How to Organize a Junk Drawer

No matter how tidy a person you are, everybody has a junk drawer in their house. If your junk drawer is out of control and hard to shut because of "stuff" popping out of the top, don't worry -- there is hope for an organized junk drawer.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Organizing items from around the house such as ice cube trays, little cups and small boxes

1. Completely empty the junk drawer and put everything on the counter. Some junk drawers you can remove from the track. If yours does this, after it is empty, flip it upside down on top of the counter. Consider putting a piece of newspaper down first to prevent any damage to your countertop.

2. Sort through all of the stuff from the junk drawer and put different items in their own pile. For example, put rubber bands in one section, paper clips in another and continue till you're done. If you find an item you can't identify, set it to the side. Then ask your family to help figure out what it is and then decide if you really need it or not. If you don't need it, throw it away.

3. Use items from around your house to keep in the junk drawer to help keep the sorted items from mixing with other items. Some examples are ice cube trays, little disposable cups, drawer dividers, or little boxes. Place the organizing tools in the junk drawer.
   

4. Put the junk drawer items that you want to keep in their new separate and organized homes. This will ensure that your junk drawer will stay neat by keeping everything in its place.