Ideally, I would like to have two kitchen drawers so I do not waste the space in between the doors if I add pull-outs. But I am on a budget and the custom cabinets are in great shape (though they are 12 years old).

Does anyone know how I can add or convert to pull-out drawers? I currently stack all my pots but they sometimes fall. It would be so much easier to pull-out, store and retrieve what I need.

Any ideas?

I've been planning on doing something similar to a cabinet with double doors and a piece of the frame in between.

Here's what I'm planning to do. The center strip in mine is screwed in with 4 pocket screws, 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom. Use a flash light and try and see what type of head it has before you get started.

Get a peice of 3/4" square stock cut it a couple inches less than the height of the opening. Glue and screw it to the side of that center peice so that it's flush with the front. Predrill is a must, countersink is optional but nice. Leave a gap at the top and bottom.

Next close the door on the side where you attached the 3/4" piece. Then predrill and screw but don't glue it in. You just want to get the holes in, then remove the screws to the door.

Now you want to remove that center piece from the cabinet box.

First you want to take a utility knife and score the finish on the top and bottom to keep it from chipping. Maybe the back too. Then unscrew it. If it doesn't come right out, use a thin bladed saw to cut the top and bottom. It might be glued.

Might be a good idea here to sand the top and bottom to give you some extra clearance and seal the fresh wood on the top and bottom.

Then attach that center piece to the door lining it up with the holes you made previously. Now that cabinet pretty much looks like it did before except when you open the door the center piece comes with it and you have full access.

For the rest, read these instructions for making pull out shelves for your cabinets.

I have only done one cabinet so far as I feel like I actually lost cabinet space with the one I did. It is a small cabinet though, which contains mixing bowls etc. I do have space now on the side to store a few cookie sheets upright though . . .

If you have plenty of cabinet space but it is just not functional, this may work well for you.

I have several thin-kerf Japanese saws that would be perfect for sawing out the center stile.