I am using drawers where possible but I do have a corner cabinet to store my taller pots, the problem with drawers is that the rails takes up space (width), technically shelves store more stuff.

The second issue I see with drawers is that you can't adjust the height. So it may have an issue for taller stock pots if they are not deep enough. I would check the tallest pot vs the drawers you have planned.

david

Personal preference - but I don't think I would like all drawers - as mentioned above - limits storage/adjusting heights for things -
Under kit sink you would not be able to have a garbage disposal, or other devices also is there room for the plumbing & DW hook ups? -
ALso, I think having a base cab would help break up the space a bit - but as I said this is personal preference

Good luck

My KD (and all the design magazines I browsed) recommended drawers everywhere. I did 99% drawers and held out for one wide set of doors w/ pull outs on lower cabinets and I am so glad I did. I'm not totally loving all these drawers, but I may need more time to get used to them.
Yes, it takes two motions to get the the stuff on the pull outs but I find they are more flexible/useful and now I wish I had more shelves in lower cabs and fewer drawers as I can't seem to stack things as well in the drawers.
Under the sink I like the standard doors. Cleaning products, compost bucket, getting the pipes etc...But lots of GW'ers here love the all drawers.

Where does your stockpot/spaghetti pot live?
Where does your mixer/blender live?
Do you buy any bulk items in large packaging that is stored in the kitchen? Paper towels? Flour?
Where do bucket and tall cleaning supplies live?

Would you do very short under-sink drawers to accommodate the plumbing? Is that kind of space more useful than cabinets there? Can you ensure plumbers' access to that space?

PS: In your other thread, I posted some photos of a Liebherr installed in cabinetry with the slider hinges - looks great!

I have all drawers (except 2 lazy susans in corners and cab under the sink) and I love them. LOVE them. However, I DO have some alternate storage for tall things. I have a walk-in (or step-in!) pantry and I have a tall deep storage cabinet in the utility room which is just off the kitchen which has adjustable shelves.

I went through my kitchen and noted where in the NEW layout everything would go. Measure the inside usable space of the drawers and measure your tall items to see if they will fit.

Drawers are WONDERFUL. Everthing is at my fingertips with the pull of a knob. Some people need one or two cabinets, some don't. Evaluate your stuff, your needs, and see what will work best for you.

Make sure you have space to fit your heavier appliances like Cuisinart, George Forman, Crock pot, Rice cooker, etc. somewhere. Might need one "appliance" cabinet somewhere.

How do you do drawers under the sink? What happens to the pipes and garbage disposal?

Drawers are very practical.. I love them for storing just about everything. That said, we like the look of doors, so we are going with doors/ pull-outs for our current project.

I would echo some of the other comments and just encourage you to make sure you have a place for all of your bulkier items (do you have a closet or pantry area for large kitchen electrics, stock pots, etc?)

My dad did this. He just took apart the drawers under the sink & then rebuilt them fit the space, leaving the fronts the same.

-- The Look
In a kitchen "petite" like ours, two parallel runs make it visually simple.
It's a straight line walkthrough with no doors.
Three or four drawer-cabinets make a clean sight line. All in a row.
The entrance hallway at one end, and lots of sunlight at the other end.

On hettich.com and blum.com it's a clean look (showing islands not galleys with walls).
We will keep one wall uncluttered and use glass and mirrors to increase natural light.
On another wall we will have horizontal uppers (hiding the vent hood inside).
We would hide any small appliance that found its way into our space.

If we decide to have a cabinet, we'll build the facade out of drawers bolted together at the back, to keep the same look.

-- Loss of space
I believe frameless cabinets have rails that take up about 1.5" space (width).
The loss in width compared to having shelves is negligible.
In my current face-frame cabinetry the loss in width is about 5 inches (!)
I'm not an expert and I'm not playing one here either.
These are my figures based on a little bit of observation.
I'll be glad to know more from anyone who has details or breadth of experience.

-- Trade-Off if all drawers
Glad to know that someone else is wondering about "stacking things as well".
"As well in drawers as on shelves", I presume.
I'm thinking that we'll need Internal drawers inside a few of the deep drawers.

-- Storing Noxious Odor Products
In the drawer under the sink I'll keep cleaning products in a sealed container so their odors don't get out much.
We don't have many different products.
We have a huge entry closet where we keep shoe care stuff -- that is where I'd keep some of the cleaning stuff if it became a concern; e.g. 8 feet from the kitchen.

