We spent this past Sunday doing a major purge of “the junk drawer” in our kitchen, discovering that most things could go elsewhere or be donated or tossed.
John found on the web, a special “drawer charging system” which allows you to turn a drawer into a “charging station” by adding an outlet to the drawer. This special system has a swinging arm that holds the cord from the plug which mounts inside the drawer, so that you can easily open and close the drawer.
image from dockingdrawer.com
John did some wiring to set up an outlet in the back of the kitchen cabinet, cut a hole in the former “junk drawer” and created a charging station:
In addition to clearing out the “junk drawer” we also did a major purge of the countertop above the junk drawer area.
We have something fun planned our newly cleared countertop…will share at a later date.
tierneycreates 
Genius!!
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Thanks, he did good! 🙂
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he did indeed
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Awesome! What a novel idea. I bet it’s nice to have such a talented handyman in the home.
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It is nice to have someone so handy! Thanks and I still expect to open that drawer and see the “hot mess” that used to be in there 🙂
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No problem. I’m always amazed by handymen, like your hubby. For me, I’m a tech support guy. I have never been a good handyman, but tech-no problem. I helped set up my Mom’s Ring device yesterday so she can monitor Dad and know when he gets up.
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“We have something fun planned our newly cleared countertop…will share at a later date.”
Ooooo – a cool coffee cove perhaps? Can’t wait to see!
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You guessed it!😀☕️
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Yippee! I guessed correctly!
Word of advice: don’t put your coffee/tea/etc drinking on hold until it’s finished…(don’t really think that’s even an option but still…)
Wing it!
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Can’t wait to see.
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First we will have to learn how to be our own baristas – ha! We’ve been watching YouTube videos about the expresso machine we want to get. I don’t drink coffee so my plan is to make green tea/matcha lattes with the milk frother thingie.
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milk frother thingie is the best – have fun and enjoy the froth of your labor!
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That is so cool!! What a great idea!! It puts the drawer to good use and keeps things tidy – love it!
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Thanks so much we are enjoying it so far! I hope we don’t junk it up again! 😀
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You won’t – it’s too cool!
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Very organised and I look forward to seeing your counter surprise
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Thanks so much! I keep opening the drawer to peek at the finished project 😀
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How cool is that?!
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Thank you😀
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Great idea! And good pix, too.
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Thanks so much! We were pretty proud of ourselves… Well, it was my idea, but John did all the work lol
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What a great idea!!!!
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Thanks we are pretty pleased 🙂
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Great idea, but I am afraid of the junk drawer. lol
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Okay then first step is to 1) open junk drawer and look inside – ha! 😉
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lol
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What a clever idea — no more mass of dangling cords. Your John is certainly handy. Well done to both of you on the purge.
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Thank you – we like to come up with new efficiencies in our lives 🙂
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