Shop Drawer & Cabinet Organization Ideas // Shop Organization

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Who couldn't use more organization around the shop? In this episode I tackle drawer organization in my new workbench (bit.ly/3QWVIbE) as well as an easy upgrade to my upper cabinet (bit.ly/3D6UwwF) spray paint storage.
Drawer organization is so helpful when done correctly. It makes your workflow smooth and allows you to be efficient when building projects. It is, however, very easy for drawers to become overly cluttered and messy. The first step in any organizational step is to be intentional. You should evaluate how you use your workspace and then plan on what you want quick access to in that drawer. In my case I want quick access to things I'm always reaching for at my workbench like layout tools, marking utensils, and T-Track accessories.
I start by creating a section in the drawer for my common layout tools using Kaizen foam. This foam is produced in layers so that you can easily remove constant depths for clean tool pockets. I've been a fan of this stuff for a while now and happen to have a couple of sheets laying around.
Next I create a sliding "caddy" that will fit over the insert we just made. This shallow caddy will have things like T-Track clamps, pencils, and sharpies. I make this out of some scrap 1/2" MDF.
Finally I create yet another insert to sit next to the kaizen foam insert for other odds and ends. It's important that I don't just "fill it up" for the sake of it, but stick to my plan of what I want to have in this drawer.
Moving on to the spray paint cabinet. I have accumulated a lot of different spray paints over the years and storing them has always been a challenge. A conventional shelf in a cabinet does not let you see past the first row so the back rows often fade away into the great abyss!
I'm going to solve that by creating a shallow "inner shelf" that mounts to the inside of the cabinet door. This will allow me to have visibility to roughly 2x the spray paint cans in this cabinet. It's not the perfect solution but it's one that should make you life easier. You can also add something like this to any cabinet for that little bit of extra capacity.
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@Ylriell 3 года назад

You could build narrow drawers for those paint cans. One or two cans wide. You can reach every can without having to empty the whole cabinet. Similar to the shelf you put on the door but as drawers.

@ShopNation 3 года назад

I like it!

@merlinsatrom6678 3 года назад

I love the idea of splitting the wall cabinets between the door shelf and a shallower cabinet shelf! You are an interesting, compelling presenter!

@michaeljameson1046 3 года назад

good timing making draws for cnc cheers

@timstratton9 3 года назад

The door mod was excellent. Really going to use that.

@tomhostetter8516 3 года назад

Love sliding shelf in the drawer Travis but id added parafan wax to the runners just to make it glide smoother . All great ideas

@nickkk420 2 года назад

Or even some iron on vinyl veneer for the runners

@durantjp87ify 3 года назад

Personally I would love to see your take on a multi-station flip-top workbench

@ronaldnayman4841 3 года назад

Simple but a great idea on door cabinets.

@profcah 3 года назад

Great video! Shop organization is often something we think about too late. Should be one of the first.

@rickzetina1419 3 года назад

just moved into a new house and like you it is time to organize. thank you for giving great ideas and videos. keep up the great work!!

@wynbarkema3922 3 года назад

The never ending quest for organization. Definitely gave me some things to think about.

@MrTapanes 3 года назад

Enjoying this kind of content. I have a fixed amount of space but a seemingly infinite amount of tools, fasteners, lumber and doodads to fit in said space. Optimization of existing space is key as is rethinking current storage strategies. Subscribed!

@MOZOGuitars Год назад

some great, useful ideas! thank you!

@purpleyams8738 3 года назад

Very helpful. Enjoyed watching your ideas of organization

@timmilne21 3 года назад

Great video! I'm actually in the process in building the ultimate workbench and will definitely use the tier drawer idea. I can't wait to finish it! My shop is a mess right now!🥴 Looks like you beat Brad to the punch with the shop organization video. He just addd a poll/short about this yesterday! 🤣

@briankinnaman6532 3 года назад

I did really like this video and the tips (my shop is in desperate need of some TLC and organizing). Longer videos covering different topics are cool too if I have time so I guess it’s nice to have a variety. Thanks so much for the videos!

@j316finewoodworking6 3 года назад

I made this door mod for wife for under sink. The drawers i absolutely love Kazin foam...I built the ultimate ultimate lol drill press station and the drawers are the only organized things in my shop.

@grumpywoodchucker 3 года назад

Very helpful!

@hdwoodshop 3 года назад

It’s Kaizen foam. Kaizen means to take apart and put back together in a better way. It is the term for a quick improvement done at Toyota, where they organize tooling, supplies and equipment to maximize efficiency and minimize cycle time. The foam is intended to be used in these type of events. Your video is a great example of how it is used.

@juditzentai8331 8 месяцев назад

I put boxes in the upper cabinet on the shelfs, so I can take the box out to see and get things from the back of the cabinet.

