Island storage question.

18 years ago

My island will allow 4 feet of drawers, 30" deep. The things I want to keep in my island storage are:

silverware

cutlery

tupperware and lids

wraps and baggies

pots and lids

pans and lids

My two options are this:

two 24" cabinets, 3 drawer stacks, with extra deep drawers on the bottom, a medium size in the middle, than a shallow one on top. Then, one stack would have (top to bottom) silverware, wraps, pots and lids, and the other stack would have cutlery, tupperware and lids, pans.

Option 2:

a 30" stack, and an 18" stack. In the 30" stack, have a shallow drawer at the top for wraps, then two medium drawers - one for pans, one for pots. Then in the 18" stack, the two top drawers could be medium sized and have silverware on top, cutlery under that, then the bottom deep drawer I could have the tupperware and lids.

Any thoughts or alternate ideas?

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Comments (7)

hollylh
18 years ago
definitely option 2--because you will want wider drawers than 24 inches for your pots. Mine are 36 and that doesn't feel too big at all. Think about pans with long handles.

are 30-in deep drawers standard? that is really deep--24 is the usual, right? can you do shallow shelves on the other side of the island? i would worry about stuff getting lost, esp. wraps, silverware.

hth!
gardenwebber
Original Author
18 years ago
Well, currently, all my pots are stored in a 30" deep pull out that is only 15" wide (inside measurement) and that is with lids. And my pans are stored in another pull out, same size. Now, the pans are stacked on top of one another and a couple of my pots are nested and stored sideways. But I have not found it at all inconvenient, truthfully. I was actually hoping to use option 1 because I like the set up of the cutlery and silverware better that way, on the top two drawers of two 24"s.

Yes, standard is 24" deep. I was using 30 because that is what I currently have, and I never lose anything. The pull outs come all the way out, so I can see the backs. (also, in this plan I will be using drawers with backs, so things actually falling off the back of a pull out won't be an issue)

I'm definitely open to more suggestions on this.
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alku05
18 years ago
Can you post your layout?

How to design your island really is quite dependent on how the rest of your kitchen surrounds it. Also, do you want any drawers or storage on the ends? One of the things I like best about my island is that it has three working sides whose storage complements the perimeter cabinets across the aisle.
sjerin
18 years ago
Hey Alku, are you going to put your kitchen into the FKB? I remember that I really liked it and now I can't remember what it looks like. Please??
gardenwebber
Original Author
18 years ago
Alku - that is a good idea - I don't know why I didn't do that to begin with, because I do have questions about the other cabinets, too. And as many know, I've been going round and round with this layout. I'll start a new thread with all my cabinet questions including island along with a picture of the layout.
alku05
18 years ago
Gardenwebber, I'll look for your new thread.

Sjerin, we are almost done. We're still waiting on a couple things to be put in, and then I promise I'll do a finished post and submit pictures to the FKB!
sjerin
18 years ago
Thanks, alku. Somehow I thought you were done; sorry for the mix-up. I'm looking forward to your beautiful pictures.