Store-bought drawer organizers hardly ever fit my drawers. They’re not the same size as my drawers, nor are they as deep. So, they don’t actually organize all that well.
But it’s possible to make a custom drawer organizer for any drawer in your kitchen, workshop, or desk. Here’s how to do it easily and inexpensively.
I used 1/8" clear acrylic (plexiglass) because it looks clean and is washable (as opposed to wood). My measurements came out as follows. The 8 smaller pieces are for the 2 end pieces and 6 interior dividers. (Bottom 19¾"×10¼", 2 sides 19¾"×2⅝", 8 pieces 2⅝"×10")
The drawer is 2¾" deep, but the sides and dividers are only 2⅝" deep because they’ll rest on the 1/8"-thick bottom piece. The same math was used to determine the divider widths.
Peel the masking off one face of the bottom piece, and off both faces of one of the long side pieces (19¾"×2⅝").
Place the side piece on the unmasked face of the bottom piece. To keep a right angle, I used a couple of pieces of plastic with a corner cut off so they wouldn’t touch the glue joint.
Gently squeeze the applicator bottle and drag the needle along the corner formed by the 2 pieces. Glue will flow into the joint and set in a few minutes.
Thanks for the catch! You are right, and it should be 1/8″. There were some other fractions that had rendered incorrectly as well. The project is all fixed up now. I also added the Weekend Project video to the introduction.
Hi RobbDee,
Thanks for the catch! You are right, and it should be 1/8″. There were some other fractions that had rendered incorrectly as well. The project is all fixed up now. I also added the Weekend Project video to the introduction.