Yesterday afternoon, while in line at the Paper Source in Old Town Pasadena, I got into a conversation with a woman about the Oscar party she's throwing at her house. Judging from the menu she rattled off, I wouldn't mind getting an invitation to her soirée either--any party that is serving up soft brie and pear paninis on EuroPane rosemary currant bread has my attention. Gourmet menu aside, she had her own kitchen space issues, in particular with her cupboard. "I bought 3 boxes of stemware on clearance at Marshall's for the party because I didn't have any before. But my cabinets are already bursting at the seams with just my dishes, the pots, the pans, the mugs..."
I can certainly relate to that: This past holiday, I ended up getting a total of 12 new coffee mugs from family and friends (I must seem like I drink a lot of coffee...), and it's getting cramped in the cabinet, especially when I'm unloading the dishwasher. And while I do like the functionality and the pub-like look of this under-the-cabinet stemware holder, I'm worried that I don't have enough vertical space between the counter and the bottom of the cabinet to make this work.
The distance between the bottom of my cabinet and my counter is roughly 19", and the overall height of the rack with hanging glasses would be around 9". Is 10" enough space that it won't look strange and/or cramped?
(Images: Real Simple, Amazon Triple Stemware Holder)
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You probably won't be able to see the screw holes under the cabinet if you decide you don't like it. Why not just give it a try, but keep your receipt?
12 mugs? 3 boxes of stemware? It sounds like you will only use these items when lots of people come to visit. If your kitchen doesn't have the space, I say box them up and keep them in a closet or under the bed. I think having 12 glasses always under your cabinet will just lead to more unnecessary clutter.
I agree with sugarbakers. If you won't use this much stemware on a consistent basis, store it elsewhere or sell it.
I think you would be fine. Hanging mugs don't take up a lot of vertical space and look cute and farmhousey. if you were going to do stemware, then that's a lot harder. You would also have a lot mroe issues with dusty and dirty stemware - it shows a whole lot more than on mugs and they are used far less...
We have 8 boxes of wine glasses we keep in a closet and only bring out for parties. We only keep 2-4 in the kitchen (and pull from the boxes whenever one breaks).
baileys is supposed to be stored in the fridge, alas =(
http://www.baileys.com/product-and-company-information/
on a totally unrelated note, where are those prozac and downers jars from?! hilarious!
We installed under the cabinet stemware holders and we only use about half of what we installed. It takes up counter space in that the glasses hang down and prevent you from putting anything beneath it (like a blender, for instance.) Also another one is high up and seemed fine at the time, but my husband would hit the wine glasses every time he did the dishes.
So I would hold your stemware under your cabinets first, to get an idea of what it would look like.
Also, the glasses get dusty and greasy quickly out in the open, and you have to clean them regularly.
I have heavy glass stemware I use on a daily basis. I have a stemware hanger - mounted in the cabinet. I LOVE it for my use. It keeps things so much more organized. However, in your situation, I agree with most of the posters here - no. It will get dusty, dirty and look cluttered. Keep your somewhere out of the way when you aren't using it.
@Tenthmile
Those containers are from Jonathan Adler. Not sure if they're still available or not...
Don't you dare throw out that Bailey's. According to the link from Tenthmile, it will keep for up to 2 years no problem. It doesn't last that long in our house, but we've definitely had unrefrigerated open bottles last for 6 months and more.
As someone who just cleared out 18 martini glasses from the overcrowded kitchen last weekend, store the glassware elsewhere or simply give them away after the party.
(I put mine in two boxes - 8 in one and 10 in the other - marked the boxes "Martini Glasses - Free" and placed the boxes outside the recycling room in my building: They were gone within 2 hours)
I knew someone who used similar stemware holders INSIDE her kitchen cabinets, and that worked well for her: less grime build-up if any, and that way she easily stored 8 to a dozen in her kitchen ready for spontaneous wine-tastings, which I am certain happened more often than you'd think. Especially with the glasses right there.
Now, is that a good thing or a bad thing?
I'm curious - how is putting a stemware holder inside a cabinet better than just putting the stemware in the cabinet normally? Are you putting them in cabinets with tall shelves that you can have mugs, plates, etc beneath the hanging stemware? Or is it just easier to take out / put away if it's hanging?
sagekitten85--
I have these in two of my upper cabinets, and for me, it allows me to store stemware and glasses (beneath them) all in the same cabinet (since it is tall but has no interior shelf.)
I have open cabinets (no doors) and I have a stemware rack I made from moldings hanging in one cabinet. I like to hang them upside down so I don't have to dry them before I put them away. Also, I don't have dust settle inside them. I also put my bar stuff under them.
In another cabinet I put up a row of cup hooks up for my coffee mugs. I actually hang them above my plates, so they don't really take up any extra room. If I had more than 8 plates it wouldn't work, but I'm fine.
I have easy access from my kitchen to a storage area behind the wall so I kept the original box from the wine glasses I bought and keep them in there when they are not being used.
I don't have many guests so I don't need more than 2 wine glasses at a time in my cabinets.
I have undercabinet stemware holders and I think it's a great idea. Definitely helps save cabinet space, but they need to be somewhere where they won't get in the way. Otherwise, they'll just be an obstacle.
I don't fancy storing all the stuff I need for a not-that-common big party, I use party rentals for dishes, glassware and even large tablecloths, and leave the storage space for things I use more frequently.
That being said, we have stemware hangers inside the kitchen cabinet for the 12 or so mixed stemware we have. They work better than setting the glasses on the shelf for a couple reasons, the stemware can dry better after a wash and you can store things beneath them in the shelf.
We also get coffee cups as gifts far too often, I have one shelf for them and edit anything that does not fit.
My big problem now is how to store the giant # of tiny kid drink glasses we use every day. they are all under 5 inches high and straight-sided, so they won't stack. rrr.
When I first moved out, I found a great deal on a box of 12 wine glasses (originally $9.99 which is already a fab price but was on 40% discount and then got an extra 10% with my employee discount) and then realized I had nowhere to store them in my new place. I ended up having to buy one of those microwave cart things and mine came with shelves and a cupboard underneath, so I stuck all the glasses on the bottom shelf. Also, all my weird sized mugs get put on the shelves so it worked out pretty well. I could probably get rid of half of them... but what about when I have 11 people over? Hah.
@princesspea
My fav for kiddie glasses? A colorful box in a lower cabinet. Just chuck 'em all in the box and they cease falling over and take much less space up. Bonus-now the kids can reach them on their own!