Take use of the wasted space. Hidden drawer behind components.

I have 3 drawers and 2 cabinets on my worktable. One of the cabinets housed my Rubbermaid sorting box tower for components. To make sure that the whole thing wont come out and fall around on the floor I had attached it to the sides of the cabinet with screws. This is not very optimal since the cabinet is 60cm deep and the drawer tower only 20cm so there is 40cm of wasted space behind. I got plan to take use of this wasted space.








In the beginning the sorting boxes inside of the cabinet. Door closes and it's there firmly in place and everything well accessible. Only the wasted space was annoying me.

 

Remove the screws and the drawers.

  

From Biltema i found drawer rails that can hold 40kg for pair. Lenght of 500/1000mm so half meter long closed and one meter when open. Most optimal would have been 600/1200 but this was just good. (terrible amounts of trash under the table)

From Bauhaus i got 18mm spruce glued laminated timber for bottom, front- and backwalls and 9mm thick plywood for the side wall. After measuring all out i made the drawer.

Only the bottom attached.

Drawer built and ready to be fitted in.

Drawer on the rails and sorting boxes attached to it.

I had to lower the plastic sorting box from top and bottom for couple cm to make it fit inside. Good thing there was some decorative plastic bits i could just remove with Dremel. Completed thing looks good and works just well. Only problem is the sofa next to the table that stops door from opening enough to let the drawer slide out.

And what would you put inside the hidden drawer? Alcohol maybe? Keeps it hidden from sunlight and also unnecessary views.

-Jokke