“The junk drawer should be a catch-all space for small ... There is nothing worse than having to dig and search for supplies ...

I was organizing my chaotic kitchen junk drawer (aka the Bermuda Triangle of takeout menus, twist ties, and birthday candles) ...

The Great American Junk Drawer can be an accidental time capsule, a haphazard scrap heap, a curious box of memories and meaninglessness. It can also serve as a Rorschachian reflection of your life.

Almost all the sets shown here came from one small drawer in my kitchen — that, yes, is a now little less crowded (but still crammed with junk, I’m only human). While the urge to purge is hard ...