Organising: Kitchen Drawers | The Organised Housewife

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Today I thought we d keep organising the kitchen and as I recommended start a small area first, so then you don t get too overwhelmed.  So let s organise the kitchen drawers, this will help make your kitchen as efficient as possible.  Almost all kitchens have drawers, and the gadget draw would have to be one of the most over crowded drawers.  Here s some tips to organise your drawers:

• Remove items from each drawer, wipe drawer clean and re-organise.  Consider using some drawer storage solutions, such as drawer dividers to keep neat and tidy.
• Keep all like items together such as cutlery, baking, gadgets and teatowels.
• Avoid overcrowding your drawers, remembering the rules discussed in 5 steps to clear your clutter

Sharp objects :  Sharp objects such as knives are unsafe to store in drawers, especially if young children can access the drawer.  Store knives in their own storage blocks.

Utensil Holder: Place a utensil holder on your kitchen bench storing frequently used and large utensils. It will allow easy access while cooking and frees up space in your gadget drawer.

Christmas Gadgets: Store your christmas baking items such as cookie cutters, cookbooks or baking tins with your christmas decorations so they don t take up valuable space in your drawer.

Junk Drawer: Avoid the Junk Drawer, whilst you may think it is convenient to add your  miscellaneous stuff to a drawer it can quickly become a disaster.  Remove all non-kitchen items from the kitchen and create a home for it elsewhere.