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Fold-Down Counter Adds Much-Needed Space to a Tight Kitchen
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HouseLogic.com
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What do you do when you have less than 3 feet of counter space in a kitchen you can't afford to expand beyond its walls?
Build a fold-down counter that can be tucked up when you need more floor space. That's what one of our contributors, Lara Edge, did when faced with an incredibly awkward kitchen space.
Notice how the fridge blocked half the cabinets from opening:
By remodeling the wall with the hard-to-get-at cabinets, she was able to move the fridge into that space and free up the wall where the old fridge was. A fun find in the process was the uncovering of an old chimney. She decided to expose the brick:
Another challenge was that the wall was next to the entrance to the back porch, the home office, and the stairs to the basement. It needed to be easy to pass through.
Below you can see how the counter looks when it's up.
And to keep the counter up when not in use, she uses an anchor pin.
More creative ways to add storage space:
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Published July 8th, 2015 2:28 PM
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Bertha King on Nov 21, 2016some people are just so smart !
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