Abstract: A universal spacer apparatus and method of use for securing a drawer slide of nearly any size into a furniture piece. The spacer apparatus comprises a rectangular block comprising a pair of placement pins, and a screw through hole in the apparatus's center. The placement pins snap into a pair of holes simultaneously drilled into the furniture panel, thus securing the spacer apparatus to the panel in a time efficient manner. The guide rail component of the drawer slide is then placed on the exposed face of the apparatus, and the rail is secured via inserting a screw through the rail and the apparatus, and into the furniture panel. The invention also comprises a method of securing drawers for transport to prevent damage comprising attaching straps to the back of the drawers, feeding the straps through a hole drilled into furniture's back panel, and affixing the straps to the panel.