Have drawers that often won’t close? Or worse yet, drawers that have settled with something caught inside and now no longer open without special maneuvering to dislodge the stuck item?
Drawers can be like hidden clutter cubbies, often full of whatever passes, and end up being a lost zone when you’re trying to find a particular item.
Try some of the concepts below to help you start on the course to organizing your drawers.
Start with an Empty Slate
Rather than attempting to clean within a mess, your first step should be to remove everything. Secure all your pens, souvenir keychains, random business cards, and other knick-knacks. Make sure there is nothing left in the drawer. Wipe down the drawer to start fresh. If necessary, clean the drawer with some disinfectant or water with a little vinegar. Consider putting down a liner to keep the drawer sharp looking and easy to care for.
Eliminate What You Do Not Need
As opposed to packing whatever back in, look through the items you’ve removed, and determine what you need. Go through each piece. If you have not used something in the last year, or you failed to remember you had it in the first place, let it go.
Depending on the value of the item, you can dispose of, contribute, or sell the item online or at your next garage sale. If you need the item, but it does not belong in that particular drawer, move it to where it does make sense.
Make a Home for Every Thing
As you choose where to place everything, offer each item a home. Rather than letting small pieces wallow in the drawer, use divider panels to keep things in their place. By doing so, you can be sure it will not return to the mess again. Group and store like items together for simple discovery at a future date.
Attempt a New Way of Organization
If what you have been doing has not been not working, consider making adjustments. Perhaps you need to buy a drawer insert that will give the drawer with some defined locations for storage. Maybe you need to get something like a tiny tray for a cabinet that is causing you sorrow because small items keep getting mixed up with each other.
Whatever your concern is, there is some way to fix it. Go to a home organization store or search online to see what they have that may satisfy your needs in a much better idea than what you are presently relying upon. Be sure to measure your drawer’s length, width, and height so that you have that before purchasing. However, declutter first and don’t make the mistake of buying storage things that you don’t need, which soon ends up ending up being yet another mess in your home.
Decluttering and arranging a drawer that is a mess can be a difficult task, but can be done pretty fast when you know what you are aiming for. By making some defined choices and then possibly spending a small amount of money, you can tidy up those drawers in a short time. Use these pointers to develop a drawer space that will make you smile as opposed to grimacing every time you open it.
