iluvpink
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Post by iluvpink on Nov 13, 2020 15:29:29 GMT
I can’t decide if I should get dividers or an expandable/ adjustable drawer organizer? Anyone have input? I’ve never had a wide kitchen drawer before. I do keep some utensils in a holder near the stove and baking items have their own drawer. But I’d like this motley bunch of utensils more organized.  |
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keithurbanlovinpea
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Nov 13, 2020 15:32:32 GMT
dividers. I find the expandable things have weird sizes/shapes that don't fit my tools
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2020 15:41:55 GMT
Big, wide items like spatulas, long tongs, large whisk, ect go in my utensil crock.
Then other items like garlic press, small tongs, small whisk, thermometer, ect are in a bamboo wood expandable organizer.
Eta: I got mine at BB&B. The two outside areas are long so that is where I store my microplane
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Nov 13, 2020 15:57:49 GMT
Neither. Get the individual organizers which come in many sizes. No matter what you choose, I recommend making a paper template of the interior size of your drawer. Lay that on the table and then organize your utensils in a way that makes sense to you, as well as utilizes the space you have the most efficiently. Once you have the layout, then you can make a better choice on which organizer/divider to use. I went with the iDesign clear drawers, but you can find bamboo or metal ones as well. Here is what I've done with my kitchen drawers.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2020 16:07:25 GMT
Neither. Get the individual organizers which come in many sizes. No matter what you choose, I recommend making a paper template of the interior size of your drawer. Lay that on the table and then organize your utensils in a way that makes sense to you, as well as utilizes the space you have the most efficiently. Once you have the layout, then you can make a better choice on which organizer/divider to use. I went with the iDesign clear drawers, but you can find bamboo or metal ones as well. Here is what I've done with my kitchen drawers. I use those for my junk drawer 👍🏻👍🏻😊 |
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Post by MZF on Nov 13, 2020 16:10:51 GMT
Dh made built-in dividers for my drawers--it's so nice having such a handy hubby! The expandable ones just didn't fit right.
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caangel
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Post by caangel on Nov 13, 2020 16:12:26 GMT
My wide drawers are about about twice that size and I use a couple of the large ikea drawer organizer. Unfortunately I don't know that it will fit in your space. I'd either go with the clear plastic ones above or the adjustable dividers that just section off the drawer space but are not a container. I love having all my utensils in drawers as I hate countertop clutter.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Nov 13, 2020 16:28:43 GMT
I use those for my junk drawer 👍🏻👍🏻😊 Pretty much every drawer in my entire house (kitchen, bathroom, pantry, sewing room, laundry, office) is organized with these or the iDesign bins. I should probably own stock in the company. This is what the wide drawer looks like. It's a little messy right now between DH and DD.  |
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Post by ntsf on Nov 13, 2020 16:35:42 GMT
I got some clear dividers from container store --they expand in length and then you clamp them down. works well.
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Post by scrappinghappy on Nov 13, 2020 19:04:41 GMT
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Post by rune2484 on Nov 13, 2020 19:48:29 GMT
It looks like we will be moving in the next 6-8 months, so I'm not going to be doing this here in this house, but our next house I am totally making these dividers. I am so tired of expensive ill-fitting drawer organizers.
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Post by dewryce on Nov 13, 2020 21:20:38 GMT
Something to consider, if your drawers are short, anything but separate dividers will cost you some space and your thicker utensils may not fit. We have some rev-a-shelf divided trays that I like, but we took the bottom piece off to save the 1/4”. It doesn’t sound like much but it made all the difference in the world.
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iluvpink
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Post by iluvpink on Nov 13, 2020 21:28:04 GMT
Thanks ladies, I will look into these ideas. I really want dh to make me something (he's a builder for goodness sakes!) but he says he's done enough putting in our new kitchen and he's too busy do it right now and to just buy something. I'm not at all handy myself so buying something it is. I would push him more, but he really is busy and stressed.
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Post by chedanemi on Nov 13, 2020 21:36:05 GMT
These a thousand times over. I have them in every drawer in my kitchen that needs dividers. You make them to fit what you need perfectly with no wasted space. |
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 13, 2020 22:09:30 GMT
I made some out of card board from cereal boxes. Then after I used them for a bit to see if they worked or needing tweeking I decoupaged them with them with mod podge and pretty papers cause it made them stronger. That why I had exactly what I needed and it was cheap im case I wanted to change things around.
But truly the thing that worked best for me was to toss a bunch of stuff out that I never used or were duplicates. Not many people need ten wooden spoons or five sets of measuring spoons - at least I don't
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Post by bc2ca on Nov 13, 2020 22:47:32 GMT
We have a few drawers with dividers and a few with individual bins like **GypsyGirl**. |
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Post by jenjie on Nov 13, 2020 23:26:36 GMT
It looks like we will be moving in the next 6-8 months, so I'm not going to be doing this here in this house, but our next house I am totally making these dividers. I am so tired of expensive ill-fitting drawer organizers. I watched a video about doing this! Yesterday! The other person hot glued them together. I don’t think I would want to nail them down in case I wanted to change configuration. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2020 0:37:05 GMT
Hey, OP, how’d you get a picture of my utensil drawer?! 😂
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dontsitstill
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Post by dontsitstill on Nov 14, 2020 3:19:21 GMT
I use Command type hooks inside cabinet doors to hang things like measuring spoons and cups. It works very well and it's easier to find things.
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Post by rune2484 on Nov 14, 2020 5:59:49 GMT
I use Command type hooks inside cabinet doors to hang things like measuring spoons and cups. It works very well and it's easier to find things. I had a rental like 15 years ago that had only one six inch drawer. I wish I would have thought of that. I hated that kitchen because it was clearly designed by someone who had never cooked a day in their life (it wasn't even that tiny of a kitchen!). |
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