack so do not disappear
    also a long plastic contain or even huge shoe box,to stack pot lids in here
    getting or making containers to put things in, stackable too
    tidies the clutter and can see where things are it is true
    this is a method tried and true to do


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