Customize your kitchen storage with swing-up, glide-out, and pull-down shelves. Incorporate heavy-duty, swing-up shelves to bring base-cabinet items like stand mixers to the countertop. Build your own full-extension, glide-out shelves to divide larger spaces into two or more shelves and reduce bending and reaching for wheelchair users and people with back problems. Choose pull-down shelf accessories to bring upper-cabinet items like spices within reach. When purchasing specialized hardware accessories, check load ratings, locking mechanisms, arc swings, and clearance heights to be sure they can support the items you want to store, and they will fit in the intended location.
Installing Swing-up Shelves
Swing-up shelves are perfect for storing heavy appliances beneath the counter. Most swing arms are sold without the shelf surface, which must be purchased separately and cut to fit. Take accurate measurements of your cabinet’s interior dimensions, noting any objects that protrude into the interior. Purchase a swing-up unit that is compatible with your cabinetry. Frameless cabinets often have fully concealed hinges that can interfere
with swing mechanisms. Framed cabinets have a front perimeter face frame and may have hinges that
interfere with lifting hardware. Refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations for the proper length of the shelf to ensure it will fit into the cabinet when the assembly is locked down and the door is closed. Cut the shelf from 3⁄4"-thick plywood, MDF, or melamine-coated particleboard. If the shelf is bare wood, finish all sides with a washable paint or varnish. For melamine-coated board, cover the cut edges with melamine tape to prevent water from damaging the wood core.
Tools & Materials
Circular saw
Tape measure
Screwdriver
Shelving
1 × 3 lumber
#8 machine screws
Swing-up shelves are used most often to store stand mixers and other heavy small appliances so they’re always at the ready.
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