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Best way to organise the kitchen utensil drawer

by Katrina - The Organised Housewife July 26, 2018July 25, 2018
written by Katrina - The Organised Housewife July 26, 2018July 25, 2018

I was looking through some photos the other day and found this photo of my utensil drawer that was doing my head in shortly after we moved into our house.  It was cluttered, way too many items I didn’t need and I struggled to find the utensils I wanted…. my utensil drawer needed some serious organising!!! My utensil drawer is now so much more organised and I am able to find things so much easier, so I thought I would share the best way to organise your kitchen utensil drawer in case your utensil drawer is a mess like mine was!

1. REMOVE EVERYTHING

Remove all the utensils from the drawer.  As I removed them I grouped like items together. By doing this I could see that I had a trazillion wooden spoons that I really didn’t need.

2. CLEAN THE DRAWER

With everything removed from the drawer, it’s a good opportunity to give it a clean.  I use my homemade reusable wipes.

3. ADD DIVIDERS

My drawers are a funny shape, they are really deep, which makes it easy for things to get messy and lost.  I found some dividers which I thought would help to keep the drawers tidy, I played around with the layout.  Place dividers into the drawer and adjust the width to suit your needs. I loved these dividers so much I sourced where to buy them so I can stock them in my shop.

  RETRACTABLE DRAWER DIVIDERS: Instantly organise your kitchen utensils, underwear, stationery and paperwork drawers with these retractable and adjustable plastic drawer dividers which will suit various sized drawers. Their low profile design makes them a great fit for shallow drawers. AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE FROM MY SHOP HERE.

4. PLACE ITEMS BACK INTO DRAWERS

Keeping similar items together so you can easily find what you need when in a hurry cooking.

5. KEEP IT MANAGEABLE

The key here is to make sure the others in your home place the items back into the drawer neat and tidily! Don’t overfill it with new utensils.  I keep seasonal utensils such as soup spoons in the top of my pantry during the warmer months so they aren’t cluttering up the drawer.

IS YOUR DRAWER ORGANISED OR JAMMED?

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4 comments

Kylie July 27, 2018 - 11:06 AM

Dang! The utensil organiser divider thingy is out of stock! Will you be able to let us know when it’s back in stock please? Thanks 🙂

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Kristine the Dane August 2, 2018 - 11:05 PM

Such a good read. I have a pretty organized kitchen, but my cooking utensil drawer is always the hardest to keep organized. My dividers are just o spacious and I haven’t been able to find better ones, but this looks really good and I think that might be the final tweak my drawers need. 🙂
I have a really small Scandinavian kitchen and it is so easy to overfill my drawers with new kitchen utensils that are super smart, but that I don’t really need. I make sure that whenever I get something new, I go through what I have and ask myself: “do I need this new item?” and “Is there a utensil that this new item is replacing?”. In that way I make sure to stay on top of the clutter as much as possible.

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Sheryl Frewin August 17, 2018 - 10:15 AM

Kat could you advise when drawer organisers are back in stock. Or can you pre-order ? I need several.

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Katrina - The Organised Housewife August 20, 2018 - 11:13 AM

back in stock now 🙂 – https://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/shop/product/retractable-drawer-dividers/

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