The plate rack under my kitchen cabinets ends up being an ugly catchall. Any suggestions for covering it up? Replacing the cabinets is not in the budget for now!
Your cupboards are fairly standard. See if you can get similar doors for that space. Or, put the plate dividers at the top and move the doored cabinet down - no more catch all because you won't reach it!
Have you thought of removing it completely, and using it in some other part of the house, (flip it on its side and use it as a shelving unit for towels, or for gloves and hats, for example) or do you want to keep it where it is so that you can frequently access the items inside?
It’s hard to tell in the photo, but are the openings wide enough for a wine bottle? If so you could add horizontal pieces to make it into a wine rack. Attractive and harder to fill with clutter. :)
If you just want to cover up the area attach a piece of radiator screening or a painted piece of glass. Put hinges on it so you can still use the cubies for what ever but the screen/door will cover the area.
You can build/buy a simple frame and glue firring strips along the front edge. Look in the HVAC area of Home Depot or search online for metal radiator covers and you can cut it to size to fit in the frame. Spray it whatever color you like. Add hinges and knobs and you can open them.
They make all sorts of designs and colors. This one is a standard on the shelf at HD.
As far as glass, it's a little trickier to mount but you can buy these pointy metal thingies that you hammer in (carefully lol!) next to the glass. Once in you bend it over to hold the glass in place. There are other more complicated wood ways to do this that are more secure.
Again, search decorative glass panes or similar. You'll find bubble glass, wavy glass etc. OR, you can use contact paper that looks like frosted glass and forget how to mount it!
I can see why you do not like these, but that area looks removable> If you remove it remember you are going to have sheetrock repair. I would either put doors on the shelf or use as storage for wine, or water bottles. Cook books would work too.
As I was looking at the space, I wondered if you could use it for a microwave oven by cutting out the dividers and sliding the oven into this space? If not, use it to house pot lids, muffin tins, or other cooking trays and such. Then get a door or doors to cover it. Good luck deciding.
If you have a Habitat for Humanity Restore near you, you may luck up and find a door for a little bit of money. I love going to the one near me. I have found some really great bargains. There are always lots of cabinets and doors in my store. Good luck.
The easiest thing to do is add hinges on the underside and a door that would fold UP to meet the two existing cabinet door with a magnet closure. You could stain or paint door to your preference or even have it covered with a photo/design to add pop of color.
The other option is to see if you can put in some kind of the popular barn door style with hardware on the bottom. Maybe if the doors are thin enough (balsa wood?) you can have them stacked one behind the other?
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Your cupboards are fairly standard. See if you can get similar doors for that space. Or, put the plate dividers at the top and move the doored cabinet down - no more catch all because you won't reach it!
Lol! True - I can barely reach anything in the top shelves anyway!
Have you thought of removing it completely, and using it in some other part of the house, (flip it on its side and use it as a shelving unit for towels, or for gloves and hats, for example) or do you want to keep it where it is so that you can frequently access the items inside?
Trying to avoid removing it entirely. Was thinking maybe of covering it.
It’s hard to tell in the photo, but are the openings wide enough for a wine bottle? If so you could add horizontal pieces to make it into a wine rack. Attractive and harder to fill with clutter. :)
LOL!
If you just want to cover up the area attach a piece of radiator screening or a painted piece of glass. Put hinges on it so you can still use the cubies for what ever but the screen/door will cover the area.
You can build/buy a simple frame and glue firring strips along the front edge. Look in the HVAC area of Home Depot or search online for metal radiator covers and you can cut it to size to fit in the frame. Spray it whatever color you like. Add hinges and knobs and you can open them.
https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS800US800&sxsrf=ALeKk00SExIITfom5ervrwoYKBHJh7VSgw:1614692703397&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=metal+radiator+screens&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPioeI35HvAhXbKs0KHf7qBosQjJkEegQIAxAB&biw=1422&bih=978#imgrc=s4kJv-iycFQj0M
They make all sorts of designs and colors. This one is a standard on the shelf at HD.
As far as glass, it's a little trickier to mount but you can buy these pointy metal thingies that you hammer in (carefully lol!) next to the glass. Once in you bend it over to hold the glass in place. There are other more complicated wood ways to do this that are more secure.
Again, search decorative glass panes or similar. You'll find bubble glass, wavy glass etc. OR, you can use contact paper that looks like frosted glass and forget how to mount it!
http://gsshower.com/glass-types.html
Can you remove the dividers?
Unfortunately, no.
What is under this shelf? Counter top? Sink? What are the measurements of the openings?
I think I would store some of my favorite cookbooks in those spaces.
How about serving platters and smaller trays?
Maybe restyle with cookbooks, plates, platters, etc
I can see why you do not like these, but that area looks removable> If you remove it remember you are going to have sheetrock repair. I would either put doors on the shelf or use as storage for wine, or water bottles. Cook books would work too.
If you want to keep it get some doors or make some to cover it. You can also remove it and use it for something else
I would remove every other divider so you can store other things
AHA! One of those multi-tools will saw through them. But, won't that be an even bigger catch all?
As I was looking at the space, I wondered if you could use it for a microwave oven by cutting out the dividers and sliding the oven into this space? If not, use it to house pot lids, muffin tins, or other cooking trays and such. Then get a door or doors to cover it. Good luck deciding.
If you have a Habitat for Humanity Restore near you, you may luck up and find a door for a little bit of money. I love going to the one near me. I have found some really great bargains. There are always lots of cabinets and doors in my store. Good luck.
You can add a drop down door, like a secretary desk.
Take everything out and fill it with items that you like the way they look, leaving no room to become a catchall.
The easiest thing to do is add hinges on the underside and a door that would fold UP to meet the two existing cabinet door with a magnet closure. You could stain or paint door to your preference or even have it covered with a photo/design to add pop of color.
The other option is to see if you can put in some kind of the popular barn door style with hardware on the bottom. Maybe if the doors are thin enough (balsa wood?) you can have them stacked one behind the other?
Is it possible to find additional doors that match your existing cabinets? Or maybe take the dividers out?