The Secret Hidden in my Underwear Drawer
It is time to reveal a big secret. I am actually quite embarrassed about this. But here it goes…
Yes, I use empty tissue boxes to organize my socks and other unmentionables. I am not sure whether I am more embarrassed about the fact that I save empty tissue boxes, the fact that I can hardly bring myself to buy tissue unless the box is aesthetically pleasing to me, or that I compulsively sort things by shape and color. But really, this comes in very handy. It’s free, unless you never buy tissue and have to start. And, I never have to rummage around looking for something just to find out that I have run out. I always know when I am running low.
I also wanted to make sure no one missed any of the great ideas in the comments. Mirre sent links to the pocket tidies she made last year. They remind me of the wall pockets I keep seeing all over blog land, but hers are much more colorful! Definitely, more my style! And they can be tied to the back of a chair or on a changing table, or wherever you need extra storage. Lauri mentioned using empty Crystal Light containers to hold pens, pencils, paintbrushes… you name it! Decorate these babies up with paper and ribbon and your in business. And she also says they make an easy kids craft if your looking for a gift the kids can make for someone special in their lives. Perry suggested using old test tubes (cleaned of course), man I would be in heaven if I could get my hands on something like that. Actually, I discovered after a quick internet search that you can buy them at pretty reasonable prices… hmmm… my beads might need a new home! And everyone loves mason jars! All the great ideas are making me feel like I should dig a few more out of the basement.
So, what’s so embarassing about having your act together?! The tissue boxes are a great idea! If I had drawers, I’d use that idea for sure! I need ideas for vertical (shelf) storage and organization of undies… I also love the ‘button jam’!
wow, don’t be snooping in my drawers this weekend, okay? you will be horrified with my approach to socks and underwear! :)
Nice idea. Our drawers are in need of a makeover and something like this will probably come in handy!
I think this is brilliant!
Your sock set up is beautiful and organized! I would have never in a hundred years thought of such a creative and pretty way of organizing undies!
I love it, frankly. And you’ve inspired me. Just the other day I was so disappointed to get rid of the adorable tissue box that would be wonderful in my son’s nursery…but he’s not due til July, so I thought I shouldn’t save it with no purpose. Now I know I can use it to organize the goodies on the changing table shelf. Woohoo! Thanks for the great idea.
That’s a really really good idea. I made a lame-o attempt at organising my unmentionables drawer last year…I put a shoe box up one end of my drawer and shoved all my stockings in it. The rest of the drawer remains its usual mess. Tissue boxes, I’m so impressed!
[...] I also have a friend (with six kids!) who gives each kid a laundry basket that fits into their closet to store all their clothes. Everything is in there together: socks, undies, swimsuits, shorts, and t-shirts. It goes straight from the laundry room to the bedroom closet. She lives in the tropics so the kids wardrobes are a little simpler than living with seasonal changes. I have always kept this idea in the back of my head for use at an appropriate time. But at this point my compulsive desire to sort things has me keeping things in separate baskets, drawers, or tissue boxes. [...]
genius!
[...] One of the most organized crafters online (or so it would seem, reading between the lines of the Bee’s Nest) has revealed the big secret of organizing her underwear drawer — tissue boxes. (Empty ones.) [...]