You can then remove the cable clips from the divider itself. With the locations of the cable clips penciled in, you can remove the drawer divider from the drawer. Next, use a pencil to trace around all the cable clips: With the clips on the foam core but the paper backings still on the cable clips, slide the divider into your drawer, ensuring it’s centered and completely vertical. NOTE: I started with two cable clips on each side of the divider, but really, one clip on each side was sufficient for stability! Do NOT remove the paper backings on the cable clips.
To do so, place one or two cable clips on each side of the foam divider (as shown in the two photos below). Next, you will “dry fit” this cut into your drawer. Use a ruler and X-Acto knife to make as precise of cuts as possible. Taking 1/2″ off the width dimension allows room for the cable holders. WIDTH of drawer – 1/2″ X HEIGHT of drawer. To create your first divider, you will cut a rectangle from your foam core or cardboard in the following dimensions: I had just enough leftover wallpaper from the feature wall to outfit 6 drawers. Next, if desired, line the bottom and/or sides of your drawer with contact paper, shelf liner, peel-and-stick wallpaper, etc. Start by measuring the height, width and depth of the drawer you want to outfit with dividers. Tools: Tape measure, X-Acto Knife, Ruler, Pencil.Contact paper, shelf liner, or peel-and-stick wallpaper to cover dividers (optional).My original post was titled “DIY Drawer Dividers (Using What You’ve Got)” and that is still somewhat true since you can make these out of foam core or sturdy cardboard (like from large Amazon boxes 😉 ). These drawer dividers are not only super inexpensive and easy to make, but they now truly stand tall and firm and do wonders for keeping large drawers compartmentalized. Yep! Adhesive-backed cord holders are the perfect things to keep these easy DIY Drawer Dividers locked in place! Now, they don’t slide around, and the measuring doesn’t have to be quite as precise…hurray! Then a while back, I saw Jen from I Heart Organizing use a really clever solution to hold her foam core drawer dividers in place and instantly KNEW they were the exact thing to perfect my famed drawer organizers. The ones for Sam’s drawers were actually cut a smidge too small, and they always kept collapsing on me. So…I repeated the project in Sam’s nursery 5 years later!īut if I’m being honest, it was a tad difficult to size the dividers snug enough so that they fit but didn’t slide around. I loved how simple and inexpensive the dividers were, and they really allowed me to create more order in these super deep drawers. I first made these drawer organizers for Henry’s room about 8 years ago (below left). One of the most popular posts on my site (of all time!!!) is my DIY Drawer Dividers (Using What You’ve Got). But it wasn’t until I saw a clever hack on one of my favorite sites that helped me (finally!) make this a truly perfect organization solution. For all three babies, I have outfitted the top drawers of the dresser with really easy DIY drawer dividers. And in doing so, I’m re-visiting old projects and solutions and improving them for the better. You see…for the third time now, I am using the exact same furniture in the nursery. But it’s beyond just the newborn experiences.
One thing that’s been fun about having a third child is that I get to do and try things for the third time! And, for me at least, the third time must be a charm because giving birth and caring for a newborn and nursing have all come much easier and gone much smoother.
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