My LEGO Organization System - In-Depth Look! | Part 1 of 2

This has been requested several times over the past few months and I think my LEGO organizing system is equally in a good place and also somewhat moving into a bad place at the same time. So perfect for showing you the good and bad and the constant evolution that is LEGO organizing! Hope you enjoy Part 1!
Remember, there is no right or wrong answer to organizing LEGO! There are countless ways that will work for every person as all our brains just organize information differently! It will take some trial and error to find the right system and it will be ever evolving!
IKEA White Cabinets: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/sektion-...
IKEA Drawers: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/maximera...
IKEA ALEX Units: tinyurl.com/ykezyu4w
Drawer Storage Bins Link (there are several similar listings on Amazon that I have bought. Mostly tried to find the variations that were on sale!) - tinyurl.com/ph6mn53u
Bead Storage Organizers: www.amazon.com/dp/B07PW3Z5K6?...
Orange Storage Cases (these are the Amazon Basics version which is essentially the same, but not the exact one I bought which I can't find on Amazon anymore): tinyurl.com/4t73d9dk
Akro-Mils Storage Unit: www.amazon.com/dp/B003P2UOCO?...
Side Opening Overflow Storage Bins (says not available anymore, but there should be other variations. Look for sales because they are expensive!): www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW599FG9?...
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[@electriciaty7431]

it's like a candy store!

[@JJJBricks]

Yeeeeeeee!

[@TheArmouredArmadillo]

Getting back into the process of sorting our bulk, long slow going lol

[@JJJBricks]

Totally slow going! But worth it!

[@hoarder66]

As i was watching this I realized I could film my Lego room and use ur audio and it would work.😂 So similar even down to what parts u got off the pab wall

[@JJJBricks]

Hahahaha that’s awesome!

[@rgon3t]

I'm trying to figure this out myself because it's been mentally stressing me the hell out lately trying to sort perfectly, it feels like a duty to my childhood Lego or to some perfect ideal rather than something that actually helps me. Don't worry too much over combining elements or colors. Sorting is just to help speed up finding parts and have more time with the building experience. There's no intrinsic duty to achieve the perfect organization, which I feel we can easily fall into doing. Sorting has a huge upfront and ongoing cost, including on your sanity. I feel it needs to earn my time. And that means only sorting frequently used parts. Screw the purple bricks. I'm hardly ever going to be using them. Maybe sort those by color or keep them partially sorted, or just throw them in all together and accept that once a month you might need to dig around in the bottom drawer for five minutes through a bunch of other rarely used parts looking for that random pink wedge plate. It may be worth it to save time sorting. Also, do I actually need all two hundred of my gray clips together in a bin readily available at any given time? I probably only need a handful sorted and can sort the rest when the juice becomes worth the squeeze. Pieces you never ever use or have too many of? Donate them. If the day arrives in my lifetime when I need that 1990s windshield element that costs 30 cents online, I'll re-purchase it from Bricklink.

[@JJJBricks]

Heck yeah! You nailed it. For me personally, I have this weird obsession with the perfect sorting system and thankfully it doesn't keep me up at night, but I truly enjoy the process of improving it. Again, it's one of those things like you said, it's all about maximizing efficiency for building! I enjoy being able to work on more efficiencies in my organization when I'm not feeling the creative juice to build something. But yes, I think I will start to donate some parts I don't use just to clear up space. And 100% on your last point. If I need to spend a few bucks later to pick something up, it's not the end of the world. What is that space and time worth right now versus a potential need in a year? Thanks for sharing your insights my friend!

[@jennvnig]

I feel like, with my brain at least. it would seem so much simpler to just have them sorted by colour only? like have one drawer for all black parts, all grey parts... etc. and sort them by part type/size in those drawers... same with the smaller pieces... keeping them by colour instead of by type.... like have a few mini compartments with green and then with blue and so on....
i am sorting my lego this way and so far i like it. but maybe that is just the puzzle fanatic in me talking, i am just so used to sorting by colour and then sorting by texture within that colour after....

[@JJJBricks]

Heheh so I maaaay be looking into how I can potentially achieve this. It would be the ultimate way I agree. I don’t know if I have the space for it with the amount of parts I have, but I’m doing some tests

[@harmundcarakan201]

What I disliked about this was that the bins work, but they don't go up to drawer height, so you have a bunch of unused space in each drawer vertically. Started making Cardboard bins that go up to drawer height.

[@JJJBricks]

So that's a solid shout, however you would be surprised how quickly that vertical space disappears. It may not look like it, but some of the drawers I'm hitting the drawer above if I have parts that spill over the bins too much. So yes you could have a bit higher of a bin, but then you would have to make sure you don't have any parts that stick out, otherwise you'll start hitting the drawer above.

[@harmundcarakan201]

@@JJJBricks at least with the taller Alex drawers I have this issue, not so much on the shorter

[@JJJBricks]

That’s fair. The Alex units are close to being perfect but they just need a few tweaks

[@jay.t495]

Sorted out my parts a few days ago. took me a few hours. Annoying but worth it lol

[@RobertSmith-tu7rl]

took me 2 months lol

[@JJJBricks]

It does take a while for sure but so satisfying and will help save you more time in the long run!

[@JJJBricks]

Haha yeah little bits of progress at a time. I do that with sorting bulk sometimes. One tray a day of sorting or something. Just to keep it moving