I have plastic stacking drawer units purchased at the dollar store. The drawers are approximately 12"x12" and there are 3 in a unit. I have 2 units, one on top of the other sitting on the back corner of my sewing table. My bottom 3 drawers have thread in them, the next 2 drawers have notions, the top drawer has bobbins. I find it very convenient. These are my most used notions. Other notions that are more specific to special tasks are stored in plastic shoe boxes and I get them when I start a task that needs them, put them up when the task is done. I have one shoebox that has everything I need to use when cutting. This I take back and forth to my cutting counter, which is in my kitchen. Our house is small also because we downsized when we retired. It is so nice not to be cleaning house all the time!