I'm honestly hoping that the next patch has something more about crafting. All the "junk" you find can actually be used to craft:
1. Weapons
2. Armor
3. Spell Scrolls
4. Potions
5. Meals
6. Traps
7. Magic items
So, found spoons? Use the blacksmith forge to melt down 20 spoons to forge into a sword. Blend it with Wyvern Poison and some sort of magic catalyst and forge a Poisoned Short sword.
Found forks and rope and have an old crate? Use a workbench to construct a trap. Lay trap on path. Bam! Enemy ensnared and takes 1d4 damage per round until successful save.
Found various plants? Concoct potions.
Suddenly, junk isn't junk anymore, and the next thing you know, you're loving searching crates in hopes of finding more "useless junk".
