this became quite a project. the coffee maker has 2 channels in its sides. plastic brackets are screwed to the sides of the compartment. these have fingers which fit into the channels. however, the thing which really holds the coffee maker in place is the front frame. this appears to be pre-assembled and then screwed into place. i removed only the left vertical piece of the frame which was held in place by 1) a screw coming down thru the shelf above 2) a screw on the inside of the vertical going into the bottom frame 3) a short piece of wood screwed to the back of the vertical AND into the compartment side wall. i cut the shelf screw and then lvered the rest. i have no idea how ms assembled it all.