|  This
is especially relevant if your kitchen isn't the biggest one in
the world. If this is the case, the reason that you, the customer
has invited the 'professional' desiger into your home is to maximise
the the space you have.
Little
do you know, the designer actually wants to minimise it.
So
what exactly does your kitchen designer want to hide from you?
A corner base
unit becomes ineffective when you have to remove items you don't
want in order to gain access to items you do want. It becomes
daft when you find yourself with all the contents of a cupboard
on the floor.
 There
are many different ways in which a designer might try and overcome
the obstacle of 'turning round a corner' without increasing the
overall final cost of the kitchen too much. Figure 4 shows
two 400mm (16 inch) doors on a 1000mm (40 inch) carcass. This
means that only 200mm (8 inches) of the possible corner space
is utilised. The rest of the corner area is 'boarded up' and unable
to be accessed. Figure 5 shows a corner design at a similar
cost. This particular way of doing things gives access to 200mm
(8 inches) more space within the corner, but introduces a towel
and tray storage area to allow for the fact that the kitchen company
will not make a unit carcass more than 1000mm wide. (40 inches)
 Even
with standard sized units there shouldn't be an excuse for the
designer not to fully use every bit of space in your kitchen.
Figures 6 and 7 are the options to choose if you want this
to be the case. Figure 6 shows a 1000mm (40 inch) corner
base unit with a 400mm (16 inch) door.
This design
would look very symmetrical, as every door used in it is 400mm
(16 inches) wide. The only negative here would be the access available
to the corner. The two options would be to either store items
that you don't use that often in the corner or introduce a semi-circular
carousel than would spin out upon opening the door.
A designer
might try and put you off having a carousel inside your corner
cupboard by saying it won't let you use all the space - but the
real reason is that it adds to the cost and you'll be less likely
to decide 'on the night'.
Figure
7 shows the most practical method of designing a corner cupboard.
This offers
a 900 x 900mm (36x36 inch) corner base with two 300mm (12 inch)
doors hinged together at the centre to offer a 'piano hinge' style
opening. Storage can either encompass shelving immediately accessible
after opening the door or a ¾ circular carousel can be
installed. Again, if your budget isn't sufficient then a designer
won't offer you this option. Corner solutions are an integral
part of an efficiently designed kitchen. It is important that
you choose the right option for your lifestyle and Kitchen Secrets
recommends if necessary slightly increasing your budget.
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