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Under the Kitchen Sink Organization Fast, Cheap and EASY!

About two years ago, I purchased an under-sink shelf that I thought would sort out the mess under my kitchen sink.  Well, here is how it looked this morning.  Although not obvious in this photo, stuff is piled high on other items and I have no idea what is located behind the few things I use on a daily basis.

  Time to get to work.

Off to the Dollar Store where I purchased some hooks, cute blue baskets and a roll of vinyl shelf liner.  The plastic trays were left over from my recent kitchen drawer organization and the metal door baskets were bought at Winners for $12.99 each.

After a thorough cleaning, the shelf liner has been laid out, the door baskets have been modified to  attach directly to the doors rather than hang over them (this was achieved by using pliers to bend the metal tops straight and attach the basket directly into the wood panel on top of the inside of the door.  Just be sure to pre-drill your holes and choose a spot away from the edges or seams in the wood).  The latex gloves are hanging on a hook along with a brush.  Items that are used regularly are located in the door basket and at the front of the cabinet.

Here I have attached another metal basket to the door using the same method as above and filling it with the kitchen cleaners I use most often.  A larger hook was added to the inside wall and now my dust brush and scrubbing brush hang within easy reach.  The blue basket on the bottom holds all my sponges and scouring pads while the clear tray beside it holds cleaning rags.  The top blue basket holds metal polishes and other items that are used less often.

At a glance, it may not look much different from the before photograph but I can tell you exactly what is in here and exactly where it is located. 

While cleaning this out, I found many items I didn't even know I had and plenty of duplicates.  Now with everything having a place and being in that place, this area of my kitchen will stay nicely organized.

If you add it up, this was achieved for about $35 and will pay for itself in no time since there is now no chance of me buying duplicates of cleaning and other supplies.

Clean and Tidy with great results for under $40! 
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Drawer Organizing Cheap and Easy!!

It all started with a simple request from my husband.  "Do we have any stamps?" he asked.  I said yes and wished him luck finding them in one of our two kitchen junk drawers.  Let's just say these two drawers were in such chaos, he decided it would be faster to drive to the post office and buy stamps.

Then a few days later while picking up a few items at our local Dollarama (which is a dollar store with items between 50 cents and $3.00), I found these sturdy plastic trays in the kitchen isle.  The square ones were $1 a piece, the small square were two for $1, the regular oblong were $1 each and the longer oblong were $1.25 each.  Cheap, cheap, cheap compared to organizers found in department stores that start somewhere around $15 and can go up to $30, $40 and $50 with fixed compartments and dimensions that can not be altered. 

These Dollar Store trays could be mixed and matched 

to fit my drawers as well as the contents each was

 to hold for a fraction of the price.

Here is drawer #1 with the stamps easy to locate in the bottom right compartment.  I just picked from my assortment of trays to get the inside drawer dimensions and tray sizes I needed for the items each was to hold.  I really should have taken a "before" photo but trust me, it was too embarrassing!

Neat and tidy with scotch tape dispensers used around the outside of the compartments to create a tight fit while offering easy access to them.

Here is drawer #2 with basic tools, screws, picture hangers, clips, chargers etc. neatly organized with long strips of velcro, packing tape and plastic string used to snug up to the compartments creating a tight fit within the drawer.

Neat and tidy and easy to locate everything quickly!

I was so inspired, I tackled my kitchen utensil drawer grouping items in trays that custom fit them as well as placing items I use most often within easy reach. 

Tidy and easy to find items when you need them in a hurry!

So for only a few dollars per drawer, I was able to completely organize and customize each kitchen drawer using the four available container sizes.   These containers would be perfect for desk and bathroom drawers too!

Cheap, Cheap, Cheap and who doesn't like to pull out a drawer and see everything looking so tidy!  

Check back for more organizing and decorating ideas on a tight budget.  With gardening season over, I'll be stuck inside all winter!

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