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.

The organization triangle is a simple method for keeping your home (and your life!) more organized in the long-term. Coined by professional organizer Andrew Mellen, the triangle consists of three ...

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 ...

Everyone has one: the ubiquitous kitchen junk drawer. It’s a place where birthday candles and tape measures mingle. Band-Aids and chip clips run amok. And somehow, every odd cooking utensil, gift bag ...

The junk drawer - everyone has one. Junk drawers are notorious for . . . collecting junk and they're almost always in disarray. They're full of random items that get haphazardly tossed inside when you ...

The humble junk drawer is a fixture in almost every home. True to its name, the junk drawer is a place to store everything that doesn’t have a natural home elsewhere. But the junk drawer also serves ...

Colloquially known as a junk drawer, these storage spaces usually hold some of a household’s most-used items—but it can be all too easy for this area to spiral into chaos. Think: never-read brochures ...

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 ...

Your junk drawer is not just a graveyard for dead batteries and mystery keys. Tucked between rubber bands and old receipts, you may be sitting on items that are surprisingly valuable, either in cash ...