You can choose to have these run either direction and have your files hanging side to side or front to back. Next I added 5/8″ wooden dowels from front to back of my drawer box and secure with the same 1.25″ screws. I used 4 screws in both the front and the back as you can see above. I attached a 1×4 to the back just like I did on the front. I think both ways are fine, just personal preference. Sometimes you will see the entire drawer box is made first and then slid inside. Making the box in stages like this WHILE the drawer slides are in place is just the way I chose to do it. The front edges do not have to extend past the sides, it’s just the way I did it. I slid the 2 sides out and attached a 1×4 to the front with 1.25″ screws as seen in the photo above. Next I pulled the slides out and attached 1x4s the length of the drawer slides using small 3/4″ screws. Next I screwed the drawer slides into the center of the 1×4’s on each side. I used two boards stacked on top of each other because ultimately I need the entire pull out drawer to clear the front face frame of the cabinet. I cut them with my miter saw almost the same length as the cabinet. I secured two 1×4’s to the side of the cabinet with 2″ screws at the height that I wanted the top of the files to hang at. There are several length options in the link I gave above but for standard 24″ depth cabinets, the 22″ slides work nicely. File Sliders or this alternative PVC Trim I usedĭepending upon the depth of your cabinet you may need to adjust the size of your slides.The BEFORE Materials for DIY hanging file drawer in kitchen cabinet If you’re anything like us, this was our previous method for household paperwork.Īnd here is the perfect spot for my DIY hanging file drawer in kitchen cabinet. Now I have a designated (read: HIDDEN) space for all our paperwork and I’ll show you how I easily made it during my toddlers nap time. So here’s my DIY Hanging File Drawer in Kitchen Cabinet.

More like piles all over the floor and miscellaneous stashes in drawers. I decided to make one of my cabinets useful and turn it into a home filing system since our current system isn’t a system at all. We have so many empty ones now since I added my DIY stacked cabinets that I shared recently. I might be the only weirdo on earth who loves having so many empty kitchen cabinets, but my minimalist heart craves it.

Hanging folder drawer rails