Silverware organization might seem like a given. But sometimes taking up a whole drawer with a standard drawer organizer just will not work for your space. Here is how to organize your silverware for drawers of all sizes and how to organize silverware on your countertops as well. And did you know, you can also organize your spaces according to your organizing style? You can find out what your organizing style is here.

Before organizing your silverware, you must purge the damaged ones and the ones you do not use. Be ruthless and purge the excess so you can more easily store what you do use.

In my freebie library here, I include guides which help walk you through the organizing process and help you decide what to purge and keep. I also include my declutter and organizing challenge calendars and guides to help direct you through each area of your home. These guides ensure you get through every nook and cranny and finally get to the other side of clutter … an organized and functional space!

In this post, we focus on how to organize your silverware. Below, I share ideas on how to organize silverware with unexpected organizing solutions.

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How to Organize Silverware in Various Drawer Sizes

The standard silverware drawer organizer does not always work for all kitchens and households. Though this drawer organizer below may seem standard at a glance, this is an expandable version which can work well for a family with babies and small children who require baby spoons and other smaller utensils (found here):

Some drawers are just slightly too narrow for standard drawer organizers. Customizing storage for your silverware can be done by configuring individual drawer organizers together like these (found here):

And, some drawers are just far too narrow even for configuring individual drawer organizers. This is one of the newest options available for a silverware organizer for narrow drawers (found here):

How to Organize Silverware on Countertops

If you have absolutely no drawer space for silverware, here are some organizing solutions for your countertops.

Here is a stationary option (found here):

Here is a portable option which can be moved about from the countertop to the table and to picnics as well (found here):

I hope you found some ideas for how to store your silverware for your organizing style and/or the space that you have! In my next post, I share ideas on how to organize your glasses, cups, and mugs. Don’t forget to grab my free resources from my freebie library here. Let’s get to the other side of clutter … an organized and functional space!

Happy Organizing!