This is what we came up with to mimic the detail on the side of the shelves. (you’ll see why in the finished shot).
cross hatch attached to the sidewall
We build our own drawers from 3/4”, pre-finished ply.
Next we made the solid maple counter top (you can see the constructed drawers in the background)
.... and finished
Here’s the left drawer unit, before and after mounting the stainless steel drawer fronts. The largest drawer face weighed in excess of 20 lbs., I feel certain. We used heavy duty, soft close, undermount slides.
... and after mounting
As I only had photos of the piece completed but empty, she sent me these two final shots. You can see how the sidewall's applied decoration helps tie the two pieces to one another.
and another of the front
She also explained that they are closing soon on a new house and intend to use us again this winter as there will be a few projects requiring our skills. I’ll assume that means they liked the work we did.