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View the Video - Accessing dishes and other items stored in the back of you kitchen's base cabinets is a nuisance at the best of times, but particularly so when you are cooking. Sometimes you have to get down on you...

Step 2

Research and Select Your Shelf Kits - Research products and select the rolling-shelf kits appropriate for your kitchen. We found our kits via the Internet. Assemble your tools and materials, including safety glasses and ear muffs because...

Step 3

Remove the Cabinet Doors - Remove the doors from the base cabinets where you will install pull-out shelves. These doors will be reinstalled, so preserve them and their hinges and screws....

Step 4

Knock Out the Narrow Half-shelves - ...

Step 5

Remove the Cabinet Drawers - Remove the cabinet drawers to provide additional light, visibility, and head room....

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Decide How Many Narrow Cabinets to Merge - Decide whether or not you will remodel a little to merge two narrow compartments into one larger space. For our project, we decide to remove the stile from the front face of the cabinets to make larg...

Step 7

Add Glue to a Long Oak Reinforcing Strip - Add carpenter's glue to a single one-by-two strip of oak long enough to span the upper edge of all the openings and stiles. This strip will reinforce the cabinet to support the weight of the cabinet...

Step 8

Slip the Oak Strip Behind the Rail in the Cabinet Opening - Slip the oak strip into the cabinets behind the rail that forms to top lip of the cabinet openings. Align the edges of the strip with the edge of the opening....

Step 9

Clamp the Oak Strip Temporarily - Clamp the strip in position temporarily until the glue dries....

Step 10

Drive Screws to Secure the Oak Strip - Secure the oak strip permanently by driving screws through it and into the back of the cabinet....

Step 11

Sever the Stiles from the Cabinet Face - Sever the top of the two stiles from the cabinet face with a Japanese handsaw. You will reuse these pieces later in the project, so cut neatly and do not damage them....

Step 12

Work the Stiles Loose from the Dowel Joint - Work the stiles gently back and forth to loosen them from dowel pins joining them to the bottom of the cabinet. Try not to damage the cabinet or the stile....

Step 13

Saw Away the Remnants of the Dowels - Use the Japanese handsaw to cut away the remnants of the dowels....

Step 14

Attach the First Support Post/Track - Begin at the right-most cabinet and attach the first of the support posts/tracks from the purchased kits to the side wall. Use a small level to ensure they are vertical. Secure the track by driving s...

Step 15

Attach a Plastic Partition As a Wall Stub - Attach a plastic partition to serve as the front wall stub behind the stile on the left side of the cabinet. Drive screws through pre-drilled holes in the partition and into the back of the stile to ...

Step 16

Attach the Left Front Track - Attach the left front track to the side of the partition....

Step 17

Add the Rear Partition - Add and secure another partition on the rear wall of the cabinet. Measure to ensure that it aligns exactly with the front partition. The shelves will not function properly if the tracks are not &quo...

Step 18

Snap Glides into Place - Snap two drawer glides from the kit into the slots on the rear support post/track. Note that the rear tracks are slightly different from the front tracks....

Step 19

Set the Glide/Track Assembly in Place - Set the glide/track assembly in place, butting the rear track into the back corner formed by the side and rear wall of the cabinet....

Step 20

Snap the Opposite Glide Ends into the Front Track - Snap the opposite ends of the glides into the corresponding slots in the front track to ensure that the two tracks and the glides are aligned properly....

Step 21

Secure the Rear Tracks - Drive screws through the rear supports and into the cabinet wall to secure the track....

Step 22

Install the Remaining Track and Glide Components for All Cabinets - Repeat the process for the left side of the cabinet, securing the tracks to the front and back partitions installed in earlier steps. Once this step is complete, move on to the next two cabinets to i...

Step 23

Inventory the Shelf Components - Open the carton containing shelf components and lay the pieces out on your workbench. Each set should contain a front, a back, two sides, a bottom, and two drawer glides. The front and back component...

Step 24

Size the Front and Back to Fit Your Cabinets - Use a table saw to cut the front and back components for the shelf to custom fit them to the width of the first cabinet opening. For your project, you may not need to adjust them at all....

Step 25

Trim the Bottom Shelf - Trim the bottom of the shelf to match any adjustments you cut on the front and back. In this step and the last, we are essentially making the drawer narrower to fit the width of the opening....

Step 26

Brush Glue on the Dovertailed Tenons - Brush carpenter's glue on the two dovetailed tenons on the first side component. ...

Step 27

Position the Side Component Flat on the Workbench - Lay the side component with its inside surface upwards on your workbench....

Step 28

Fit the Dovetailed Mortise of the Back Over the Tenons - Fit the dovetailed mortises on the back component over the tenons on the glued side component and push the parts together....

Step 29

Tap with a Mallet to Seat the Joint - Tap on the upper end of the back component with a mallet to seat the pieces properly....

Step 30

Add Glue to the Other End of the Side Component - Add glue to the single dovetailed tenon on the other end of the side component....

Step 31

Fit the Mortise Over the Single Front Tenon - Fit the mortise of the front over the single tenon. If necessary, tap it gently with the mallet to seat it. The incomplete frame now resembles the letter "U" standing upright. ...

Step 32

Add Glue to the Tenons on the Second Side Component - Add glue to the tenons on both ends of the second side component and position in across the top of the "U." ...

Step 33

Tap the Joints Together with the Mallet - Tap the joints together with the mallet. This step completes the frame for one shelf....

Step 34

Turn the Frame Face Down on the Workbench - Turn the frame upside down on the workbench and add glue all along the perimeter....

Step 35

Set the Bottom Panel in Place with the Edges Flush - Set the bottom in place with the edges flush, and secure it with screws driven through the pre-drilled countersunk holes on all sides....

Step 36

Lap and Secure the Metal Glides - Lap the metal glides over the edges of the left and right sides of the shelf and drive screws through the pre-drilled holes. Be sure that the flat side of the glide is on the bottom of the shelf and ...

Step 37

Install the Rolling Shelves in the Cabinet - Install the rolling shelves by sliding the glide on the shelf onto the receiving glide mounted on the tracks in the cabinet....

Step 38

Add Slip-resistant Shelf Liners - Add slip-resistant shelf liner to stop your kitchen items from sliding around on the shelf as you open and close it....

Step 39

Remount the Cabinet Doors - Remount the doors, aligning the hinges in the original position and reinserting the screws to secure them....

Step 40

Attach the Stiles to the Doors - Attach the stiles/face frame pieces removed earlier. Secure one stile to the back of one cabinet door on each of the two wide cabinets to seal the opening. Position the stile with part of its front f...