After finding out that Blind Corner Cabinet Organizers were a thing, I knew I had to have one, since my kitchen is tiny and I had so much wasted potential in that blind corner cabinet. A quick google search slashed my dreams, however, when I discovered the cheapest solution I could find was about $300, with some of the better options approaching $600. NOPE!
But I had an idea. What were these organizers really? Basically drawers attached to a large drawer. If I could figure out a plan, I thought I could make one of my own. So I did. And maybe you can too? Check out the photos below to see if it's doable.
This was my sketch of what I was planning. I changed it a lot in the end, and was able to save a lot of money since I didn't need the baskets to all be the large size.
Here were just a few of the items I found that could help me create the Cabinet Organizer that you saw in the video at the top. When you get down to it, the total supplies that I found were:
L Braces/Brackets: $1.75 from a used hardware store
Square tubing: $7 from a used hardware store
4 nuts, 4 bolts, 8 hooks, 12 pop rivets: $2.41 from a used hardware store
18" drawer slide: $14.48 from Home Depot
2 16" drawer slides: $26.96 from Home Depot
1/8" thick 36" steel bar: $4.21 from Home Depot
2 tier mesh basket: $14.99 from Bed Bath & Beyond
2 mesh slide out drawers: $23.98 from Bed Bath & Beyond
For a grand total of: $95.78
I had a lot of help from my dad and his shop, but this was what the skeleton ended up looking like. After this photo, I added the second layer of drawer slides under the ones seen at the top, it was quite top-heavy but ultimately was what I had pictured in my mind.
After crunching myself inside my cabinet to attach the organizer to the cabinet, I then added the mesh baskets. The lower left basket had to be added a little higher to accommodate the angled bar that was there for stability, but didn't seem to be a problem. The baskets could be easily removed by picking them up off the hooks if necessary.
One piece of advice, measure twice! When I first inserted it, the distances were off so it didn't slide smoothly. But after readjusting, it was smooth like butter.
And voila! Here it is in use with everything added. It's not very stable with all of the weight pulled out, but pushed back into the cabinet, it held just fine. Since this wouldn't be pulled out all the time that didn't seem like a problem.
So what do you think? Is this something that any of you would like to try on your own? How could this be improved?
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