How high should my kitchen drawers be?
Our new custom, inset cabinets are inspired by our love of old butler's pantries. We want to make just a few tweaks to the plans for the cabinetry to the left of the fridge to tone down the contemporary look: (1) Drawers will be flat front, no shaker trim. (2) We'd like three drawers instead of two huge ones, however we don't want them to be equal in size.
I hope for a larger one on the bottom to hold cake decorating stand, many cake and tart pans, rolling pins, perhaps inside a big bottom drawer. The rest of the drawers need to hold foil, plastic wrap, parchment rolls, baggies, maybe kitchen towels, pasta, tea and the like.
What would you recommend as the height for each of these three drawers?
Here are a few pictures with drawers I am super charmed by:
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wilson853
6 years agoI would ask your cabinet maker if they can eliminate the rail between your inset drawers. This will give you several more inches of vertical space. It makes a huge difference in what I am able to fit in my drawers.
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6 years agoMy kitchen ceiling is also only 8' and my refrigerator is also tall. But this is the space I ended up with above it - perfect for odd sized things.
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