If you’re like the majority of Katy renters, you would certainly have a messy junk drawer or two somewhere in your home. Even organized people have a junk drawer filled with all sorts of stuff. But if you’re starting to not know where everything is or your junk drawer can’t contain any more stuff, it may be time to get it organized. The best part is that organizing your junk drawer doesn’t need to be complicated or time-consuming. What you’ll need is a bit of preparation plus some useful tips to overcome that junk drawer situation once and for all!
1. Empty and Sort
The first step to get your junk drawer organized is to empty everything out and sort each item into piles. To be able to catch small items, place a clean towel on a flat surface to put your junk drawer items as you arrange the items. Broken things and trash should go into the trash, while other items you just don’t use or need may be donated to a thrift shop. All the things that you plan to keep should be sorted into piles while all the items to be organized should go back into the drawer.
2. Clean Up
When the drawer is emptied, take a moment to scrub it. If you have been collecting junk in the drawer for some time, expect to use a little bit of effort to get it nice and clean. If dust or grime has pilled up in the corners, try using a toothbrush or other small bristle brush to clean those areas.
3. Put Away
With a clean drawer and your items arranged into piles, it’s time to organize. First, sort and put away articles that don’t belong in your junk drawer. To easily do so, group together objects that are the same or that belong to a specific room. For example, paper clips, rubber bands, and similar things can be lumped together with the other office supplies. Writing utensils can be sorted within a pencil cup and important receipts or documents filed with your other household paperwork.
4. Create a System
For the items that you think you should keep in your junk drawer, think about creating an organizational system that will help make sure it stays organized moving forward. For example, you could get a sectioned drawer organizer tray, some make-up or ice cube trays, or small containers with snap-on lids to keep your items well kept. You can get these items at a decent price at discount stores or home stores just about anywhere. Just make sure to measure your drawer and the organizers carefully to ensure they fit.
5. Organize
Finally, it is now time to sort the things you want to keep into the trays or containers in your junk drawer. Depending on where your junk drawer is found in your house, try to only have the items that can be useful for that specific room. For example, you might have a notepad, pens or pencils, scissors, and a coupon or receipt book in the kitchen junk drawer. In the same way, junk drawers found in other rooms should only have specific, often-used items that are not essential to have anywhere else.
A messy junk drawer can be annoying. But with these simple steps, you are now able to turn that junk drawer back into a neatly organized space.
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