Extra shelf in kitchen for bread and buns

[2010augusta]

I (being 6'4") used to toss the bread and buns on top of the kitchen cabinets, so it would not get smashed, but my wife could not reach them most of the time and we forgot about couple buns for about 6 weeks, so they turned very green and fuzzy. I decided it was time to add a better space for the bread and buns. We realized that there was about 7' of space above the appliances on the "bar", so off the Home Depot for a "prefinished" cherry storage shelf and a few L brackets, and now we have a nice cubby for soft bakery and anything else we don't want in the main food cabinet.

 

[jbeletti]

Another nice mod Alan. Thanks for sharing.

Jim

 

[boatto5er]

Wow Alan, that looks great!

 

[TXBobcat]

Alan.. What happened to your Refer?? Looks like it was hit by the magnet blaster..

 

[2010augusta]

Alan.. What happened to your Refer?? Looks like it was hit by the magnet blaster..

We have collected magnet from all the parks and museums we have gone to in the last year and a half, So we now have over 200 magnets on the refer. here is a better picture from a couple months ago, we have been to about 15 more parks since then.

 

[jimtoo]

You guys must be iron deficient in your blood stream or else YOU would be stuck to the refrigerator with all those magnets.

Another thing,,, if you removed all the weight of the magnets... you might get better fuel mileage by not having to tow so much...

Have a good winter in the North land.

Jim M

 

[kkamshop]

Alan, we have the board and everything to do the same shelf - I just wish Heartland had hung those cabinets 6 inches lower as I am in the vertically challenged catagory.

We are going to put ours in a couple of inches lower than yours and I was thinking of using it the same way, buns, chips, paper plates...

 

[Ray LeTourneau]

Hey, wait just a minute here. I always thought stainless steel wasn't magnetic. NICE WORK ALAN!!

 

[2010augusta]

Hey, wait just a minute here. I always thought stainless steel wasn't magnetic. NICE WORK ALAN!!

Thats is true, but thankfully the dometic unit is just "stainless looking," We would have been devastate if we did not have a refer to magnets on.

 

[jimtoo]

Thats is true, but thankfully the dometic unit is just "stainless looking," We would have been devastate if we did not have a refer to magnets on.

Yep, probably just brushed aluminum.

 

[JohnDar]

Hey, wait just a minute here. I always thought stainless steel wasn't magnetic. NICE WORK ALAN!!

Not so. 400 series with a high chromium content can have magnetic properties. 300 series, with less chromium do not. 400 series stainless is used a lot for decorative trim, etc., because of it's color. 300 series tends to have a yellowish cast and is used more for industrial purposes. Been a long while, but once upon a time, I dabbled in metallurgy.

 

[SLJKansas]

Alan, DW likes the shelf, I guess I have another project. I only see 3 "L" brackets, is there a 4th on the left side I can't see, or is there another type of brace used on that end?

 

[2010augusta]

Alan, DW likes the shelf, I guess I have another project. I only see 3 "L" brackets, is there a 4th on the left side I can't see, or is there another type of brace used on that end?

No brace on the left end because it is about an inch short and no stud there. the other three brackets are mounted into the studs, so I figure that 3 bracket are enough to hold a shelf and some bread.

As a side note the wall studs are only 1" wide and they are on 16" centers.

 

[SLJKansas]

Thanks Alan, I now have a project to add to the list.... lets see it's number ........ that she wants done, but I have a couple I want to do also.

 

[rick_debbie_gallant]

No brace on the left end because it is about an inch short and no stud there. the other three brackets are mounted into the studs, so I figure that 3 bracket are enough to hold a shelf and some bread.

As a side note the wall studs are only 1" wide and they are on 16" centers.

for balance sake put in a fake one.

just screw it to the shelf.

 

[cookie]

Yep, probably just brushed aluminum.

Yea your right Jim. The advertisers use those special aluminum magnets these days.

Peace
Dave

 

[conveyman]

Only the 300 series stainless steel is non-magnetic. The 400 series stainless steel is magnetic and it will rust.