@comsigninc 2 года назад

Good ideas. Keep ‘em coming

@BadAppleWoodwerx 3 года назад

"I used some 1/2" MDF scraps I had laying around, current market value = $2,357." 🤣🤣🤣

@adgieem1 8 месяцев назад

One aspect of a shop no one ever talks about is. Organizing a shop where the shop owner does side jobs away from his shop. How to make it easier to grab what he may need to do almost anything and not spend an hour looking for stuff and loading the truck. I am a carpenter more than a woodworker .. so my needs may be a bit different ??

@ryanaustin1970 3 года назад

travis could convince me to stick a screw driver in my sock ,for quick access and easy storage

@timpgod 3 года назад

I have a desire to design and build a pull out shelf for my bathroom upright closet. It has pin shelves now, and I don't want to dill into the cabinet, so I have been trying to figure out how to attack slides to blocks that lock somehow into the pin holes... My brain hurts

@jimfeaster4837 3 года назад

Where did you buy yhis foam ?

@GarlandLym 3 года назад

So I have a question...that may lead to content for you. IDK... So my garage has a 6"-8" elevation difference over a 10' run. I want to build carcasses with a butcher block top to work on, with drawers as th only storage type below. I want to also have a notch for kitchen style kickplate. That should give you a mental visual on what i want to do HOW do you recommend I build a base to be level, but also visually appealing with such a huge elevation difference?

@TheRPhelps24 3 года назад

If you don't want to just use leveling feet, or there's not enough travel in them, you could build the platform independent of the carcass and level it first. You could taper and adjust this platform (that would make up the toe kick space) as well, and get it level however you want. Then just make the carcasses bigger than the platform. WHAM-O... toe kick area with a level starting point for your cabinet carcass. I think the wood whisperer has a video on some shop cabinets done this way

@GarlandLym 3 года назад

@@TheRPhelps24 Thank you. I just wanted to ask around first. Because my only idea was similiar to yours, where i get a 2x10 or 2x8 so that at one end its a 3-4" toe kick and a 8 or 10" toe kick at the other so everything is level...I just hate the idea of just a glaring visual difference...but I was not sure if there was a way around it. Thanks again

@TheRPhelps24 3 года назад

@@GarlandLym you could always just compensate slightly and accept that the counter will not be level, but strive for flat. Other than that, make it shorter. Otherwise you're going to get very complicated by "scribing" it. You could go as far as to mark a level line on the wall and then reference off of that and measure everything down to the floor. But then you wouldn't have 90 degree angles anymore, but it'd be close.

@gintaskriauciunas2164 3 года назад

Put those cans of paint in the cabinet in beer six-pack holders. They fit perfectly and makes it easy to get 6 cans out at a time. You can keep similar shades together.

@rgbuckl 3 года назад

Nice!

@josh_watson 3 года назад

In your kaizen foam, you can use a small piece of copper tube (1/4", 1/2", etc.), heat it up, then touch it to the side of the foam where you've cut out to hold an item. It melts instantly and makes a nice little finger pull slot to easily grab the stored item. Great content as always. Cheers!

@philippeterson9512 3 года назад

A tip for cutting the Kaizen foam: heat the blade of the knife with a candle. It cuts like butter and leaves cleaner cut edges.

@morrielewin1554 3 года назад

Thanks for this tip! I could just see my cutting skills hacking up the foam otherwise.

@danpeikes 3 года назад

Great video. I would love to see more videos like this. Specifically, how do sort/classify and store small parts and hardware like screws.

@chriscollins7586 3 года назад

Some great ideas, for my cabinets I have put a step in the back to raise the back cans a bit so I can see the colour of the back can if there is room above

@MrBigB312 2 года назад

Thats a great idea!

@brianbenton8478 3 года назад

This is going to really help with the new house. Older I get, the more organized I want to be.

@barretthamilton2565 3 года назад

Loved this, thanks for the great video. However, the shelf pins is a very easy fix, just drill a new set of holes, adn you can use that wood elsewhere. You have a new subscriber none the less. Hindsight is always 20/20

@gregmullins1296 3 года назад

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you. I subscribed.

@jeanchapman1301 3 года назад

Keep the overall weight of the door in mind given what you store in/on it and check the rating of the hinges. You may need to add another hinge - as I learned he hard way.

@4961Studebaker 3 года назад

Absolutely a help. Cabinets can hide the clutter, but organized cabinets - that’s true shop greatness.

@krzysztofb3025 3 года назад

Definitely more videos on this subject! I believe most of our shelves and drawers looks like pile of mess and any idea that could help change this is more than welcome.

@brentfowler2317 3 года назад

I love this type of videos. I'm in an 80 square foot shop. So any ideas I can find to use the space for efficiently, I'm all the way in.. lol thanks.

