Over microwave storage cabinet

[RichCarter]

There never seems to be enough storage in a kitchen. As noted by others, the space above the microwave is wasted. Opening the space up for storage is fairly simple but doing it in a way that looks nice can be a bit tricky. Below are a couple of photos of what I did. I knocked out the blank panel above the microwave and inserted a piece of luan on the bottom and left side. I cut a piece of 3/4” poplar for the cabinet front. I routed the edges with a wavy router. The cut isn’t a perfect match for the rest of the cabinets but it’s a reasonable match. I finished the luan and front panel to match the existing cabinets. Ravinte 6-inch cabinet pulls from Amazon are an exact match for the existing cabinet handles. The lift is a MroMax metal lid support, also from Amazon. I had the hinges from a previous project and don't remember where I got them.

[Jagiven]

Looks nice

[wiscampsin]

Nice job!

[Marcm157]

Looks great! I've thought about doing something similar but just haven't pulled the trigger....

[norty1]

If you are handy as you obviously are, There are many wasted spaces in most rv's that can be made to order to make niche storage.

Good job!