Home Organization Essentials

Drawer Compartments

For every drawer in your home, there is a corresponding organizer to keep anything you can imagine in order. In the kitchen, there are organizers that keep utensils neat and tidy. For the bathroom, there are organizers that allow you to keep items like makeup and toiletries in order.

In the bedroom, drawer compartments are available that allow you to separate smaller items, such as socks and hair accessories within larger drawers. With these products taking residence in every drawer of your home, there is little chance that you'll be tempted to just open up a section and randomly throw items inside.

Clear Food Storage Containers

Why not throw out those warped plastic storage containers that fall out of your cabinets every time you open the doors? Instead, opt for sturdy, clear storage containers that allow you to easily see their contents. Then, when you get home from the supermarket, you can remove food items from their bags and boxes and neatly place them within these stackable, eye-pleasing containers. 

Clear Canisters

Another organizational helper that you probably can’t buy enough of are clear, airtight canisters. These can be used all over your home but are particularly useful inside of your kitchen pantry. They are perfect for housing dry goods such as pasta, flour, and sugar, for example. You can label them with ease, too. They aren't limited to the kitchen, by the way -- use them in the bathroom to hold cotton balls, cotton swabs, or bath salts.

Hanging Pot Racks

Many people, particularly those with smaller pantries and kitchens, find they just don’t have enough space to house all of their pots and pans. Even if they do have a cabinet available, the pots end up in one big, messy stack. A better solution is to take advantage of the vertical space in your kitchen and hang a pot rack from the ceiling. No more clanging as you try to get through a teetering tower to find your small saucepan!

Lazy Susans

Lazy Susans are a great addition to a kitchen pantries and cabinets. One common use is to store spices on them, but they can be used to hold anything you want to be able to access with ease. There are also Lazy Susans that are two-tiered for extra storage space. Although they are mainly known for their use in the kitchen, you can also put them to good use in the bathroom as well. 

Stackable Can Racks

Ideal for the kitchen pantry, a stackable can rack is just what you need to maximize space. They're great to have on hand for those who enjoy stocking up on staple items for a rainy day. To get more ideas on how to organize your kitchen pantry, read 10 of the Best Kept Secrets for Organizing Your Kitchen Pantry.

Over-the-Door Racks

If you have a lot of “things” in every room of your home but not a lot of closet or cabinet space to store them in, why not use the space on the back of your doors? These are available in various sizes and shapes to fit on any door, and some come with pockets, shelves, and other types of holders. What you place inside the racks is entirely up to you.

In the kitchen pantry, it can be used for canned goods or other food items. In the bathroom, an over-the-door rack can be used to hold rolled-up towels, linens, or toiletry items. In the laundry room, it can be used to house fabric softener sheets, starch spray, and so on. In the bedroom, you can hang an over-the-door shoe rack. 

Toy Storage Organizers

If you have little ones, you need to have a way to keep their toys from taking over their bedroom. Although a toy chest is nice for larger items, it doesn’t do much for keeping smaller toys accessible and organized. To accomplish this, you need a toy organizer. Most of them consist of a series of small, color-coded bins or baskets that are placed upon a shelving system or rack. There are a wide variety of organizers on the market, so find whichever style appeals to you the most. 

Storage Baskets

Every home needs a set or two of simple storage baskets. They can be used to hold practically anything. Use a large woven basket to keep your blankets neatly in one place beside the sofa. Use baskets inside of your bedroom closets to hold sweaters and out-of-season clothing. Small baskets inside of your kitchen pantry can hold potato chip bags and other snack items. Your options for stylish storage baskets are practically endless. 

No-Slip Hangers

When it comes time to organize your closet, why not get rid of those flimsy wire or plastic hangers and replace them with some velvet no-slip hangers? Recommended by Glamour.com, no-slip hangers are the perfect way to make sure that your clothing stays right where it should, instead of ending up in a pile on your closet floor. To learn more about organizing your closets, read 6 Tips for Organizing Your Custom Closets by Closet Solutions & Organizers. 

Label-Maker

Once you decide to buy a label-maker, you might just go crazy with it because it's so incredibly useful! Label makers are the ultimate organizational tool for any room of the house. In the pantry, you can label every canister, bin, and basket that your heart desires. For the kids, you can use it to differentiate one child’s things from another. In your closet, you can label your bins and baskets with their contents. No more putting items away in the wrong place!

Overhead Garage Storage

Moving on to the garage area, one organizational must is overhead storage. You know you need somewhere to keep those seasonal items now that the holidays are over, don’t you? Wouldn’t it be nice if you were actually able to pull your car into the garage instead of having boxes and stuff all over the floor? Using your ceiling is the perfect way to make sure that you're getting the most out of the space that you have in your garage. 

Final Thoughts

You don’t necessarily need to buy all of these items to have an organized home. Being organized is more than just doing the work, it is a state of mind. It should begin with paring down your things and keeping only what you really need. Once you have accomplished that, it is just a matter of pairing like items together. When it comes to your home organization strategy, feel free to let your creative side come out!

Sources

• https://www.closetsolutionsandorganizers.com/custom-closet-organization
• https://www.glamour.com/gallery/storage-and-organization-essentials
• https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/tips/g2610/best-organizing-tips/?slide=3