March Challenge - Office Organizer Drawers

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Good morning everyone!

It's time for another DIY  Challenge and this one is all about organization. I'm teaming up with a group of bloggers to bring you a monthly challenge. For March, we had to pick a messy space in our homes and organize it. Ha, I think this was easy, we all have messy spaces in our homes! At the end of this post you can find the links to visit all the projects my friends created.

As for me, I've been creating storage solutions around our home, the built-in in the family room is a good example of this. However, my problem has been organizing the inside of those spaces.

For this challenge, I decided to organize one of the
base cabinets in my office. This picture below is the way it has been for more than a year...  Placemats, some tools, file folders, some craft supplies and those boxes that I don't remember what's inside of them... Wait, some lights I guess.

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A few weeks ago I started organizing the paper goods. It took me quite some time to sort throughout all the contents of the big basket where I stashed papers, pretty papers, stickers and some stencils... Well, the hold it all paper basket.

The thing is, I want to have this room functioning like a proper office. I want to stop running upstairs when I need white paper, or going down to the basement when I need beads or glitter for a craft project.
In order to start organizing this cabinet, I had to get everything out of there, including the shelves!

And my plan was to build a few drawer boxes (like the one below) to keep all my office supplies organized and at hand.

The drawer boxes are a simple build. Five pieces of wood where all the sides are corralling the bottom piece.

1/2 inch plywood was the material I used for every single part of the drawers. I was trying to keep the costs low.  The full sheet of plywood was cut at Home Depot in three lengths. Have I told you how I hate handling full sheets of plywood? Ha, I can't handle them! :D
At home I made even more manageable cuts with the circular saw.

Tip: Know the dimension of your drawers before heading to buy your material. Those lengths were cut at the size of the drawers depth.

Now guys, I finally got my own table saw! My BIL gave me some classes and this was my very first project using it!!  It took me a good amount of time to go through all those cuts because I was extra cautious, but I guess that's the way it is going to be from now on.

DeWalt Table Saw

Once done cutting all the material, it was time for assembling the boxes with glue and brad nails.

Ryobi AirStrike 18-Gauge Cordless Brad Nailer

And hey, it was time to relax listening to some good music! :) I love the sound that comes from this DeWalt bluetooth speaker.

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All the boxes were assembled with glue and 1" brad nails.

However, I don't think nails are strong enough and I didn't use too many because I was going to add some screws.
I added 3/4" wood screws all around the bottom of the drawer and at every corner. And I countersunk them to make them disappear after filling them with wood filler

The next step was to work on those drawer dividers. And I didn't escape the tedious sanding. Filling nail holes and sand, then paint and sand and then some more paint a sand.

DeWalt Miter Saw

The last phase of this project is installing the drawers in the cabinet.
Since, I didn't remove the doors and there's dead space right there all along them. I had to install those wooden supports to bring the cabinets out of the door's way.

Installing the drawer slides comes next. I like to use a screwdriver when working with small screws and soft woods. This Husky set was perfect for the job!

Husky Screwdrivers

Make sure everything's level. And hey, take care of those knees! I spent like three hours in that spot. Installing the slides, doing patch up painting and organizing.  I'm so thankful of those gel pads.. Very comfy and supportive.

Husky Soft Cap Gel Knee Pads

• Tough, nylon molded shell for comfort
• Next generation gel and memory foam protection
• Wide, single neoprene comfort strap
• Hook and loop closure
• Knee pads enable comfortable kneeling and protect against impacts

And this is how it looks now!

A place for everything and everything in its place. ;)

Oh, I also had a huge basket full of pens, pencils, color pencils, markers, crayons... Well, I got rid of some that didn't even work and organized these ones here.

The stencils belong here on the lower drawer.

And this artsy space makes me happy.

Paint, paint brushes, scissors, chalk are stored here.

It all looks so much better!

|  Built-in unit  |  Bench  |  Table  |

All these organized supplies almost make me want to start an art project right now!!
One base cabinet done, seven more to go! Hopefully not until another challenge. 🤞


Talking about a challenge, here are the links to visit all the organization projects my friends have created:

• DIY Shoe Organizer  -  The House Of Wood
• Simple DIY Closet Organizer  - House Becoming Home
• DIY Corner Vegetable Storage Bin  -  Anika's DIY Life
• Small Parts Bin  -  100 Things 2 Do
• French Cleat Wall Organizer  -  Addicted 2 DIY
• Easy Closet Shelves  -  Jaime Costiglio
• Shoe Storage Cabinet with Tray  -  The Created Home
• DIY Closet Cabinets  -  Woodshop Diaries
• DIY Ziplock Bags Storage Container  -  The Inspired Workshop
• Backpack Storage Bench  -  Her Tool Belt
• Cleaning Closet Organization  -  Reality Daydream
• Between Studs Workshop Organization  - My Love 2 Create
• Between Studs Broom Closet  -  My Repurposed Life
• DIY Jewelry Organizer  -  Ugly Duckling House
• DIY Bathroom Drawer Organizer  -  Hazel And Gold Designs
• Easy DIY Wine Rack  -  Place of My Taste
• DIY Spice Rack  -  Joyful Derivatives

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