Gizmonike, Are those electrical outlets above the garbage pullout? How did you modify the upper drawer so that it would accommodate the outlets and so that the drawer front would slide back and then over the outlets like that? Fantastic idea. I also had the idea of putting a shredder on the garbage container in the back of the pullout cabinet so that I could use it for paper to be recycled, which would necessitate an outlet inside the trash cabinet as well. Is there room inside the cabinet to accommodate that?

Whatcha talkin' about - I just picked up a cabinet that was still in fairly good shape, that I thought that I could use. Then it appeared that it could do much more yeoman service in my landlord's shop. He gives me space in sheds and barn, plus space for a large garden, and replaced a pump in the barn that he really didn't need, plus added some pipes to irrigate it ... and cultivates it with his tiller. He wanted some space there, and hadn't planted anything by two or three weeks ago ... so I transplanted some of my tomatoes in his area, and some of those squash that had grown up in the space between the rows, also planted some onion, carrot and melon seeds. He invites me to pick asparagus in his garden. He's a nice guy, as I said: best landlord that I've had in years. ole joyful

Sorry to bump this after so much time. Here's a picture of the trash compactor. This is the pull out trash/recycling system that I want. http://www.pullsdirect.com/rev-a-shelf-5349-2150dm-2-5349-series-double-50-quart-pull-out-waste-container-with-soft-close-slides/p1573591. It says that it fits in a 15 inch width cabinet. It took me this long to contact a few custom cabinet makers in my area. 2 of them have told me that to replace the trash compactor with the double pull out trash/recycling that I want, I would need to not only have a cabinet door/face, but also they'd need to create a cabinet box and a frame too. However, by doing this, the width of the side of the cabinet box would mean that they wouldn't be able to put in the pull-out that I want, which needs a width of 14.8 inches (the trash compactor is 15 inches), so I'd need to select a different one, which would have a much smaller bin size. The one I want has 2 50 quart bins, and I would have to go down to 2 27 quart bins, I think, to get it to fit, which is a big difference. I'm also talking to a third custom cabinet guy who said that there might be a way to be able to put in a "floor" to where the trash compactor was, so he could install the double pull out I want (which is bottom mounted, not side mounted) without any sides, and then put some type of frame at the top only, so something that the cabinet door could rest against while closed, but said he'd have to think about how to create it, and get back to me. I'm waiting to hear from him to see if he's thought of something that would work. In addition, the price estimates I've gotten so far were substantially higher than I was expecting. Alison, I'd love to know the details of how you and your dh did this. Did you add a whole cabinet box? If not, what did you mount your pullout to, and what does your door rest against? I would appreciate any ideas. Thanks! Here is a link that might be useful: rev-a-shelf double pull out

was trying to point out that when homes do not change to meet current demand and aesthetics, they have to be rescued because no one wants them and no one will put money into them and they become derelict. Gee, thank you so much for clarifying something that has puzzled me for years: why the houses where I live either have all been completely renovated to reflect the fashions of the last ten years or so, or they are abandoned, or they are museums where you have to pay to see them. Thanks, now I understand. Now I have time to tackle another puzzling problem like how a thermos can tell whether you put something hot or cold in it so it knows what to do next.