Convert Cabinet Shelves into Pull Out Drawers

hi guys I'm out of white today I'm going to show you how to make pull out kitchen cabinet drawers I use the shelf that came with the cabinet when we actually built the cabinets but the shelf that was in the cabinet as the bottom of the pullout drawer so all I had to buy was the drawer slides and some half-inch plywood to make up the sides for it so in this tutorial I'll show you how simple and easy it is to make this beautiful pull-out cabinet door in just a couple hours I started by measuring the opening for my cabinet I've got base break cabinets so I'm measuring the inside of the base frame then I took my shelf out and I cut it down to size so the width was the opening minus one inch for the drawer slides minus another inch toward half-inch plywood sides that I'll use for the sides of the pullout drawer I'm using a square clamped to my plywood as a guide for my circular saw to cut alongside this one away halfway yep according to finally cut workbench I also ripped reissue I'd pieces of half-inch plywood for the sides at this point now it's time to start building the pullout drawer I cut the 3-inch pieces down to size for the sides of the pullout drawer using my miter saw then I used one and a quarter inch staples and my REO be airstrike stapler and glue to attach the side half-inch thick plywood pieces to the former shell which is now becoming the pullout drawer bottom you can use staples or screws I'm not a big fan just nails on a project like this I repeated the steps on the other side another good joinery method would be pocket holes you could hide them all along underside of the pullout on the bottom side of the shelf so I did the sides first this drawer is longer than his blind so that when we put the front on it you wouldn't see a seam and I just scribe those in place took them to my miter saw more glue fits perfect and my favorite tool ever my stapler I have a lot of favorite tools though it's a little tricky here trying to staple into that half-inch plywood just take your time be precise then we'll do the back side more glue more staples and my drawer pull out for box is done I quickly gave it a light sanding just to remove any splinters and polish it off make it look nice using my corner caps and I love it fits nice into all the little corners now would be a good time to apply up here poke finish to your pullout drawer okay now for the drawer slides I read instructions on these ones make sure you read your instruction because all are different says to separate out the cabinet member from the drawer member the cabinet members are the little guys and I'm sorry the drawer members are the little guys in the cabinet members are the big guys now to install the cabinet members perfect now to install the drawer members on the drawers I'm installing them one inch up from the bottom of my pull out your about a 16 inch back from the front has instructed by the drawer slides with drawers you have to be extremely precise if you're not it will not slide right you always fight a cockeyed drawer or a drawer that makes noises just take your time and do a good job here it's worth it sometimes I'll use tape to hold the drawer slide in place as I'm attaching it that way at all our clamps would work too this side was a little trickier because now I've got the drawer side on the bottom and the drawer is not sitting stable but after putting on the second side and testing to make sure that the cabinet members will slide correctly and they do so here I had an idea since I'm using base frame cabinets and I'll need to shim or fur out the inside of the cabinet to bring the inside flush with the face frame and that distance is 1/2 inch so I'm using 1/2 inch plywood so I thought why not just attach the cabinet members to the 1/2 inch thick furring material and then I can attach the entire cabinet member and furry material piece inside the cabinet as one and I'll use the shelf pins hold up missions with the captain members of them we'll see how it works now I know these shelf pins are perfectly leveled because my husband and I personally made these cabinets they were very precise so here goes I just set the shim with the door slide on top of the shelf it's one and a quarter inch screws to attach the ship in place full my drawer slides are now installed and let's check and see if that drawer fits oh it does this was such an exciting feeling I couldn't actually believe it worked it did have a few spots where it stuck a little so I ended up shimmying tightening some screws and getting it just right I love how this pull out your turned out that's it well never mind all my mix-match pots and pans but this project is done and it makes the lids a lot easier and because I could place this higher such as a pullout give me more space down below so I can't encourage you enough to customize your kitchen just a little bit nicer and more functional

Channel: Ana White

Views: 1,800,673

Rating: 4.8989005 out of 5

Keywords: diy, drawer, shelf, pull out, custom, woodworking, kitchen, how to, ana white, drawer slides, cabinet, tutorial, build, easy, Do It Yourself (Hobby), Wood, Cabinetry (Industry), Home Improvement (Interest)

Id: ZH0gHFRI_rU

Length: 7min 27sec (447 seconds)

Published: Fri May 08 2015