@diywtlc2249 3 года назад

I have the need for upper cabinets and love the door improvements. (I also have wasted drawer space on nice rolling shop cart I will be addressing soon) THANKS

@hollywoodd3191 3 года назад

I built a detached garage 3 years ago. What I discovered is, it’s an ever evolving process. It’s never really finished.

@Mebeknob 3 года назад

Stadium seating for the spray cans! On your deep cabinet, do a small 2-3 inch stand so you can see the back row of the spray cans from the front!

@chubbinator35 2 года назад

Good grief man do you order your 3/4" plywood by the skid? Lol Up here in Canada 3/4" spruce plywood hit $110 a sheet, I never even checked sanded one side or cabinet grade plywood yikes...

@bobwadsworth4799 3 года назад

My organization method is called "organized chaos". But, in reality it really sucks and just is clutter that I know the approximate location of something. I need help and this video, along with Brad's will help. Thanks!

@Warkive 3 года назад

Not really related to this video but I'm curious which hardware container (yellow/black) you settled on for your work bench that go into the pull-out slides. Getting ready to build a bench with a similar design feature and you really marry yourselves to what you pick here and I'm not totally in love with any of the ones I've used.

@rwe2156 3 года назад

This is a very useful video! Very good presentation. I’m a subscriber now!

@marcenariahobby7pallet 3 года назад

você conseguiu mais um inscrito🇧🇷👍💯

@v8packard 3 года назад

This is a great video. It occurs to me these tips would be helpful for kitchens, art supplies, and more.

@jimdempsey6820 3 года назад

ilove this video. im heading out to reconfigure my upper cabinets. thanks again

@MultiHippie13 3 года назад

I just built the Jackman Miter Saw station and it has really deep drawers so this is going to be a great help to take advantage of the huge space.

@jimwiskus8862 3 года назад

Travis to the rescue. I’m may case I’m going to include a guide as to where it put what.

@brooksmiller5597 3 года назад

Great video man. You're like the Marie Kondo of workshops

@ShopNation 3 года назад

Now there is a compliment! All tools bring us joy

@andrewbrown8148 3 года назад

Great tips, Travis~! I'm still working on getting my doors & drawers created. Darn price of wood is really making it tough. I'll get there eventually and I'll be depending on you and Brad (FTBT) to get me there~!! Thanks for the video~! :-)

@MarkTheCreator 3 года назад

I needed this one for my tiny garage thank you Travis !!!

@pritchettsprojects9788 3 года назад

That is definitely helpful. Another idea of yours to add to my list for the shop projects😂

@r.m.2301 3 года назад

I did like the video the sliding drawer gave me some great ideas. Also a lot of the comments had some great hints and tricks that help also.

@jonathankretman5887 3 года назад

Love shop organization videos! I just need to implement them now!

@jewdd1989 3 года назад

Yes pls!!! It’s organizing that’s the very hardest part of a shop

@k9elli 2 года назад

Hey did the Lista cabinets make the move with you?

@mariangraham9074 3 года назад

Yes very helpful! Sometimes you just need someone else's insight to over come your own clutter & disorganization.

@glenschumannGlensWorkshop 3 года назад

Nice video with good ideas. Thanks.

@marnas7809 3 года назад

If you haven't already, tool chest organization would be a great video too.

@edwaters9443 3 года назад

He has some much older videos about that with this foam. Nothing too in depth though.

@Shane4457 3 года назад

Suggestion. thumb tacks and wax on the runner and sides for your small slider draw, shouldn't get caught up

@ShopNation 3 года назад

Ooo great idea with the thumb tacks!

@LeMans512 3 года назад

The Kaizam foam tip was perfect.

@bryanbalch1045 3 года назад

More shop organization videos!

@TheVibralux 3 года назад

loved this kind of content. My mind is always in an organized thinking process but only to what I've already gotten placed. These ideas really helped single out the areas I could improve on for sure!

@morrielewin1554 3 года назад

Just starting to "organize" the garage so that I can actually have a basic workshop. The Kaizen foam will be handy for the metal drawers in my new (cheap) mobile workbench. Also thanks to @Philip Peterson for the tip on getting clean cuts.

@DrewToner 3 года назад

super helpful, keep up the great work!!

@robertlivingstone5759 3 года назад

Great video make more videos like this

@bpindel 3 года назад

Do you have any suggestions on deep drawers? I have a really deep drawer on my toolbox that i use for wrench set boxes etc but it only fills half way up

@ShopNation 3 года назад

Yes, I think that will be a topic to discuss. Deep drawers are tougher

@hadler999 3 года назад

Great ideas, thanks for sharing

@nyrsavery16 3 года назад

I would like more shop organization videos

@PeterGarbacz 3 года назад

Love these tips. I’ve been binging your videos recently and will be modelling my new shop using a lot of your ideas. Keep it coming!

