If you have a light cabinet to hang, you may get away with two hooks on the top of the cabinet. You would need one on each side of the cabinet to attach to the wall, since you will not be able to put it in the corner. Any screw or nail that you put in the corner will make the cabinet stick out from the wall. Thus, it is best to measure out the exact distance from each hook on the cabinet and mark out the placement for it on the wall accordingly.
If you need a little more stability for your cabinet, you may think about screwing a piece of wood to each wall that the cabinet will go on and then having the cabinet sit above those pieces. That way the base of the cabinet has the support of the wood on the bottom. You can put a cross beam diagonally between those two board to give additional support, but only do so if you have an easy way to cover it up.
There is always the option of actually screwing the sides of the cabinet into the wall. You can do that with anchors as well for additional support. This is convenient for heavy cabinets that need the direct support of the wall to keep themselves up. Make sure that the screws that you get are long enough to penetrate through the thickness of the sides and through the wall. That will ensure you actually have a hold in the wall.
If the cabinet is too heavy for all of the suggestions above, you may want to consider having it sit on the floor. Sometimes the walls around are just not strong enough for a piece of furniture you want to hang to them, especially if you’re adding elements like a television or set of weighted dinnerware. You can still make a strong statement in a room with a corner wall cabinet, even if it does not actually hang on the wall. Whether you are aiming for a big focal point or a small source of additional storage, you will surely find a solution with corner pieces.
August 28, 2010
Corner Cabinets