Scandinavian, loft and Provence styles often use wood products. They create a special atmosphere at home. It looks stylish, functional and creative. An excellent option for organizing space are wooden drawers. In this I was convinced by my own experience. Today I will share how you can make a box for cutting boards with your own hands.

I have a lot of leftover wood (boards, plywood, laths, planks). To create a drawer you need to find a material that fits the size and thickness, and this is not an easy task. Sometimes I think that it is easier to go to my "personal paradise" - the department of carpentry in the building store and buy everything you need.

It is recommended to use hard woods such as oak, ash or beech for making drawers. They have durability. I use laths from glued pine. The plus side of such wood - it's low cost, and the minus - it's a soft wood and can remain marks if you hit something. And if you can't buy ready-made boards, you can find old wooden furniture that you don't use and take it apart.

To make it we need:

• Wood.
• PVA glue.
• Finishing nails.
• Chisels.
• Jigsaw or hacksaw.
• Grinder or sandpaper.
• Hammer.
• Acrylic varnish (+brush) or oil (+sponge).

Let's start making

First you need to measure the space in which you plan to place the box. On the paper write down the necessary dimensions. Note the height, width and depth. The dimensions of my drawer: 30 cm. - length, 9 cm. - width, 9 cm. - depth.

After drawing the dimensions on the wooden slats, I started sawing the required length. To make the box was even, you need to check if there is an angle of 90 degrees with an angle ruler. Then we sand all the parts.

There is an option to make it even easier, buy thin laths and staple them together with a construction stapler. A very quick option for those who have a stapler. I have a broken stapler, so I glued the box together with glue and punched in small nails for reliability. So that there was no space between the laths, I clenched them during gluing with clamps. When there were no clamps, I used painter's tape to fasten them together until the glue dried.

After 3 years of use, it can be seen that the pine has darkened, acquired a yellowish-brown color. Drops of water from the sink get on the drawer, from this the nails acquired a rusty tint. Over time, the drawer has aged and looks even better.

You can experiment with the finished drawer. Paint, decoupage or inscriptions. In my experiments I limited myself to inscription. I tried a lot of things, and stopped at the inscription through a copier. Then painted with acrylic paint. After drying I corrected it with a black permanent marker and fixed it with acrylic varnish.

Wood allows you to experiment and create new crafts. I have already made about 5 different drawers. The drawer has proven to be an indispensable storage item and it's easy to make.

Do you use wooden drawers in your home? Do you buy them or make them yourself?