Materials: EKBY BJÄRNUM shelf brackets, VÄRDE knobs x4
Description: This is a pretty simple hack that I did so I could hang shopping bags to use for rubbish under my kitchen sink. The brackets were mounted onto the inside of the cabinet door upside down. This is important because there are two threaded holes on each bracket that are designed to hold the shelf tight. These holes are used for the four knobs that stick out of the top and hold the bag in place. When the knobs are in place (they should fit the threads) place a shopping bag on it and voilà! a place for your rubbish without taking up space or getting lost inside the cabinet.
(As you can see from the extra holes in the cabinet door, I had to experiment to get the distance correct.) Of course on the opposite cabinet door I have the RATIONELL VARIERA Plastic bag dispenser. So easy.
~ Xan Cassiel, Minneapolis, MN
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ReplyDeleteI think it's brilliant that you put the "hollow" part of the bracket facing the outside to keep it from getting yucky from garbage.
ReplyDeleteGreat hack! Thanks for sharing!
I like a lot of your ideas but I think this one is a solution in search of a problem.
ReplyDeleteThere are dozens of cabinet trash bag holders for $5-8. Personally I prefer the ones with a built in flip lid because it keeps odors in better.
http://www.spacesavers.com/gray-trash-bag-holder.html
For example. $12.
Cute! especially if you have the tools on hand, stuff that you don't use already @ home...!
ReplyDeleteThe name is soooo cute and funny!
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i have an even easier (albeit non-IKEA) hack for this... i use one of those $2 over-the-door plastic hooks, and i hang it on the cabinet to hold my plastic trash bag.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the creativity. However, I would probably only want to use this for dry garbage and that's hard to control, if there is something to throw trash out to, it might be hard to train people to only throw some types in. I would prefer an outside container to back up in case of bag failures with wet garbage. maybe this can be used to suspend a small bin.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments. In response: Hollow outside - good. Much easier to clean. The thing from spacesavers is a cage. I didn´t want something that was solid, I wanted something to hang. It takes up less space. There are things on the bottom shelf of the cabinet that I don´t have to move when using a bag. The over the door hook thing won´t allow me to close the door. And wet trash usually isn´t a problem. You would be surprised how strong a shopping bag is. Though sometimes they do have holes. I find the bags fill up fast. I live in apartment building with an old fashioned rubbish chute and find these bags perfect. Tools required: a screwdriver.
ReplyDeleteI love it! I've had the over the door hanging things and hate that you can see the hanger when you close the door. This solves the problem and gives me something to use up those plastic bags I get when I forget to bring my own.
ReplyDeletethis is something really cool and great, no one wants to mess around with trash and its a great way to handle trash without actually touching it
ReplyDeleteGreat Hack!
ReplyDeleteSince you experimented to find the correct spacing - what was the end result? How much space is between the brackets?
I have to measure it, but I am out of the country for a couple of weeks. Check the post again around the 1st week of Sept and see if I remembered to measure it.
ReplyDeletehaha, i love the title of this post.
ReplyDeleteAre you back in the country to measure it? I'm curious, too.
ReplyDeleteThis would be great for a small bathroom too! In fact I may well try this for our teeny bathroom.
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