We have not 1, not 2, but THREE junk drawers in the kitchen. Why oh why? I’ve been meaning to clean them out for about 2 years now. And there’s nothing better to get your mind off grey paint choices than organizing drawers.
I should warn you about the before photos, but I’m sure you’d expect nothing less from me since you’ve seen my previous messes. :)
Wait, you can’t see the real disaster that occurred in the drawer above. Here’s a close-up.
See all of those sequins and red stuff surrounding it? Well, if you guessed that a packet of Chick-Fil-A’s Polynesian sauce exploded, you’d be correct. That was a gruesome discovery, and no one has confessed to it yet, but I’m waiting.
After a trip to Target to get a few drawer organizers, and filling up a trash bag with lots of junk, here are the drawers today.
The above drawer will probably hold most of my husband’s odds and ends. I was happy to find our 2nd mailbox key while cleaning out the drawers. It’s been “missing” for a year now. :)
The sauce goo cleaned up pretty easily since it was all hardened and nasty. Ick!!
It is refreshing to have these drawers nice and orderly now, and not have anyone mad at me because they can’t find the batteries to put in the remote controls. Organizing things is really life changing for me. I really need to do this more often. :)
How many junk drawers do you have? Hopefully not 3 like me…
I’ll be sharing this post at Sarah’s Organize It Party. And, you can also see me over at Pretty Handy Girl today for her Fall in Love with Your Home series. :)
xxoo,
Decorchick!
GinaCannary says
Oh, I love before and after shots of organization! we have one junk drawer and I go thru it every so often – I’m freakish like that. Still, there are many places throughout the house that have “lost” items in them since my hubby is the opposite of me. Good job on those drawers – that’s a great feeling, huh?
Decorchick! says
Good for you Gina! Things are always “lost” here too. :)
Melody?? says
Dang, girl! I thought I was bad with 2 junky drawers in my kitchen! However, instead of cleaning & throwing out & organizing; we opt to toss all contents into a big “junk box” in the laundry room…
Hope my husband doesn’t read your post, or he’ll have me off to Target in no time!
Katie S. says
Your drawers look great! My husband needs his own drawer like that. We have one big junk drawer that barely closes if we open it. It is bad!!
Sara @ House Bella says
None (yippee!). I did have junk closet, but I got that all taken care of last week: http://www.housebella.com/2011/02/08/entry-closet-organization/
Mel says
How are you going to find anything now? lol
I have to confess that I love my junk drawer. It’s like finding treasure every time I take a deeper look.
Janet says
Oh, the junk drawerS are all too familiar with me. You have inspired me to get it under control though, so thank you!!!!
Tanya H. says
No junk drawers here, but only because I don’t have a spare drawer! Instead, all my junk lives on the counter. Hate that! Hmmm, should probably just get rid of the junk and be happier.
Decorchick! says
Ha, I bet you would be! :)
LisasCreativeHome says
Oh I have drawers like that in my kitchen and bathroom! Everytime I open one I say to myselkf “i really need to clean that” but then I shut it and walk away. I am sure half of the mess could be thrown out. One of these day I’ll get to it:)
SimplyLKJ says
While I keep most of our drawers on the upper two levels neat…we have one in the basement that is a complete disaster!
Sayard says
I have 4 junk drawers in my kitchen and a 2 cabinets that hold extra dishes/serving dishes with junk smushed in between.. yup, it’s bad. How much were the organizers at Target??
Decorchick! says
Yowsa! They weren’t much…one of the big ones was $4 and the other big one was $7. The smaller ones were about $3.
Lynn says
I only have 1….but wish I had the drawer space for another. Then at least the junk would be hidden and not on the table or counters.
Dana{SouthernInspired} says
Wow you did an awesome job w/ those drawers!! I’m a new follower – your 1600th!! :) Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!
Dana
http://southerninspired.blogspot.com/
Decorchick! says
Woohoo! Thanks Dana! :) You have a great weekend too.
Beth says
I’m visiting from Pretty Handy Girl and love your blog. I’m in the same boat as you with the paint swatches on the wall. We’re going on 2 weeks now and it’s driving me crazy! Think I’m going with Nimbus Cloud by SW. Good Luck! Consider me your newest follower!
heathert.black says
I totally agree that getting organized is awesome…makes you feel free. Great job…don’t ya love those organizers? I’ve got one and it is totally worth the little bit of money I spent on it.
Monique W says
Polynesian sauce explodes on its own, with no help from kids or husbands… Something I know all too well.
While it is my fave chick-fil-a sauce, anything that explodes of its own design kinda freaks me out….
Lovely organizing :)
marykai says
We have 3 junk drawers. Well, one is mostly for air freshener type supplies but, there’s other miscelaneous stuff in there too. I think I know what organizing activity I’ll work on tomorrow. The hubs just LOVES when I wake up Saturday morning with a “project” on my mind, lol. BTW, still tweeking my pantry makeover then I’ll post pics. Thanks for the fun inspiration and motivation!
CAS says
I only have one junk drawer and work to maintain that. Yours look very good.
CAS
Nan says
Thank you, thank you for showing us your junk drawers! I’m new and all I’ve seen are super perfect rooms & houses by everyone in blogging who does decorating – totally creative people, but I just don’t know how everyone does it! We moved 6 months ago and believe it or not I don’t have a junk drawer (yet!), but I have more than one junk area and can never seem to get ahead. Oh, just found you through Thrifty Decor Chick, now following!
Tonya says
Your new organized drawers look great! I bet it feels good to get that job completed! We do not have a junk drawer, but a junk cabinet, and I swear I clean that thing out every other month! Somehow it goes from looking nice & tidy to a disaster zone in no time at all! I hate it! I would like to blame it on the other people in my home, but truth is, I am just as guilty as they are! I don’t know what the solution is!
Brittany says
looks great. drawers get messy quick!
Suzanne says
The clean up looks fantastic. I like to call mine the miscellany drawer! And I have that same organizer from Target in mine. It’s a life saver for making lots of small spaces for odd and ends. Great job!