5 clever ways to organize the odds and ends of your kitchen

Keeping your kitchen organized is notoriously difficult. A room is just a collection of miscellaneous things that should be easily accessible at all times. If you’re having a hard time cleaning up clutter, here are some ways to keep the clutter down and clean up your counter space using regular objects.

Store canned food in a vertical file folder

standing file folder Can be used to organize multiple common kitchen items. Soup cans, which take up space when stored upright but are unstable when stacked, fit better sideways in magazine folders. In addition, mesh magazine folder It’s the perfect solution for storing onions and potatoes in your cabinet and keeping them from rolling around without trapping moisture or promoting mold. Water bottles and travel mugs can be stored sideways in the stand-up file folder so they’re easily accessible without stacking, rolling over or getting lost behind shelves.

Use hooks in surprising ways

hook They can also be used to organize your kitchen, but not just for cups. Hooks are good for hanging coffee or tea cups from the bottom edge of a cabinet, but can also be used to secure pot lids behind cabinet doors. Attaching two hooks facing upwards about 2 inches smaller than the size of the lid creates a small rack for securing the pot lid to the inside of the cabinet door. You can also use hooks to hang measuring cups and spoons on the inside of cabinet doors. If you don’t have enough surface to use a threaded hook, selfie stick version works fine.

Hang some file baskets.

with hanging file basket Saves a lot of hassle and space dealing with saran wrap, tin foil and wax paper.a shallow basket hook Inside the pantry or cabinet door, store food storage boxes there. With this type of file basket, you can also use it on plastic container lids. Keeping the lids in one place rather than on the shelf keeps your cabinets neat and easy to find. Hanging file baskets are also great for holding folded cloth napkins, dish towels, and dish towels.

reusing paper towel holders

a paper towel holder It can be used to store garbage bags. Attach a metal paper towel holder to the inside of your cabinet door or inside your pantry wall for easy access to your trash bags. You can also use a paper towel dispenser to hold a roll of butcher paper or wax paper for baking.

Attach the towel bar(s)

towel bar Not just towels. The wall-mounted towel rack has enough space to slide the lid of the pot behind the bar. These can be wall mounted or used inside pantry doors to store pot and pan lids. The towel bar can also hold trash bags or paper towels by sliding the roll onto the bar. “S” hook Add it to your towel bar to hang oddly shaped pieces of dishes or appliances.