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kitchen cabinet layout drawers

9 years ago

I am trying to decide on drawers and cabinets for my small galley kitchen. Here are the sketches of each side, but I am thinking maybe I should get all drawers on the bottom? If so, 2, 3 or 4 drawers? Should I keep any cabinets on the bottom for any reason such as appliance storage? Any suggestions are welcome.



Comments (8)

  • 9 years ago
    All drawers except for sink cabinets. I like 3 per stack. A 10" deep drawer holds plenty of pots and pans. Deeper than that can hold rice cooker, toaster oven etc. Good luck!
  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Drawers can come in very handy. It's miles easier to pull out a low-placed drawer than the alternatives. Alternative 1-doors with fixed shelves. This the least expensive alternative, but you will be on the floor doing yoga poses to access stuff at the back of the shelves. Alternative 2-doors with pull out shelves. Pricey but you have access to all things on the shelves without becoming Houdini to access them. The other downsides are that if you don't completely open the doors, your rolling shelves will nick the inside of the doors. And, if the shelves have a low outside rim, or no rim at all, stuff on the shelves could fall off. For these reasons, this alternative is not my favorite. Alternative 3-roll out drawers. This is my favorite alternative since you can access anything front to back, and the rims/sides of the drawers are high that nothing is falling off. Just remember that the height of the drawer is fixed, and you need to plan what objects you will store in them and then choose the height of the drawer accordingly.

    The sink should be a door cabinet (no drawer here)

  • 9 years ago
    If possible, make fridge cabinet deeper so you can store large trays and baking sheets there.
  • 9 years ago
    All drawers except for sink and do make frig cabinet deeper with slots on one side for cookie sheets, muffin pans, etc
  • 9 years ago

    What do you mean by making fridge cabinet deeper? The one above the fridge? Thanks

  • 9 years ago

    Yes, the cabinet above the fridge. It probably comes out 12" from the wall. It won't hold much at that depth and height. Instead, get a cabinet that comes out 24" from the wall so that you can fit larger items in there. It will also look better above the fridge. HTH.

  • 9 years ago

    Make the small set of drawers next to the stove be a set of 4, for various utensils and towels and so forth, but make the other sets be 3, which are great for pots and pans, bakeware, and storage containers.