Options to Cover up weird wall at end of kitchen.

[branimal]

Options to Cover up weird wall at end of kitchen
I have a strange 135 degree return wall at the end of my kitchen. I’m thinking I might build a small stud track and square it off. And cover the exposed parts with filler panel. Any better ideas out there?




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[rsanter]

Filler panels that look like the cabinets

 

[dmcintosh]

Can that section of the wall be taken out/modified, or does it cover some oddly shaped mechanical system or something? If it cannot be removed, I’d think you should frame out the left side by the fridge to square off the opening. Think this would improve the look.

 

[Lee Celtic]

make a shallow cupboard to cover it with the same doors as your kitchen cabinets then just use it for brooms and mops etc.. or if you have room a fold down ironing board...

 

[DieselNut88]

I would do what Lee sugested. You can never have too much storage.

 

[bob15]

I would add shelves or more cabinets.

 

[branimal]

Can’t modify what’s behind that wall. It’s a shower.

I like the closet idea - I’ve got 9” of space. But I don’t know if I can just order a door from the cabinet manufacturers. I’ll ask.

Thx



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[GMCGarage]

frame it out and drywall. Anything else will look silly against the fridge.

 

[The Cobbler]

I'm thinking a shallow cabinet same height dimensions as the rest and stop it 4ish inches from the rh side return

 

[yeldogt]

Is the opening square ?

You could have had a cabinet made to slide out -- they can be outfitted with shelving or flat surface to hold a broom/ small step ladder and other things that would be on a wall. The good hardware is expensive.

You could also make open slots that hold baking sheets/ cutting boards .. as you move up squares for wine bottles (not next to refrigerator). If it's not from the same material it's going to look silly. Too bad you did not shift it all over and give more room at the oven

 

[cdestuck]

If that leads to a hallway, I’d do mitt but paint it to match the rest of the wall.

 

[shoot summ]

Filler panel from floor to ceiling, completely hides it.

 

[Shiftless]

frame it out and drywall. Anything else will look silly against the fridge.

to that ^^^^^^^^^

 

[branimal]

Largest door they have is 49”. So closet idea is out.

I’m gonna frame it out and use 1/2” filler panels to cover the opening. I have just enough to make it work.

Do I screw from the 2x4 side into the filler panel (1/2”) to hide the holes? Gonna be a little awkward and will definitely need a helper for that.

Or do you screw into the panel then 2x4 and fill with wood filler and matching paint?

Or just use metal studs and 3/8” screws from metal stud side into the panel.

Obviously I’ve never worked on a kitchen before.



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[bmwpowere36m3]

+ whatever to framing it and drywall

I would build out a short wall to hide the fridge and upper cabinet sides.... looks unfinished, unplanned with the fridge and deep cabinet sides exposed. At least put in a fridge panel to finish it out.

 

[Git]

Add me to the frame it out and drywall

You have frameless cabinets. To add a filler panel along the entire right side is not going to look right

 

[branimal]

So a few people have said to frame it out with drywall. Like the Pink lines in the pics below.

Out of interest, why not use filler panel if it’s an exact color match?

Thx






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[shoot summ]

So a few people have said to frame it out with drywall. Like the Pink lines in the pics below.

Out of interest, why not use filler panel if it’s an exact color match?

Thx






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The second pic puts more perspective on it, the first pic doesn't really show how much the cabinets and 'fridge protrude.

I would still do a filler strip, but I would stay parallel to the front surface of the wall, but back a little as you don't want the filler strip all the way out, and intersect the cabinets at the case. It's going to be a narrower strip that way. Still not going to look great, but nothing is really going to look great there.

 

[branimal]

Yeah there’s a good 14 1/2” of protrusion from the wall to the door of the fridge.

I still don’t get why people are recommending sheetrock over filler panel to cover up the ugliness.


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[tthornto]

All of the Cabinet doors on that side of the kitchen appear to be the same width, which I think would make a wide filler panel look out of place, that might look OK if the cabinets had a face frame. But without a face frame the filler needs to match the doors. So I would either order 2 doors (lower and upper) to match or better yet order cabinets that are 18" wide(or whatever width cabinet matches the door width of your existing cabinets) and scribe and cut out the back corner of the cabinets so that they can sit flush with the rest of the cabinets.

