budget kitchen ideas for small spaces
organized? check. cheap? double check. this is 13 smart dollar store ideas to declutter your kitchen by natalie brown 1. organize your very standard no frills refrigerator with a few small bins. it’s pretty straightforward, here’s a shot of entire refrigerator
after i ended up purchasing 6 baskets, in 2 different sizes and colors from the dollar tree. this whole project cost a whopping $6. on the bottom starting from top left to right we have: sandwhich basket, vegetable basket, salsa, and hot sauce basket, left drawer, and right drawer. next up the middle shelf of our refrigerator we have cheese basket, salad dressing/condiment basket,
and meat helper basket in a top shelf, it's where i keep leftovers, pre-made lunches, shredded lettuce, and eggs 2. then employ bins in your pantry, too. step 1: empty everything out of the pantry step 2: washed and vacuumed out the pantry and reline the shelves with new contact paper you can purchase from the local discount store. step 3: label it or tag it if you desire
this is before picture and after the hack applied 3. use small baskets to clean up your cutlery drawer. in addition to the cutlery that was in the old tray, this easy trick allows me to fit in an extra 16 dessert forks, 16 teaspoons, and 14 steak knives. sounds like a more efficient use of space to me! 4. this also works for rounding up everything from tea to tylenol.
bins and baskets are just really helpful, okay? i thought my kitchen was organized, but i kept finding problem areas. solution ! i cleaned out our corner cupboard, where i store our baking items. i wiped down the shelves and put things away. i moved other items to a lower cupboard.
i also cleaned out one of our drawers.... and i finnaly put the remaining items into 3x9" containers bought from the dollar store. 5. use tension rods to store your cutting boards and baking sheets so they’re easily accessible. you’ll be able to see and easily reach everything you have. how to do it; store serving trays, platters,
and cutting boards with tension curtain rods. measure the vertical distance between two cupboard shelves. position appropriate-size rods between the shelves, as shown. twist rods to tighten, so their inner springs will keep them upright. use two rods on both sides of each item, spacing them according to the dimensions
of individual pieces. 6. or buy a basic wire rack and some zip ties to keep them on the inside of your cabinet door. both the organizer and the zip ties from dollar tree. you’d have to have the space in the front of your cabinets to have a wire rack there, of course. instruction: screw the wire organizer onto your cabinet door,
make sure that when you close the door there is enough clearance for anything inside plus your organizer and cutting boards. also make sure you put it low enough so your tallest cutting board will fit when you close the cabinet door. little problem ! since the bottom is open slats and the board would just slip out.
i simply tied on a few zip ties and trimmed the excess off. 7. then use magazine files to hold your placemats and paper goods. i found this magazine file in the dollar section at target and put the paper plates in it 8. pick out some small baskets for canned food organization. then label them according to type.
the labels came from online labels and they have a label designer program which makes creating and printing super easy! 9. go hardcore pinterest and transfer all of your dry goods to matching glass canisters. yes, they do sell these at the dollar store! those glass canisters with stainless steel lids? i saw *almost* the same ones at walmart for $20.
each! at the dollar store, they were $1.25! one dollar and twenty five cents at the same store, i scored 10 clear plastic stackable lunch containers for $2. yup. they were perfect and just what i had in mind. total cost of reorganizing this one cupboard? under $15. and well worth every penny! 10. line your drawers with inexpensive
(non-seasonal) gift wrap. sure it’s not a ~permanent~ solution, but it’s a cute way to decorate your kitchen, and protect the bottom of your drawers. and it’s easy enough to swap out (or remove completely) if you get tired of it or if it gets torn or dirty. one roll of patterend wrapping paper and some double stick tape were a perfect fix.
i also love the fact that it took less than 10 minutes for me to re-line my kitchen drawers. fast and cheap. that awesome little roll only cost me a single dollar 11. pick up a binder to house all of your favorite recipes. or, as this blogger does, to house the recipe indexes from your collection of cooking magazines.
it's easy, just locate your favorite recipe index in your food magazine and carefully tear it out. punch three holes in the margin and add it to your binder. 12. get a few self-adhesive hooks to make an easy-grab station for your measuring spoons. especially good for frequent bakers.
this is a new betty crocker measuring items.. and you know they're only one buck a set!. i also picked up these self-adhesive hooks from their organizing section (and i must say, they're just as good as the nicer scotch-brand ones) and last, 13. line your refrigerator shelves with (off brand) wax paper, plastic wrap, or cling film.
it’ll make those inevitable spills and sticky spots extra easy to clean up. direction number 1: take everything out number 2 : deep clean it, using lemon if you have to and last trick : use wax paper to protect your fridge shelves and the bottom of your drawers. it won’t stick to the glass, it looks fresh and bright and it is a lot easier
to change the paper in case of a spill that clean the entire drawer or shelf. more info available after you follow pasted link under this video. that’s it, as always, press like button under this video or share it with anyone in your follower list. comment it, if you have better idea related to this topic and press subscribe button
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