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The Bottom Line:  

• Corner cabinet accessories are a modern solution to maximize space. 

• Data-driven trend: Industry reports show that the business of cabinet hardware and accessories is on the rise: Cabinet Hardware Market Size, Share, Growth, Forecast 2031. 

• Why our hardware is the modern solution: We offer a variety of innovative cabinet accessories to maximize space and style.  

• Organization tips:   

  • Fly Moon Mechanisms help utilize corner cabinet space with attachable shelves that can fly outward, allowing ease of access. 
  • Swivel Carousels offer peak organization by taking a simple shelf that swivels around, allowing for full access to anything in the cabinet. 
  • Smart Corner technology allows easy access to further cabinets in one single motion. 

Keeping a kitchen organized is no easy task. Crafting a space that makes things easy for homeowners is essential. Narrow drawers, shallow shelves, and bulky appliances are all blockers to having the organized kitchen of your dreams.  

While a little disorganization might seem harmless, homeowners are busy people who need modern solutions. Craftsmen Hardwoods has the solution: cabinet accessories.  

Corner cabinets, in particular, can be a real challenge. They tend to be deeper than typical cabinets, making things hard to reach in the back. Their valuable cabinet space is often tucked away from view, meaning you could miss out on a sweet spot for your kitchen appliances.  
 
The good news is that there are plenty of easy ways to restore some order to those corner cabinets. Our cabinet accessories can help maximize space while making life easier for homeowners on busy days. 

What is a Corner Cabinet? 

Sometimes called a “blind cabinet” or “blind corner cabinet,” these cabinets are the equivalent of two sets of cabinets that meet at a 90-degree angle. While it helps provide additional cabinet space, they are notoriously difficult to access, often leading to wasted storage space and frustration on behalf of homeowners. 

However, with the addition of some smart accessories, these cabinets can be optimized for organization while maximizing space. 

Fly Moon Mechanism 

Fly Moon Mechanism is a corner cabinet organizer with a unique rotating and swing structure. This special design allows for more accessible storage even in the most hard-to-reach places, particularly when it comes to corner kitchen cabinets.  

How It Works: 

• Rotating Shelves: Our fly moon mechanism can mount a set of shelves that rotate or “fly” out of the cabinet. 

• Space Maximization: This mechanism is perfect for maximizing storage in a deep/corner cabinet, making it much easier to reach items stored in the back without having to dig through everything in the front to get what you need.  

• Smooth Motion: Our fly moon mechanism is the highest quality and has soft-close, smooth gliding technology, allowing for seamless operation. 

Why It's Useful: 

The fly moon mechanism is a great solution for kitchens that require more efficient use of space. By utilizing an otherwise wasted corner space, this organization technology creates ease, organization, and accessibility in any kitchen. 

Swivel Carousel  

Swivel Carousels are a perfect solution for corner cabinets and can be used both with a frame or frameless cabinet. These shelves are designed to spin with the cabinet, allowing for easy organization. 

How It Works: 

• Independently Rotating Shelves: Each shelf can be rotated independently, meaning access to even far-back items is easy and seamless.  

• Non-Slip Melamine Surface: Melamine-coated materials prevent items from slipping on the surface, making them perfect for storing several kitchen items and appliances. 

Why It’s Useful: 

Because each shelf can be swiveled independently, it’s much easier to organize and access the cabinet space. The melamine coating makes the shelves easy to clean, so homeowners don’t have to worry about accidental spills. Plus, the shelves are specially crafted to be durable, meaning your initial investment will last into the future.  

Smart Corner 

Smart Corner systems fully extend and utilize soft-closing technology, ensuring safe and effortless storage solutions for corner cabinets. 

How It Works: 

• Easy Use: The Smart Corner opens in one simple movement, allowing easy access to rear baskets. 

• Full Extension, Soft Closing System: The unit fully extends out and has soft-closing technology, maximizing storage. 

Why It's Useful:

The unit is easy to assemble and provides full access to storage space. It makes use of the limited corner space, allowing for better organization.

Additional Considerations and Kitchen Organization Tips 

Before you embark on your next corner cabinet project, there are several considerations you must bear in mind, including some unique challenges and opportunities. 

Opportunities: 

• Unique opportunity to further optimize kitchen space. 

• Additional storage is often “hidden”, out of sight, out of mind. Making the kitchen look tidier. 

• Provides ability for more customization. 

• Adds a surprise element to a project.  

Challenges: 

• Installation can sometimes be more complex than other cabinet designs. 

• Some corner cabinet designs are difficult to access, making adding accessories a challenge. 

• Maintenance can occasionally be difficult in harder to reach spaces. 

Extra Tips  

• Optimize with Cabinet Organizers: There are plenty of wooden and plastic inserts that can be added to cabinet space to help organize and optimize the space you choose.  

• Add Hidden Trash Disposal: Maybe you decide the best use of the kitchen space is to put a hidden trash disposal unit tucked away in that secretive little corner. This could allow you to focus on storage space optimization elsewhere. 

• Create Open Corner Shelving: Make use of your corners with hardwood corner shelving units that allow you to level up the kitchen’s storage game. This is perfect for homeowners who need quick access to everyday food products, ingredients, utensils, and more.  

• Include a Glass Corner Display Cabinet: Maybe your project calls for something different. A raised, glass corner display cabinet is a popular use of corner space in country-style kitchens. 

• Add Storage Baskets: Depending on the size and depth of the corner cabinet, installing baskets is a great way to make use of space while keeping things clean and organized.  

• Build with Intention: When choosing a design and purpose for your corner cabinet, do so with intention. Make a solid plan for the cabinet’s function and what you plan to store there so you can optimize it based on size, depth, and accessories. 

Craftsmen Hardwoods - Choose Excellence 

Craftsmen Hardwoods take great pride in our hardwood and soft lumber products and expertise. Since we began in 1996, we’ve made a name for ourselves as a renowned provider of hardwood and softwood lumber products. 

Our goal is that we always exceed your expectations by providing the best products and solutions.  

You can trust that our climate-controlled warehouse will ensure all our products are in perfect condition, even our more exotic and unique items. 

For whatever your hardwood and soft lumber needs, Craftsmen Hardwoods has what you need. Our large variety of options means we can help match your next home improvement project with the right product that has the look and functionality you desire. 

We have everything you could want from kitchen accessories, hardwood, soft wood hinges and plates, and sheet goods. 

Contact us today to receive a quote for your next project.