This site contains affiliate links to products. A commission may be received for purchases made through these links. This site is also a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Our laundry room has a cubby behind the door that we recently renovated to add shelves. There was previously only one shelf with a hanging rod. Kind of useless. We had purchased a 3-bin hamper on wheels that we knew we could no longer use after this makeover. So, we decided to incorporate the hamper into the shelving.
After measuring the hanging hampers I determined I only needed to remove one shelf . I purchased self-closing drawer glides from HD that were long enough that you could access the hampers and heavy duty enough to hold the weight when all 3 hampers were full. I installed the supports on the wall and checked to see that the glide could extend without interference from the door.
I built a frame, kind of like a drawer with no bottom. I had left over rods from a closet organizer project that worked perfectly with the hanging hampers, and installed them in the frame. I spaced them the same as they were in the rolling hamper we bought.The issue I had was the walls were not square, so the frame slid in part way and then bound up. I had to chisel out some of the drywall in the corners in order to make the glides parallel to each other. It took a bit of trial and error, but it worked.
The final step was to add a drawer front to give it a finished look. I bought a 36" piece of melamine shelving and a drawer pull from Home Depot. I cut the melamine to length so it would clear the molding on the left side and be flush on the right side. I clamped it to the hamper to test the fit.
Once I had the correct position of the drawer front I screwed it in from behind. Make sure to use screws that are short enough to not penetrate the front. There was still a thin strip that was unfinished behind the molding. I cut a thin strip of melamine that was left over and attached it to the wall with caulk.
I used shims to hold the piece in place while the caulk dried. Wipe off any caulk that squeezes out when you insert the shims. There were some final adjustments that had to be made to the drawer glides for the drawer front to be plumb and flush to the shelf and wall. I was surprised at how well the drawer front turned out.