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Office/Craft Room & Living Room — Drawer Organizing Blog Hop

April 11, 2018 By Lauren

how to organize an office drawer

Hey, everyone! Today marks the second week of the Drawer Organization Blog Hop! I joined this  blog hop because there are plenty of drawers in my house that needs organizing! (I’m not going to lie — my whole house needs organizing!) 

For the entire month of April, 12 bloggers will be sharing the process of cleaning and organizing  drawers around our homes each week.

We kicked off the first week in the kitchen! This week we have been doing drawer organization in our office, craft and living Rooms. My living room doesn’t have any drawers, so I decided to tackle the desk drawer in my office/craft room!

Household Drawer Organization Blop Hop. Week Two Office, Craft and Living Room drawers   

Be sure to check out my friends’ office/craft room and living room drawer organization projects this week, too!

My Pinterventures • Intelligent Domestications

DIY Adulation • Domestically Creative • Cookies Coffee and Crafts

Domestic Deadline • Across the Boulevard • Michelle James Designs

Mom Home Guide • Centsably Creative • Olives & Okra

Office/Craft Room Drawer Organization 

how to organize an office/craft room drawer with dollar store items

I actually don’t go into my office/craft room drawer too often — so it became quite messy!

how to organize a messy office drawer

My home office/craft room just has one drawer, and the drawer isn’t very deep, so my organizing project was not too difficult. I found these tactics useful when tackling my quite messy office drawer.

  1. Empty the drawer. Empty the contents of the drawer into a box or plastic bag. I find that it’s easier to start with an empty drawer to get the job done more easily.
  2. Have a trash can ready.Throw out or donate no longer needed items. I found several items in my office drawer that I no longer need, like old receipts and business cards. The trash went into the trash can. I didn’t have anything to donate from this project, but I regularly donate usable items that I no longer need.
  3. Get inexpensive containers or dividers. Use these containers to divide and separate the items in your drawer so they can be located easily.  I used the same kind of dollar store black mesh bins in my office drawer that I used in my home’s kitchen drawer.
  4. Relocate items that don’t belong in the drawer. Take things out of the drawer that are best stored elsewhere. For instance, a friend had given me a desktop “zen garden” two Christmases ago. The “garden” now sits on my desk. The mini garden came with a book on zen gardening — I decided that the hall bookcase in my home would be a better place to keep the book.
  5. Clean. Before returning items to the drawer, clean the inside of the drawer with a regular purpose cleaner.
  6. Sort like items together. Use the bins to group similar items in your drawer. For instance, I used one bin in my office drawer for pencil erasers. I have separate compartments for business cards, pens, etc.

While my organized drawer doesn’t look picture-perfect organized, it’s now a lot neater. I can now find what I need in my drawer

Please visit the other host blogs below for more Office, Craft and Living Room Drawer Organization Ideas.

Also, check back next Wednesday, when my fellow bloggers and I all share how we organized our bathroom drawers!

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Comments

  1. Jenny says

    April 11, 2018 at 5:53 AM

    Great Ideas for drawer organizing. As long as you can find what you need that’s what matters.
    Jenny recently posted…Craft Drawer OrganizationMy Profile

  2. Shirley Wood says

    April 11, 2018 at 11:21 AM

    We don’t actually have a room for a home office right now so our office supplies are all over the house. I am working on a solution for that in my brain. I will be sorting and relocating too.
    Shirley Wood recently posted…Using Drawers To Organize Game System AccessoriesMy Profile

  3. Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom says

    April 11, 2018 at 5:11 PM

    This is a fun idea! I really could use some smaller storage containers for some of my drawers. We do have some drawers that are just a mess.

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com
    Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom recently posted…Sweet & Savory Peanut Butter, Pretzel & Chocolate Chip CookiesMy Profile

  4. Beverly says

    April 11, 2018 at 7:50 PM

    Having a trash can close by was a must for me, too. It’s great that you have the drawer neatly organized making the items easy to find. This blog hop has been a great motivator for me!
    Beverly recently posted…Office and Craft Room Desk Drawer Organization TipsMy Profile

  5. Sherry says

    April 14, 2018 at 9:11 PM

    We have a home office, but we have supplies all over the house! It’s too much. You did a great job in organizing your office/craft drawer.

  6. Michelle James says

    April 17, 2018 at 1:11 PM

    It is always nice to go through the office/craft space every once in a while to clean and organize. I like your tips and it always seems to get more messy before the end, pretty, result.

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