Countertop clutter is an issue for just about everyone — regardless of how big or small your kitchen is. Mail magazines, invoices, school reports, and kids’ artwork appears to pile up at an incredible location. And there never appears to be a spot to put it all at a moment’s notice.
While remodeling this Tennessee kitchen, interior designer Polly Blair decided to solve this problem for her clientele. The clients entertain quite often, with the majority of their guests end up in the kitchen, so that they wanted a large island where they might have each entertaining requirement at the ready. They wanted plenty of space to store counter clutter. In an effort to fill every nook and cranny from the kitchen island she came up with this intelligent storage fix.
Polly Blair
Surprisingly, this email storage solution did not come at the clients’ request. While they requested certain things in particular, they advised Blair she would fill in the remainder of the area however she desired. During the redesign, she found that she was constantly looking for a place to store the clients’ mail, and that’s how this option came to be.
Blair worked with the fabricator to make sure they can size the cabinets to create this nook at the end. She decided about the magnitude of the pockets measuring out envelopes and magazines, allowing for an additional 1.5 inches. She then cut cardboard to the correct dimensions, and advised the fabricator to construct pockets to fit snugly across the bits. The corner was built into the cabinetry, with simple pull-out doorways to cover it when its not being used.
If you’re in the midst of a kitchen remodel, then this is a fantastic storage solution to consider. It’s also something that might easily be used on other areas of the home — built-in desks or entryway cubbies for example.
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