I'm working on a lowboy/commodé looking chest. Roughly Queen Anne, with cabriole legs. The drawer space I have to work with, between the top of the bottom rail and the top of the legs, is roughly 14 3/4". Width between the legs of the drawer space measures roughly 33"
The plan I currently have is for three drawer spots. From bottom to top, I have: Bottom rail. 5" drawer opening. 7/8" web. 4" drawer opening. 7/8" web. 3" drawer opening. 7/8" top rail to help support the top.
Is 5-4-3 an optimal ratio? It didn't look wrong to my eye laying it out, but not necessarily right either. Two opening might look nicer, but I worry about the drawers getting heavy.
And finally, how should I subdivide any of the drawers? With my three opening plan, I was planning on splitting the top row into 2 or 3 drawers. Which would be better? If I go to 2 openings, which would you recommend splitting. How?