@RSST662 3 года назад

Great video . Thanks .

@brianhleigh 3 года назад

These types of videos are great when interspersed between major project builds. Keep them coming!

@gungasam3000 3 года назад

Love the ideas I get from this channel! I was thinking about your spray can cabinet, and you could have 2 vertical slide out drawers in the space of each upper cabinet door, and see all of your spray can labels on each one.

@inspiringbuilds 3 года назад

Great ideas for the drawers and cabinets as being organized will maximize productivity. Keep up the great work as the goal is for us to continue to inspire others to build something awesome!👍🏼

@oscarsegura2004 3 года назад

Definitely an underrated woodworking channel.

@jimfeaster4837 3 года назад

Great video i enjoy !

@doverintheyarddiy841 3 года назад

Good stuff Travis

@jabrwok 3 года назад

For the paint cans in the cabinet, do you have sufficient depth to store them on their sides, with the caps facing outward? If so, then you could build either a wine-rack style case to hold them individually, or just vertical dividers to hold a stack of cans. Either options would let you see (the tops of) all the cans you have in the cabinet. EDIT: Looks like the Classical Craftsman beat me to this idea!

@ShopNation 3 года назад

I've considered this as well, it's a great idea. I might even do that for the remaining cans

@skogsmats 3 года назад

More organisation!

@bedongskifrombedongdesign1062 3 года назад

Biiiiiiiiig lmao so cute

@MrGeroth 3 года назад

Good job. I like it.

@keith200085 3 года назад

More of this!!!

@kenn1936 5 месяцев назад

This was VERY HELPFUL to me. AWESOME!!!! Another way to store your spray paint cans is lying down - like you do with water bottles/containers. I think you can buy those holders for water bottles (you know the personal bottles for a person - maybe take to the gym, or whatever) not giant bottles. Ones that are the size of paint spray cans. That way you can see the colour of your tins or you can label them on the top.

@brentprosser7293 3 года назад

Shop greatness seems to be a never-ending pursuit. At least, it does for me. LOL

@64bosely 3 года назад

Yes! More! Lol Please, I really enjoy the build videos. But, I really need more advice on shop organization. Thanks!

@philiph3156 3 года назад

Love this

@thelinns 3 года назад

This video was excellent. My shop organization is terrible and my cabinets are way too deep. Thank you for the ideas.

@LordPadriac 2 года назад

Another idea that might give you more storage space in those uppers with only one level of cans to glance at at a time. In my kitchen I had a similar problem, as anyone with upper kitchen cabinets used for spices and whatnot does. My solution was to take out all the shelves and toss 'em into a fire bowl. I built two racks that took up the entire space top to bottom in each upper mounted on bottom mount slides with a couple waxed hardwood rails in the top to keep everything centered. I got two such pullouts in each upper that were both double sided and allow for only one row deep on each side. I can actually fit more in those uppers now and see and access all of it easily. There's no reason it wouldn't work just as well for spray paint cans.

@marineVaviator 3 года назад

I thought you were going to do a spice rack slide concept for your spray cans. Maybe you should think about that. 3 rows of slide out racks the thickness of the cans in the existing cabinet.

@bretthollenbeck812 2 года назад

Some great tips Travis, thanks! You’ve inspired me to start organizing…..maybe a nap first tho😊

@bigbawls81 3 года назад

Another great video. The cabinet door idea works best for me since most of my shop has them. I'll let you know how them come out. Thanks for sharing.

@davidhull1610 3 года назад

Nice work...I really like the cupboard solution. To improve the view of objects at the back of the cupboards( like your spray paints) you could put the rear row on a slightly raised plinth. Keep up the good work👍

@johannesputter8455 3 года назад

Hi, your shop ans especially your organisation vids are very useful, i would enjoy more of them!

@elizabethturner2421 2 года назад

Adding a sliding "layer" to a drawer adds at least 50% to the utility of the drawer--and it's a useful technique in kitchen & office drawers as well.

@declancorrigan2776 2 года назад

Make 2 of those cabinet shelves and hinge the two together on the 'opening' side so that your space is 1/3, 1/3, and the final 1/3 in the back of the cabinet.

@4961Studebaker 3 года назад

A question I have - what would be the best way to fasten a wooden spray can holder to my metal cabinet doors? Self tapping screws?

@wayneholmes1800 2 года назад

Love the organizational stuff...big plus when in small shop

@NWGR 3 года назад

Both excellent ideas. I like using kaizen foam, but not for everything. Things like my expensive layout tools are a good fit for kaizen foam. I really like the sliding tray over the foam and cabinet door shelf ideas. Excellent tips, thanks!