We were up at 4 this morning and went to bed about 1 last night. I shouldn't be up now. Anyway, I really do know how to spell and the difference between "their" and "there" -- I am just to tired to think or proof what I was reading. I guess that means I have wound down and can go to bed now. LOL There are two drawer sizes and their measurements are the same as the cabinet size they require. Goodnight.

Hi Katie! We're just back from vacation and I'm playing catch-up at work, but I'm hoping to take photos this weekend. Love those Aubrey pulls ... so vintage! I did use Gilmore bin pulls on my drawers but on my appliances and doors I used Felicity pulls. On my dishwasher drawers I used 6" pulls. Hope you and yours are having a great summer! Erika

Short width drawers waste space when used for dishes. Go for the wider size--36 is great, 30 is better than 24, etc. Get the strongest extension hardware so that the drawer can be fully extended when full. If possible, get even deeper drawers than 24 inches front to back. How good is your back? One thing I hadn't thought about is the stacking of items in lower drawers. Haven't finished loading my new china drawers yet, but I realize already that some deep ones and some more shallow would be better than all deep. Here's why: If you are storing plates and bowls, the tendency is to layer 'em pyramid style. When you do this in upper cupboards, you can slide the lower plates or bowls out without removing the upper ones. But when lifting out of a drawer, you have to offload all the upper items in order to get to the lower ones. I keep hearing people say "don't stack items" in lowers and now I know why. But I can't let myself waste that space, can I? So I stack in my deep drawers and then offload, which requires some lifting instead of reaching. I use dinner plates more than salad plates, but I can't put them on the top of the stack. If the drawers were shallower, I'd have two stacks. Haven't figured out how to store the cups yet (still packed in boxes) but I already know there isn't any virtue in piling china cups very high, so how will I handle this? (Has anyone on GW worked up a removable tier for cup storage?) I just measured--17 bone china plates with bumpers between take up about 7 inches of a 9 inch deep drawer which is below knee level in my bank of drawers. What would you do with those extra 2 inches? And if I had a mere 5 inch stack, would I stack something above? very likely. Yet, if nothing is above or if something that is easy to remove is placed above, I'm more likely to access those plates--which is a goal of the kitchen project--than if something awkward or heavy is placed above. Same with the other items in the drawer. On the other hand, it's cheaper to have a few deep drawers than lots of shallow drawers and the deeper ones use the vertical space better, so there are some tradeoffs. Also, don't let functional fixedness symie you. Okay to have dishes and other items stored in same place--candles? napkins? pan lids? hand towels? candy stash? They're YOUR drawers.

Ikea use Blum. If you want full extension and soft close, you want Blum. We all love Blum. I don't know what they cost, since I had mine made and they were included. You might want to try some of the wholesalers. If you have a whole kitchen order (i.e., big enough to be worth their while) they'll often sell to an individual with a credit card. You just have to pay any applicable sales/use tax yourself. It also wouldn't hurt the boy to apply for a tax permit if you have sales tax. He'll need it when he turns pro anyway. That makes it easier to get supplies for wholesale prices, as well as making it easier to submit the tax. When people complain about their hardware, it isn't Blum. :)