Drawers or shelves - what to choose for kitchen furniture

All housewives want to intelligently equip the kitchen space so that it is easy to put things in order and everything you need is nearby. Kitchens large and small should be comfortable and functional. It is important to be able to rationally place dishes and food, household appliances and other necessary components.

Rational storage systems

Designers suggest using different storage systems for this.

Shelves

Shelves, as an option for storage space, have their pros and cons.

Their main advantage is the ability to place everything in sight and at hand. This means you don't have to waste time looking for the right utensils or a jar of spices.

Yes and for decorating the interior of the kitchen, shelves are also advantageous. Souvenirs, small vases of flowers, photographs and many cute little things can be beautifully arranged on the shelf.

At the same time, open shelves are inconvenient because dust gathers quickly. If you have domestic cats, there is a risk that they will try to climb on the shelf and do the housekeeping there. And the mess on one shelf spoils the whole kitchen.

Therefore, you should think carefully before purchasing such furniture.

Often, housewives believe that cabinets with hinged doors and shelves hidden behind them will be more convenient.

Advice. Pull-out shelves are more convenient than the usual stationary design. In order to find any item on a pull-out shelf, you just need to pull it out and inspect the contents from above.

However, the disadvantage in this case is the high cost of these structures. A compromise can be production of drawers with large recesses in the front walls. Such joinery is more traditional. Since they are not new, their cost is much more affordable.

Advice. In modern corner headsets, you can install such an innovation as a swivel carousel. This is the name of the rounded shelves that are fixed around the axis.

As a rule, the device is placed in hard-to-reach places. It stores pans, pots and other utensils.

Boxes

Drawers make it easier for the hostess to keep the kitchen tidy. They save a lot of little things that you can't do without.

Thinking over the location of the storage boxes, you should first of all make sure that the necessary equipment, dishes and other utensils are easy to get out.

Thanks to this, it is quite possible to reduce the time and effort during your daily stay in the kitchen. Cooking breakfasts, lunches and dinners will stop boring and will bring joy.

Important! When creating your own kitchen furniture project, you should immediately consider where the dishes, kitchen units, towels, cereals, vegetables, spices and other necessary things will be stored.

To do this, you need to carefully consider the location of the storage boxes.

• Work zone intended for basic cooking processes. Here vegetables are cleaned and fish and meat are cut. It is rational to place in this zone maximum roomy storage boxes.
• Pots, pans, cutting boards, slicing and peeling knives, towels, salad bowls and dishes - this is not a complete list of what is used most often. These items need to be positioned in places close to the work area.
• For small items, cargo drawers are suitable - metal baskets hidden behind the facade of the furniture. Such boxes can be made to individual sizes, taking up a small free space or niche.

The downside of the boxes is their excessive load. This makes it difficult to find the right thing.

What to choose?

It is impossible to answer unequivocally the question of which is better: drawers or shelves. Each housewife decides this for herself personally, based on the characteristics of her kitchen and taking into account her needs.

Regardless of preference, you should arrange your utensils rationally.

Overhead cabinets are more sensible to use for the most commonly used kitchen utensils and for essentials. The lower cabinets should be allocated for storing household appliances and utensils that are used less often.

Most housewives are not ready to give preference to one storage option, choosing a combination of open and closed shelves with drawers.