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Using stock cabinets to create a great-looking window seat--with lots of extra storage. |
Base-cabinet storage you can really use. |
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| A built-in window seat provides a cozy spot to read the paper, gaze lazily at the view or reflect on the day's events. As attractive as window seats are, only a few older homes with deep dormers seem to have them. And adding a window seat has always been considered impractical. |
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| Every homeowner could use more kitchen storage space. Adding an island or peninsula are effective, though they require the extra room and a healthy savings account. Our cure is to build full-extension, glide-out shelves for base cabinets. Why? Most base cabinets are used for storing pots, pans, mixing bowls and other bulky items. Because the 24-in.-deep cabinets are just big, empty boxes, a lot of space gets wasted. Plus, glide-out shelves keep things organized and provide easy access without your having to bend over. Building the shelves yourself isn't expensive. The cost for all the lumber, hardware and finishing supplies to construct two shelves for our 30-in.-wide cabinet was about $100. That's a lot less than manufacturers' prices of $75 to $115 per shelf as add-on accessories for 24- to 36-in.-wide cabinets. | ||||||||||||
