3 vs 4 drawers
I am redoing my kitchen and I am debating on using 3 or 4 drawers for the cabinet on the left side of the stove/oven. (Currently the photo shows 3 drawers) I plan on storing baking pans and corning-ware in it. I like using 4 drawers since I won't have to stack the dishes. But I am concerned that in the future the drawers won't be deep enough. Currently the inside height would be ~3.5", ~5.4", 5.4", 5.4". (I do have some flexibility on the sizes). If I did 3 drawers it would be ~3.5", ~9", ~9". Also on the wall perpendicular to that cabinet there will be a 3 drawer unit for pots. So would it look weird that one side has 4 drawers and the other has 3? Or should I just do 3 for both like what is shown in the picture?
Also any other feedback on this design is also greatly appreciated!!! I am also debating on whether or not to bump out the cabinets above the microwave like what is shown in the picture.
I am new to this website, but have gotten so much good information from reading other people posts. I look forward to the feedback.
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annkh_nd
10 years agoI have both 3 and 4-drawer stacks. Here is the bottom drawer of a three, for cake pans and pie plates. 9" wouldn't cut it, however - this drawer is 10.5" usable height. The middle drawer is not as tall, and is used for frying pans. My cabinets were custom built, which allowed me to have different drawer heights in the stack.
This isn't the best perspective, but it shows 3-drawer and 4-drawer stacks on each side of the corner.
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10 years agoNDSA, this is an easy-reach upper cabinet - it is 90%, instead of the angled front that you show in your drawing. The door is hinged. It is much easier to see - and reach! - the items in an upper corner cabinet.
I went from 2 diagonal upper cabinets (or caverns), to two easy-reach, and I couldn't be happier. The diagonal corners had more shelf space, but it was much harder to get to anything not right in the front. I was amazed at how much junk I found that I didn't even know I had, when I emptied those cupboards prior to remodel!
Diagonal upper cabinets can be a lot more functional with lazy susans built in, but they do take up some vertical height. I asked for an extra shelf in one of mine, so I didn't have to stack things.
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