Kitchen drawers can definitely become catch-alls if you don’t have a plan for keeping them organized.
Since we had just renovated the entire kitchen, I was determined to set up our kitchen in a way that would help us stay organized. You can check out how we added extra shelving to our cabinets.
Today, I’m sharing how we organized our kitchen drawers.
Of course, this led to a trip to Target. Because shouldn’t everything lead to a trip to Target? I think so!
Serving utensils
We do leave some utensils out on the corner, which you may have seen in the post about the kitchen reveal.
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It’s nice to have easy access to these, so we keep them in this pretty container right by the stove. I love the pops of color from the red spatulas and green one.
We wanted the rest hidden away in a drawer.
I found these cute red drawer organizers for serving spoons, spatulas, ladles, salad tongs, etc. They ever had little silicone feet to keep them from slipping and sliding all over the drawers.
It’s nice having the organizers on the edges of the drawer with space in between for more serving spoons – and space above for a few items that are different shapes!
This high heel server is from my Grandmom – how cute is it!
We have a ton of black serving spoons and spatulas, but I love the red pizza server and green handled salad tongs. Some fun colorful pieces!
Silverware drawer
I found this silver silverware tray for our silverware drawer. It’s actually three pieces, which is nice, because then you can set it up whichever way you want. You can even split up the pieces among different drawers.
Each piece has little grippers on the bottom, too, so they wouldn’t slide around in the drawer.
And I loved that it had little holes on the bottom. Silverware drawers can end up with crumbs, and this way, we can just lift the silverware tray up to wipe out the drawer instead of having to take all of the silverware out and wipe down the tray.
I like that the tray has extra slots besides the standard knives, forks and spoons.
If you haven’t picked up, I love green and red accents!
Those little clip magnets are perfect for hanging stuff on the fridge, but I stash them away when we’re not using them. I love the red chip clip, too.
If you love corn on the cob, pick up some of these corn on the cob holders! They’re awesome. No more messy hands!
The junk drawer
I found these dark gray drawer organizers for the junk drawer. I picked up a bunch in different sizes to fit pens, paper, batteries, tape, lotion … the list goes on.
I had measured the drawer beforehand and hung out there in the Target aisle playing with different sized organizers to see which would be the best fit in the drawer.
We ended up with slots for paper, pens, stamps, markers, batteries, and ChapStick and lotion. I pretty much have ChapStick stashed somewhere in every room of the house.
We also ended up keeping a bunch of ‘before’ pictures of the house in this drawer. Every time people came over, we were running upstairs to get them. Explaining the ‘before’ pictures to people just isn’t the same as showing them!
The tape measure was originally with the toolbox downstairs, but, being recently moved in, we were running to get it constantly as we measured where the best place to put furniture, wall hangings, etc. was, so now it has a home in the junk drawer.
What do you keep in the junk drawer?
Dish towel drawer
I also stash extra dish towels in a drawer right by the sink.
GET THE LOOK:
Since a popular question I get is “Where’d you get that?!,” here are links to the same or similar sources:
- Kitchen cabinets
- Cabinet handles
- Green spatula
- Red spatulas
- High heel server
- Black serving spoons and spatulas
- Green handled salad tongs
- Corn on the cob holders
- Silverware tray
- Clip magnets
- Red chip clip
- Dish towels
How do you keep your kitchen drawers organized?
Check out these posts for more organizing ideas:
- Get extra storage in your kitchen cabinets with this easy trick
- A trick to keep spices organized + free printable labels
- How to organize a craft closet without spending a dime
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Emily, Our house now a home says
Everything leads to a trip to Target! I have major junk drawer envy right now! That is a thing of beauty, now I need to go organize.
GreenWithDecor says
It feels so nice to have everything organized! Trips to Target solve just about everything!
Justine Y @ Little Dove Creations says
Looks great! My problem is I organize the drawers, and then they’re messy a couple weeks later. I can’t seem to keep them cleaned up! Ugh!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Justine! Organizers definitely help keep drawers organized longer!
Sara @ All That I Wished For says
I now have drawer envy.. Mine need some attention, thanks for the ideas!
GreenWithDecor says
Haha, thanks, Sara!
Kat | curlsnchard.com says
That’s so neat! I love your color combination and the serving piece from your grandmother – that’s really a little treasure 🙂
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Kat!!
Jessica says
I love organization and your drawers look amazing! I need to pick up some of those organizing drawers!
~Jessica
Jeans and a Teacup
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Jessica! They definitely help keep things organized!
Steph Jones says
Organisation envy! Going to renovate our kitchen soon and will have to remember this. Thanks for the cool ideas.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Steph! Good luck with your kitchen renovation!
Nicole says
I need more organization in my life!! especially in my drawers! I have started, but this inspired me to do more!
GreenWithDecor says
Organization is always a good thing 🙂
Ally says
Strange but I have a VERY small kitchen with NO DRAWERS! I ended up getting an organizer from Target to hold my silverware and the rest in stands. This is the organizer. http://www.target.com/p/interdesign-clarity-multipurpose-organizer-clear/-/A-16640830?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=google_pla_df&LNM=16640830&CPNG=Bath&kpid=16640830&LID=23pgs&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=16640830&kpid=16640830&gclid=CjwKEAjw9uypBRD5pMDYtsKxvXcSJACcb9AYVjRrNeCBokPBjZySjJPhhnBOkcpRmXg0ePykw-YuzxoCPE_w_wcB
GreenWithDecor says
Wow, no drawers! Glad you found a way to keep your kitchen organized! Sometimes you just have to be creative 🙂
Olivia Schwab says
I love these organizing tips! Kitchen drawers are always hard to keep organized and these separators will come in handy!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Olivia! These organizers really help!
Sara says
You’re so organized, I love it! I too, have all those organizers. I love it! Especially the “junk drawer.” However, I know mine doesn’t look like yours right now! And, love all the green 🙂
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Sara! Glad you love the green, too 🙂