Kitchen Drawer Spacing
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Comments (34)'I just used a shorter screwdriver and had lots of patience.' I might have to buy one of those! I don't have a short one anymore. I remember having one a few decades back tho. 'But I like your idea of doing it on the side piece first and then fitting it into your cabinet.' I'm glad you think that'll work! I'll have to make a template for that - and it'll take a larger piece of wood (x2) than if I didn't do it that way. I figure whatever it takes to make it easier tho. I think putting 3 or 4 rails on a board before inserting the board and screwing the whole board into the cabinet wall will be much easier. I just hope I can find a board the correct thickness needed and align those glides up on the boards correctly. I'll just have to take my time and remind myself that it isn't something I have to 'finish doing' within an hour or 2! 'If I lived near you, I would totally help you. I have become very good at IKEA assembly.' that is so nice of you! I do wish you lived close to me - lol! I need lots of help these days. A few decades ago I wouldn't have thought twice about trying to do something like this. My body just isn't as limber as it used to be. I plan to go over and wipe out (I've already vac'd, pulled out old contact paper and wiped cabinet innards down once) the innards of a few cabinets and put down new shelf paper. If I don't post here (this board) within a few days, you might call the 'old body police' 'cause I'm probably still stuck part way inside of a cabinet - and can't get out or in case of the bottom cabinet, can't get back up! lol!...See MoreWould you give up a corner cabinet for more drawer space?
Comments (19)My DH gave me this from a wood web site.... I must give them and him all the credit. From contributor L: Here is my solution to the "wasted space" in the corner issue - forget about it! Here is why: Suppose you just make that space in the corner "dead." Now, compare that to a lazy susan - first I have to take away 12" of good, usable, direct access cabinetry from each side. Accounting for 2" fillers, that is a loss of 10" on each face, or 20" total. 20" times the interior depth of 23" is 460 sq.in. So that is a net loss of 3.19 sq.ft. of horizontal interior surface. Then I put a 32" pie-cut susan in there and gain back 603 sq.in* - a net gain of only 143 sq.in. or 1 sq.ft. Since you have 2 levels, that is a net gain of 2 sq.ft. so far - and then you lose 20"** of top drawers, since most of us leave the top drawers out to improve access to the lazy susan. That is an additional net loss of 20"x 22"= 440 sq.in. or 3 sq.ft. So, to sum it up, with a lazy susan you loose 1 sq.ft. of storage space compared to a dead corner. Plus you just spent a bunch of the customer's money for that lazy susan. from woodweb I ditched the susans and put in 2 drawer banks. on the opposing "corner" we put a 15" cab with door/ drawer on top, a shelf in the "dreaded dead spot" to store the turkey pan, huge gumbo pot and such. I could put in "a pull out something" or other just as long as I could get to the seasonal stuff tucked back there. Makes it much more usable....See MoreHow would you divvy up a 48" run of drawer space?
Comments (5)Yes, measure! Then don't forget that interior drawer space will be about 3 inches less than outside measurement of the cabinet (2x side wall thickness + 2x drawer side thickness + a little for clearance and maybe glides). Maybe a tad bigger, but 3 in is easier to ballpark. I would not advise 12 inch drawers unless they are just the top of a pullout. My frameless 12 inch drawer is just big enough for pot holders and trivets. Thankfully, I only have one that size. A 4 drawer 18-21 inch or so (whatever will fit your placemats) might be useful. That would be a good size for flatware (maybe even a double layer flatware drawer? I love those!), placemats, serving utensils, and the larger bottom drawer might fit your napkins or tablecloths. The pots and pans should mostly fit under the cooktop. That would leave 27-30 in for your cooking utensils (top drawer) and dishes below that. I have 2 x 27 in frameless drawers that hold all our everyday pots/pans. The top drawer there holds a knife block and cooking utensils. Roasting pan, wok, cast iron grill pan, and a few larger/rarely used pieces are located in drawers under the oven on the other side of the room. I also have 2 x 30 in frameless drawers for dishes. That's plenty, I actuall wish I had shorter drawers as there is a good amount of wasted vertical space. Plus I have enough room for towels in the bottom drawer with the dishes. I have drinking vessels still in the uppers....See MoreThe space behind the stuff....in drawers...in the kitchen..
Comments (11)You could cut down wrapping-paper tubes or paper towel tubes to put back there to fill the space (put them so they point between back and front of drawer, and pack the space solid enough so that they can't slide around and get diagonal or horizontal). I've used poster putty to anchor things in place (my Apple TV unit keeps wanting to flip onto its side, or twist, because the cord is so stiff and the unit is so lite; I put poster putty under it, and now I can pull it off when I want, but otherwise it sticks firmly). Sometimes poster putty (or quake wax) can go on the side of an organizer instead of the bottom. My husband had me cut foam insulation into blocks to fill up space in the back of a bookshelf to keep books from sliding back (and also to elevate a back row of books, so he can get a double row). Any kind of styrofoam would work as well. Or, you could contact a handyman-type person and ask if he'd switch your drawer slides to full-extension drawer slides! Especially if your drawer slides a side-mounts, this can be not terribly difficult. (When I am Queen of the World, three-quarter drawer slides will be illegal.)...See Morebrightm
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