 

[dragrcr890]

3 options:
1 is to sheet rock and paint but that leaves you with no width to get larger fridge and then the side of the fridge is tight to the drywall.
2 is to put a large end panel to the wall, not right IMO. this will look weird and out of place being that wide and not the right "look" it will always look out of place.
3 is to sheet rock within 2-3 inches of the fridge and filler between those so that it gives it a frame of trim and will make it look cleaner, also you don't want the filler to be in the same plane as the wall with rock on it, you want a little reveal of maybe an inch so its stepped. this imo will look the best and most natural. I've built and trimmed many kitchen. 4th option would be to make a bunch of cubby hole out of end panels for nic nacs and or small appliance storage...???

 

[branimal]

Built out a stud track this morning. Now i gotta figure out what to put on it, filler panel or sheetrock. Sounds like most people are saying sheetrock it.

Tthornto: you say “a wider filler panel would look out of place.” What if I cut the filler panel to the same depth as the cabinets (Not including the doors)? So the panel would be flush with the front box of the cabinet. I can’t order any more cabinets. - Production time and budget constrained.

Dragrcr890: Option 3 sounds interesting. Are you saying slap the filler panel against the side of the fridge? Then build a sheetrock wall. In terms of the reveal b/w the right fridge panel and the sheetrock, are you suggesting the fridge panel should be slightly exposed (side view)?

Thanks for the help guys.





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[njhoudini]

Built out a stud track this morning. Now i gotta figure out what to put on it, filler panel or sheetrock. Sounds like most people are saying sheetrock it.

Tthornto: you say “a wider filler panel would look out of place.” What if I cut the filler panel to the same depth as the cabinets (Not including the doors)? So the panel would be flush with the front box of the cabinet. I can’t order any more cabinets. - Production time and budget constrained.

Dragrcr890: Option 3 sounds interesting. Are you saying slap the filler panel against the side of the fridge? Then build a sheetrock wall. In terms of the reveal b/w the right fridge panel and the sheetrock, are you suggesting the fridge panel should be slightly exposed (side view)?

Thanks for the help guys.





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I vote sheetrock. Make sure you have clearance for your fridge door.

If at first you don't succeed, keep trying.

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[Git]

Yeah there’s a good 14 1/2” of protrusion from the wall to the door of the fridge.

I still don’t get why people are recommending sheetrock over filler panel to cover up the ugliness.

Problem because you never mentioned that the cabinets stuck out 14 1/2" or you never posted any other pics....

Disregard my previous post, I'm out

 

[branimal]

Here are some pics with measurements. Hope that clarifies things somewhat.





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[njhoudini]

Here are some pics with measurements. Hope that clarifies things somewhat.





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Sorry for jumping the gun earlier. Since it is that weird 45/135 degree angle, I would say take out the framing and put in built-in shelving from floor to ceiling. For continuity, you could frame and sheetrock the top to match the rest of the kitchen. You can put the one wall 2-3 inches from the fridge. Choose whether you want the shelf to be open and appear to be 45 degrees when approaching from the side for smaller items or make the shelves face the same side as the fridge and as wide as you like along that short wall. If you have power on that wall, you could even install some lighting like in a curio cabinet.

I get that the wall is at a 45/135 deg angle, but it doesn't make sense why they installed it like that unless the shower on the opposite wall is turned 45 degrees for design purposes. Regardless, it probably makes sense to either forget the small area next to the back of the fridge or use 45 degree shelves and have a cool custom storage area for displaying things or easy access.

The simplest might be to extend the wall towards the fridge and place a curio or bookshelf next to the fridge, but I think having a thin (guessing it's 9 inches) wall separating the fridge and the space to the right would look natural.

Tldr, install custom shelves, square off the wall, or cover your frame with sheetrock. I would probably lean towards any shelving personally.

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[dragrcr890]

now seeing your framing, I would sheetrock the metal studs all around, and just add a filler from the cabinet above the fridge over to the wall, leave the right side of the fridge alone and have a few inches to the metal framing, you don't need it that tight. now you need to decide where to stop your crown.

 

[branimal]

now seeing your framing, I would sheetrock the metal studs all around, and just add a filler from the cabinet above the fridge over to the wall, leave the right side of the fridge alone and have a few inches to the metal framing, you don't need it that tight. now you need to decide where to stop your crown.

Yeah I leaned a piece of filler on the metal studs and took a look from afar. I can kind of see why this was a suboptimal idea and sheetrocking will look better.

I’ll see what the crown looks like when I’m installing it and get a better idea of what it will look like.

Thx

 

[yeldogt]

Personally -- you should have given it all a bit more thought.

1. would have factored a cabinet into the end.
2. made all the other cabinets wider.
3. Built a box around the refrigerator cabinet material -- eating up 2/3 of the space and a filler at the wall ovens for the last 1/3.

The space coming from the wall should be cabinet material .. that's a funky wall ...sorry.

 

[w33b8t1]

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