How to Organize the JUNK DRAWER
{oh the dreaded junk drawer}
It can be an organized beauty if you employ a few tricks. You can end up with organized kitchen drawers too!
Here’s my biggest tip - I love to use
trays and bowls and bins
to house all the little things that are found in the kitchen drawers and keep them in their place and divide into sections of similar items
and
I have a little secret to share with you…
I have multiple junk drawers {gasp!}
One drawer holds all the
office stuff that happens in the kitchen
{pens, paper, clips, labels, etc.}
and the other holds baking and cooking tidbits
{spatulas, measuring cups & spoons, etc}
Seriously, every time I get a pen or a spatula it makes me smile and when people come over and happen to get a peek in – they gasp - ha!
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Other glimpses around the kitchen…
On the counter
I like to keep the counters cleared as much as possible
{doesn’t mean they always are but I’d like them to be – ha!}
For the most used items, I like to consolidate them in trays. Use enamel trays to hold fresh veggies from the garden and vintage accessories whenever you can -
like this old metal napkin holder?
Another spot in the kitchen…I love this yellow crate that I use to “contain” some of our other kitchen goodies like puppy treats {in an old candy jar} and my pretty red & aqua vintage mixing bowls all stacked up
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How about under the sink?
* I love a little dish to hold the “dish” soap
* Limit cleaning supplies to the essential
* Use tiered storage containers to use
some of that empty vertical space
* How many paper bags does a girl need?
Coming up…organizing in the LIVING ROOM!!
Chat soon -
NORTHERN COTTAGE
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Lookin' good! I think I need to take a before/after pic and then get busy. Love the enamelware tins and Pyrex on display. Now... to find some dynamite so I can clear the way and get started...
ReplyDeleteI definitely need to clean out my junk drawer! I have trays but need to add some bins and bowls like you have...very smart! I love the compliments, too! Now-if they would just STAY organized!
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Jane
Beautiful things. I do that with my junk drawers too.
ReplyDeleteAnne xx
I adore organization everything looks great!
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