A few months ago I was stumbling around Officeworks eyeing off all the pretty stationery and looking for storage for my desk. I was determined to conquer the mess that constantly invaded it and I was sure a simple storage solution would be the answer… I was right. Enter the Keji 5 Draw Storage Organiser $16.99. I love clear acrylic, it held lots of paper and was under $20 so I was sold.
Straight away my desk became more manageable, papers never got lost and everything looks pretty… but one wasn’t enough. I wanted another for the opposite end of my desk so I could have one for personal household use and another for blog stuff. Before I went to buy it I thought about how useful the drawers could be in other areas of my house…
My first thought was jewellery storage. The wall of hanging necklaces is getting a little scary so I bought a set of drawers for my dressing table and it now holds my brooch collection, my prized and regularly worn necklaces and a ones that could easily be damaged.
I love how accessible everything is and that even from a glance I can see where everything is because of the clear acrylic. The weight of the pieces doesn’t make a difference because essentially the drawers were designed to hold heavy paper stock.
My Pretties!
I didn’t just stop there, I was keen to see how make up would go in the drawers too. I’m proud to say it came up a treat! Everything had it’s own place and it was all so easy to identify and get to. This $17 storage solution was really winning me over.
Ok, so I could probably dedicate a whole drawer unit to my nail polish collection rather than just a drawer but to illustrate how much you could cram in there if you really tried… I’m pretty impressed. As I mentioned before the drawer unit is stable and doesn’t topple over if one or two drawers are open at once.
I sorted some of my make up by Foundation / Eyes / Cheeks & Lips / Nails / Misc and it held just enough. For my make up I use a mix of Dior (for the base) and Benefit Cosmetics (for the fun finishing touches).
oh how I love make up!
See what I mean about being able to see everything at a glance, even if what you’re looking for is shoved right down the back. I didn’t even fill this bad boy up… but I cant wait to!
Officeworks has so many gems but these are my favourites. If you’re keen to try the drawers out for jewellery storage I’d recommend the 4 Draw unit if you have a few chunky bangles or just simply need a little more height for large items. The Draw Tidy is a great idea for rings, studs, bracelets and fiddly necklaces you don’t want to get tangled and you can’t beat the price either. Better still you can order them online!
In the end I also bought another for my blogging paperwork. The drawers come with simple white stripe adhesive labels so I don’t get into the habit of just jamming random bits of paper in there. The whole unit just looks so clean and tidy, I love it. It really does come down to imagination, there are so many things you could store in it… what would you organise with it?
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Oh i love that idea. I’m going to look around for some practical storage for my make up and this is a good start.
ohh be sure to share a pic when you’re done.
This is a great idea. You know, I have one of those units holding some stationary and I was only thinking the other day that I want it for my make up. You’ve pushed me over the edge. Fuck the stationary!
You crack me up!
Draw. Drawer. Two different words.
lol thank you, I’ve changed it. That will teach me for writing so late at night. Want to be my copyeditor?
My sons matchbox cars! He’s only 2.5 and he’s already got more than I can count. He also wants to play with them but they end up all over the house, and so he pulls the house apart trying to find them- or even worse, trying to just find one particular car.
That’s a brilliant idea, perfect size!
I love that you can get this in clear acrylic. Much more stylish and funky than the black outer one I currently have.
I think I’m going to organise my jewellery that way too, excellent idea! I am all about the neatness and organisation at the moment, I’m ruthlessly decluttering my house. When my house is cluttered, my brain feels it.
BTW, if you are after a copyeditor, shoot me an email ;) I read *all* your posts, and I’m kickass at spotting errors. In fact, I get irrationally frustrated by them…so much so that there are a couple of blogs I can’t abide to read due to continual spelling and grammar errors, despite loving the content. It’s v. unprofessional! And don’t get me started on the Saturday papers…I’ve been known to go through them with a red pen….yes I’m a bored SAHM!!
Wow Allison, I must continually piss you off :) I’m terrible and usually it’s the most obvious things I screw up. I think I’m going to get my mum to do it, she’s like you forever correcting errors. Thanks for the offer, if it doesn’t work out with mum I might have to take you up on your offer.
And Amy, I love your idea for the matchbox cars! With 3 boys, can you imagine how many I have in this house?!
I’m totally stealing that idea too :)
as someone with way too much make up and jewellery looking for a storage option………thank you. off to my local office works after work!
Awesome!
I love Officeworks! They have excellent storage for makeup. I have some of these too and love them.
ohh good to know!
I really need to organise my make-up oneday soon and these would be perfect. Thanks for the great post. :-)
#blush
I could totally fill one of those with my OPI collection alone. Looks awesome!!
ohhh well I’d need a photo, that would be so cool.
OMG. I was in Officeworks about a month ago, saw these and was like, MAKEUP DRAWERS. The other day I went in and saw them again and even my dad was like, thats practical when I told him about what I want to do.
Such a great idea!
hehe, been meaning to post about it for a few months now. They stack up so well too.
I’ve been trying to work out how to do a wall of necklaces, could you please upload a photo of yours? I need inspiration! LOL Thanks.
Great post Dani! I promptly went to Officeworks and bought two of these babies; one for makeup and one for jewellery. Perfect!
Great idea! I LOVE IT and Allison I think I need you too!
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The drawers look great! Oh, how I enjoy snooping through others makeup collection. Hehe.
I have 2 of these Keji babies- the 4 and 5 drawers for $14.99 each at my local Officworks.I have shamelessly filled both of them up as soon as I brought it home. It works a treat! My makeup fits perfectly and it looks so neat and organized :-) The drawers open and close with ease,doesn’t tug or get stuck.
Highly recommended as a cheap and effective makeup storage that looks great too!
The drawers look great! Oh, how I enjoy snooping through others makeup collection. Hehe.
I have 2 of these Keji babies- the 4 and 5 drawers for $15 each at my local Officworks.I have shamelessly filled both of them up as soon as I brought it home. It works a treat! My makeup fits perfectly and it looks so neat and organized :-) The drawers open and close with ease,doesn’t tug or get stuck.
Highly recommended as a cheap and effective makeup storage that looks great too!
The drawers look great! Oh, how I enjoy snooping through others makeup collection. Hehe.
I have 2 of these Keji babies- the 4 and 5 drawers for $15 each at my local Officworks.I have shamelessly filled both of them up as soon as I brought it home. It works a treat! My makeup fits perfectly and it looks so neat and organized.The drawers open and close with ease,doesn’t tug or get stuck.
Highly recommended as a cheap and effective makeup storage that looks great too!
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