Kitchen drawers seem to be the catch-all for all those odds and ends that need to be stored away but you are not sure where to put them. As more and more things get stored in the drawers, it is harder and harder to find what you are looking for. Don’t let your kitchen drawers become a nightmare. Use these tips to organise your kitchen drawers.
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Organise your kitchen drawers
Empty the Drawers
Start by taking everything out of the drawers. It is much easier to organise starting from a blank space. Once
Throw Things Away / Give Things Away
Start by looking what you have that you are storing in the drawers. Chances are, at least, some of these things can be thrown away. Maybe it is old batteries or a remote for a tv you no longer have. Some people find that they have three sets of measuring cups that they don’t need and these are stored into random drawers. Get rid of duplicate items. Also, how long have these things been sitting in the drawer? If the items have been in there for about a year or more, you most likely do not need it anymore.
Group Like Things
Once you know what you are keeping, it is time to group like things. It is easier to find things when you know that these drawers hold these types of things and this drawer is for easier than these things. By grouping like things, you might also find more things to get rid of, even after you have already gone through things and gotten rid of some.
Organise the Drawer
When you are ready to put things back into the drawers, it is best to use a drawer organiser like ADDIS Drawer storage. This organisation pack comes with three trays of different sizes. It has non-slip base and fee to make sure that nothing slides around in the drawers and ruin your organization work.
Now Put it Away
Once you have added the organisers and gotten the miscellaneous items pared down to what you are keeping and which things are going together, it is time to put the drawers back together. Use the drawer organisers to keep things neat in the drawer. Do not overfill the sections. If you put too many things into each space, soon it will be hard to find anything and the drawer will be cluttered again.
Stay on Top of It
When putting new things away in the drawers or taking something out and putting it back, be sure to do it right each time. Don’t just throw it into the draw, out it where it belongs. This keeps the drawer from being a mess and you won’t have to spend time organising again.
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70 Comments
Great article Iam having a new kitchen in a few weeks drawers are main issue I’m determined to have organised clutter free drawers .
all my drawers are so cluttered, i dont think i know whats in any of them!
I do have a fair but of clutter, would love to have a tidy xx
My kitchen utensil drawer and a drawer in the kitchen that we call the junk drawer.
I have one drawer in the living room and one in my bedroom that are definitely in need of decluttering, as they are used for storing the most random odds and ends.
Our Drawer of Doom is the study drawer, home of anything from handwarmers to spare rubber bands.
Our drawers our FULL of alerts – keep taking stuff such as tools back to the garage – but they keep reappearing
My drawers need tidying up, lol I have two that are full of bits and bobs
Unfortunately, I have a few drawers of doom.
Move house once in a while ..30+ years of usefully stuff here lol
Yes, a couple of my kitchen drawers could really do with a good sort out and tidy up
I do indeed, in fact I have 2 drawers of doom and call them something I cannot add here.
I have more than one draw of doom…and they are in several rooms in the house 😉
We sure do ! Great comp, many thanks…
need these for my new kitchen. great product
I definitely do have a drawer that needs sorting out, the one that holds large spoons, ladles etc is a disaster to find the right thing
certainly do plenty of them
Yes, in our kitchen – it has everythng iin it that needs to be ‘out of sight, out of mind’!
My utensils drawer could do with being a lot better organised.
Yep a few drawers in my kitchen just seem to have junk in them but I’m sure there’s something useful in there x
The cutlery drawer could do with an organise and I wouldn’t say no to organising the living room drawers either!
Yes most drawers are cluttered!
Unfortunately, more than one.
Yes full of things like drawing pins, elastic bands, plastic cutlery, napkins, plastic bags etc
My dressing table drawer ? yesterday I actually put a lipstick on my eye
How about every room! lol
My kitchen drawer
I have a draw that I can hardly open at all because of all the clutter
i do x and i think everyone has that dreaded drawer full of junk lol
Whatever home we have lived in, we always seem to have a junk drawer in the kitchen. It drives me mad!
I’m trying to get my whole house organised, these would be great
Oh yes, my children call it mums junk draw!
Yes! It’s the draw underneath the microwave. Has things in from cocktail sticks to my kids bubbles!!
It’s a large basket in the pantry, Lord only knows what’s in it!
Our cutlery drawer – it is has a bright orange cutlery holder in it that’s so ugly!
We have more than one which are in desperate need of organising!
YES! I have a drawer full of kitchen bits and bobs
Yes lots of drawers full of rubbish my new years resolution is to de-clutter
Yes! I have a chest of draws that is full of little bits and bobs – it definitely needs a good clear out but there’s so much in it where you’re like ‘oh, but I might need this one day!’.
my daughter desk drawer it is so cluttered!
my whole bureau is a complete mess!
my resolution is to keep tidier, this would help!
a few drawers!
I have a couple of draws in my bedroom that i haven’t sorted out for years. Maybe one day i’ll get round to sorting them out. Maybe.
I have a drawer in my kitchen that these would be ideal for.
These would be perfect for my kitchen drawers – definitely in need of a tidy up
Perfect for the drawer in the hallway cabinet. It has everything in it! Messy but full of useful bits & bobs.
If i’m being honest then yes i do have a kitchen drawer just full of everything!
I am quite good at keeping things organisedso there is currently no drawer of doom but we’re moving to our new home in March and would really love this to prevent drawers of doom of course! Love this!
Very Handy to keep utensils tidy and easy to find
Yes, my man drawer!
Several areas. I have one kitchen drawer in particular which contains all kinds of small bits and pieces which have no other home and which could do with some order and restraint.
We have a communal draw which DESPERATELY needs a declutter!
I have a drawer in the bedroom that is in desperate need of a declutter as all random items go in it
I have just sorted out my draws , had a right declutter spree
i have 2 one in the liuving room and one in the kutchen
Yes and I confess that I only use the things in the front quarter of it regularly. Definitely need to declutter but “it might come in useful….”
Yes I’ve got many drawers of doom around my home so this prize would be really handy, thanks.
I have a kitchen cupboard that is definitely in desperate need of some TLC
All my drawers in the kitchen are really cluttered
I have four draws of doom in my kitchen! All packed full of clutter that needs sorting.
Of course I do, doesn’t everyone?
We’ve just had a new kitchen, so at the moment there is no ‘drawer of doom’!
All off my draws need decluttering and organising.
oh yes I have one drawer that is always full of bits and bobs and can never find anything
My kitchen drawers need a good sort out which i intend to do very soon.
yeah we call it the c**p draw, its where things get dumped that do not really have a home.
My utensil drawer is avocado green and chipped round the sides. Defo need an upgrade!
I have drawer in every room that needs a good declutter.
All of our drawers could do it this! They are all so cluttered