4 drawer banks with shaker style--flat or pieced?
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Comments (47)Thanks - It's funny on the peg board. These ARE new, soft-close cabinets but part of my rationale to the pegs is "a place for everything and everything a place." My daughters have emptying the dishwasher as one of their chores (when we get one back after the remodel - now it's all by hand and they HATE that!) - if we don't use pegs, I'm afraid that a nicely organized system will disintegrate into a randomly piled mess, especially since one is envisioned for Tupperware. The girls have to take a trash-free lunch every day so there is LOTS of use for the little tupperware containers and lids. We will have banks of 27" drawers (under the microwave), 36" drawers under the (oven), 33" drawers (under the island), 24" drawers and then two sets of 21" drawers. I was thinking TWO peg sets - one for the 33" (pyrex, bowls, etc.; would have to cut the 36") and one for the 27" (Tupperware, would have to cut the 30") All the rest would be completely open. Does anyone think this makes sense? On the second issue, I hear you on the knife block. I'm still going to order it in the 18 and will have hubby fit a piece beside it if it slides around. We have a rather rag tag-looking set of knives and an inexpensive knife block now so no need to have that sitting on my pretty granite countertops. Any other tips before we order (tomorrow!) :-) Thanks!...See MoreTop Drawers on Shaker style cabinetry
Comments (16)Thanks everyone for the input so far. I had looked at pictures and I strongly prefer slab drawers when paired with a beaded inset, but we ruled out beaded inset because of the additional cost. My cabinet maker doesn't charge more for 5 piece drawers vs. slab drawers so our choices are the just reduce the top/bottom part of the 5-piece drawer so the side rails line up with the drawer or door below it in terms of width, or to reduce all 4 sides. It seems like the former option is more common, but I think I prefer the proportional option. Has anyone else done that? Any pictures?...See MoreI cannot find hardware 4 white shaker cabs? Can I go without?
Comments (27)WOW! Thanks everyone. I'm just now checking since Tuesday. Segbrown, your kitchen is to die for. Seriously, it's beautiful. I love your home. It reminds me very much of the one I left behind when I moved to TX. *sniff. sniff.* I LOVE your mix of hardware. It just look smashing. I didn't mix it up as well as you did because I only have a 10 x 10 kitchen in this house and I there isn't much to work with. ha. Unfortuantely, I didn't see your response before I ordered pulls last night from RH. I chickened out over the Aubrey due to the screws. I know. I know. I shouldn't have, but I can't stand the thought of 4 holes. It just seems excessive to me. Really...nothing compared to the Aubrey line, but I ordered Ephram because it's just simple and I think nobody will really notice them as they won't stand out. I'm sure it will be fine when all is said and done. I think I messed up because I didn't order any 6" pulls. I ordered 8" pulls for all the drawers because I didn't know what else to do. I have a 15" trash pull out and a 15" drawer above it. I have four 18" drawers, one 24" drawer and six 30" drawers. I'm wondering if I should get 6" pulls for the trash and drawer above it and maybe for the 18" drawers too. What do you all think? Would the 8" look to over-sized? I ordered the matching knobs for my 3 glass upper cabinets (I didn't want a lot of uppers in this small space so that's all I have)and the cabinets that are hinged. I don't even have an island to buy hardware for. ha. Lastly, I ordered the 12" ephram pulls for the pantry doors. I wasn't sure what to do about the pantry. Please give me your suggestions. Just because I ordered the hardware doesn't mean I can't re-order or change it up some. I'm not stuck with it. Ci Lantro, the pulls you shared are beautiful too. I'd return the RH pulls in a heartbeat, but like you said...they just don't have any sizes to choose from. I can't tell you how I've searched online to no avail for graduated sizes of pulls. Maybe we should go into the business because there is so little out there! fori...you made me LOL about the overused liquor cabinet. I think you are on to something there....ha. I love your sense of humour. I will post photos as soon as all is finished. It's about 80% now. Fair warning though....my kitchen is not the typical kitchen shown on this forum. I didn't have resale in mind when I put it together. It's colorful and happy and god knows....this house really needed a huge dose of both. It was a spec house built in 1981 and EVERYTHING was still orginal...all builder's grade...not one color was in the house but beige or brown. It was tired and dirty and worn out. The house lacks any architectural interest too...so....there was nothing to do but go with it and make it as happy as I could with color so you wouldn't notice the bones aren't very good. I would venture to guess most folks on this forum won't like it much. ha....See Moreslab vs paneled on drawer banks- what is the convention?
Comments (7)I have slab drawer fronts over my shaker cabs. My island has a rangetop with 2 wide 5 piece drawer fronts below it, and on either side of this I have a bank of 3 drawers--top slab, bottom 2-5 piece. I chose this to tie together in my slab drawer fronts. If I had everything having a 5 piece on the island, I feel it would look separate. Plus, having a slab up top draws your attention to the 5 piece for being different....I think ....See Moregrowlery
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