The benefits of slide out shelves

What are the advantages of slide out cabinet shelves? Here is a brief list of the major benefits:

Efficiency

There is space in most kitchen cabinets that is simply going to waste. Base cabinets are typically wide-open boxes with nothing more than a small shelf in the back. You might stack a few items on the floor of the cabinet, but that can make the rear shelf difficult to access. The top half of the cabinet is nothing more than empty, wasted space. Adding custom slide out shelves to the upper part of cabinets will turn that vertical space into usable space, adding a significant amount of easy to access storage. It is far more cost-effective to make the most of the space you currently have, compared to starting from scratch with an expensive (and messy) remodel.

Accessibility

No kneeling, no scrounging, and no need to remove half a dozen items to reach that object in the back of your cabinet. Full-extension, easy glide hardware lets you effortlessly bring your cabinet contents out into the open and grab what you need. And let’s be honest: none of us are getting any younger. Not only is digging around in cabinets not enjoyable, it’s not good for the back either. Organizations like AARP®, the Center of Design for an Aging Society, and experts on “aging in place” widely regard kitchen cabinet sliding shelves to be a priority upgrade for seniors who desire to stay in their current home for as long as possible.

Visibility

How’s the lighting in your cabinets? We thought so. It's tough to find what you can't see, and it can be difficult to remember what’s buried in the back. Slide out shelves bring the kitchen essentials out into the open from the dark recesses of your cabinets. Everything is right before your eyes, not lost in the shadowy darkness. Maybe you’ll finally use that rice cooker that hasn’t seen daylight in the past decade!

Organization

Pull out cabinet drawers can reduce clutter and eliminate the Jenga-like stacking that goes on in many kitchens. The added storage from base cabinet roll-outs can allow more categorization and sorting to maintain order in your kitchen space. Instead of heaps and piles in your base cabinets, you can create a place for everything and have it easily within reach. Goodbye chaos, hello organized bliss. Enjoy your kitchen more!

Value

The purchase of pull out shelves for cabinets (sometimes known as “cabinet drawers”) is a durable investment in your life satisfaction. There are very few home upgrades that you will use more often than high quality cabinet slide outs, and even fewer that will simplify your life to the same degree. If and when the time comes to sell your home, you will have added a valuable and attractive upgrade that will stand out to potential buyers. From a return on investment standpoint, it’s hard to beat pull out drawers to enhance your home!