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Title: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: coho17 on April 14, 2018, 08:28:15 pm
Hi,
I was wondering if someone could give me some ideas what you put in the cupboard over the sink. The long narrow one, a very frustrating cupboard, anything in back have to take stuff out in front.  Thanks for the help
Linda
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: rodneyhelfrich on April 14, 2018, 10:38:02 pm
Same problem in the 1988 Mid Bath.  DW 63" has me(DH) 75" put the lesser used kitchen things there.
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: joel wiley on April 14, 2018, 11:45:33 pm
I have an 8x12x6 basket that holds infrequently used kitchen utensils there.   It keeps them tidy and pulls out as a unit when I go 'treasure hunting'.  It also  slows down  losing the war on clutter.  ::)
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: SilverFox on April 15, 2018, 01:15:06 am
Hi, my husband build holders for wine glasses and cups by cutting pieces of wood which fit part of the upper and lower shelves, cutting circles in them to fit the glass and cup sizes, and lining them with thin felt so things don't rattle. paper plates and napkins and cans of nuts etc go in the hole at the left of the cupboard and coffee and tea supplies go in the front section not covered by the wood with the circles and cups/glasses. Works really well and a nice coffee station for breakfast. We also scratched our heads for awhile before we came up with this arrangement.

Good luck.

Jean - Silver Fox 27 MB
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: Ian & Jean on April 15, 2018, 04:25:44 pm
We use the space that extends back alongside the microwave for items not used frequently, like paper plates, napkins etc, also a great space for storing back up rolls of paper towels, plus, no rattles!! Ian, "Silver Fox"
27 MB, Seattle

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Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: coho17 on April 15, 2018, 08:42:29 pm
Thank you all for you help, greatly appreciated, great ideas, lot to think of. Thanks for taking the time to help me. Hope you all get to get out and enjoy yourLazy Daze.
Linda, Bill Hicks
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: sdever2000 on May 15, 2018, 11:16:42 am
I keep almost all small stuff, e.g. spices, in small see-thru baskets in that cabinet. 1st aid stuff has its own basket pushed in the back since, thankfully, it's not used often.
Susie
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: Tina Pratt on May 15, 2018, 04:06:31 pm
Spices and dried herbs, packets of bouillion, salt and pepper, all fit nicely into the little pantry in the entry of the MB.  I keep things such as ketchup, canned soup, BBQ sauce, extra bottles of mustard and unopened bottles of salad dressing, and often-reached-for-while-cooking "additives" in the cupboard over the sink .  I also keep, on the lower shelf, the plastic wrap, tin foil, waxed paper and plastic freezer bags in the cabinet, on the left side.  Easy to reach. 

Just like a sticks kitchen, we all find different ways to utilize space that makes sense to us.  Sometimes it takes a couple of trips to sort it out. 

TinaP
2006 MB "Wild Thing"
Currently under a big thunderstorm and hoping for NO hail in PA
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: Bob Wilson on May 15, 2018, 05:17:03 pm
You could upgrade to the 30-31 ft. model which has the IS6 adjustable shelves PANTRY, women just love this and so do the guys, no fuss no muss, just saying


Senor Bob
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: colddog on May 17, 2018, 09:55:35 am
Storage and storage place is an ongoing issue.    One of the best things we ever did was built and install what I and others call the Andy Baird pantry.......

Pantry closet (http://www.andybaird.com/travels/gertie/pantry.htm)

My version ......
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: Larry W on May 17, 2018, 12:31:23 pm
I have built two pantries for MBs, buying new doors from the Mothership, so they blend in with the stock cabinetry.
The pantry adds a lot of storage.

Mid-bath pantry-Maple | Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lwade/sets/72157666569259434/)
Mid-bath pantry-Maple | Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lwade/sets/72157666569259434/)

Larry
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: Don Malpas on May 17, 2018, 12:56:41 pm
I have built two pantries for MBs, buying new doors from the Mothership, so they blend in with the stock cabinetry.

When in greater LA, make an appointment with Larry to have a cabinet made or just about anything else.
Still loving and using the cabinets he built for us.
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: Judie Ashford on May 17, 2018, 01:31:31 pm
"I have built two pantries for MBs, buying new doors from the Mothership, so they blend in with the stock cabinetry.
The pantry adds a lot of storage."

WOW!  Those are gorgeous, Larry!

Wracking my brain to think of a space in an RB for such a pantry.  Any clues?  I don't keep a lot of cans of anything around, thus have just been putting them in a drawer in the sets of drawers that I have in the closet in the bathroom.  I usually have just a jar or two of pasta sauce, a can of olives, and a can of refried beans for emergencies.

Otherwise, all of our foodstuffs are in either the refrigerator/freezer or repackaged into positively sealed containers to keep out moisture and/or intruders, and put into the bins over the dinette.

Am thinking of alternate items that might fit in such a pantry . . .

   Virtual hugs,

   Judie  <-- Sierra Vista, Arizona
   Adventures of Dorrie Anne | Photographing the West (http://dorrieanne.wordpress.com)

   Today:  BBQ Beef, Spanish Rice, Mexican Grey Squash
   ****************************************************
 
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: HiLola on May 17, 2018, 02:03:36 pm
When in greater LA, make an appointment with Larry to have a cabinet made or just about anything else.
Still loving and using the cabinets he built for us.

I am hoping I can hire him for a pre-purchase inspection when the time comes!  Have ice pick, will travel?
Title: Re: Kitchen cupboard over sink
Post by: desertdivanm on May 17, 2018, 02:35:56 pm
I posted this about a year ago.  I had a pantry made by someone while I was in Puerto Penasco.  The total cost was $200 USD and the handles were $15 USD.

New Pantry for 1998 26.5 Mid-Bath (http://www.lazydazeowners.com/index.php?topic=29929.0)