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Lazy Susans
 by Shannon McMahon Bruchal

Keeping everything in the kitchen organized can be a big job. If you have less than adequate storage space, it can be even harder to maintain order, much less find what it is you're looking for. With lazy susans, you can make use of oddly shaped cabinet spaces, reach those items in the back of the cabinet and increase storage capability.

Lazy susans are available in several different materials, including polymer (a hard plastic), wire and wood and come in a variety of sizes and configurations that fit a number of different cabinets. Many of them can be installed into existing cabinets and are mounted to the top and bottom of the cabinet. Others need to be installed when the cabinets are manufactured, to fit correctly with the position of the door. The shape and size of your cabinet will help you to figure out which type of lazy susan will work for you.

Full-round lazy susans are the most versatile, fitting into regular and corner base or wall cabinets. The shelves can be dependently or independently rotating and are mounted to the top and bottom of the cabinet. A variety of shelf diameters are available. Full-round lazy susans are the perfect choice for diagonal corner, upper or lower cabinets and are available with two, three, five or six shelves.

Half-moon lazy susans are designed for use in blind corner cabinets, especially L-shaped ones. The shelves of the half-moon lazy susan tuck neatly into the corner and can be pulled out at a right angle via ball-bearing slides, giving you a lazy susan with the convenience of a pull-out.

D-shaped lazy susans work well in regular and corner cabinets (especially upper corner cabinets), that have a door with a 45-degree angle. They are available with two, three or five shelves, which can be dependently or independently rotating. The unit mounts to the top and bottom of the cabinet.

Pie-cut lazy susans are usually installed while the cabinets are being manufactured because the door is attached directly to the shelves, which must fit exactly in the cabinet opening. The pie-cut lazy susans come with two shelves and are available in a variety of sizes.

Kidney-shaped lazy susans are perfect for corner cabinets with double folding doors that are not attached.  Independently rotating trays lock in position when necessary. The kidney-shaped lazy susans come with two shelves and are available in several sizes.

Wood Slide-Out susans are supported by ball-bearing slides with a turntable that revolves 360 degrees. The platforms pull out to put all of the items in your cabinet within reach. Wire fencing keeps cabinet items from toppling over. Slide-out susans are available full-round or kidney shaped.

Blind Corner solutions make all the items in your corner cabinet easy to reach. The unit mounts to the door of the cabinet and allows the shelves to be pulled out for easy accessibility. The units are adaptable to right or left hand mounting and are available in several different sizes.