UPDATING ARMOIRES

UPDATING ARMOIRES

Making them work

China hutch: Add lighting, shelves and glass doors for displaying dishes.

Garage cabinetry: Keep the large spaces for storing bulk items. Or add hooks and cubbies for tools.

Humidor: Add hole in back for ventilation and cedar liners to keep cigars fresh.

Kitchen pantry: Add hooks for pots and pans and shelves for baking trays. Install a blackboard inside the door for grocery lists.

Linen closet: Add shelves for towels and sheets.

Liquor cabinet: Add racks for hanging glasses from ceiling. Install shelf that pulls out as a cutting board for garnishes and another shelf for cocktail books. Use glass shelves for liquor bottles. Add wine-storage cubbies underneath. Add lighting. Install mirrored back.

Media archive: Add shelves and racks for compact discs and DVDs.

Mudroom lockers: Remove doors and add cubbies, hooks and a mirror.

Outdoor bar and kitchen: Refinish with an outdoor finish such as teak, retrofit pocket doors, add outdoor refrigerator and ice chest, and a granite top.

Shoe storage: Add cubbies, racks and baskets.

Source: The case goods class in the interior design department of Johnson County Community College