Make Your Own Refrigerator Shelves

Measure and cut the shelves.

Make your own refrigerator shelves.

In my case i measured the width of my biggest serving plate. For a crack on one of the shelves place and press a sausage of sugru onto the edge of the break. Make your own inexpensive and easy to clean diy fridge liners. Wood screws through the pilot holes that you drilled earlier and into the wall cleat.

When you have finished leave the sugru to cure at room temperature for 24 hours. Prefinished t molding is available wherever wood flooring is sold. Here s how you can make a set for your own fridge. Figure out how deep your cabinet is.

This makes the refrigerator a more comfortable height and provides additional storage space down below. It s hard enough to keep a fridge organized let alone clean spills leaks and stains can be unavoidable. To make liners for your fridge s drawers remove the drawer and set it on top of one of your placemats. Wait a day or two after staining and then brush on three coats of polyurethane for protection.

Approximately 45 minutes to one hour. The first step to make this over the fridge organizer is to build the shelves. For a neater look use brass screws and finish washers. A set of placemats dollar store mats work great a marker.

Holding the shelf over the cleat and tight to the wall drive 1 5 8 in. Section costs about 25. When those happen cleaning becomes a huge chore often requiring shelves to be taken apart for a good scrub down. Wire refrigerator shelves can lead to food topples and spills along with being tricky to clean in their own right.

Smooth the surface by rolling your finger over the sugru. You can also sit an electric heaysr with a blower behind tne fan to get quick results. Rub some soapy water over it to achieve a smooth finish. Just cut it to length predrill screw holes and screw it to the underside of a shelf.

Rather than upgrade your fridge consider using just a measuring tape and a trip. Use a marker to trace the outline of the bottom of the drawer. If you want the shelf to look darker wait a few hours and apply a second coat. Use 2 by 4 inch studs to build a platform with the same surface area as the bottom of your refrigerator and raise the bottom of the refrigerator about 12 inches off the floor.

Figure out how wide your shelves need to be. In my case it is 24 deep. Watch our fun video to make your own wine glass storage rack for some more great kitchen storage ideas.