Individual drawers with pulls. At least three per cabinet, sometimes four.

I was thinking about how to make the kitchen more uniform, I know you're asking about the cabinet fronts with the already planned layout and I agree with the above that they do not need to match especially if it is going to impact function.

I want to share my thoughts with your for your consideration and please note that if you completely ignore them, you're kitchen will be lovely. I am imagining the left side of your kitchen as your cooking space, and the right as the prep and cleanup.

Here's two ideas:

1. Looking at the scale of the room, the fridge seems to over tower the room and moving it to the left side would create a better balance of scale. Apart from they way it looks, this will mean that your open shelves won't be broken up, and if you have nice dishes they'll be closer to the dishwasher and easier to put away. Also, you'll have room right next of the dishwasher to put your plates, cups and bowls which store in pull out drawers quite well. I'd use 3 tiered drawers here, as you'll be going into your cutlery drawer frequently enough not to want to open up two drawers each time.

2. Looking at the left side compared to the right side as a whole, I'd make them both straight and cut out that L which would create a sense of symmetry. Apart from the way it looks, and although the L provides more storage and more counter surface, it changes the space from a 1 person station to a 2 person station & whoever whoever is working next to the sink gets to see out the window. Depending on your style, you can make the wall where the L goes a peg board, or a chalk board, or a lovely wall hanging.

With both of these suggestions, it should be easier to create a uniform design of drawers on either side of the sink. And as I said already, you're kitchen will be great either way.

The only thing I hate more than a drawer-within-a-drawer, would be just a plain old lower cabinet door! I much prefer 3-drawer or 4-drawer stacks.

It isn't a new style of base cabinet! Ikea does it this way too. I think you are worrying too much about looks and not enough about functionality and ease of use.

Hi Amber - Couldn't see how to comment under your comment, so I'm just commenting here!:) Thanks so much for taking the time to diagram the move of the fridge, etc.!;)) It can't be done that way due to a bulk head on that side of the kitchen + doors on either side of the corners of the kitchen--the house is an old Victorian. Though if it were a different configuration I would agree about the fridge placement! Thanks for your time + have a nice weekend!:

Jeanine, there's lots of old threads on here about mapping and maximizing drawer storage. Function first. You might also want to consider going to 27" deep cabinets on the range side which would give you extra counter space and storage. You could also just pull the 24" cabinets forward by a few inches. I am afraid that you might be frustrated with all of those two-drawer stacks if you don't measure everything first and then decide how many and what size drawers you will need. I would not use hidden drawers for things that you would typically store in a top shallow drawer, use often and want to grab quickly like silverware, spices, cooking utensils, knives and wraps and foils. I have a Rev A Shelf pullout for knives and utensils. It has a narrow footprint and stores everything that used to reside in crocks and a knife block. It is one of my favorite things as I can see everything at a glance and it stays dust free.

I do think that hidden drawers have a place and can maximize your storage by using air space in deep drawers. In a three-drawer stack a hidden drawer/tray adds an extra layer of storage without going to a four-drawer stack which usually has three shallow and only one deep drawer and limits the size of things that you can store. Four-drawer stacks are great for small prep items. If needs change a hidden drawer can be easily removed so that you have full use of the deep drawer. I use them for organizing 'like' items behind one drawer front to keep the drawer from becoming a jumbled mess like my linens drawer (dish towels, microfiber mats, and aprons) and the other for paper, picnic and plastic items. Two others have broiler pans and extra oven racks and glass cookware. My only two-drawer stack has a chef's drawer on top which is nice to have near the range top.

Wow!! Your kitchen sounds amazing * you look so organized! Thanks for the tips!:))

I would do 3 drawer stacks. And not worry so much about all the drawer counts all matching. It’s a small space and no one has x ray vision to see through the walls like your diagram so all the bases won’t be visible at once for the most part. Plus most people will be looking down and that angle won’t make differences stand out. The lowers will be not that noticeable in general.

I do think the floating shelves should line up. They are near eye level and higher contrast.

i like the idea about extra deep counters on one side. Good luck!

Thanks everyone for your helpful tips! Hope you had a nice weekend!:))