How To Install A Lazy Susan In An Existing Corner Cabinet

For those of us who cook with a variety of herbs and spices, having a lazy susan can be a great way to organize your ingredients. I know I have been guilty of letting spices in my cupboards get cluttered. I’m sure a lot of you can relate to that situation. With a lazy susan, you can have all of your spices and herbs arranged perfectly. Except, how do you install one into your existing corner cabinet?

To install a lazy susan in an existing corner cabinet, you’ll need a pencil and a screw gun to mark measurements and tighten a few screws. If you buy an entire kit, the installation will be easier and include needed items like brackets, an extension pole, pins, and the actual shelves. You will need to install the top and bottom brackets and then the pole into the middle. Don’t forget to test the rotation!

If you already have an existing corner cabinet that you would like to install your lazy susan inside of, we have some tips and tricks for you. At first, it may seem like an impossible task. However, we are here to show exactly how to get the job done!

A lazy susan is a round shelve or shelves that rotate in a circle. Some lazy susans have more than one tray and help keep your ingredients organized and easy to get to. You can install them on a countertop or in an upper or lower cabinet. For this guide, we will show you how to install a lazy susan in a corner cabinet. The process is the same for an upper or lower corner cabinet.

Single lazy Susan’s have one tray that turns in a circle. You also have the option of a double or triple lazy susan. In this case, the trays are connected with a round pole in the middle. I’ve had both the stand-alone and the double versions. Both work incredibly well for making things easy to get to.

Corner cabinets usually have smaller doors. The lazy susan utilizes this smaller space by having everything available with just a spin of the tables. For a corner cabinet, you will be using a pie-cut lazy susan.

Thomas Jefferson invented the lazy susan in the late 1800s. It was known as a dumbwaiter at that time. History books tell us that he developed it because his daughter, Susan, was tired of always being served last. She complained that she would never leave the table feeling full!

Eventually, around 1917, they were advertised in Vanity Fair and became very popular. They even replaced the need to have food servers, in some cases, letting people serve themselves. This then overflowed and boomed as a necessity, in which now billions of people around the world have lazy susans in their homes around the world.

Can a lazy susan hold more than just spices and herbs?

Absolutely. A lazy susan can be used to organize many things. You can store and hold all types of household items, such as cleaning products, Tupperware, and other food ingredients. They are also great in a workshop that has cabinets to hold things like screws, nuts, and bolts.

What problems can a lazy susan have?

You may run into a few easy to fix problems with a lazy susan. Sometimes they will be hard to turn, and you may need to add grease to the bearings. You may also need to adjust them if they get out of whack over time.