We are a drawer-loving family and in this kitchen have them again.

I don't know if I stack things higher than others here on GW or the drawers are deeper, but even with Cushy Cupboards and the like we find that our dishes, etc. slide. Maybe not the bottom two or three, but from the middle to the top of the stack there is definite movement and it makes me uncomfortable.

We had our cabinetmaker install the pegboard system and I confess, at first I thought "grrr": it took time deciding what was to go where so I could arrange the dowels just so. But after a v. short while I loved them!

Nothing jiggles or moves, and I have no worries about anything in those drawers. (We only had them done in two of the three dish drawers. The third has the Cushy Cupboard liner and we stack nothing high in there. Plus we end up tucking random stuff in that drawer, so the pegboard system would have been a waste.)

So I love the pegboard system. It works for us, but as I wrote, tons of others here on GW have terrific luck with just the liner ....

Try just stacking the dishes in the drawers. You will need enough room around each stack to easily grab a plate. Some non-skid drawer liner does the trick for us. We have soft closing drawers, but I don't think stacks of dinnerware would crash into each other even with regular closers.

-Babka

My drawers are lined with Cushy Cupboards and there's no shuffling of dishes when I open or close the drawers. I don't use any separators. My large plate stack is 12 dishes when all clean, and I haven't had any problems.

If you don't want to invest in cushy cupboards, the non-slip padding that goes under rugs works really well - I used the thicker type and nothing moves.

{{!gwi}}

OP here. Thank you ! Before I go the pricey peg board route (not sure where I'd get it anyway)I will try the liner or that under- the rug -liner which sounds like great suggestion/low cost solution.
thanks again GW! pics to follow soon

i have two dish drawers and have the plates, bowls etc stacked with no surface cover, or dowels - i have never had a problem with anything sliding around - i would just try it out before you invest

I use a liner made for cupboards that looks just like the non slip padding that goes under a rug. It comes in a roll yu can buy it at Home Depot but I think I found some at the $.99 store. Works great! No slipping or sliding.

I agree with the others in here...just put down some cushy non slip padding, then stack your plates and dishes. If you have the soft close Blum hardware, nothing will get rattled around, and the weight of the dishes holds everything in place.

Couldn't be simpler, and you don't have to go the route of the pegboard holders, which take up a lot of room.

We put all deep drawers in our base cabinets...the only doors we have are on the sink bases. We store everything in them, from the good china to the everyday stuff to even cups and glasses. And under the rangetop, the drawers hold all of the deep and shallow pots and pans.

I love the drawers in my re-do. In a hurry to get everything in place, I lined the drawers with microfiber cloths from Sam's Club (found in the automotive departmnt - called "detailer's finest" and not $$$). They are still there after 1.5 yrs. You can wash them and replace them maybe every 6 months or so and are very absorbant if you happen to put something not quite dry into the drawer. Nothing slides.

the adjustable plate holders from ikea are great and you can lift the entire stack out with the handles