There’s an approximately 24"×24"×32" space in the corner of my kitchen between the actual cabinet and the range.
I’m at a loss. The house is fairly small, and I’m an efficiency nut, so 10ft³ of totally useless space bugs me. The proximity to the oven would make extending the cabinet back that way and using some kind of blind-corner storage solution impractical.
We’ve been thinking about getting a new water heater, the current one is ancient and lives in a little enclosure outside, about 12’ away. Can we get one of those short ones and tuck it in there or is that likely to overheat?
We’ve also been talking about a whole-house water fountain system, but I’m worried that changing filters would be incredibly annoying.
I don’t know how practical it would be to expand the cabinet, but if you can extend it into the empty space there are companies that make hinged units that can rotate back into an empty space like that, then pull all the way out for relatively easy access. Maybe store some less-used pots and pans in there.
I looked into those for a similar situation in a previous house, but like I said, the proximity to the oven would make that really awkward. It’s possible, but not really an ideal use of the space.
Like this
https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/hardware/kitchen-hardware/wire-storage/43657-blind-corner-unit