Convert a shelf into a cabinet pull out drawer. the shelf becomes the bottom of the pull out drawer, so all you need is wood for the sides of the drawer and drawer slides.. This step in the process to convert shelves to drawers will only be necessary if you have face-framed cabinets like i do. since the hole in my cabinet was actually a little wider than the height of the doors, i wanted to be able to re-use the center frame piece to build out the cabinet frame to the correct width.. In this video you can see how i was able to convert a kitchen cabinet into pull out wastebasket. total cost was less then $20. great way to save space and hide your garbage..