-- Storing Tall Things
We could have a 4" wide pullout for these, next to the wall oven column.
In a utility room where the water heater is 15 ft from the kitchen, we keep tall things like Swiffers.

-- Height Inside for Big or Odd Shapes
The front of the deepest IKEA drawer is 12.75" high.
I'll go see at IKEA if inside is enough height for tall pasta boxes and storage containers.
I'm inclined to believe it'll suffice.
A cute narrow olive oil bottle might need to be stored slanted or somewhere else.
Our blender comes in two parts each weighing 2 lb; we'll lift it out manually.
We mix by hand as we believe this lets us practice what the gym has prepared us for.

-- Bulk Buying
We buy in bulk in the Fall, and I expect our deep drawers will hold this stuff.
We currently have about 12 cu.ft. storage for All our food outside the fridge.
After reno, our kitchen will have double its current storage volume so I'm not worried.

-- Plumbing
Hiding the plumbing is a fascinating topic once you get into it.
You get to save space, and you get one more advantage.
You hear less noise water makes when it goes through the P trap.
Under the sink I'll weld a tight elbow to turn the sink waste on a horizontal line going to the back wall.
Using copper it takes very little space under the sink.
Once the waste line reaches the back it turns down to go to the P trap.
Tight elbows are used as WC closet bends and in those combo dishwashers-with-sinks in their top.
I'll use the same configuration to free up space for my drawers.
It is code and legal; it is almost never done and almost never even thought of.
I did this under a bathroom sink to hide the plumbing.
The 3" countertop floats in space wall to wall no support under it.
No plumbing visible either. Out of sight, out of mind.
Gurgling noises are reduced or 99% eliminated.
The P trap is behind two tight turns in the sink drain pipe.
So you don't hear any "plup plup plip plip" noises which can be an irritant.
The dishwasher connection Wye will be on the back wall near the P trap.
The dishwasher's draining noises are then also reduced or virtually eliminated.
To get access (occasionally) I'll slide the drawers out and remove them.
So, Getting at the pipes may not be a concern, unless I haven't considered something....

-- Garbage disposal
Never had one.
Have never heard one in operation at anyone's house.
It doesn't bother me much that I may never know what a disposer can do.
Don't know anyone who has one.
It's just not on my radar.

gwent, "lots of GW'ers here love the all drawers" - i haven't seen that, so far.
owls4me, thank you for calling me a king of planning.

Thank you midwestmom, lowspark, jejvtr, gwent, circuspeanut, owls4me, poorowner, fwhartford, terriks, danielle00 and all GW.

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David

David,

I have all drawers except for
* the trash pullout, which is technically a drawer
* the appliance lift, which will have a pullout in the base
* under the sink - the disposal is too close for even a 12.75 drawer (we also have Ikea), but I plan to install a pullout in the base also

I LOVE all drawers. Here is what I have:

Run 1 - refrigerator, 30" drawer base, 36" drawer base modified for rangetop, 30" drawer base

Run 2 - 15" inch drawer base, 36" drawer base, 15" drawer base, wall ovens

Run 3 - 36" drawer base, 30" sink base, dishwasher, trash pullout

I haven't had any problems fitting things, but I do have a pantry so I didn't sweat it too much when I was planning.

I absolutely love the functionality of it all, and wouldn't go back to base cabinets ever.

I hope this is helpful!

We LOVE our drawers! We have ONE standard undercounter cabinet door in our kitchen, under our cleanup sink & stuffed with disposal, plumbing, & instant hot water heater. The other cabinet door under our cleanup sink, under the prep sink & under our beverage center sink, are really pullouts with a box attached, making them drawers & totally wonderful for access. The pullout box has a cutout at the back so it clears the plumbing.

We store really large stockpots, sheet pans, & platters in the deep upper cabinets in our refrigerator & MW wall. Small appliances go in deep drawers near where they will be used or in our walk-in pantry.

I have Ikea, and mostly drawers - we have a corner base with the lazy susan thing, under the sink is doors, but I have that Ikea slide out bucket kinda thing for cleaning products etc, and then the 24 x 88H pantry cab with all shelves for my food. I love having all drawers elsewhere (I just counted: I have 35 drawers, 5 doors, not counting upper cabs).

However, I would not give up my shelved pantry for anything. Me personally, I would not like to store my food in drawers, somehow I think the movement would be knocking over cereal boxes or cans if you had them stacked. I just don't know if it would be an efficient use of space.

I also can't really envision a fridge freezer with drawer fronts on it.

But overall, yes, I'm definately very "pro drawer"!