Tame the Junkiest Junk Drawer

Every house has (at least!) one, and that's all good. Not so good: when you have to dig around just to find a paper clip. These tips-in no particular order-can help with that.

- HANNAH BAKER

SORT, SORT, SORT

Group like items together—by shape, size, category, or all of the above. Trash old receipts, punch cards to long-gone places, and anything else that's actual junk.

REPURPOSE STUFF