Hi Everyone! Today I am going to give some tips on how to organize your sock drawers. About eighty percent of people today have awful, unorganized, sock drawers. Most people are scrambling in the morning trying to get everyone ready for school or work and its a hassle to have to search for everything that's needed. Therefore, in order to help out a little why not spent a little time organizing your sock drawers when you have a little extra time on the weekends. There are a lot of ways to organize a sock drawer it just depends on what you like. You can buy items to help with the organization or you can use items you already have at home. Here is one way you can organize.......
Sock Drawer Divider
By making it homemade, I’m able to have a divider that’s the exact size of the drawer. You can make these dividers without spending a dime if you have a large piece of cardboard box at home. If not, purchase the project boards that the kids use for school. They’re only $1 at the Everything’s A Dollar Store.
Items Needed:
- cardboard box or (2) project boards
- ruler
- box cutter
Measure the inside of your drawer. You want to measure the length, width, and height of the inside of the drawer. My drawer measured 14in x 20in x 5 in . Five inches in height will allow me space to store 2-4 socks in each slot. I’m happy about that part.
Directions:Find a cardboard to use for making the dividers. This project board has a nice thickness that works perfectly.
Measure the divider pieces according to your drawer measurements. You will make two sets of divider pieces. One set will be for the width measurement and one for the length measurement of the drawer. In this pic, I am drawing for the length of the drawer. Both sets will be the same height. For instance, these pieces are 20 inches long and 5 inches high. I am making 3 to 4 pieces. I only used three of the 20 inch pieces.
Next, I made the smaller divider pieces. This one is 14 inches long and 5 inches high. I made 4 pieces. I used all 4 pieces.
To make the inserts or slots on each board, go down 4 inches. Then measure down about 3 1/4 and about 1/4 inch apart. Make a little loop at the end. The 3 1/4 inches is based on my 5 inch drawer height. You will have to make it shorter or longer depending on the height of your drawer. (Whatever length you’re cutting for the slots, just make sure to leave about 1 1/2 in at the bottom of the divider piece.) Measure down 4 inches from the slot you just drew and repeat the step until you get to the end of the board.
Using a box cutter, cut the slot part first. It’s easier that way. Then cut out the entire divider parts.
This is how they looked. Notice how the end part of smaller. That is fine.
Put the divider together by inserting the smaller divider piece into the larger divider piece slots or inserts.
This is how the finished product looked before I assembled it inside the drawer.
Begin assembling the dividers into the drawer.
This divider can be used for organizing a lot of different things in the house. I’m loving how organized my socks are now!
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