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2floors11doorsโ€ฆ
Bali-inspired, modern organic EMโ€ฆ

Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!

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  • Modern Organic
  • HDB (Maisonette)
  • โ‰ฅ1,500 sqft
  • 4 br
  • Living with Family
  • Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!
    ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ. We never expected this to be one of the most talked-about features in our kitchen...but here we are! Every time we share a glimpse of it on Instagram, the DMs flood in: โ€œ๐š†๐šŠ๐š’๐š, ๐š ๐š‘๐šŽ๐š›๐šŽ ๐š๐š’๐š ๐šข๐š˜๐šž ๐š๐šŽ๐š ๐š๐š‘๐šŠ๐š?โ€ โ€œ๐™ฒ๐šŠ๐š— ๐šข๐š˜๐šž ๐šœ๐š‘๐šŠ๐š›๐šŽ ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š–๐šŽ๐šŠ๐šœ๐šž๐š›๐šŽ๐š–๐šŽ๐š—๐š๐šœ?โ€ โ€œ๐™ธ ๐š ๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐š๐š‘๐š’๐šœ ๐š’๐š— ๐š–๐šข ๐š›๐šŽ๐š—๐š˜ ๐š๐š˜๐š˜!โ€ Honestly, we didnโ€™t expect such a response! Itโ€™s such a simple thing, but itโ€™s quickly become one of our favourite functional upgrades in the kitchen. So today, we're dedicating this post to the humble hero thatโ€™s made our daily routine smoother, in case youโ€™re planning your own reno and considering something similar. It's our hidden foot-pull dustbin! โ™ก
  • Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!
    ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐–๐ž ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฉ In our old kitchen, we had the usual over-the-door bin by the sink. It worked, but it was always visible and felt like visual clutter, especially when we wanted a clean, clutter-free look this time around. We wanted something: โœ… Hidden from sight โœ… Easy to access hands-free (for when our hands are full or when we have soapy hands from washing dishes) โœ… Integrated right next to the sink, where most of the action happens So we asked our interior designer if we could build a custom pull-out drawer to fit a concealed bin and also add a foot-pull mechanism so we could access it hands-free!
  • Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!
    The foot-pull is from Amazon and is under $20! It was originally taller than we needed because itโ€™s meant to be installed between the cabinet front and the internal box compartment. Our IDโ€™s carpentry team cut down the top part of the metal foot-pull so it would fit perfectly in our setup. Our ID is amazing, and his carpentry team worked so hard to make this request of ours work. There's another item they helped us to cut as well, haha, which we will share shortly! This truly wouldn't have been possible without them! The foot-pull has honestly been a small upgrade that makes a big difference in daily life. It lets us open the bin even when our hands are full or soapy from washing dishes. These little moments might seem minor, but we appreciate this thoughtful detail every single day!
  • Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!
  • Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!
    ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ (๐ˆ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐“๐จ๐จ!) We worked with our ID to customise the drawer so it fits just right next to the sink. For the foot-pull trash bin to work, the drawer canโ€™t be a soft-closing one, otherwise, itโ€™ll be hard to pull open with your foot and youโ€™ll need leg-day strength just to open the bin with your foot! ๐Ÿ˜… If you're thinking of doing the same, here are our exact dimensions:
  • Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!
  • Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!
  • Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!
    The bin is from IKEA, but it was too tall for the drawer, so...our IDโ€™s carpentry team trimmed the top to make it the perfect height! Can you understand now when we said our ID and his team is amazing?? They really did all they could to make this happen for us! ๐Ÿ˜…
  • Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!
    We use 40L-60L trash bags from Shopee, and they fit just right! ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก A few things I do that help with hygiene and smell: ๐Ÿ—‘ We empty the bin right after cooking, especially if thereโ€™s meat or any wet scraps. We only let dry trash sit throughout the day, before emptying it at the end of every night. ๐Ÿงผ We give the bin a quick wipe every night, and we remove it for washing when necessary. ๐ŸŒฌ We leave it slightly open overnight to air out. ๐Ÿ’ We also pop in a small scent pod inside to keep things smelling fresh! ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐–๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž! Hereโ€™s a bonus feature โ€” and proof we really gave this setup some thought! We're especially glad we considered placing it under a prep space. Itโ€™s right beside the sink, and thereโ€™s a small countertop above it. So whenever we're chopping veggies or trimming meat, we can easily swipe everything into the bin with one motion! We call this the "Chop & Drop"! ๐Ÿ˜…
  • Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!
    Itโ€™s such a small detail but we use it almost every day, and every day we're glad itโ€™s there! If youโ€™re thinking of getting a pull-out bin, we definitely recommend placing it under your prep space too!
  • Many Have Said They Want This in Their Home, Too!
    ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ! We hope this post helps! Itโ€™s the little upgrades like this that make a ๐™—๐™ž๐™œ difference in the flow of your space. Sometimes the most unglamorous things end up being the ones you appreciate the most. And this? Definitely one of those things! Let us know if youโ€™re thinking of doing this too, or if you have more questions, we'd be happy to share what we can! ๐Ÿ‘‰ And if you head over to our Instagram (@2floors11doors), you can watch the reel that shows this pull-out trash bin and our favourite โ€œChop + Dropโ€ in action! Till next time! xx
14 May