Check Out My Drawers!
It all began, as it always does around here, with a barbecue party. I opened my kitchen drawer and could not find the instant read thermometer. If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we make a drawer organizer that works? So I did, and you can too. Here’s how:
Ingredients:
- 1 quarter-sheet pegboard
- 4 dowels (that fit the pegboard’s holes)
- Self-stick rubber pad “feet” (3M company)
tools:
- Saw
Make it:
- Measure your kitchen drawers and transfer the measurement to the pegboard, and cut it out.
- Cut the dowels into small pieces to make pegs (mine were about two-inches tall).
- Attache the little rubber feet to the back of the pegboard. Besides preventing the pegboard from sliding, it also gives a little bit more clearance for the dowels when you push them in.
- Empty your drawers, insert the pegboard, and start arranging your tools, er, kitchen equipment.
Tip(s): I found that wrapping the dowels in masking tape made them easier to cut – and I could cut all four dowels stacked. The pegboard can easily be painted, if you want to add a more decorative element to the project. You can also paint the dowels another color to add decoration, or wrap them in colorful tape.
