Build Under Cabinet Drawers

Follow this easy how to tutorial to simply add storage space even to an existing kitchen or space in your home.

Build under cabinet drawers.

Attach the drawer slides to the drawer box and the cabinet frame. You won t need any drawer pulls. How to build under cabinet drawers and increase storage maximize every inch of your home with this diy that will only cost you a few hours and a few hundred bucks. Measure the cavity under the cabinet and cut a piece of 1 4 in.

Most traditional side mounted drawer slides require 1 2 clearance on each side of the drawer. If you re using finish nails rather than a nail gun predrill so you don t split the plywood parts. How to build a cabinet drawer choose your drawer material. Build the drawer frame.

I m betting you can as well. Glue and nail a plywood base cut to size of the drawer box. Build the drawer box using wood glue and 1 pocket hole screws keeping all the sides square. Let s stick with those since it makes sizing your drawer super easy too.

Shallower than those dimensions. Our drawers are as easy as they get. We ll be using 1 2 cabinet grade plywood for all parts of these drawers including the bottoms. This is the drawer box base.

I know i can always use extra storage. To sidestep that precision work build each drawer first and then build a cradle around it. Use a corner assembly square for this or a corner clamp. Because the drawer front drops about an inch below the drawer you ll have a built in lip on the underside for a finger pull.

Narrower and 1 4 in.