How to Build a Silverware Drawer Organizer TUTORIAL

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Many silverware drawer organizers just don't fit in the drawers properly.  And, if you have a large drawer, it is even more challenging.  Doing some research, I found that to become a custom drawer organizer tin can be quite pricey and bluntly, I had the tools to brand one myself. So, that is what my husband and I did. Hither'due south how to make your very ain custom silverware drawer organizer.

Let me have you back to when we designed the kitchen. I knew I wanted a big drawer nigh my plates for silverware/flatware and serving tools and felt that the area virtually my plates and glasses would be most useful for usa. When going to go spectacles and plates, the silverware drawer would be close to the area for a quick tabular array setting. And, with the dishwasher right virtually this surface area, it would fifty-fifty help us load and unload the dishwasher quickly.  It was the perfect place.

Though I plant that the store bought organizer, while it was expandable, it was simply not large enough for the drawer. Leaving a lot of space effectually that was just not used. And, being meticulous about maximizing space in the kitchen, this only wouldn't do. Hither's the earlier photo of our drawer.

As you can see in the above epitome, the ice cream scoopers are on tiptop of the serving spoons, and the other cheese knives are under the other serving forks. And, the dessert and dinner forks and spoons are chaotic within the pocket-sized opening. Just in example you are wondering, I purchased this organizer earlier I had the drawer in my kitchen and was going off of dimensions that I received that just wasn't correct. It was such a jammed mess.

Pace 1: Measure the drawer

The commencement affair I did was measure the inside of the drawer and write it down. To my surprise, it was wider than I thought. Yay for us! So, we went to Habitation Depot to pick upward the pieces to practice the drawer organizer. We bought a higher quality 36 10 24 inches wood so that it would cover the entire area of the back of the organizer. Then, picked up the ¼ of an inch thick board so not to accept likewise much of the space in the drawer. We also picked upwards 9 - 3 inches high by 36 inches broad pieces for the dividers and the sides. 4 for the sides and 5 for the dividers. They were too ¼ inch thick.

Hither is a visual on how I measured out my organizer.  The drawer was 22 inches wide and 19 inch deep and 3 inches high. I took the length of the unabridged box, subtracted ¼ inch for each divider and ½ for each side and so information technology would help me make up one's mind the space inside the organizers. Any additional space I added to the right side for my larger utensils. To determine the middle divider, I likewise 19 inches and subtracted the sides of the box and centre divider and so divided by two.

Step ii: Cutting the wood

I then marked upward the wood and cut to fit the dorsum of the organizer. Note: When doing the measurements, be sure to have into account the screws from the drawer handle. Information technology some times takes up to ⅛ of an inch. And, remember the saying, measure twice cut once. Measure different areas of the drawer to brand sure you are getting all the same measurements before deciding to cut the wood.  Nosotros then, cutting the sides of the box and so they would fit inside the drawer.

To determine the sides length, we measured and and so cutting so we could glue them to each other.  This step gave the organizer more than support, and we didn't have to miter the corners. Woo hoo, =) Note: Examine the forest and measure to knots or unattractive parts so you can cut them off. (see image above.) They are very noticeable if y'all decide to stain the woods dividers.

Step 3: Stain and Polyurethane the forest to protect it.

Before gluing the sides together, we used a wax stain on all the parties of all the wood strips and dividers to protect the woods. Allow completely dry.

Pace 4: Glue sides of the boxes and let dry.

Now, we glued the sides together. These handy clamps worked nicely to assist continue it at a 90-degree angle.

Step 5: Add a non-newspaper liner to the back of the box.

Then, to wearing apparel it up a bit, I used my cocky-stick wallpaper from my armoire project. Information technology attached nicely considering the wood had no knots on it. =)

Step vi: Nail and mucilage the sides of the box to the back of the box.

Then, I added the sides by using modest finished nails with my boom gun and wood glue beaded on edge for a tight seal. Here's the finished box.

Step seven: Create and add the dividers.

I measure out the length of the box and cut i divider to length. This 1 will exist the anchor for the cross bar. And so, I cut all the other dividers. Note: Be certain to label the dissimilar dividers, so you lot know the order and so become in the box. The concluding cantankerous bar needs to be measured and cut from the side of the box to the beginning long divider.  This 1 would be notched with the other dividers. Then, I notched the dividers and the long bar to fit together. I didn't want to take everything stock-still to the box because if I wanted to make clean the box, information technology would be hard. By doing it this way, the entire inside of the organizer is removable. Cool, right?

Annotation: make sure you measure the dividers a few times to make sure they aren't besides tight or as well loose. It will move a bit if it is likewise loose.

Are you prepare to see the concluding product? Here you get. What practice you lot think?

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Look at all the infinite I have now! And all the servicing spoons and ice cream scoops have their space.  And all my political party utensils are in their space. It is a pleasure putting stuff away now! We are then happy with it.

At present information technology's your plough. Take you lot fabricated your drawer organizer? Please get out a annotate beneath with whatever tips you tin can add to this mail service.

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How to Build a Silverware Drawer Organizer TUTORIAL

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