I don't have a junk drawer in the kitchen. Most of us grew up with a junk drawer in the kitchen and many still have one now...maybe more than one.

Kitchen drawers are precious real estate, and every inch should be used intentionally. They should be reserved for the most frequenly used and essential items. Prioritizing functionality and accessibility can make a huge difference in how smoothly a kitchen operates.

If it doesn't belong in the kitchen, it's not going in there! I do have a place to put the things that might normally end up in a junk drawer. Again, it's all about ease of access and functional use of spaces. I have a random under the stairs closet in the middle of my house, and this is my "junk drawer." It houses all the things that don't belong anywhere else. It doesn't have to be pretty, just functional.