My Favorite Space-Saving Utensil Drawer Organizer

Arlyn HernandezNovember 4, 202211 Comments

We made it to Friday and rounding out the first (partial) week of Arlyn’s Month of Favorites! AMF! Today was so so lovely. Charles and I took off work to take my mom to The Huntington Library & Gardens in Pasadena, which is so beautiful, they actually used it as the backdrop for the show The Good Place to represent heaven. Evelyn crawled around an open field near the bamboo thicket, may or may not have eaten some grass and refused to nap in her stroller, but overall, it was such a great day.

But if you’re not here for my daily life notes and rather my product recommendations, you’re in luck. It’s time!

This is what I was dealing with before, plus a knife block taking space on the counter.

Product name: HOUMESO Silverware Organizer at Amazon

A little about it: I had a bamboo drawer organizer for years. There wasn’t anything inherently wrong with it, in fact, I quite liked it. But I have exactly three drawers in my kitchen: one is dedicated to my spices, the other to storage things and food prep items like parchment paper, and the last is my utensil drawer. So, suffice it to say, I need to maximize every square inch of my 100-year-old kitchen. Most days, I’d have to jimmy a spatula in a drawer to release it from something inside it was stuck on. That, or take out four things just to access the one thing I needed. It just wasn’t working anymore.

So I hunted around for a solution that also gave me back a little counter space and I landed on this. I said bye-bye to my bulky wood knife block, shifted a few larger utensils and tools around and now I have a far more effective utensil drawer where I can reach everything.

Real life is FAR messier than this picture-perfect rendering from the product page, but such simplicity is enticing.

Why I like it: The key to this whole thing is the nested silverware portion and layered knife slots. By essentially stacking my forks, knives and spoons rather than setting them in slotted sections side by side, I freed up 2/3 of the drawer. I will say if you have any more than a serving set of 6-8, this might not be the solution for you because not much more than that would fit in each zone, but if not, it’s a smart use of space. If you only want either the silverware portion or the knife portion, they have those separate, as well.

Check It Out Here

See you on Monday, FOAS! Hope everyone has a glorious weekend.

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Emie says:

November 4, 2022 at 3:40 am

I only have 3 drawers too and it’s a PITA. Counter space is also at a premium so any way I can free up extra space is a win. I’m also on the hunt for ways to use my cabinet doors more efficiently. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. My paper towel holder hangs from the underside of a cabinet, and it makes the counter space underneath it a little less useable.
Debbie says:

November 4, 2022 at 6:34 am

That looks like a really great organizing option. I especially like the knife storage. Whenever I get in the mood to reduce the clutter on my countertops, I always want to get rid of the knife block because it takes up so much space but haven’t come up with any other place for it. You’ve got me thinking!
Rusty 🥰 says:

November 4, 2022 at 8:38 am

I’ve never seen anything like this!
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I recently looked at a whole bunch IRL with my mentee Sienna, as she just moved into her first proper share house!!!!! We went shopping for bits n bobs she needed. She literally lives within walking distance of me now (same EHD furniture – different room). Amazing how far she’s come in a year!
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The cutlery stacked feature is a game-changer! I like this and am going to keep my eyes dartig arpund ehen I’m in relevant shops.
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The best part for me is the life update part.😏 Eating grass is an okay thing = healthy immune system. Did it come with a side of dirt??🤣
1. Debbie says:
  
  November 4, 2022 at 12:01 pm
  
  Rusty, I’m glad to hear Sienna is doing so well! You must be thrilled to have her living so near. Congratulations to you both!
  1. Rusty 🥰 says:
    
    November 5, 2022 at 7:45 am
    
    Thanks, Debbie.💞
    She’s applied to uni and done an assessment to do a full-time Primary School Teaching degree. Nail biting as we await the result of the application.
    She’s working hard in hospitality in the meantime, saving for a financial buffer.
    Yep, comforting to know I’m close if she melts down.
    Huge progress all ’round!🥰
Elle says:

November 4, 2022 at 10:06 am

Love the snippet of life as well as this recommendation. Looks like it would be great. Will have to try it.
Pamela Turner says:

November 4, 2022 at 3:19 pm

What smart design. I’m currently lucky in the drawer storage department in spite of a small galley kitchen, but the knife storage feature is something I really do need. I was rifling through my bathroom drawer looking for tweezers earlier and thought you might have solutions for that area too?
Lovely day you had at Huntington. Sounds almost like a mini vacation!
1. Emie says:
  
  November 4, 2022 at 3:34 pm
  
  For bathroom storage I remember seeing some magnetic strip option inside of a medicine cabinet door for tweezers, cuticle scissors, etc. I’m not sure it that’s an option for you but anytime I can use the cabinet door for storage I feel like it’s a win.
  1. Pamela Turner says:
    
    November 7, 2022 at 11:03 am
    
    Thanks for the suggestion, Emie! I have doors beneath the sink where I could try something like that. No medicine cabinet above the sink, just the unframed builder grade mirror above the sink (so pretty!). I like the location of this vanity for the natural light, but my husband’s side has much better storage options. He’s a kind soul except when it comes to sharing space, so I’ll look for other solutions!
2. Arlyn Hernandez says:
  
  November 4, 2022 at 5:47 pm
  
  Bathroom storage is a whoooolenother area I need to tackle. We have a pedestal sink, a tiny medicine cabinet and a very small little corner cabinet. It’s rough. I’ll have a think on it!
  1. Pamela Turner says:
    
    November 7, 2022 at 11:07 am
    
    It sounds like it has pretty features to go with the storage challenges! IF you find time to have a think on it, would love hearing about anything you come up with.