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Gridfinity: Solving Your Messy Drawer Problem With 3D Printing

example of gridfinity in a drawerNot long ago, I was talking about wall mounted systems for organization, and the 7 pieces of wallboard I mounted, and the scores of brackets I printed to fill them. So many brackets in fact, I have to replace some parts of the printer. But, walls are not the only organizational opportunity. The next one is drawers. I have a lot of little drawers stuffed full of items I’d like to make organized.

Gridfinity- Your Drawer Organization Solution

And that brings me to Gridfinity. Gridfinity is a 4x4cm grid system you can place on the bottom of drawers. Inserts for the grid can be customized for specific sizes within the grid.  Because of the small size of the grid, you can install it flexibly in different size spaces, and then install bins and organizers of 1×1, 2×1, etc sizes.

When I replaced several drawers about three years ago, I added in some static kitchen organizing trays. They fit the drawers, but none of the bins were exactly the size I needed for what I wanted to put in the drawer. In my first Gridfinity installation, I removed the bamboo dividers and replaced them with custom sized gridfinity. The drawer now has bins for neatly getting everything I want to be able to access in there. And if what I want changes, I can remove, rearrange, and replace bins.

You just have to visit the Gridfinity subreddit to see image after image of unique ways this system is being used for creative organization.

Once you get above a certain size bin, Gridfinity is probably not the system for you. For example, if you wanted to organize a clothing drawer, a 4x4cm grid is probably not the right design. But this is yet another good way to utilize a 3d printer to organize your life.

Published on February 3, 2025
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