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Introducing The Santiago Line

Great New Features and Lower Cost

As of mid-January 2021, we are in the midst of rolling out major upgrades to the Santiago line that will result in better products at a lower cost.

The Santiago Jr is already live.

The full-drawer Santiago Insert is in development but could currently be shipped as a set of Santiago Jr inserts where each Jr functions as a single section of the full-drawer organizer that is designed using the Classic Maple wizard. For now, the pricing for that kind of Santiago Insert would be the same as whatever is shown for the maple pricing, but you get much more functionality and, if you ever move or get new cabinets, there's a high likelihood that most of the gear can be re-used in the new situation. Contact us if you are interested in this.

The Santiago Knife Block is currently under development.

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Nathan here.

We've been hard at work increasing your organizing options by using amazing new manufacturing technology to give you new features at lower prices. The result is the Santiago Line, and we have big plans for helping you conquer those messy spaces in your life.

Take a close look at the features and toughness of the Santiago Line. I know you probably have your doubts. I won't blame you for being skeptical. Let me see if I can address some of your concerns.


Is this a quality product?
Short answer: Yes. This is acrylic, a dense, high-grade plastic. Count on a lifespan of at least 20 years.

Actually, it's more likely to last a lifetime. Let me explain.

Plastic has a bad reputation for lack of durability, but you have to understand that there is a wide range within the category of plastic. At the upper end of the strength range, acrylic falls just below the density of polycarbonate, the plastic used to make bullet-proof glass. The lifespan of your drawer organizer is more likely to be a lifetime than 20 years, because it will likely be exposed to very little direct sunlight.

Still skeptical? Check out Elite Solar Lighting & Fans' response on this thread regarding skylights. In response to a homeowner who lumps all plastics together, several professionals speak up for the excellence of acrylic, and this skylight installer shows a picture of acrylic skylights that look and work great after 13 years of Arizona sun exposure and super-hot roof temperatures.

Will the acrylic yellow over time?
Short answer: Yellowing is not a problem.

Cheap plastics can yellow, turn brittle, and crack over time, especially if left in continual direct sunlight. Not so with acrylic. In fact, acrylic out-performs even polycarbonate (bullet-proof glass) in its resistance to yellowing. Wikipedia: “[Acrylic] is also highly resistant to weather damage; it does not easily turn yellow or crumble when exposed to sunlight and has been known to last over thirty years [in direct sunlight].”

Won't acrylic scratch easily?
Short Answer: It does scratch easily, but we’re only offering material/design combos that get around this problem.

Clear acrylic has a well-deserved reputation for looking like garbage after a few years of use around cutlery. This is why we use white (or some other color) acrylic for situations where the acrylic will have exposed faces (like a cutlery tray, where the broad surfaces of the walls and bottoms will show the scratches over the years...but only in clear acrylic). Scratches are almost invisible in white or colored acrylic.

Clear acrylic shows far less scratching in “edgeways” applications like the Santiago Knife Block, so we offer it there.

What we offer from OrderlyDrawer.com is going to look good for many years. If you want things that violate our sense of “scratch yuck”, you will need to make a special request (for a clear acrylic cutlery drawer insert, for example).

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