"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 11/3/2011 10:36 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
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>> Most of our cabinets are seriously 'thought-out' but there is one that
>> is simply two shelves. I am much too old to climb into the back of it.
>> Well. I could climb there but it would take a visit from a tow truck to
>> come haul me back out. I put just the bottoms of plain, cheap plastic
>> bins on both shelves. I load the rascals with the cake pans, pie pans,
>> bread pans and whatever seems related including the rings that are
>> supposed to keep the rim of a pie from overcooking before the rest is
>> done.
>> Probably not a perfect solution but it didn't cost much and the
>> price of tow trucks is excruciating.
>
> I hear you about climbing into the cabinet. I have been forced to rethink
> a lot of my storage due to chronic back issues. There are times I have to
> just sit down on the floor to find things because I can't stoop or bend
> over anymore. Getting back up is another issue altogether. Similar to
> your plan of using bins to pull things out, I went cheaper at first and
> just used a cardboard box cat food came in to pull out but it isn't sturdy
> enough. I like your idea!

Cheryl, do you have a door that usually stands open? You'd be very pleased
with what you can store on its backside. There's one here that's never
closed unless we have a guest 'not potty trained' puppy. We have a shoe bag
sort of rack in our skinny hall closet that houses lots and Lots of
important stuff. Polly