Depends on what you're going to use it for. If you want to fit a large pizza box, check the interior dimensions, including room for fingers. If you want to hold all the pots for dinner, take the likely suspects to the showroom and make sure that they'll fit easily. If you want to hold a couple of platters, again, make sure that they fit. When I have company there's usually something I've made on the stove that needed to be started early to get it out of the way, so I put it in the warming drawer to hold until it's served. For that kind of thing, the smaller one would do. Also for plate warming. OTOH, when I want to put in two large platters and two bowls, I'm glad to have a 30" model with a wire platform for stacking. Some people like to have the warming drawer right under the counter by the stove so that all the pots can go in it and they can dish up plates right there. Few people like or use it when it's at floor level. So think how you'd use it and when, and you'll figure out where you want it and what size.

As someone who has been actively involved in the cabinet industry for more than 40 years, I find this discussion interesting. Blum is certainly a well-known brand for good reasons - good quality, innovation and gererally a good competitor in the marketplace. But, Blum's product is nowhere so superior to several competitive brands to command the premium price they do. Don't be misled because of extensive trade advertising - someone has had to pay for each ad after all. Yet there is one question I have yet to find well answered - WHY should a homeowner want to have soft-closing slides or hinges installed? Maybe that is a question for another forum. There are some facts designers, cabinetmakers and consumers need to consider: 1. Soft-close and self-close action are two totally different mechanisms. Be sure you know the difference and are not confusing them. 2. There are major differences between under-mount and side-mount soft-close drawer slides in terms of weight capacity, installation and adjustability, and price. Some applications clearly call for one type of slide versus another - but one type of slide may not be well-suited for every application. Also, know the true difference between slides referred to as "full extension" and "full access" - big difference in function and price/value. 3. Realize there are major differences when evaluating the required pull-force, closing speed, dampener length (at what point does the closing mechanism take over), and dampener design. Look for hydraulic dampeners,they are superior to air-filled dampeners as they eliminate drawer bounceback much better. 4. Finally, acknowledge many cabinetmakers have been experiencing hardtimes for the past several years and have sought opportunities to get something that looks and works like the quality brands. Buyer beware still rules - slides may look alike but have vastly different quality aspects. From a competitive point of view I'll give credit where credit is due, in my opinion the two soft-close slide programs that merit equal consideration are Blum and KV. They have many of the same design charactistics, both companies have drawer slides as a core competence, and both companies have reputations for superior quality and excellent service. Hope this helps the discussion with specifics.

I have the Tandembox and did do inserts for just my main cutlery drawer. I love the organization and am very happy w/ the inserts - didn't bother w/ my other drawers as I could get more use out of them w/ measuring cups, odd shaped things, etc in the more traditional organization sets.

When I was a kid, I had a 'bedroom' that was actually the closet off another bedroom. Big enough for a twin bed plus a small dresser. Probably not technically legal, but in a house with four kids and three bedrooms, you stick people where they'll fit. :). I loved it honestly. Our current master (and only) bedroom is ten by ten. We have a queen bed plus one dresser in the room. 'Bedside tables' are small wall mounted shelves, just enough space for glasses and a phone. Or a book. The bed is a storage bed, the Cynthia Bed from Pottery Barn. It's a life saver. We have room for all clothes plus other random stuff too, like our printer lives in one of the drawers. Here is a link that might be useful: Storage bed.