There's a reason modern kitchens tend to have more drawers than lower cabinets: Instead of hunching down to find more storage space, you can simply slide a drawer out toward you, making storage (and retrieval) easier. Just ask an avid cook like Molly Baz, who put a lot of thought into each and every drawer in her butter-yellow kitchen: Drawers are just more accessible.
But what if your kitchen has very few drawers — or, like our fellow style contributor Julia Stevens, no drawers at all? JeezDon't stress and don't overstuff your cabinets: With Yamazaki Home's new Countertop Drawers with Pull-Out Shelves you can add extra drawers to your space for just $160.?
The system seems designed to eliminate countertop clutter: Its sturdy steel shell can hold larger items weighing less than 37 pounds, like a microwave or coffee maker, as well as things you tend to leave lying around on your countertop, like tea towels and aluminum foil. And inside the roughly 15-by-18-inch box, there's a pull-out shelf for mugs and cereal bowls to make up for the loss of surface area.
Besides taking up a fair bit of prep space, drawers have one other thing to note: they're only available in black and white. Each option is perfect if you have soapstone countertops or Chantilly lace cabinets, for example, but be prepared for them to stand out a bit in your space rather than being a custom addition. In certain spaces, visitors may not be able to tell the difference.
Countertop Drawer with Pull-Out Shelf, Yamazaki Home ($160)
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