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Organize: Kitchen Drawers

The key to organizing your kitchen drawers is to first think about functionality. Which drawer is best for cooking utensils? Probably the one closest to where you prep food and/or near the stove. Ask yourself, where should my silverware drawer be and which drawer should be my “junk drawer”, etc.?

Each time you open a drawer and it’s organized, it will bring you happiness. You can find this flatware organizer HERE

After you make that commitment…start separating all the items into categories:

Next, you should take everything out of the drawer and completely wipe it out so you can start with a clean slate.

Think about:

Side note: I already had some organizers so I added to what I have which is a mix of clear plastic, white & grey plastic and wire mesh. I think it looks cleanest if you only use one type of container per drawer and not mix materials. There are some nice wood ones out there too. I will link up my pictures to the ones I used to help you out.

Here are a few before and after pictures:

I did this drawer a while ago so I don’t have a before picture. I have a desk in my kitchen and this is the main desk drawer. You can find the organizers I used in this drawer HERE
Everyone needs a junk drawer and here is mine…. this is the perfect organizer for all those miscellaneous items in your junk drawer

Organizing can be a tremendous time-saver, especially in the kitchen. When you are a busy mom trying to get dinner on the table quickly, it helps when every item has a home and you know where you can find it in a hurry!

In case you missed it, you might be interested in seeing my post on how to Organize: Kitchen Pantry. Lots of great ideas and resources you don’t want to miss out on.

Finally, I wanted to provide you with some other great suggestions for kitchen organizers.

This Wood organizer would be great for organizing your silverware drawer.
These clear drawer organizers would be great for a junk drawer.
This organizer would be perfect to organize your spices into a drawer.
These drawer dividers would come in handy to help separate items into categories or groups and would work for helping organize your hand towel drawer.

Whenever you have pockets of time plan cleaning out & organizing projects to help your home be in order. Christmas break, Spring break, and Summer are great times to tackle these projects. As always reach out to me if you have any questions.

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