I, too wanted sleek and no grooves when we redid our kitchen, I got several grooves. Oh well, at least it was new cabinets. As far as the garbage can, we had two small dogs that liked to turn the garbage over and go "shopping". To stop this, we made a pull out cabinet that holds a 32 qt garbage can. (think standard size) I love it. One problem is that no one can tell where my garbage is. I have to pull it out and show them. If you can have a walk-in pantry, you can put a garbage can in there to keep it out of sight.