How to Make a Spice Drawer Organizer in a Small Space

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Organizing a small kitchen can be difficult. Finding the right places for the right items becomes a crafty challenge. We had this situation in our kitchen where the drawers on the side of the range (when fully open) are hard to get to. Basically, when you open the drawer, your back will hit the fridge if you stand in front of it. It is something we got used to over the years when using our corner spice drawer (affiliate). So, when the drawer was open, the entire area would not be accessible by anyone else because of the tight quarters. I created a video and post about how I organized my spice drawer (affiliate) when we finished remodeling the kitchen. Check it out here for details on this spice drawer (affiliate) before I made the modifications today.

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Before the drawer organizer project began
Common Questions About this Drawer Organizer Project
Steps to take in this spice drawer organizer project.
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Today, I was going through my spice drawer (affiliate) to clean it up and decided to make a change. Instead of being in front of the drawer to open it, I can pull it open and view it from the side, where I can easily see it without hitting the fridge. It's an easy change, but I now have to modify the inside.

Before the drawer organizer project began

Here's the before picture of the drawer. As you can see, it is very close to the corner and the refrigerator. See how close it is to the other cabinet.

Common Questions About this Drawer Organizer Project

What tools are used for this Spice Drawer Organizer Project?

The items I used in this DIY spice drawer organizer design are:
Spice Liner 1 box - good for a 13-inch drawer width - cut to the width of the drawer. - this is a similar product on Amazon (affiliate)
Label Maker (Amazon affiliate)
Scissors (Amazon affiliate)
Pen or Pencil
Tape measure (Amazon affiliate)

How long does it take to organize this spice drawer?

It took me about 2 hours to organize this drawer from start to finish.

How much did this organizing project cost?

At the time of making this post, it cost me $20.00 for the spice drawer organizer. I had everything else on the list above.

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Steps to take in this spice drawer organizer project.

Time needed: 2 hours

Instructions on how to make this Spice Drawer Organizer (affiliate) in a tight space.

To do this, I used "Spice Liner - Build a Spice drawer" and cut it to the width of the drawer.
Using a tape measure (affiliate) and pen, measure the width of the drawer. This measurement will be the length of the Spice Liners. Mark the measurements with the pen and cut them with the scissors (affiliate). It cuts very easily with regular scissors (affiliate).
Cut with scissors (affiliate)
It cuts easily with scissors (affiliate) now that you have the measurements.
Line all the cut pieces
Cut the pieces to the same length and place inside the drawer.
What to do with extra space
If you have extra partial space, trim one down and add it to that space. See how I filled in my gap below.
Cut a smaller piece to fill the bottom of the drawer
I cut off ¼ inch at the end with the scissors (affiliate).
The finished bottom of the drawer
Here's what it looked like when I placed the last cut liner into its place.
Organize the spices (affiliate) and herbs in order
I put the spices (affiliate) in ABC order by spice name when possible. I labeled each spice or herb directly on the liner. By doing this, when someone removes or finishes a spice/herb, I will know exactly what was removed and can replace it later.

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Here's the finished drawer organizer (affiliate). By placing them in this direction, we could add more spice and herb bottles than when we placed the spices (affiliate) facing the front of the drawer - Yay! We are so pleased with how it turned out.

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I hope this post inspires you to make your own small kitchen spice drawer organizer (affiliate). Please share your comments and questions below. I would love to hear from you.