Word for small junk items in household
I like detritus
Accumulated material; debris: "Poems, engravings, press releases - he eagerly scrutinizes the detritus of fame" (Carlin Romano).
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miscellaneous remnants : odds and ends sifting through the detritus of his childhood — Michael Tomasky
I like "bric-a-brac." From NOAD:
bric-a-brac: miscellaneous objects and ornaments of little value.
Bits and pieces, as well as bits and bobs can be used.
odds and ends
Noun:
Miscellaneous articles or remnants.
Synonyms:
oddments
odds and ends (wiktionary)
Noun
odds and ends (plural only)
(idiomatic) Miscellaneous things.
The garage was filled with a random assortment of odds and ends.