Angled corner unit in kitchen - opinions please

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We are having our kitchen replaced and have multiple corners in the design. The designer has come up with an angled full length unit which would be a larder/pantry that we could walk into. Practically, I can see it being brilliant but was just wondering if the angled units are a dated design?
They don't tend to feature at all in kitchens in showrooms/magazines but I am aware lots of those are more aesthetic than practical

Were having our kitchen done shortly and having one of these corner pantry cupboards, can’t wait.

They take up a lot of space but if you've got room for one they are great. Having every item of food in either larder or fridge /freezer has really improved my organisation. (my larder is not a corner one as I didn't have a suitable corner)
They need to have well designed units flanking them to ensure larder unit doesn't dominate the design.
Also make sure you see and TRY one in a display kitchen. Some people find then awkward.
And they need their own internal automatic lighting

In terms of space - it is by far the best way to use the space as we have an awkward obtuse angle and a deep wall so a custom made unit would avoid the loss of space that we would have got with a corner pull out (like Le Mans). We have tall units on one side housing oven, fridge freezer etc and as the corner turns, a long worktop run will commence with just base units. The bit I was unsure about is if the angled door looks dated

Our kitchen designer is extremely practical which is the main reason we picked them over others. The issue in terms of trying is it is custom made so I can't actually see and try one anywhere. They don't have one in their display kitchen and current circumstances prevent me from visiting a former client who has had it installed. We will be having a sensor light wired in too and power access within the unit in case we decide to put an appliance in there at later date

We have the corner larder from wicks and I love it. It fits all our food, drinks, everything!

We do have a large kitchen though, but if you can fit it in, go for it.

My DS does love playing in it though, which can be tiresome, but it also provides a hiding place to eat biscuits away from him too, so it makes up for that!

Oh, and yes to the wired in light, ours comes on automatically, its great and I don't think it looks dated

Perfect, thank you all. You've convinced me that it is the way forward!

I am definitely more for practicality over aesthetics anyway but when spending this much, want to be sure I get it right as we won't be doing this again for a very long time!

We've got a massive corner unit and I love it! Everything food related goes in there, one thing I would recommend is a light in there, I have a motioned activated rechargeable light from Amazon, cost about £20 and very handy

If it’s custom made then there may be a different way to do the door that isn’t angled - if you wanted to avoid that look.

For example a bifold door that sits in a L shape when the door is shut. This also means it folds out of the way a bit more than one big door when open, which could be handy.

Or depending on your design it might even be possible to have hide and slide doubledoors (again in an L shape when shut) that completely disappear when open - though these are pricey.

Other benefit of avoiding an angled door is that you get more floor space in the kitchen when the door is shut. Angled door uses up some of your kitchen working space.

Ooo is it like either of these? Both pinned on my Pinterest kitchen board for if we ever get to put in a new kitchen!

Of the 2 that @DobbieFreeElfhas posted, I would recommend the blue one with kitchen floor continuous into the corner. The white one would really annoy me with the raised floor.

Are you having a single door or a spilt door?

I don't know if this applies to corner pantries, but ask your designer about wide angle hinges. We have 170 degree hinges on our larder which are brilliant

The one our designer is proposing will be walk in so the kitchen floor will continue into the pantry. Idea behind it being that we can store heavy items on the floor.

I think space will be a problem for a folding door unfortunately. It's hard to explain, I'll try put a diagram later but the opening space is more limited if it is at right angle rather than corner. The angled door can also conceal that the appliances (fridge freezer, oven) will be placed forward with some dead space (due to location of beams) but allow the larder to use the full depth. I'm not sure if I've explained that well

It will be a single door and thanks for tip about hinges - will ask next time we speak to designer