Christmas Pantry

We had a deep set of shelves behind these cupboard doors. They held a lot of stuff, but they were unusable. They were dark, hard to put things in and pull things out of, and were really just annoying to use.

Pantry all closed up

I originally was going to keep the shelves height adjustable, but it turned out that it would work with the rail and tabs that came with the pantry. So finally over Christmas I banged out another project on my Honey Do list.

The first step was making the front vertical pillars. I needed to adjust the rail so that the rails will clear the doors and be set back from the front so the doors will close as well.

Front shelving support.

Next step was to mount the front supports and level, square, and anchor the rear rail supports.

Pantry ready for the the pullout shelves.

The rails for this project are heavy-duty side mounted full extensions drawer slides good for 100lbs per set, and they are mounted using flush mount rail kit. I must admit that the cheap plastic mounting kit was awesome to work with. They made the install so quick and simple to do, and they were inexpensive. Well worth the couple extra dollars per shelf.

Shelves installed and loaded up.

We lost a few inches in shelf width, and gained much more usable depth. I ran out of stock for making the from edges, so that final finishing touch will have to while for my need run to the home improvement store.The from edges will be flat top with an arched bottom to hide the rail mounts without losing clearance for the shelf below.

This project finished up just in time to reclaim the table, and enjoy a delicious turkey dinner.

Project cost: ~$130 USD (rails were 3/4 of the project cost)
Materials list:

• 1x3 Sheathing (shelf lips and rail mounts)
• 22 inch edge mount full extension drawer slides (qty 5)
• flush mount rail kits (qty)
• 1x4  (shelf front face)
• 2x3 (front rail mount)

Next project: ventilation fan in the bedroom.