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When reorganising your home, tackling cluttered drawers is a good place to start. There’s always that one drawer — usually in a kitchen or study — full of old pens and papers and a rogue bottle opener; the drawer that gets ignored. It’s satisfying to clear out these cluttered spaces, helping you to reclaim precious space and make life easier. Freezer Storage Bins Manufacturers
Having tidy drawers will save you annoyance and time in the long run — no more rushing in the morning to find the perfect lipstick or scrambling for a pen. Utilising all the available space also means you’ll naturally have more room to play with, so you can get more clutter away from surfaces.
To help you get organised, Good Housekeeping's Homes Editor James Cunningham has shared his tips for keeping drawers in tip-top shape.
Now you've decluttered your drawers, it's time to refill them in a way that works better for you. Below, we’ve scouted out a variety of clever drawer organisers for each space in your home.
Kitchen drawers need planning as there are many items that need storing in these hardworking areas, and you’ll want access to different things in different places. For example, you might want your cutlery drawer near your kettle for easy access to teaspoons, or near your dinnerware for mealtimes.
Many people use cutlery trays for silverware, and expandable options are especially worth considering; they fit compactly inside most drawers and make full use of the space. Tiered organisers are also an option, allowing you to store knives and forks in half the space of a traditional tray.
If you have room for a dedicated spice drawer, tiered racks can house jars neatly so you can easily see what you have, while tea towels and linens can be kept neatly in place with a drawer divider or two.
An orderly clothes drawer is more important than you’d think. A disorganised space can see you wasting precious time trying to find the perfect outfit and inevitably make your morning that little bit more stressful. Not to mention that clothes will become easily crumpled, leading to more ironing in the long run.
For your dresser, invest in some dividers to stop piles of t-shirts toppling or to separate skirts from shorts in the same drawer. Storing bras, pants and socks in fabric organisers will keep things neat and allow you to see what you need straight away.
It isn’t just clothes that need storing — your linens need a place to live too. Bulky bedding sets and towels can take up lots of drawer space, so put them in storage baskets at the bottom of your wardrobe or airing cupboard. There are lots of coordinating options if you prefer a cohesive scheme or you could mix and match.
Stationery and makeup drawers can get messy easily — smaller items like pens and lipsticks tend to roll around and could end up lost under other items.
There are lots of makeup organisers with dedicated sections for lipsticks, palettes and makeup brushes, including extendable options that will fit to the exact size of your drawer.
For desks, use storage dividers to organise pens and pencils, and keep your most-used items in the top drawer for easy access. Using stickers or a label maker is an easy way to keep folders and files organised and help you remember what goes where.
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