Organizing Under the Kitchen Sink

"Sometimes I get nervous-when I see an open door,

close your eyes-clear your heart-cut the cord."

~ The Killers

Organizing week.

Do you get nervous when a closet or cupboard door is left open?

Will someone see your "stuff"- your mess shoved in and out of the way?

Time to tackle it! One drawer and closet door at a time.

( I bet you'll always think of Organizing when you hear that line in the song now huh? )

I know... I'm a nerd.

How do you keep things under your kitchen sink?

This is how I do it.. This way may not be for you.. But that is what is so great about organizing.. You look at ideas, and adjust them to how things will work best for you and your space.

I prefer to buy plastic totes for ANYTHING under a sink.

Why?

1- They won't warp with water.

2-I can wash them out with a spill.

3- I am making better use of space.

Things need to be easily accessible. The totes that I use do not slide in and out. They stay where they are and I have it easily reachable for me. My dish soaps are in the basket to the right with liquid dish soap, jet dry etc.. It's important to measure the space you have before shopping for totes. With all of the pipes and tubes that are under the sinks, it can be tricky..

But you want to make the best possible use of your space.

I have only one plastic drawer underneath my kitchen sink. That is all I was in need of. I keep my gloves, scrubbers, and SOS pads in here. There is also many great little organizing systems that you can buy that will mount onto the door of the cabinets. Use what you like best.


You can see... I am a labeling crazy woman.

I have "labeled" where the dustpan and broom go.
My kitchen cleaning supplies are stacked nicely on the plastic drawer tote. If you are stacking different totes, always make sure at the store that they will fit together nicely.

Under some sinks you have the "dividing bar." ~ Again I don't slide it out, so it is OK. I also have stored there my house plant food that I don't get to often, so it is in a perfect place.

Notice I even labeled the totes handles. :)

Because there are poisonous products underneath the sink, it's always a good idea to put a child lock on your cupboards. Even if you don't have children, it will keep *little* guests, and animals from getting into things that would be very harmful to them.

Questions? Comments? What is under your sink? Please SHARE!

What's next? A whole week of organizing...