Storage Drawers

In the fast paced world we live in, sometimes it’s hard to stay organized. It’s been shown in study after study that people who live or work in an organized space are more efficient. Do you think the most successful people in the world have a cluttered desk, or a clean one that has only the tools and papers they will use that day on it? While I do think there are a lot of great products on the market today that can help organize your life and space, there is a very simple tool that can save you space, time, and a headache!

Storage drawers come in all kinds of sizes and shapes and colors. You can find one to fit anywhere, and they really do hold a ton of stuff! You could get a tiny one with three drawers for your desk. Set it in the corner of your desk, and you’ll be amazed at how open and fresh your workspace feels! A drawer storage cabinet like that next to a CD rack can free up so much cluttered space! You can get a large four to seven drawer unit for storage and put it in your closet. You could even use it to replace your dresser by putting all the cloths you can’t hang up in the closet in it. Think about how much bigger your bedroom would be without a dresser!

I’m not talking about the ‘junk drawer’ that we all have, that has twisty ties and other junk just thrown in it from over the years. What you want are some storage drawers that you can fill with useful things that you use at least weekly, instead of just leaving things lying around, or lugging things to and from your basement or wherever every time you want to use them.

The first step to getting organized with drawers is to gather the clutter around your house. You can start one room at a time, or do it in sections. For example, when I decided it was time to organize my house, I started in my bedroom with my desk. Then I moved to my entertainment center, and then the closet, and eventually under my bed. At that point I moved to another room. The point is that you want to sort out what you really want or need. Once you get this process rolling, you’ll find yourself having so much fun, because it’s going to feel so good getting organized!

Decorating with Storage Drawers

Once you have gotten rid of everything extra, you can start to sort out what’s left. As stated above, you can get storage containers with drawers in any shape, size or color. Be creative! Match the paint in a room, the finish of your furniture or desk in the room you’ll put the drawers in. Maybe you want each unit to be one activity. Like a set of sturdy drawers for your workout equipment and another unit for arts and crafts, then put them in the room you’d use them in. You can even get low underbed storage drawers to utilize that extra space. Put a large unit near the front door, and keep shoes in it when you come and go, so that dirt doesn’t collect on your floor, and you don’t trip over someone else’s shoes!

A great idea I use is when I have a set of drawers filled with items I don’t use too often, I throw a nice piece drapery over it, and it makes a beautiful table. Use it to display a family photo, a piece of art, or anything else you like! You’ll have loads more room if you put things in and on these organizational life savers!

Once you start organizing yourself with just a regular storage drawer from your favorite retail store, you’ll be so surprised how neat everything in your house looks, because all of the your things are now tucked snuggly away and out of site!