What Are Flat Shelf Drawers For?

Extra Work Space

• A flat shelf drawer on a desk provides extra work space that can be hidden away when not in use. How many times have you wished you had just a little more desk space? This is when you'd pull out that flat shelf drawer. When this extra space is being used, it might be hard to access the drawers underneath, so many people will push the drawer in when not in use.

Extra Storage Space

• A flat shelf drawer in a kitchen cabinet makes it very easy to see and get to what is inside. This is especially helpful when kitchen cabinets are very deep or are under the counter. Usually, there is more than one flat shelf that can be pulled out to reveal the dishes, pans, or other kitchen items inside the cabinet.

  If you need some extra space to temporarily store books or papers, pull out the flat drawer shelf on your desk. This will keep the items close by, but not directly in the way of your working space. This space is especially helpful if you will be frequently accessing these items for a short period of time.

  Some cabinets contain only flat shelf drawers. These are ideal for storing large, flat artwork, tools, newspapers, paper, and similar items. This type of drawer is perfect for large, delicate items that need special storage to avoid wrinkles, creases, tears and other similar types of damage, according to FlatFiles.net. Most items kept in drawers like this are too large to fit into a traditional drawer.

Extra Entertaining Space

• When entertaining or hosting, pull out the flat drawer shelf on your living room end tables for extra surfaces for food and drinks. If you need a place where someone--especially a child--can eat, a flat drawer shelf also makes a good temporary table.

  If you are a book or magazine reader, pull out the flat drawer shelf on the living room end-table to rest your reading material. A nice cup of tea or coffee will fit there too!

Extra Kids Space

• When you're trying to get some work done and your child wants to help, pull out that flat drawer shelf and give them some paper, pens, pencils, highlighters, sticky notes, and anything else you trust them with. They will be happy working right alongside you.

Server Shelves

• Many computer desks have a flat drawer shelf on one side, at the bottom. Sometimes it's concealed by a door, depending on the style of the computer desk you purchased. This flat shelf drawer is where you place a computer server or CPU. The fact that it can slide out gives users easy access when needed, and it also lets them put it away out of the reach of dust, dirt, and little hands.