We were in the devastating August flood in south Louisiana and had to gut and rebuild our entire kitchen. My new cabinets are a distressed cream and the antique pine is a beautiful contrast. The drawers are very very deep. I use one for dish towels and hasn't even filled the other two yet. The cabinet is so deep! I did remove the shelf so that I could store large stock pots and larger skillets. It works better for the large pots I need to store. As for the person complaining about the 'ugly hardware.' They must not get it's supposed to look rustic to go with the rustic piece. To me it looks like old cast iron and I have no plans to replace it. For the price this is the best island ever. It was the finishing touch to our repaired home and I absolutely love it! I love the towel racks too because I like to decorate with beautiful linen towels for different holidays. Really dresses it up! I highly recimmend this beautiful island. Mine is the rustic lighter wood.