Convert Cabinet To Trash Drawer

Convert any kitchen base cabinet into a diy pull out trash can.

Convert cabinet to trash drawer.

Great way to save space and hi. Add brackets so the trashcan will stay in place. If you are making multiple drawers and want to have rails between them as in the cabinet to the right of the one i modified here simply make the rails out of the same material as the rest of the cabinet face and attach them with pocket screws. Total cost was less then 20.

Grab a drawer that is just a wee bit smaller then the width of the cabinet door and remove the face. We happened to have a permanent shelf so he removed the entire shelf using a jig and 3 cuts. Measure up from the bottom of the cabinet sides and mark the height you ve just found the trash can height plus one inch with a pencil. That number is how high on the cabinet door you need to attach your drawer.

You will be using that line as a guide for placing the two strips of wood which will hold the drawer hardware. Measure the distance from the bottom of an adjacent cabinet door to the bottom of the interior cabinet. Then measure the height from the bottom of the cabinet to the top of your drawer slide plus another 1 8 for clearance.