Howdy!

In article ,
igor wrote:
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 19:01:57 -0000, (Michael Houghton)
wrote:

I'm in the same boat; the (so-called) pantry is a frickin closet, and
stuff was always getting in the back and forgotten and hard to get
out.

We've yanked out the crappy wire shelves the builder put in and have
pondered what to do next. I'll rip out the door-frame to put in
drawers, if I have to, but I like the "Wooden Pantry Organizers" linked
to above, at least in concept. My problem is that I'm about a half inch
shy on the lateral space to put in the double shelves, so I'm still
dithering.

One cabinet I saw at Lowes that had the same sort of fittings used a
piano hinge to support the swinging cabinets. The Rockler offering
appears to use (effectively) knife hinges top and bottom.

I'm trying to figure out if I can (and will) fabricate such myself. The
trick is supporting the weight reliably...

Depending on how much room you would lose (such as if the ceiling in the
closet is much higher than the door frame), you might consider vertical
drawers. 3" - 8" wide, 5' - 6' high (with a drawer at the bottom to make
up the difference and get some toe-kick space). I love 'em -- especially
for canned stuff. Adjustable shelves in each drawer. (One fixed shelf in
the middle to help with structure.) If the closet is extra deep, you could
have a "thick" pantry door with 6" shelves on it, and then the vertical
drawers inside. FWIW. -- Igor

If I go with drawers, I first do some demolition work to remove the door
and frame and make the opening full width. Otherwise, I have about four
inches of dead space on both sides. I'm not fundamentally opposed to the
idea, mind you. Also, the ceiling in the closet is eight feet up, and
the door is only "normal" height. If I do the swinging shelf bit, I can put
put a usable shelf up high for stuff.

I'm thinking that if I fabricate swinging shelves myself, I'll make them
in two sections to cut down on the moving mass, and use piano hinges.
Put a four inch deep set of shelves in the back of the closet, then a
set of swinging shelves. I still have enough depth to put in another
shelf that will swing all the way out to fill the space, and yet leave
everything more accessible than it was before.

yours,
Michael
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