By Frank,

May 10, 2022

By Frank |

May 10, 2022

two toned kitchen
two toned kitchen

An In-Depth Look at How Blind Corner Wall Cabinetry Can Improve Your Kitchen Design

One of a kitchen designer’s first challenges is figuring out how to deal with corners and design functional corner cabinets.

Next to kitchen drawers, wall storage is one of the most important aspects of any kitchen, and knowing how to maximize space, especially in the corners, is tricky.

So if you aren’t quite sure what to do with corner cabinets, don’t feel bad.

You are not alone!

If you don’t leave enough room for your cabinets near the corners, you won’t be able to open the doors very far and you’re going to feel unhappy with your kitchen.

blind corner cabinet solution for irregular kitchens
There are four different corner cabinet solutions, but the IKEA kitchen catalog only has one, the angled corner cabinet. This is unfortunate, because:

  • Angled corner cabinets only work if you have 26 inches of space on either side of the corner
  • They don’t work well with modern kitchen designs
  • Many customers prefer the look of the wall cabinets to match the base cabinets

If your kitchen is small and/or you’re going with a modern IKEA design, then you’ll want a blind corner cabinet. This hack will teach you how to make one from an ordinary SEKTION wall cabinet.


Why Design
with IKD?

Why Design with IKD?


What Is a Blind Corner Wall Cabinet?

Often, when two base or wall cabinets meet in a corner, one is partially hidden by the other. This partially hidden cabinet is called a “blind” cabinet.

IKD ikea kitchen hack blind corner cabinet (5)

Here’s a closeup of the cabinet, just by itself.

And here’s how it looks in real life. You can tuck bulky, less-used items into the back part of the cabinet.

IKD ikea kitchen hack blind corner cabinet (1)
Blind corner wall cabinets are perfect for kitchens with an irregular measurement of 17” along one wall with, say, 25” to 30” along the other.

3 Steps to Make this IKEA Hack

  1. Modify an ordinary 30″ or 36″ SEKTION wall cabinet by using only one door and covering the hidden space with paneling. A minimum 30″ wide cabinet is required to match the depth of the rest of the wall cabinets (14″ 7/8).
  2. Install only one shelf for this wall cabinet. You can use an ordinary 12”-deep shelf meant for a 36”-wide IKEA wall cabinet.
  3. During the installation, recess the cabinet into the corner alongside the perpendicular wall cabinet that’s perpendicular to it.

For our example, we have used a 36″-wide wall cabinet frame.

List of IKEA Materials Required for this Hack

IKEA Item Cost
(1) SEKTION wall cabinet frame; white;
36″W x 30″H
$62.00
(1) GRIMSLÖV door; off-white
18″W x 30″H
$78.00
(1) UTRUSTA hinge 110°;
/2 pack
$14.00
(1) UTRUSTA shelf; white;
30″ x 14″; /2 pack
$25.00
(1) FÖRBÄTTRA cover panel; off-white
25″W x 30″H
$40.00
Grand total for this hack $219.00

Prices are accurate as of 2022.

Reduce Clutter with an IKEA Blind Corner Cabinet Organizer

If you have the space for it, you can use an IKEA blind corner cabinet organizer, such as the UTRUSTA wire basket, to neatly organize pots, pans and any other miscellaneous kitchen items.

This allows you to not only reduce clutter, but maximize space in your blind corner cabinet.

As you can see, the parts can be easily purchased from IKEA and you don’t need to spend much.

We think that this is a great solution to use every bit of potential storage space within a kitchen. What do you think?

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Read more about this past project
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#IKD #ikeausa #kitchen #homedecor #ikeahome #ikeahack
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IKEA’s SEKTION cabinets frames work with fronts from third-party custom door manufacturers. We design the IKEA offices and the right custom doors for them.

➡️https://inspiredkitchendesign.com/tag/offices/

#IKD #ikea #homeoffice #design #deskorganization #homedecor #officedesign #ikeahack
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Whether your ideal entertainment center involves closed storage, open storage, or a combination of both, our designers will create a built-in design customized to how you use the room.

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  • Work with our certified kitchen designers to get a personalized kitchen designed around your needs and vision. If you’re interested in learning more about our service, make sure to check out our IKEA Kitchen Design Services.
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  • Transforming a Mid Century Modern Kitchen: IKEA Cabinets and Custom Semihandmade Designs

See our Pinterest for IKEA design ideas

  • ✅Maximizing Storage in an IKEA Galley Bathroom Getting more Storage from a Limited Space bathroom area. IKD's designers stacked a 24
  • The base cabinet storage makes for easy access to pots, pans, cutlery and other cooking equipment.
  • Work with our certified kitchen designers to get a personalized kitchen designed around your needs and vision. If you’re interested in learning more about our service, make sure to check out our IKEA Kitchen Design Services.
  • 🍂✨ Embrace the beauty of autumn with inspired decorations capturing the essence of the season🍁

See our Pinterest for IKEA design ideas

  • ✅Maximizing Storage in an IKEA Galley Bathroom Getting more Storage from a Limited Space bathroom area. IKD's designers stacked a 24
  • The base cabinet storage makes for easy access to pots, pans, cutlery and other cooking equipment.
  • Work with our certified kitchen designers to get a personalized kitchen designed around your needs and vision. If you’re interested in learning more about our service, make sure to check out our IKEA Kitchen Design Services.

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