The home environment is made up of a few major items and thousands of seemingly insignificant things, any one of which can become an irritation if it is in an unknown place when you want it, in the way when you don't need it, or if it does not live up to its full potential when you use it. Many people are generally aware of this, but do not employ the effort and imagination to improve the situation.
Storage in drawers or boxes, especially if items will be piled on top of one another, is best only for things that have no current use. They should not be discarded, because they may have some use in the future, but may be kept out of sight till then.
Items that are often used and need to be in sight often take up all the available horizontal space. Sometimes such spaces are needed for other things, such as writing, eating, sitting, and sleeping. There is a better way to keep useful items in sight and off the floor. Keep them in suspense.
No, I don't mean to read them a mystery story. You need lengths of rope, wire, or strong cord strung horizontally overhead between walls. Then vertical strings can be used to suspend the useful items. Pens, lighters, scissors; whatever you need will be there, using only previously wasted airpace to reside while idle.