My sister has no upper cabinets in her kitchen except over her ovens, and only bottom cabinets on the wall where her sink is (think one wall of a galley kitchen.) She has no open shelves, either. Instead she has a massive island (and I mean really massive - 15 ft long/6 ft wide) with draws on both sides (and several pull outs designed for spices, can goods, etc.) Each drawer is individually customized to hold specific items (plates, glasses, pots, lids, trays, etc.) No pulls on any of the draws. You just press on them and they open.
This thread got me motivated to clean out the draws in my island yesterday (I only have four, plus the bin pull out in my Island.) Threw away a lot of stuff from the junk drawer and just straightened up the others. I’m going to tackle my spice cabinet and the one I keep teas, sugar bowl, baking ingredients next.