How can I build accessible sliding drawers for my bathroom vanity?
My mother is 79 and has trouble moving around but wants to be self sufficient. I am trying to reorganize areas in the house for her to be able to utilize with more easy. A large struggle she has is with the items she stores under her sink in her very small vanity cabinet, she can't get down and reach in. I am trying to work out a cheap way to make this more accessible for her and any help would be greatly appreciated!! For that matter any ideas on making anything in the house more 'elderly friendly' would be a HUGE help!!! Making our way thru this role change and trying my best to take care of her... I have attached the only pic I have in my phone, unfortunately it is only of the outside (me showing off my paint job a few months back!!!).
I would take the door off and put in a shelf. This doesn’t make things any taller per se, but it may help a bit. If she has good hand strength, she could also get one of those grabbers for down low or higher items. My mom has one and loves it. Another idea for cleaning products she may have usually kept under sinks is to put a pocket shoe holder on the back of the door. Spray bottles easily fit in the shoe slots, and they’d be right at eye level. HOpe this helps!
I love that pocket shoe holder idea!!!! That will definitely work! The older you get the more lotions, potions, ointments, etc you have!!!! Thank you thank you thank you!
One of the things my parents have installed are some heavy duty wire basket shelves. I've also added them to my own home. I typically buy them on Amazon because its less expensive. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/318348267405371562/?nic=1a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH0gHFRI_rU
https://www.familyhandyman.com/storage-organization/roll-out-cabinet-drawers-you-can-build-yourself/
Dollar Tree has some tall skinny bins, similar to the magazine holders, that would work well.
I use large turntables for my cabinets. Bed, Bath, & Beyond has them in several sizes. I have 18" ones in my bottom cabinets and 11" ones in my upper cabinets. This makes it so easy to get to things at the back of both the low and high cabinets.
In addition, maybe adding shelves over the toilet would work.