The Ideal Kitchen: Under Sink Drawers

October 31, 2013
If we could build the perfect room from scratch, what would it look like? What features would it contain? Let’s have ourselves a little daydream…

I’m newly convinced that The Ideal Kitchen would feature under the sink drawers rather than a dark, cavernous, cupboard space. Why must it be like that, anyway? Isn’t that the dumbest design idea that seems never to have been reevaluated?

Organizational retailers may offer “glide out” cabinet shelves, but I’m remiss to say, it just isn’t the same. No, The Ideal Kitchen has actual drawers, which obviously come with built-in divided sections for easy organizing of cleaning products, garbage bags, sponges, et al.

Who’s with me on this one?

Image credits: (clockwise from left) Image: Olson Photographic, Design: Joe Currie, Susan Gold ApatoffDeulonder Arquitectura Domèstica via Digs DigsValcucine Logica

6 Comments

  1. Kate on October 31, 2013 at 6:36 am

    Great idea but i don’t understand how this works.. How can there be those pull out drawers with a big sink and pipes etc in the way?

    • Annie on November 1, 2013 at 2:36 pm

      I believe the drawers are in a kind of squared U shape, so that there’s a cut-out in the middle for garbage disposal, pipes, etc.

  2. Dyane AMos on October 31, 2013 at 7:27 am

    Agree!! It will get rid of that sink clutter and eliminate the need for a flashlight to look for items in the back of the cabinent.

    • Annie on November 1, 2013 at 2:35 pm

      Flashlight–gone. You get it.

  3. Daniel Kelly on July 26, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    where do i find this?

  4. Dream kitchen exercise - DBI Kitchen and Bath on March 15, 2022 at 12:34 pm

    […] a popular choice as well! A good design tip: a sink with the drain at the back will leave more usable space in the cabinet […]

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6 Comments

  1. Kate on October 31, 2013 at 6:36 am

    Great idea but i don’t understand how this works.. How can there be those pull out drawers with a big sink and pipes etc in the way?

    • Annie on November 1, 2013 at 2:36 pm

      I believe the drawers are in a kind of squared U shape, so that there’s a cut-out in the middle for garbage disposal, pipes, etc.

  2. Dyane AMos on October 31, 2013 at 7:27 am

    Agree!! It will get rid of that sink clutter and eliminate the need for a flashlight to look for items in the back of the cabinent.

    • Annie on November 1, 2013 at 2:35 pm

      Flashlight–gone. You get it.

  3. Daniel Kelly on July 26, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    where do i find this?

  4. Dream kitchen exercise - DBI Kitchen and Bath on March 15, 2022 at 12:34 pm

    […] a popular choice as well! A good design tip: a sink with the drain at the back will leave more usable space in the cabinet […]

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