I spent $150 on materials, used my $100 old miter saw and created five kitchen drawers with the most incredibly — and in my opinion beautiful, drawer organizers! I’m pretty proud myself!
You can see below the wedge method I used to keep the slats in place – making them tight and not needing to use wood glue:
Custom kitchen organizers can add up fast $$$ and I almost bought some created by a 3D printed, but the price didn’t sit well with me and what if it didn’t fit right or I hated the quality? I was also unsure if it could really be custom to my needs so, I made my own! The miter saw I have is around $100 and has lasted over 10 years! Here’s a link to the products and my flatware.
The wedge method can keep the plywood dividers flexible to be moved later on, or you can glue them in place.
Tools
- ¼-inch plywood (free delivery from Home Depot and Lowe’s)
- A hand sander to smooth one of the raw edges before we cut to size
- Miter saw
- Wood glue (optional)
Tips
- Decide which is the “long” side and cut how ever many number of boards the slats that will run in the same direction. Start with those boards first.
- Make smaller cuts to fill in as the “wedges” you place them on the outer edges to space the longer boards 4”, 5” apart, etc.
- If you want the space even smaller like squares, make those cuts and you’d need to use wood glue to keep them in place without wedges.
- I strongly suggest cutting piece by piece from one end and placing them the drawer as you build and cut the next pieces. Once you get the hang of it, it goes so much quicker when you do the next one.
I spent $150 for materials. I hope this inspires you – I have to admit putting the dishes away is a bit more pleasant now! It’s the small things!
I hope this organization helps with my efficiency for hosting so I can easily grab things as we set up or unload the dishes. Sometimes we forget that our guests also see inside our drawers, at least mine do!
Wedge method inspired by a YouTube video by MaCenna it is so easy to follow along!
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