Key Points Organizers say junk drawers are useful when they have a clear purpose and limits.Small tools, tape, bandaids, and ...

There might be nearly as many junk drawer philosophies as there are junk drawers. Is it a place for stuff without a home but which you might use occasionally, or even frequently? Or is it just a place ...

It’s come to my attention over the years that some of us are neat, and some of us — i.e., me — are decidedly not. The neat people tend to see non-neatness as a moral failing; cleanliness is next to ...

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In my grandmother’s house, in the second bedroom, there is a drawer. Whenever we visit her, I derive a small thrill from opening it: the amount of random crap accumulated there is simply stunning.

As a professional organizer who’s had her hands in many junk drawers, I can easily tell you what the common clutter offenders are in most households. I can also tell that it’s possible to avoid having ...