I hope everyone had a good weekend.
So, I blogged about my “aren’t-I-clever-slide-out-utility-wall” feeling all accomplished and about 20 minutes after hitting “publish” this popped up in my Pinterest feed
Enviroholder Sliding Magic5 Postion Wall Organizer
DID YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS?!!!!
Nothing quite like feeling clever and then discovering you could buy pretty much the same thing for $20 on Amazon.
I, of course, checked it out on Amazon – looks like a great product
And……….
now, thanks to the wonder of the internet and cookies/tracking EVERY SINGLE WEBSITE I OPEN is accompanied by a helpful add for the Envirholder Magic Slide Out Utility Holder.
how awesome.
But!
Undaunted I soldier on on my journey of slide out drawer installation happiness.
If you recall the lower portion of my built in platform has a slide out for shoes.
I don’t think I forged any major new ground with it but I wanted to share the construction as it too was very easy.
As I mentioned money was the key so scrap wood/leftovers were my primary building source.
The platform itself is just three pieces of 1×6 cut to length and screwed together to make a U shape.
Before I assembled the platform I attached the mounting hardware for the slide out to each side. I did it beforehand to make sure they would be at exactly the same height and position.
To make the slide out shoe shelf itself I cut a piece of scrap wood to size and attached the sliders themselves to either end. 
I also pre-drilled holes so I could screw in a little retaining bar (to keep the shoes from sliding off).
After making sure it all fit (and slid) 
I painted everything out in the same bright white I’d used on the trim.
As a last minute addition I drilled some left-over metal flashing I had to the drawer so it would be waterproof and easy to clean up.
If you know of a similar set up that costs $4 on Amazon….please keep this information to yourself.
Love the shoe shelf. I’m not as handy with wood and tools as you are, but I had the same objective, i.e.a way to slide out all my shoes with one pull, to be able to vacuum my clothes closet floor. I bought a rag rug that almost matches floor color at Target for $3.00 on sale. Works for me. I only mention this because I didn’t find it on Amazon.com. Is that OK? Love your humorous comments, they always elicit a chuckle. Thanks.
TARGET!!!!! You’re right, a small rug would work too…..dang!
Hey, the first guy to reinvent the wheel still invented the wheel…getting there first isn’t EVERYTHING, in my opinion.
I like your slide out drawer, too, and while I have seen slide-out drawers before, I have not seen metal flashing attached to it. That is such a simple yet elegant solution to the problem of needing an easy-to-clean surface there. Another display of brilliance. J
OH your slide outs are so much better than anything on amazon. And they both fit YOUR space exactly. And you get to look at your creation and feel the pride of doing it yourself!