No More ‘Junk Jenga’! | E-Neighborhood Advisor

In your kitchen, bathroom or behind the closed doors of a closet or two, do you have a catch-all place? That’s the secret place where random items land or get stashed just before company comes to remove any visible signs of clutter?

The ‘junk’ drawer or a closet that got precariously stacked like a Jenga tower are excellent hiding places! However, they provide a sense of dread later when you realize the item that you’re searching for is in ‘there.’ Pull the wrong item, and it could all come crashing down! Plus, look at all the time that will get lost searching or restacking!

Professional organizers recommend that everything have its place in a home, and that there should be no need for a catch-all place. So, if you have the junk-drawer habit, how do you get rid of it? Here are some ideas to clear hidden clutter.

Sort It

Pick one drawer or closet at a time and take everything out. Separate items into piles according to the room where they should be (i.e., bathroom items, kitchen items, tools, office, etc.). Next, get each item to the right place and put them where they belong. 

Organize It

Make sure even small items have their own place within larger spaces. Insert drawer organizing trays or containers and give pens, paper clips and erasers their own spot. Then, the next time you open the drawer for a pen, there will be no need to dig. Remember, nothing belongs on top of something else. ;)

Trash or Donate It

Through this process, make sure you’re only keeping things you really need or love. Leftover items? Either trash them, or donate them if they can be useful to someone else.

Start a New Habit!

Now is the perfect time to start a new organizing habit and save yourself the time required to sort another catch-all place. The next time an item needs to get removed from your sightline, consider where it should be in your home and go the extra mile. Put it in that place instead of a drawer or closet.

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Matt Capell

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