Kitchen and Bath
Organizing Kitchen Cupboards
What lurks behind the closed doors of your kitchen cupboards? Can you find what you’re looking for easily or are you wasting time sifting through a lot of stuff you no longer use in order to find the cleaner or pan you are looking for?
If you’re like me, it can get crazy in there! But help is here. When you’re doing your usual cleaning and sorting in the spring or fall, let the dollar store help you organize those areas in your cupboards that tend to become disordered over time simply because they’re not constantly in plain sight.
Rack ’em Up
I still store my baking pans in the drawer under the stove. Admittedly, that makes for quite a jumble and a lot of clanging about as I retrieve the cookie sheet or muffin tin I require.
To alleviate the noise and disorganization, you could use a multi-use plastic coated wire rack like this one. I found it at Dollarama. It’s very solidly made and has rubber-tipped feet to help prevent sliding. One or two of these 10-inch long racks will help to organize your baking pan storage in a cupboard. Each section is about 2 1/2″ wide, which is wide enough to handle most types of pans.
Under-The-Sink Helpers
It’s advisable to only keep what you need for kitchen cleaning under your kitchen sink. Then contain them in a plastic bin. This one measures about 14 by 9 ½-inches by 5-inches deep. It keeps my cleaners from being pushed to the back of the cupboard and helps to keep the space under the sink clean by containing any drips. I simply slide it out for easy access.
The plastic flower pot contains smaller items like extra sponges, scrubbers and/or brushes.
Re-Purposing a Cereal Container
Dry food storage containers, available in most dollar stores, make stylish places to keep your dishwasher detergent, whether you use powder or tabs. The plastic container will ensure that your detergent stays protected from moisture and makes grabbing a dishwasher tab so easy.
Under Shelf Helpers
An inexpensive under shelf rack like this one simply slides onto the shelf above to create a little extra space in the cupboard. It’s constructed of plastic-coated wire.
Depending on where you position them, these racks can be used to store napkins, extra tea towels or other light kitchen essentials.
Add an Extra Shelf
This way to add an extra shelf to your cupboard is pretty well known as a way to add more storage to a kitchen cupboard, but I thought I’d include it anyway. As you can see, it’s a great way to store extra mugs.
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