8 Martha Stewart Approved Tips For Organized Drawers

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When it comes to lifestyle inspiration, Martha Stewart has some ingenious solutions for how to keep things organized. The home guru consistently offers advice that can be easily replicated in anyone's home, and when you want to get your drawers cleaned up and organized, she has plenty of tips and tricks that can make a big difference in your space. 

Even in smaller areas, keeping your drawers organized can have a big impact on ensuring that everything has a home and that you're maximizing your space to its fullest potential. While drawers can be a great place to hide things, they can also become cluttered, causing stress every time you pull them open. With Stewart's tips for better drawer organization, you won't have to worry about dealing with as much of a mess. With some of her approved tips, you don't even have to buy anything new to get organized.

If you're looking to keep your cutlery organized while also adding more room in a single drawer, a tiered cutlery divider is the answer. Martha Stewart called this divider ingenious, pointing out that you can fit even more flatware in one drawer. The dividers help keep similar items together, like spoons with spoons and forks with forks, while also doubling your usable space. It's like having two drawers in one, and it can be used for more than just silverware.

In a blog post where Martha Stewart talked about organizing her dressing room, she mentioned using trays to organize things in her drawers. The trays allow for easy access to everything she has in the drawer, while also offering a way to pull items out without creating a mess. You can rearrange the trays as needed, while also moving them to different drawers without having to completely reconfigure the space. And this trick can be used in other drawers in your home as well.

If you use cloth kitchen napkins, keeping them neat, organized, and looking fresh can be a challenge. However, Martha Stewart makes it easy with the help of a paper towel tube. Once the paper towel roll is finished, Stewart uses the tube to wrap the fabric napkins into a roll. She even puts a band around the roll with the number of napkins that are in the bundle. This keeps the napkin sets together and looking crisp when unrolled. You can even roll hand towels to keep them organized too.

If you have deeper drawers in your kitchen, you could take inspiration from Martha Stewart and add a pegboard at the base of the drawer and then use pegs to keep dishes and bowls organized in stacks. The pegs can be moved to fit whatever you need stored in the drawers, working for a variety of different dish sizes, pans, and other cookware. Plus, the pegs also work to keep things from banging against each other when the drawer is opened and closed.

In a jewelry drawer, you are likely trying to keep smaller, more delicate pieces organized. For things like earrings, earring backs, and even tiny pins, using small tins with clear lids can protect the pieces and keep similar items together. On Amazon, you can buy a 30-pack of Abgream's metal tin cans in a 2-ounce size with clear lids for under $20. This is an affordable option for keeping earrings and other delicate pieces organized and damage-free, while letting you see what you have.

Using clear containers in your drawers, particularly a junk drawer, allows you to keep things organized while also making it easy to see what you have. As Martha Stewart herself points out, with clear containers you can see what's inside from the sides and the top, so you don't have to make a mess rifling through everything to find what you're looking for.

When organizing her drawers, Martha Stewart relies on dividers to keep things together. Every drawer is divided to maximize the space and give everything its own home, allowing you to tidy up clutter in your kitchen. For example, knives go with knives, and spices are organized similarly, with tools in one section and spice pots in another. Even outside of the kitchen, dividers can make it easy to keep things like socks together and separated from other clothing items.

To organize her knives and keep them off of the kitchen counter, Martha Stewart recommends having a drawer lined in cork that has blocks holding the blades of the knives. The cork block not only protects the knives from damage, but it also makes it safer for you, as the knives won't be sitting loose in a drawer. And similar to what Stewart did, you can then sort your knives by size or use.