I was so ashamed of our trash can.
Our little white trash can.
It was cracked and missing a handle. And let me just tell you that a cracked trashcan is not on your team. Everytime you lift the full bag to take it to the curb, the bag snags, rips and bleeds putrid raw chicken juice mixed with that unidentifiable leftover that had three colors of mold growing on it. And after all that…you must clean up vomit. Because you are sure to blow chunk nuggets out your nose.
Again – a broken trashcan is not your friend.
And our little trashy friend didn’t even have a stable place to ooze last month’s gravy. Sometimes it would be in the cabinet, or smooshed into our pantry, or under the end of our kitchen’s peninsula (which is super classy because you can actually see it from our front door)….but most times it lives next to the black dish hutch. Right there in the open. For all to see. And to smell. And to judge us.
Well, that all changed this past weekend. We headed out last week to grab a couple 2×4’s from Lowe’s and decided while we were there to look at the prices on a trashcan kit. We wanted one that would be the pull-out version. And one that was unlike most celebrities these days and could actually hold trash.
We found all that we wanted in the Rev-A-Shelf Single Pull-out waste container.
When we got it home and opened the box, my eyes about fell outta my giant head.
It was already assembled.
Maybe my shock means that I have been spending too much money at Ikea. Sheesh.
But either way, it was exactly what we were looking for to replace our Lindsay Lohan of a trashcan. And the perfect location would be our end cabinet on the peninsula. It was easy to access and since I do most of my cooking on the counter right there above it – the oh-so-convenient position would make clean up a heck of a lot easier.
Literally, one boyfriend, four screws, and five minutos later, my new BFF was installed. And what can I say?
I have not vomited since.
It’s been just what I need. So how does it look?
And do you have a pull-out trash can? Do you love it and might consider making out with it even if it had a little bad breath? Do you find reasons to throw things away just to be near it and graze your hand against it’s lip? Or maybe you and your can are total frenemies? Well, I would just say that your relationship doesn’t have to be more broken than Posh Spice’s film career…you can find a solace in one of these pull-out wonders. Just a word of encouragement from one reformed puke-free trash-lovin’ garbagaholic.
I need this glorious creation in my life. As I read your description of your trash can – I giggled ’cause I’m sure my can is related to yours and mine did in fact ooze gravy last night – no joke!
Oh, this is a must. Our cabinet guy suggested we do a built-in trash can when we built our house. It even has a separate little bucket in the back to store trash bags. I love that it’s convenient, but guests can’t see it. You will love it!!
You are not alone – I totally have a love affair with our pull-out trash can! And ours even has room behind it for a recycling bin, which forces even my hubby to be a little eco-friendly. Gotta love it!
We have a pull-out trash can–not the same as yours, but similar. We love it! I just wish it were bigger, but it wouldn’t fit in the cabinet if it were.
white z gallerie tealights are on sale – picked up one a few weeks ago, and love it!
also, did a double-take on your new blog header – freaky! 🙂
I remember when those roll out things were brand new. I was a kid and my parents had just had the kitchen renovated and that gadget was the one that I was most fascinated by.
I don’t have one. Alas, the plumbing and disposal take up too much space under my sink. In the future, I’m going to rework the plumbing a little bit to give myself a little more room so I can have one of these.
so I have a question for you with a cabinet trash can— does the drawer above it smell like trash?!? Thats my issue–I dont want my silverware drawer to smell like last nights moldy leftovers!!
This is going to sound like such a weird point of view, but…
I make my living walking people’s dogs in their homes. They give me a key to their house, I come in and hitch up Fido, take him for a walk, return with the dog, and lock the door behind me as I leave. I visit a lot of people’s houses on a daily basis, and let me tell you – if you have an open trashcan, your house smells like trash. You might not smell it, but I do.
If your trash can is tightly covered, you might be alright, but nothing compares to a trashcan with a lid inside of drawer or behind a cabinet.
You’ve just done all of your smell-sensitive guests a favor, Katie!
I love you Katie Bower… glad you haven’t puked yet!
Whoa, Sandra! Because of your comment, I’m adding a cabinet trash thingy to our MUST BUY ASAP list…!
I had almost exactly the same experience when we redid our kitchen a couple weeks ago. I went from an ugly white trash can sitting under the peninsula for all the world to see to a rev-a-shelf almost exactly like yours. I can’t tell you how much I love it. When I give the “new kitchen tour” that’s one of the first things I show people. Oooh, look at my trash pull-out, isn’t it lovely?! It’s an illness, but I’m so happy to know I’m not alone!
Katie! You are hilarious 🙂
I have two pull out trash cans (also the Rev-a-Shelf from Lowes)…except I have one that holds one can, and the other holds two smaller cans. We use the smaller two cans for recycle (glass and paper kept separate!). Glad you love them! They are super handy…one tip…to keep the odor at bay I keep a box of baking soda tucked in the back of my cabinet and smellies are never a problem!
