We have a skinny space between the refrigerator and the sink, in which we want a pull out pantry. I had seen a picture on Pinterest that had several wood drawers that pull out individually. Michael agreed that it was cool, but he wanted to put his own spin on it - i.e. use the welder to construct it.
Michael started with the frame ...
I then assessed what our (dry) dietary needs would be on the road ... macaroni and cheese, soup (in paper cups), oatmeal, tuna helper, tuna cans, worcestershire sauce, macaroni and cheese, cereal, colander, griddle, sauce pan, cooking spatulas, spices, etc ... and then decided how much space was needed to store and access said items.
Michael added his input "There are too many shelves!" and we came up with just one less platform, but more vertical space for the others. The next step was grinding the rough welds and painting the apparatus with a spray paint used to make things look like stainless steel. It had a brushed nickel look to it afterwards!
When Michael used the kids' backyard swing to hang up the pantry, the kids were left with a piece of wood
and unaware of how to play with it. Their attempt was comical.
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| What to do .... |
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| Climb on, Max ... |
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| OOF! |
The proud owner and creator
The biggest obstacle was putting the drawer slides on and installing the unit into its cabinet space. But it came out ok after a couple of days of cussing it out.
When we got the sliding mechanisms to an acceptable position, we made a video to show how it works.
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