Living in a 350 square foot apartment in Boston leaves you with little to no room to store your belongings :( The space is VERY limited, and I'm always trying to think up new ideas to organize everything without it looking cluttered and messy.
The kitchen alone only has 2 drawers and 4 cabinets (including the one that holds the sink). Where am I supposed to put all my stuff?!
We use one of the drawers as a "throw all" that houses everything from tape measures, screw drivers and hammers to scissors, notepads and pens. We don't have a garage or a coat closet to store these necessary tools, so we just toss them in this drawer in the kitchen.
Let me tell you what, if I would have taken a before picture, you would have been disgusted! We had everything shoved into that drawer! Napkins, trash bags, tools… EVERYTHING!
SO! I emptied all of the contents out of this tiny 12"x19"x2" drawer and started fresh.
...boring…
Lined it with some cute, bright and happy craft paper…
Filled the drawer with acrylic containers to use as organizing dividers.
…and then filled them!
The best part!
I did what I could to keep it as neat and orderly as possible without it looking too cluttered, and I am loving the splash of red from underneath.
I was able to fit everything that I wanted to into this drawer and am pleased with the outcome!
I used other smaller containers to help corral flashlights, batteries, nails, hooks and other randoms, and was able to perfectly slide the paint stirrers and hammer right on the side.
Score!
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