Aaron Connor
01-14-2024, 12:50 PM
Has anyone seen or have any creative ideas about cabinet hardware that would work for a pocketing 3-pane cabinet bypass door (one fixed pane) without a guide/track that mounts on the lower surface?
We are trying to create a functional small appliance workspace in the kitchen and require max width/height opening (space is limited). We'd prefer, without doors that swing outwards and prevent access to other cabinets, when open (they will stay open most of the time), while creating a good aesthetic in the kitchen. The reason for not wanting the bottom guide mounted to the counter, is it will make the counter difficult to use
Background
Other ideas already considered:
- Tambour (not the aesthetic we'd like, but very functional)... this is our fallback
- TV-Cabinet style doors that pocket perpendicular to the face (would prevent access into the blind corner and more importantly consumes a lot of width of the work space)
- Lift-up style doors.... would need to be double-high (cannot be full-height; would prevent access to adjacent wall cabinet and cabinetry above which will include a microwave; very bulky profile while open (most of the time))
Home grown ideas for bottom guides that do not show:
Possibility to use a traditional guide for the middle door, at the far left side, then use either a combination of felt and magnets for the 3rd door to keep the door vertical or possibly a track in the back of the middle door with some sort of pin/slider that engages it from the far left side of the far right door (out of view).
Sketch:
Front view
https://sawmillcreek.org/blob:https://sawmillcreek.org/e335e573-7f57-4b84-adfb-2c1cc375188a
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https://sawmillcreek.org/blob:https://sawmillcreek.org/65010b40-fb25-46ef-97f8-e16b6be7e38e
Top view
513770
https://sawmillcreek.org/blob:https://sawmillcreek.org/e8086998-dddd-4b32-8a08-2496bc03f460
https://sawmillcreek.org/blob:https://sawmillcreek.org/17841f70-3a7b-498f-8475-8198cd26261b
We are trying to create a functional small appliance workspace in the kitchen and require max width/height opening (space is limited). We'd prefer, without doors that swing outwards and prevent access to other cabinets, when open (they will stay open most of the time), while creating a good aesthetic in the kitchen. The reason for not wanting the bottom guide mounted to the counter, is it will make the counter difficult to use
Background
Other ideas already considered:
- Tambour (not the aesthetic we'd like, but very functional)... this is our fallback
- TV-Cabinet style doors that pocket perpendicular to the face (would prevent access into the blind corner and more importantly consumes a lot of width of the work space)
- Lift-up style doors.... would need to be double-high (cannot be full-height; would prevent access to adjacent wall cabinet and cabinetry above which will include a microwave; very bulky profile while open (most of the time))
Home grown ideas for bottom guides that do not show:
Possibility to use a traditional guide for the middle door, at the far left side, then use either a combination of felt and magnets for the 3rd door to keep the door vertical or possibly a track in the back of the middle door with some sort of pin/slider that engages it from the far left side of the far right door (out of view).
Sketch:
Front view
https://sawmillcreek.org/blob:https://sawmillcreek.org/e335e573-7f57-4b84-adfb-2c1cc375188a
513769
https://sawmillcreek.org/blob:https://sawmillcreek.org/65010b40-fb25-46ef-97f8-e16b6be7e38e
Top view
513770
https://sawmillcreek.org/blob:https://sawmillcreek.org/e8086998-dddd-4b32-8a08-2496bc03f460
https://sawmillcreek.org/blob:https://sawmillcreek.org/17841f70-3a7b-498f-8475-8198cd26261b