Our kitchen has (or had) blank panels at one end, hiding a gap of about 11cm. In the upper row of units, I built and fitted simple shelves for our cookery books and it proved very successful - now I want to use the ground-level space too.
We already have one such space that was finished up as an alcove for baking trays, so that idea is out. I was considering a wine rack but to maximise the space (depth) I would love to have a pull-out vertical drawer type thing. Next door had such things as part of a new kitchen but they are more like 15cm and in any case, I want to blend this in with the existing kitchen.
I have a spare drawer and cupboard that was removed to fit a dishwasher so I think making the front will be fine, but I don't know what I'm looking for to mount it. I assume I can't mount a normal draw sideways and build little shelves in it, the runners/slides wouldn't work?
Are there specific parts I should be looking for by name? I don't need a super-fancy end product, or expensive, since in a couple or three years we might get a new kitchen. As long as the front looks OK and it physically works (i.e. doesn't fall out) I'm happy with a fairly rough'n'ready approach.
We already have one such space that was finished up as an alcove for baking trays, so that idea is out. I was considering a wine rack but to maximise the space (depth) I would love to have a pull-out vertical drawer type thing. Next door had such things as part of a new kitchen but they are more like 15cm and in any case, I want to blend this in with the existing kitchen.
I have a spare drawer and cupboard that was removed to fit a dishwasher so I think making the front will be fine, but I don't know what I'm looking for to mount it. I assume I can't mount a normal draw sideways and build little shelves in it, the runners/slides wouldn't work?
Are there specific parts I should be looking for by name? I don't need a super-fancy end product, or expensive, since in a couple or three years we might get a new kitchen. As long as the front looks OK and it physically works (i.e. doesn't fall out) I'm happy with a fairly rough'n'ready approach.
