Maximize Drawer Space With Martha Stewart's Kitchen Towel Folding Trick

Everything Martha Stewart does is perfection (minus the insider trading). From decor to gardening to collaborations with Snoop Dog, the woman has endless solutions and improvements that her fans gobble up like one of her swoon-worthy recipes. We all have the kitchen towel drawer that won't fully close due to poorly folded dish towels. Say goodbye to cluttered kitchen drawers super-stuffed with towels by trying Stewart's folding trick. Lay a towel on a flat surface, and fold the two long edges toward each other in thirds. Fold this in half by laying one end on the other, and you're done! Stewart's method works for bath towels as well (although you'll want to fold it lengthwise one more time to finish).

You can tweak this slightly to fit your drawers, since everyone's are different, and so are the towels. Stacking them one atop the other might leave you with the same "lack of closure" your drawer suffered before trying this trick. Plus, you doubtlessly have an extra, unused margin of space around the stack. Surprisingly, there are ways to improve on a nearly flawless Martha Stewart tip. A bit of finagling is bound to happen for you to find just the right way to stock your drawers with towels. Once you get that drawer in order, it may even inspire a tidy kitchen overhaul.

The hallmark of a top-notch organization hack is that it solves more than one problem. A beautifully stacked collection of towels might look good, but when you grab one, does it pull another towel out with it? We've all been there, and the result is often a short-lived improvement. A quick addition to the Stewart fold — rolling the towels — is a brilliant use of space. Rolling the towels instead of stacking folded ones eliminates the problem caused by a top towel sticking to the one beneath it and pulling it out, as well.

Depending on the depth of your drawer, you can roll the towels and lay them on their sides, like burritos in a buffet tray, or set each roll next to each other vertically. This second option has the potential to cause sticking and pulling as you remove a towel, too, so there's a minor adjustment you can make to the fold. After folding the towel in thirds, don't fold it fully in half; instead, leave an inch or two between the edges of the two ends with the longer end on the bottom. Roll from the fold toward the end. The longer bottom edge of the towel makes a sort of pocket you can slide the roll into. The little bundles will be self-contained with no sticky edges to pull your hard work apart. Now, go make the dream of a perfectly organized kitchen from drawers to fridge to cabinets a reality.