23 Things That Will Make Your Kitchen So Much More Organized
Get your spoons in order.
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1. A set of magnetic buttons that keep your towels off the floor.
A cute solution if your kitchen doesn't have a good place to hang your towels. Get the set for $15.99 from Animi Causa.
2. Two dowels for mounting rolls of trash bags under your sink.
See how to do it here.
3. And two smaller dowels for your foil and parchment paper.
Get the tutorial here.
4. These DIY drawer dividers made from foam board and wrapping paper.
5. A fruit basket that adjusts to hold whatever fruit you're currently stocked up on.
6. A drying rack that rolls out to sit over your sink.
You can use it for drying dishes or for washing vegetables. Get it from Amazon for $20.95.
7. A coffee measuring spoon that doubles as a clip for your bag of beans.
Get it from Amazon for $6.95.
8. Magazine holders for filing away your pantry staples.
If you're worried about storing your potatoes and onions right next to one another, put them on separate shelves. From here.
9. And a second set of magazine holders for organizing your re-useable water bottles.
See the rest of this incredibly organized kitchen and pantry here.
10. A healthy snack drawer in the fridge so you (and your kids) always have something tasty to grab.
From here.
11. An airtight container that will keep sprinkles, powdered sugar, or baking soda fresh.
And it comes with a leveler and shaker, so you can bake or sprinkle perfectly every time. Get it from Amazon for $9.05.
12. An inclined paper sorter that makes it easy to grab the baking sheets you need out of your lower cabinets.
13. Or if you have a bigger baking supply ~collection~, a few tension rods to divide your cabinet into easy-access sections.
From here.
14. A spaghetti canister that also measures out the perfect number of noodles.
If you need only one serving, you open the smallest part of the lid; if you need four servings, you open the largest part. It's $22.99 from Animi Causa.
15. An empty tissue box to store all of your loose plastic grocery bags.
It's easy to mount to the inside of a kitchen cabinet, too. From here.
16. A dishwasher magnet that tells you whether the dishes inside are dirty or clean.
It's $3.49 on Amazon.
17. An old Gatorade bottle to keep your chocolate chips in check.
19. Stretchy silicone covers that can save your fruit and veggies or your canned food.
20. A few sets of hooks to make all of your baking tools easy to grab when it's time for a batch of cookies.
21. A wine rack that converts to only take up as much space as you have wine.
Get it from Amazon for $29.98.
22. A cute homemade recycling center so you don't have to sort your trash on trash day.
Get the how-to here.
23. Or an insanely divided trash can that sorts your trash, recycling, and compost all in one container.
It's a splurge and you have to have a pretty big kitchen for it, but it just might be the solution to all of your waste woes. Get it from Amazon for $199 (available in black, light grey, and stainless steel).