Idea of the Week: Customizable Dish Drawer
Tuck dishes safely away in a DIY kitchen-drawer organizer
There are a lot of great organization methods for kitchen drawers, many requiring custom work or help from a professional. A pegged dish drawer, however, is something you can install yourself. The clever idea piqued our curiosity in a recent Houzz User Kitchen of the Week, and we haven't been able to get it out of our heads since.
If you have a deep kitchen drawer that's become a rattling mishmash of dishes, picking up a pegboard and dowels at your local hardware store could provide you with the perfect solution. Take a look:
If you have a deep kitchen drawer that's become a rattling mishmash of dishes, picking up a pegboard and dowels at your local hardware store could provide you with the perfect solution. Take a look:
A deep drawer is a great way to store dishes for those who want to keep above-counter shelving neat — or to avoid shelving all together. Of course, the problem with attempting to pile dishes neatly into a drawer is that they can slosh around when you open and close the drawer, inviting scratches, chips and even breakage.
Some cabinetry stores offer a system similar to what you see here. It's also a relatively simple DIY fix.
By installing a pegboard cut to the size of your drawer and using wooden dowels with a dowel pin screwed into the bottom, you can create your own customizable dish organizer. The dowels keep the dishes in place and can be moved around as needed.
This great idea for storing dishes was brought to our attention in the kitchen remodel of Houzz user Karen Heffernan. Inspired by some of the previous photos, she implemented the dowel-and-pegboard system above in several deep drawers for simple, space-efficient dish storage.
What's your kitchen storage solution? Post a photo below!
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This great idea for storing dishes was brought to our attention in the kitchen remodel of Houzz user Karen Heffernan. Inspired by some of the previous photos, she implemented the dowel-and-pegboard system above in several deep drawers for simple, space-efficient dish storage.
What's your kitchen storage solution? Post a photo below!
More: Browse kitchen organizing tools
Related stories: 23 Inspiring Real-Life Kitchens
Readers' Choice: The Top Kitchens of 2010
House Planning: How to Set Up Your Kitchen