Take care,
Laura
I always walk by those at Lowes and gaze with jealousy. I really wish that I could find a place that I could put it.
we are in the process of remodeling our kitchen and we just bought the exact same trashcan and I LOVE IT. after all the work we’ve done in the kitchen i’m kinda embarassed to say that it’s my favorite upgrade! our old trashcan was broken and out in the open like yours so the new sleek black pullout one is AMAZING! 🙂
isn’t it funny how we get so excited over little things?!
OMGoodness Laura –
Thanks in trashcan loads for that uber-helpful tip…I will be sure to snatch a little box up the next time I am at the grocery store to eliminate any potential stank. Heaven forbid anything take the buzz off my newly formed relationship 🙂
XO – Katie
p.s. Thanks Darbs – although your recent vacay had me vomit a little in my mouth. It was outta pure jealousy of course 🙂
That looks marvelous! I wish you could see how our “roll out” trashcan looks! disastrous! Great post
LOL – I love your blog, I’m coming out of lurk mode. When we redo our kitchen, I’m so doing this!
We don’t have enough cabinets in our kitchen to do this. Instead we have touchless trashcan.
You mean houses aren’t supposed to smell like trash? My guests don’t want to see my 15 empty Lean Cuisine containers? (sodium problem much?) I’ve apparently got work to do. And without a cabinet to store my trash can full of empty tuna cans (was I supposed to wash them out?), I’m stuck with leaving it out in the open. Can your boyfriend build me a cabinet to store one in? Because my husband hasn’t noticed the icky smell yet. Or else he has and maybe he just thinks I need a bath. Hmmm…Anyway, good solutions as always.
I would LOVE to have a hidden garbage can like that. Ugh that would be so nice compared to my baby blue one 🙂
I have that EXACT pull out trash can. I knew it was a necessary item when we moved in and while I wanted one that had both the trash and recycle cans, I had a similar problem as Jeannine and our cabinet didn’t have enough room. So I settled for this and splurge on the odor free bags because they make such a huge difference in how the cabinet smells when I open the door. And I keep the bags leaned in the little space behind the trash can so they’re always handy when I’m sending my dh out with the trash!
Love it – I need one ASAP. My trash is all out for the world to see also, and it stinks!
Did you call your husband “boyfriend”?
Hey Ana,
It’s my little nickname for my hunk o’ burnin’ love. You can read all about why I call him my boyfriend by clicking on the ‘Our Cheesy Story’ tab and looking for the Letter to my Boyfriend link.
XO – Katie
The new trash can looks fabulous.
Our trash and recycling are under our kitchen cupboard. I would love something that pulls out, but we don’t have the cupboard space to commit to that.
Enjoy the view of a trashcan-less kitchen.
We have this exact same trash can! It’s been in our kitchen for about a year and I still love it. I was tempted to buy two- one for trash, one for recycling. I hope you live it!
We just installed one a few weeks ago!! We also bought the kit that attaches the cabinet door to the pullout thingy. Makes throwing the trash away super easy!!
Oh, they are fantastic arent’ they! When we built our house my cabinet man suprised me with room for two trash cans in my cabinet. One for garbage and one for recycling. He also put something so when I close the door it does not slam shut. It is truly one on my favorite things in my home!!
When we remodeled our kitchen a couple years back a pull-out trash can made it to the priority list. Ours actually has two cans lined up one behind the other. We use the front one for trash and the back one for recycling. Love them!
omgah I’ve got to get one of those! our trash can is out for all the world to see too and it’s not okay.
I have one of these, it came with our house when we bought it three years ago, but it recently came off the track and wouldn’t go back, so I ripped the thing off and just stuck my trash bin in the hole. My husband is not very handing with home improvement, and I’d had it. Just don’t bendit because it will drive you crazy. I should really go buy a new one and try again – your looks much sturdier than the one we inherited.
I love that you blogged about this! I also blogged about replacing my trash can (here: http://kapalmisano.blogspot.com/2009/09/happy-hidden-trash.html) and everyone made fun of me. I love my pull-out bins though… they make me happy 🙂
Hold on to your horses, but did you know there’s such a thing as a double pull out trash can? And not only that, there are multiple styles! I got mine at Kitchen-Cabinet-Hardware.com, and I can’t believe how awesome they are- I use one for recyclables and one for trash so that I can keep everything out of sight but easily sorted. Enjoy!
Actually, DecorExpert, we considered the double can for our own kitchen – but in the end, we knew that the second trash can would not get used. Our recycling gets pitched directly into the bin in our garage. It also worked out to save us money because the double cans are a bit more pricey 🙂 But I would definitely recommend to double up if your recycling bin is not nearby!
XO – Katie
Wow. That looks real easy to assemble. I always wanted something like this but figured I needed to do over my kitchen cabinets to get one installed. This is great, I will going to Lowes today!
-Wes
Hey Katie! We just installed a couple of these bad boys in our kitchen. Check it out!
http://amyhogan.com/blog/renovation/
I dont have a fancy or even nice garbage can. But thats Ok b/c I have sthg even better…a food disposal in the sink! No smelly foods in this garbage can,baby! It literally is my favorite “appliance” we own(or will be until I own a front loading washer and dryer!
The first thing to determine is whether local regulations allow you to actually have a garbage disposal. If you’re simply replacing an old model, this is unimportant.