Hi friends,
Today I begun the process of sorting out and organizing my many catch-all drawers around the house, specifically the dining room and living room.
Next week, I will tackle the living room dresser, but today, I went up against this monster:
Well, at least the top drawer, which looked like this:
I think we all have one of those catch-all drawers, maybe you call it a junk drawer. It is the "quick hide this" option for those of us who never really thought through this entire process of O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N, until today.
You can watch the entire process in this video where I also explain some of the thought process that went into determining the function of this specific drawer:
I started by methodically emptying the drawer and using the top surface of my dresser for sorting. On the right side, I kept all items related to stationary and writing (sort of like a mini office) and on the left, all items that are dedicated to the dining room itself.
And in the middle, all the stuff that does not belong to either category and needed to be sorted and moved somewhere else! And that was most of the junk in there!
And here is the right side: all stationary - I am up-cycling the tin box to store all the new batteries.
On the left side, I am using the same system whereby I separate my category further with additional containers. I find that when things are contained, they do not fall out, roll or get tangled.
And voila!
Overall, this was a rather fast project to complete - and I truly feel like an idiot for having procrastinated for so long! Next week end I will be moving on to the three drawer monster that is in my living room!
Thank you for reading and sharing my blog.
Happy New Year,
Sophia, NJ.
Today I begun the process of sorting out and organizing my many catch-all drawers around the house, specifically the dining room and living room.
Next week, I will tackle the living room dresser, but today, I went up against this monster:
Well, at least the top drawer, which looked like this:
I think we all have one of those catch-all drawers, maybe you call it a junk drawer. It is the "quick hide this" option for those of us who never really thought through this entire process of O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N, until today.
You can watch the entire process in this video where I also explain some of the thought process that went into determining the function of this specific drawer:
I started by methodically emptying the drawer and using the top surface of my dresser for sorting. On the right side, I kept all items related to stationary and writing (sort of like a mini office) and on the left, all items that are dedicated to the dining room itself.
And in the middle, all the stuff that does not belong to either category and needed to be sorted and moved somewhere else! And that was most of the junk in there!
I cut a flat piece of wood to size (a leftover from my boys' bunk beds) and used it as a divider for the drawer itself, clearly separating the two categories/functions I designated for the drawer (stationary + dining items only).
And here is the right side: all stationary - I am up-cycling the tin box to store all the new batteries.
On the left side, I am using the same system whereby I separate my category further with additional containers. I find that when things are contained, they do not fall out, roll or get tangled.
And voila!
Overall, this was a rather fast project to complete - and I truly feel like an idiot for having procrastinated for so long! Next week end I will be moving on to the three drawer monster that is in my living room!
Thank you for reading and sharing my blog.
Happy New Year,
Sophia, NJ.
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Happy New Year Sophia - love doing drawers like that, as you say we all have them! It certainly makes us put things away when they have designated places, "a place for everything and everything in it's place". Hopefully it stops the usual questions of "where's so and so...?
ReplyDeleteAvidly waiting to see what you do next weekend. Lorna, North Lincs, England
I actually managed to completely get rid of my "junk drawer" about 2 months ago and haven't really missed it or any of the "junk" that was in there. Unfortunately I was in a hurry and just dumped everything into a small clear tote box - I would love to throw it all out, but I am sure that there are at least a couple of things in there that I need to keep. I love your videos too!
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