[TribalDancer]

I was wondering about the (hated!) wire baskets. I was wondering if they come in the shallow depth (12") in 15" wide. I know, I know, you curse me for even invoking the name! But it really would be a great addition to our kitchen. We have two 15" wide 12" deep cabinets making a little incidental work counter area on one wall, and we want to store things like our saran wrap and suchlike there. The drawers are thicker and take up a lot of room that could be used for storage, and shelves means hunkering down to see what is being stored there. So wire baskets it is...if they make them!

[DulcineaK]

they dont make half sized baskets, sorry. (fwiw, i like them in certain circumstances )

[TribalDancer]

Curses!

Now we have to figure out what we CAN do over there...Hrm...

[ia_modern]

In defense of the wire baskets (standard depth), we LOVE them, so I thought I'd chime in. They are so handy!

We installed the wb base cabinet by the stove and store regularly used pots, pans, and rice cooker in it. It's perfect for that type of thing.

I can see why some may not like it for other things, and it may not be the most efficient use of space, but it works. :-)

[DulcineaK]

it's more just that they can jump the track and can be more clunky ... i'm a bigger fan of 153 hinges w/drawers

i'm fond of baskets for overhead so that i can see what is in them from below

in the end, to each his/her own

[DesignDiva]

I hate them unequivocally.

Have you seen the fabulous wraps cabinet built by Susan and James?

[Harpy]

If you go to Target, in the Office Supply section (not where they have the real office supplies, but where they keep the decorative doodads for your desk) they have a whole series of squared off wire baskets in different sizes and shapes. Maybe you could just put those on the shelves? I know it's not as good as a built-in pullout, but it would be something, and the squared off corners mean you don't lose so much storage space as you would otherwise.

[TribalDancer]

Originally Posted by EvaPerconti

I hate them unequivocally.

Have you seen the fabulous wraps cabinet built by Susan and James?

Hey, at least we know where you stand! And thanks for the link. I will take a look!

[RubrikGreen]

There are several places selling wire baskets as add-ons to existing cabs - maybe one of these would work? You mount runners to the shelf, and the wire basket sits on these runners. They come in all sizes, so maybe there's one that's 11" or so deep.

I put one in our current 24" deep pantry and it's been amazingly helpful. Sturdy wire and sturdy runners. Screwed the runners to the shelf, mounted the basket, took 15 min.

Here are some examples:
Sliding Organizers - Cabinet Storage - Kitchen - Organized Living

Pull Out Baskets and Shelves Category - The Hardware Hut

"Rev-a-Shelf" offers a very extensive line of pull-out things. I think you'd probably need to look at items for the upper cabinets, because of the 12" depth.

[TribalDancer]

Hey Rubrik,
Yeah, I have been putting my feelers out, but have not been able to find anything for wall cabinets like this. Well, I did find one site that had pics of something like it, but it was a European site and wasn't what I needed.

I will keep looking!