2023
A Spice Drawer That Actually Uses Its Corners
- The Problem
- Deep kitchen drawers waste their back third to jars you can't see or reach without pulling the whole drawer out.
- The Solution
- A tiered oak insert with two shallow shelves that step upward toward the back, so every jar is visible from directly above.
Material
Ash, cardboard prototype
Process
- 01 Mock up in cardboard
- 02 Confirm sightlines
- 03 Model the step geometry
- 04 Cut and finish in ash
The Story
This started as a cardboard mockup taped together to check the angle before committing to real wood. The prototype is still in a drawer somewhere as a reminder to always mock it up first.
Not every fix needs CAD first. Sometimes tape and cardboard answer the question faster than a model would.