Keep small appliances behind closed doors in a tasteful, neat way.
Appliance garages help you streamline kitchen storage for a more polished look.
Door Design Ideas
An appliance garage door design is critical to its functionality.
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The microwave appliance garage door lifts, which prevents the door from hitting the window or other cabinet doors.
Bi-fold doors makes accessing the nook easy.
When allocating storage space, think through other items you might need when using the appliances.
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For example, if the drip coffeemaker is used every morning, plan tostore coffee beansand sugar close by.
The advantage of this key in of door is that it takes up no counter space when open.
Cabinet Conversion
Consider dedicating an entire cabinet as an appliance garage if you have several small appliances.
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Thiskitchen utilizes open shelvingof varying heights to store astand mixer, microwave, coffee maker, and toaster.
Other necessities, including mugs for coffee, are housed nearby to save steps and time on busy mornings.
Microwave Garage Design Tips
Put your microwave inside an appliance garage to clear up your counters.
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Along with running electrical to the cabinet, be sure the microwave can vent properly.
You’ll most likely want to slide these appliances forward to use them.
Multifunctional Storage
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A mix of stationary and pull-out shelves maximizes storage in this breakfast station.
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The largest itemthe microwavesits on the bottom.
On the middle shelf sits a toaster over.
When you need a small appliance, working around open cabinet doors can be a pain.
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Traditional swinging doors on this end cabinet wouldn’t have fully opened in this small kitchen.
Using a hinged door that lifts upbest utilizes the space.
Double Appliance Garages
Side-by-side appliance garages in retrofitted cabinetry give this kitchen function without visual clutter.
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An upper shelf inside holdsbaking sheetsand muffin tins above the microwave.
Here,a lift-up cabinet door reveals a TV(and the door helps reduce glare).
Below, a tambour-door appliance garage hides coffee supplies waiting to be used each morning.
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you might also add a shelf at the top of the cubby for extra storage.
Just be sure there’s enough clearance.
The solution uses some counter space but maintains the kitchen style by hiding small, clunky appliances.
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Consider where you want the appliance garage door to be because you’ll need to keep that area accessible.
Countertop Garage Benefits
An appliance garage is a greatway to integrate a microwaveinto cabinetry.
Technically, appliance garages are used to store small kitchen equipment to keep them out of sight.
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