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I have a trash can pull out drawer with two trash cans. I don't like it. I know I am probably one of the few people who dislikes what is probably considered a highly functional and tidy design feature in a kitchen. But hear me out on why I don't like it. The trash in it smells, it didn't smell in my stainless steel step trash can (which I still have) before. The drawer is pulled in and out constantly and the paint of the top of the drawer is already starting to wear after a few months, my home is new construction. I am worried about the mechanism of the drawer eventually malfunctioning because the trash is too heavy and will break it down and the drawer face become wonky.
I would like to put my stainless steel step can in my kitchen and go back to using that but what to do with this drawer? I have no handyman capabilities whatsoever but would be willing to pay for a small project to make it an area useful to me. I envision putting something in there I don't need to access 15 or 20 times a day like I do now so it reduces wear and tear on the drawer and drawer face. It holds two trash cans, I live in a podunk town that doesn't recycle so I don't need two trash bins. I have a convenient place to put my stainless steel step can that is out of sight.
Has anyone transitioned their trash bin drawer into something else? I tried googling this and everything related to how to convert a regular cabinet into a slide out trash drawer.
I have a trash can pull out drawer with two trash cans. I don't like it. I know I am probably one of the few people who dislikes what is probably considered a highly functional and tidy design feature in a kitchen. But hear me out on why I don't like it. The trash in it smells, it didn't smell in my stainless steel step trash can (which I still have) before. The drawer is pulled in and out constantly and the paint of the top of the drawer is already starting to wear after a few months, my home is new construction. I am worried about the mechanism of the drawer eventually malfunctioning because the trash is too heavy and will break it down and the drawer face become wonky.
I would like to put my stainless steel step can in my kitchen and go back to using that but what to do with this drawer? I have no handyman capabilities whatsoever but would be willing to pay for a small project to make it an area useful to me. I envision putting something in there I don't need to access 15 or 20 times a day like I do now so it reduces wear and tear on the drawer and drawer face. It holds two trash cans, I live in a podunk town that doesn't recycle so I don't need two trash bins. I have a convenient place to put my stainless steel step can that is out of sight.
Has anyone transitioned their trash bin drawer into something else? I tried googling this and everything related to how to convert a regular cabinet into a slide out trash drawer.
A Kitchenaid mixer would fit the space pretty perfectly.
I have a trash can pull out drawer with two trash cans. I don't like it. I know I am probably one of the few people who dislikes what is probably considered a highly functional and tidy design feature in a kitchen.
You're not alone, I don't like mine either! I don't know why, but I just don't. Guess I am old and set in my ways, and just don't want to use it. Luckily in my case, my kitchen has more cabinets and drawers than I could ever need. I don't need the space for anything, really. So, I just ignore the trash can pull out drawer and instead I put my trash where I prefer.
Clean up the cans and store dish towels, table cloths, etc. in them. Or big packages of paper towels. Buy a covered container which will fit inside the can and store pet food. Cases of water.
A Kitchenaid mixer would fit the space pretty perfectly.
Yes - sounds like it should be a wide enough and tall enough space to put (with some kind of shelf also) a big mixer, food processor, blender, ice cream maker - all bulky heavy stuff - so whatever appliances you don't use often. Is it just one big wide cabinet (one door)? There are some "kits" to convert cabinet space that might work - especially if you can get a handyman.
Find out the name of your cabinet maker. Order a new door of the right size and color. Remove the old door and trash bin parts. Add hinges to your new door and cabinet base. Now you have a cabinet just like all the others. Basically, deconvert it back to a cabinet.
If you're not handy, hire a handyman to do the converting part for you.
I have a trash compactor and I'm not crazy about the slide-out drawer either. I have a tall touch-free can I've been meaning to put in the kitchen. Maybe today will be the day.
I tried googling this and everything related to how to convert a regular cabinet into a slide out trash drawer.
Google cabinet organizer or cabinet storage or cabinet slide out.
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