Create an organized junk drawer to have easy access to all of those small items you use on a day to day basis like office supplies, batteries, and basic tools!
Okay, I realize that the phrase “organized junk drawer” sort of sounds like an oxymoron, but I really am excited about this new little spot in our house!
You see, in the townhouse we had this little desk/sideboard in the kitchen where we kept some essentials like writing utensils, important school info, a measuring tape, extra batteries, etc…
I hadn’t taken the time to figure out how to set up anything like that in our new house, though, so all of last school year, we were constantly running all over the house to grab the items we needed! Eek.
I recently rearranged things in our kitchen and I knew that part of that re-organization process needed to include making room for our frequently used items. Fortunately, I ended up having two extra drawers free, so they became our much needed “junk drawers”– organized junk drawers, that is!
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How to Create an Organized Junk Drawer
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Step 1- Make a list of everything you want to store in your drawers.
The first thing I did when I set out to create my junk drawers was to make a list of everything I wanted to include. I tried to think back to all of those times where we were either running up to my office for supplies or down to Donnie’s work station to snag a tool or something and wrote down every item I could think of.
Step 2- Choose appropriate drawer organizers.
Once I had my list and knew what I needed to fit in my drawers, I measured each of the drawers and set out to find the perfect organizers that would corral all of my items and fit my space well.
I ended up choosing clear organizers that I found at Target, but there are SO many ways to create drawer dividers! You could snip the bottoms off of boxes of cereal or rice or whatever smaller boxes you have in your house to create dividers. (Cover them with wrapping paper to make them pretty!) The dollar store often has drawer dividers in many shapes and sizes as well.
Step 3- Add a pretty drawer liner.
This step is optional, but I love to add a pretty pop of pattern to the bottom of my drawers! I found my drawer liner here.
Step 4- Decide on item placement and label!
I typically play around with the configuration of my items for a bit before I find the right combination. Once I’ve decided where everything will go, I like to add labels. They look cute AND everyone always knows where to put everything back!
I like to use my Silhouette machine and cut labels out of adhesive vinyl. If you don’t have a Silhouette, I also love this label maker that is fairly inexpensive, or you can make your own labels! I have a tutorial for making them in Word here and on a free site called Canva here.
Step 5- Refill your drawers.
Once everything is labeled, it’s time to fill up my drawers!
Everyone will have different needs, so what you decide to include may be completely different than what I used. If you’re looking for some ideas, here is what we decided to put in our drawers:
- A folder with our boys’ important school information that we will need to access during the year
- Rubber bands
- Post-it notes
- Tape
- A multi-tool/ flashlight (I got mine at a blogging conference and it just happened to be the perfect size for our drawer! This one is similar.)
- Scissors
- White out
- Batteries in the most common sizes we use in our downstairs living area
- Sharpies (for labeling all of the boys’ school items)
- Pencils
- Pens
- Measuring tape
- Stapler
- Stamps
- Box tops (I really needed a designated place to store these as we gathered them to donate to our school!)
So that’s it! I love this project because it’s so simple and anyone can do it, but it is also really functional and a helpful area to have as well. And since it’s uncluttered and not over-stuffed, we’ll always be able to find what we need when we need it. Love!
What types of things do you think are helpful to keep in a “junk drawer” or central area of your house? I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments!
Have a wonderful week, friends!
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