“Stick with multi-purpose tools that actually earn their place in your kitchen,” Ypma says.

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you’ve got the option to likely get things done in ashorter periodthan you might think.

The Williams Sonoma Hold Everything Expandable In-Drawer Flatware Organizer inside of a kitchen drawer

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Eisland recommends taking 10 minutes to grab a waste bin and declutter through your stuff.

This way, your drawer won’t look like a messy pile of mismatched clutter.

Remember that plastic lids and bottoms can be tossed into the recycling bin rather than the trash can.

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