Kitchen Drawer Too Shallow

[Spinny]

Looking at our narrower drawers, it is apparent that when closed the drawers finish 40mm short of the actual back of the cupboard. (This is on a 300 depth drawer.) So 40mm of space we cannot access or use, Not what I was expecting. Any comments ? Should I complain ?

[Nickfromwales]

Standard detail tbh. IKEA do more about utilising every last mm, literally, but apart from that this is the norm.

[Mr Punter]

These are often standard drawer boxes from Blum etc.  Have you ended up with things that don't fit?  Did the supplier have a showroom or any information on the drawer depths?

[Spinny]

I recall asking about the drawer depth because we want to keep dinner plates in there. A 270mm dinner plate just squeezes into the drawer depth, but remember thinking the drawers would take 300mm plates. It frustrates me when you pay a lot for something where efficient use of space is always critical and then the manufacturer just can't be bothered not to design out completely unnecessary wasted space. I come from the aerospace industry where people work with microns. iwould never expect that, but just chucking inches away seems bizarre, lazy, and rather poor. 

 

Yes they have a showroom, but likely not this depth of cabinet within it.

 

I did challenge some holes in the oak look shelving unit that then have to have plastic covers, but got nowhere on that. They can make a cabinet width to a mm but insist on drilling unnecessary fixing holes in display shelves.

Edited yesterday at 08:46 by Spinny

[Spinny]

On 24/05/2026 at 01:12, Mr Punter said:

These are often standard drawer boxes from Blum etc. 

Yes have found a small 'Blum' etched on them. Then seem to take a snap in cover piece with the kitchen brand name on.

So can I buy identical replacements to any measurement from Blum, they are soft close using some gizmo on the runners ?

[dpmiller]

26 minutes ago, Spinny said:

So can I buy identical replacements to any measurement from Blum

there's a choice of standard sizes

[Spinny]

Supplied drawers are 29cm total depth (perhaps 30cm with small projecting thing at rear). So I would be wanting 32cm (or 33cm including rear projecting thing).

 

Do you have a link @dpmiller?

Do they only do 300mm or 350mm etc ?

If so that would explain why my kitchen has come with 300mm drawers inside a 330mm internally carcase.

Edited 1 hour ago by Spinny