Build a LEGO Desk Organizer with Working Drawers

Build your own LEGO desk organizer with the bricks you have!

This is a super fun building challenge for back-to-school time (or anytime!). It’s also an open-ended project that truly works with whatever bricks kids have on hand. They can use whatever colors they want and customize the design however they choose.

This post was originally published in January 2015 and updated in August 2024.

It’s so easy to build drawers that really open and close and larger compartments for scissors and markers.

Before creating your desk organizer, think about what types of desk supplies you will want to store. You’ll want to have your desk supplies handy so that you can make sure your LEGO compartments are the right size.

Ideas for things to store in your LEGO desk organizer:

Pens
Pencils
Post it notes
Rubber bands
Scissors
Markers
Erasers
Coins
Stamps
Stickers
Marbles
Guitar picks or other small items

Here’s a look at how I built the drawers. I connected a couple of plates to make the size drawers I wanted and then added bricks around the edge.

The bricks I used for the drawer handles are 1 x 2 tiles with a bar handle. Each handle is attached to a 1 x 2 brick with two studs on the side.

Add a row of tiles on the top of each drawer. This will allow the drawers to slide easily as you open and close them.

Build the frame of your desk organizer with openings that match the sizes of your drawers. I put tiles on the edge of each opening. Then there are bricks underneath the drawers to support them.

The opening for the drawers is four bricks high. My drawers were each three bricks high. Then there’s a plate on the bottom and tiles on the top. Since each drawer opening also has a tile, that works out to be the same height as four bricks.

Then I added plates on top of the drawers. I had to use a few different sizes and connect them with 2 x 4 plates.

I decided to build some open compartments for rubber bands and pencil eraser toppers.

Here’s a look at all the things we’re storing. Post it notes, paper clips, erasers, and rubber bands. So fun! Homework is a lot more fun when LEGO is involved.

You could even create a charging station by leaving an opening at the back of your organizer and running a charging cord through the opening to a plug in the wall.