Kon Mari Organizing Project #2: Drawers

Hopefully, you have seen my file organization and are here now to see my organized drawers!  I was in desperate need of some drawer organization particularly in my closet which is where I concentrated my time for this post.  I have spent many hours organizing my closet but the drawers have always been somewhat of a mess.

Organizing the Kon Mari Way 3 by www.whitecottagehomeandliving.com

To start, I pulled everything out of my drawers and began to sort.  Here is a before of my sock drawer which was overflowing.

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Next, after sorting and getting rid of old, worn or not needed items, I cleaned out the dust from the drawer and set up my newly purchased inserts.  These are a set of drawer organizers that I purchased from IKEA.  They open up and can be configured in a variety of ways.

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Drawer Organizers: IKEA

The next step was to fold the items in the way that was recommended by the Kon Mari book.

Step 1: Lay flat on top of each other

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Step 2: Fold in half

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Step 3: One more fold to make a small square

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Step 4: Insert into drawer vertically like little cards

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This seems time-consuming, but in reality, it did not take more than an extra couple of minutes total and the result was fantastic.

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Not only did it create more room, but you can see everything you have in your drawer.  It is neat and organized.

I tackled my sock and underwear/ bra drawers.  I'll spare you from seeing my undies, but I feel like I'm shopping at VS every time I open my drawer now.  What a great feeling!

This made a huge difference and I can't wait to tackle additional drawers in the same way!

To life feeling like home!

XO,

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