Medicine Cabinet
Today I helped a dear friend sort a medicine cabinet that, according to her, has been accumulating for 20 years(!). This medicine cabinet is large and deep, which is a luxury, but a lack of containers meant a loss of vertical space and made it hard to see the contents, especially towards the back. In addition, this woman and her husband travel internationally for mission work several times a year, and there are special toiletry items that they use only during these mission trips. We knew we needed to create some boundaries by grouping like items together and containing them in a way that made them easy to access.
We started by taking everything out of the cabinet and sorting it into categories. We threw out anything that was expired or not likely to be used. Once we could see how much of each item we had, we chose the appropriate containers for each group. Adding clear plastic drawers and open baskets (all labeled) makes it much easier to find what is needed. We sorted the contents into categories such as Cold & Allergy, Pain Relievers, Bandaids, Vitamins, etc. We were able to utilize the whole depth of the closet thanks to these awesome extra-deep baskets and drawers from The Container Store. The AFTER picture shows how much organization a few containers added to this space. Voila!
Kitchen Drawer
This extra-large kitchen drawer holds large grill tools, meat forks, and hot plate holders. The home-owner admits that this is the least organized part of the kitchen, in large part due to the large size and awkward shape of many of its contents. Adding customizable clear acrylic drawer organizers makes it easier to see and find utinsels, as well as making it safer to reach into this drawer of sharp objects.
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