A Smarter Way to Make the Most of a Blind Corner Kitchen Cabinet (It Solves a Major Storage Problem!)

You may not realize it since you use it every day, but the kitchen is one of the most unique parts of your home. Think about it: What other room in your house comes with appliances, counters, and cabinets already in it? That definitely saves you a lot of time and money compared with creating an entire kitchen from scratch, but it does also mean that sometimes you’ll find yourself with oddly shaped cabinets or cupboards that angle around a corner, making them hard to reach. There’s one cabinet in my kitchen that has vexed me for years, and this pull-out Wayfair shelf could very well solve my kitchen storage problem and yours, too.

Made from steel and sold at Wayfair, the Rev-a-Shelf two-tier pullout organizer is a set of metal shelves designed to help you make the most of a corner cabinet that’s excessively deep or hard to reach all the way into due to its shape or location. It uses a “three-piece zinc-plated full-extension ball-bearing slide system,” essentially turning your cabinet or cupboard into a big fancy drawer. The two-tier, four-shelf organizer is designed for either right or left-facing “blind” cabinets and measures 20.75 inches tall, 26 5/16 inches wide, and 20 inches deep.

The shelf is a bit of an investment; it retails for $755.99 at Wayfair, though it’s 29% off right now, making it $532.99. That’s still not cheap, so make sure you measure your cabinets and check that the mounting system can work with your setup before making the purchase. The product listing helpfully provides a lot of information on how to double-check your cabinets to make sure they’ll work.

Obviously, this pullout shelf can be very helpful for anyone who feels like they have “blind” kitchen cabinets they can’t fully take advantage of. Since it comes with four shelves, you’re essentially able to remove and view the entire contents of your cabinet in one fluid motion without having to reach all the way back into a dark, dusty corner or take items out to get to the stuff in the back.

The sliding shelves also mean it’s easy to put everything back in your cabinet after you’ve pulled it all out. This can be particularly useful if you’re trying to reorganize or catalog your inventory before a move or renovation, but it also comes in handy for everyday kitchen needs. “This is better than I anticipated and exactly what I needed,” Wayfair reviewer Michelle writes. “You do need to be somewhat of a contortionist to do any work in blind cabinets, but I’m a 58-year-old woman and installed it myself in about two hours (reading and rereading the instructions took most of the time). Definitely worth it all around!”

Buy: Rev-A-Shelf Steel Two-Tier Pullout Organizer for Blind Corner Kitchen Cabinets, $523.99