a drawer pedestal including a shell and a substructure that snap together . the substructure includes multiple locking tabs around a peripheral flange that interlock with slots defined by a peripheral rim of the shell so that the two pieces can be easily snapped together . at least one of the shell and the substructure include guide tabs to guide the two parts into the appropriate position for interlocking . the invention also provides a method for assembling the drawer pedestal including : positioning the substructure adjacent to the shell ; aligning first and second locking structures on the substructure and shell ; and moving at least one of the shell and the substructure toward one another until the first and second locking structure engages one another .