Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Where do you put your rubbish bin? 44Dec 13, 2010 2:11 pm View our blog at: http://room4acubby.blogspot.com/ Re: Where do you put your rubbish bin? 45Dec 16, 2010 12:33 am room4acubby - that is the same as what we have except without the drawer at the bottom for asthetic reasons! Re-reading this thread I'm amazed how many people 'forgot' about the bin when designing thier kitchen - IMHO it is one of the most important 'appliances' of the kitchen and requires as much thought as the stove or sink...it certainly did in mine I was sick and tired of having rubbish and recycling stacked up in piles against the wall!! I still LOVE our bins. Because the bins are right at the top of the drawer, it reduces mess - no dribbles down the inside door, and requires no bending over. You can wipe the bench straight into the bin. Becuase it is a drawer, there is only one action to open and close. Because it has an inbuilt lid, it doesn't smell. Beccause it is soft close, it doesn't bang. the void below is used for storing dustpan and bin liners. We have two bins - one for rubbish and one for recycling, even though we have one-bin recycling/waste in our council, they could go together. however we find the size just right for emptying every day to every other day. Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ 0 10281 I’m loving the potential versatility and practicality of a bench seat in a shower. Anyone had one of these done recently? Not sure if they are straight forward and easy… 0 783 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39981 |