We're getting measured for our cabinets soon and I would love to see photos of the inside of your flatware drawers.

Thanks,
MJ

sadieV, taggie & Pjean - all great ideas!
MJ

Thank you!

Great idea - my DH is also handy so this may be an option, too.
Thanks,
MJ

Great idea - my DH is also handy so this may be an option, too.
Thanks,
MJ

Easy to lay out, infinitely customizable, very space efficient and easy to clean. I used graph paper cut to the drawer size, laid the utensils on the paper, marked where the dividers went, then laid the graph paper in the drawer and played score, snap, and stick.

That looks like a very flexible system, thank you.
MJ

Again..

It's the drawer in my dish hutch here:

The next two use 4'' dividers.
A prep drawer:

Another prep drawer:

I really like the flexibility of these dividers.

We originally had a divider from the cabinet maker but I recently switched over to bamboo boxes from BBB. They are very sturdy and they can be lifted out individually if I want to put a bunch silverware on the counter when we serve buffet style. The boxes are deep and sturdy. We had an adjustable (width) divider in another drawer but I got rid of it pretty quickly because it wasted a lot of vertical space with the design and the individual cubbies were too shallow for my needs.

The boxes added up and ended up being pricey but I loved them so much I bought them for 6 other drawers in the kitchen. The money spent on the bones of the kitchen isn't worth it if the hard working areas aren't as functional as they can be.

I didn't just do my flatware drawers, I did some of my deeper drawers too. My baking drawer now has compartments for bowls, beater, measuring cups and spoons, etc. I did my junk drawers (yes, I have two, LOL!). Next is my tupperware drawer.

I don't know if this is true for all HD's, but mine does not carry the pine strips. They only have the harder woods. I went for the cheapest and Lowes had pine.

Breezy, Thank you. BTW I ordered the RH Aubrey pulls in brushed nickel for my draws and knobs for my upper cabinets. I used your suggestion about sizing for the drawer pulls.
Bellsmom- you are very organized, I will definiately check out you divder system. Did you purchase on line?
Zelmar- great idea and very attractive looking, too.
Houseful - Thanks!

Yes, I ordered on line. I posted the link below.

I prefer the look of wood dividers and I would have used the Lee Valley DIY system that many do, except

1. My drawers are metal and I would have had to lose more space by building a ''box'' to put the dividers in since I couldn't hammer them into the drawer itself.

2. My kitchen is smallish and every square inch counts. These dividers are only 1/8'' or so in thickness. The LV dividers are 1/4''. I knew I would be using lots of dividers in some drawers, and the space saved was a consideration.

3. These can easily be rearranged or removed as need/use dictates.

4. The total cost, as I remember, was between $10 and $20 per drawer, depending on how large or small I made the sections.

And I am NOT organized. Just need to use every bit of my limited drawer space. :-)

My cutlery drawer can get really crumby. How?? When it holds clean cutlery.

Ingenious way to clean it easily.

Filing for future reference.

With the bamboo dividers, we can just take them out and hold them over the trash and shake. I think they were from the Container Store, but they look identical to the BB&B ones others have posted. They look nice, and are not only available in the expandable type, but as separate pieces.

We have them for setting-the-table flatware:

for-use-near-stove flatware & gadgets:

for wooden spoons & ladles & things next to the stove:

and another one that is on the other side of the stove that isn't sure what it wants to be when it grows up:

They are better looking than the plastic ones I got long ago, which keeps our "junk drawer" a bit sorted!

Bellsmom,

Where did you get all your pour spouts? Those look like good ones!

Let me know.
Sandra

Thanx for the great post. Always interesting to see the input on how others have organized their drawers.

tmy

I'm with Red Lover, though. It's one of the riddles of the sphinx - how does a silverware drawer get so darn icky when it is closed all the time, except when putting clean silverware back in or grabbing a quick fork? Better yet, how does one prevent it? A 3 mile overhang?

Zelmar - you said you got your bamboo boxes from BBB, do you mind telling me what that stands for?

Thanks everyone!

Bonnie

Utensil drawer:

Junk drawer:

flatware only

Knives only - Wusthoff insert

Junk drawer - several modifications since the picture