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All furniture is expensive, and kitchen cabinets are no exception, however, it’s totally possible to repurpose kitchen cabinets for use elsewhere in your home. Indeed, just like most other types of furniture, they tend to last quite a long time, so if you’re able to use a cabinet somewhere else – in another room ad for another purpose – it’s always a bonus.
Of all types of furniture, cabinets tend to be one of the most versatile, and kitchen cabinets are no exception. Not only are they great for storing glasses, mugs, crockery, and other kitchen goods, but they’re great for just about anything else too. Whether you need to store linen, shoes, tools, or just about anything else, you can rest assured that a kitchen cabinet will probably do the trick.
We’ve put together a list of 8 places you can repurpose kitchen cabinets so that you can make the best possible use out of your furniture.
8 Places You Can Repurpose Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets can come in all different shapes and sizes, so depending on what you’re looking for, you can almost always use a kitchen cabinet pretty much anywhere else in the house. It’s more about what you make of it than what it was originally intended for.
So, with that in mind, here are 8 great options for places you can use kitchen cabinets.
1. Laundry Room
When it comes to storage space, laundry rooms are probably at the top of the list of places that require space – you need space for all your bedding, towels, and cleaning supplies like laundry detergents, fabric softeners, and more.
A kitchen cabinet can be the perfect option for a laundry room since it’s normally the type of piece of furniture that has lots of shelves for optimized storage.
2. Home Office
Using a kitchen cabinet for storage in a home office can add not only extra space for storing things like files and office supplies, but it’ll also add a different kind of edge to the aesthetic of your office – a little more classic and traditional, perhaps.
3. Mud Room
A mud room, if you don’t know, is a space that is used to store things like shoes, umbrellas, bags, and so on. It’s most popular in England and other European countries, generally in places where they experience cold and wet weather and it’s important to keep dirty shoes and bags out of the main part of the house.
Kitchen cabinets are actually a great option for storage in a mud room since they offer plenty of space and they’re also already rustic looking and easy to clean, so you don’t have to worry too much about getting it dirty.
4. Attic
Attics tend to be the rooms of the house where people put things away and don’t look at them again for decades, and in a way, this is why kitchen cabinets can be perfect for storage I attics. You an use them to store old clothing, sentimental items, and just about anything else. And since kitchen cabinets tend to be made from high-quality materials like wood, whatever you store in them should be safe and protected in the attic.
5. Living Room
A repurposed kitchen cabinet could easily be used for additional storage in a living room, especially if the finish suits the aesthetic of the space. But, on top of that, you could actually make a kitchen cabinet into a media console, a room divider, or even a storage space for games and toys. The nice thing about a good kitchen cabinet is that it not only will provide space for storage, but it tends to look quite nice too.
6. Basement
Much like the way in which kitchen cabinets can be used for storage in attics, they’re also great for use in the basement. In a basement, you’re probably more likely to use it to store things like Christmas decorations (or other types of holiday or seasonal goodies), craft supplies, or other home supplies that don’t get used particularly often.
7. Dining Room
In a dining room, a repurposed kitchen cabinet is ideal for storing glasses, valuable china, wine, or anything else you’d like to have on display. This is even more relevant if the cabinet has glass doors.
If you need to, it could also be a convenient place to keep things like platters, bowls, and more. You can simply use a row of kitchen base cabinets and a countertop to make an almost hutch looking piece for endless storage and a built in upgrade for your dining room.
8. Garage
Let’s be honest, while just about everybody who has a garage uses it for storage, most people aren’t particularly organized since nobody ever really ventures in there.
Well, repurposed kitchen cabinets offer a great and fairly attractive solution to this problem. Not only do they serve as a great space for storing just about any odd items – from sports equipment and tools to pretty much any other garage-related items – but they’ll also help you keep them organized by means of shelves and drawers. And, as a bonus, they’ll make your garage look just a little bit better in the process!
Final Thoughts on 8 Places You Can Use Kitchen Cabinets Outside the Kitchen
Kitchen cabinets, no matter the style or design, are incredibly versatile pieces of furniture that can be used just about anywhere in your home. They provide great storage space and they’re fairly attractive too.
So, if you have an old kitchen cabinet on hand or even new ones, consider repurposing it for use elsewhere in your home!