Using Organizer Boxes

Organizer boxes are the handiest item you can have on hand when you are decluttering your home. If you think of using them in a fashion similar to the way most people use a box organizer for a silver wear drawer, you can see the definite benefit to them.

Small organizer boxes are obviously the most beneficial for smaller items – think ‘junk drawer’ – but I personally have one in my closet. I use it to put all of the little trinkets that I don’t know what to do with – such as old (non-valuable) coins, USB thumb drives, etc. – basically, all of the little things that would go in my pockets but that I don’t want to carry day-in and day-out. I have another organizer box that I have on a shelf near my front door. I use that particular organizer box for throwing my daily items in, such as my car keys, work security entrance badge, a container with small bandages for quick access, and a few other random items that I might need on a day-to-day basis. I find this organizer box the most beneficial to me and it prevents items from ending up on my kitchen table.

Small storage boxes can be made of many different types of materials. Since I have one on the shelf in my closet organization system, I wanted one that looked relatively nice and would sort of match the look of the system, so I have a bamboo box in there. Bamboo closet organizer boxes definitely add a touch of class to it. What I didn’t want was a neon green box (or similar) that would be an eye-sore. Although, the neon green plastic organizer boxes would have their place as well…possibly a child’s or teenager’s room.

These types of boxes shouldn’t take the place of storage boxes. They are to be used for only small items and should be cleaned out every few months. To declutter my house, I need to make sure that these boxes don’t become a mess with the items that might otherwise be laying around on tables. If the items are in the organizer boxes for too long, they are dealt with appropriately.

– J

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