There’s no good reason for your kitchen junk drawer to be a tangled waste of storage space. Let’s give this catch-all drawer an upgrade. Say goodbye to the junk drawer and hello to your Go-To Drawer.
Our motto is “everything has a place and everything in its place.” Nowhere is that more helpful than with the drawer you go to time and again. These simple changes will make all the difference.
Step one: Sort through everything in the drawer, keeping only those things you use regularly. Don’t fill this prime space with stuff you haven’t used (or even thought about) since the last time you cleaned out your junk drawer. If you simply can’t part with an item, find a less convenient spot for it (banish it to the basement) and keep in the drawer only what you frequently use.
Step two: Group remaining items together by size, shape, or function; this will help you decide how best to organize the drawer.
Step three: Here’s where “everything in its place” comes in. Compartmentalize items in your drawer so everything is easy to see and access. When everything has a home, it makes tidying up quicker and finding things effortless.
Avoid preconfigured organizers, where you’re stuck trying to make set sizes work for your needs. Drawer organizers come in all sorts of individual puzzle-piece shapes and sizes, helping you to put everything neatly in its place while maximizing drawer space. To save a little coin, repurpose some of those neat boxes that products come packaged in to create the perfect drawer organization layout.
Whether you’re reconfiguring the entire kitchen or reclaiming a single drawer, designating an organized Go-To Drawer with everything in its place will improve your living space.
