Even in a spotless kitchen, chances are this cabinet door conceals a disaster zone of drippy cleaners, sloppy scrubbers, grungy sponges – and maybe worse. To organize and maximize space, first purge the excess products. Once you can see the shelf floor, protect it from future spills with inexpensive vinyl tiles. Lastly, give everything a specific home – right down a mounted clothespin to keep rubber gloves front and center.
Don’t allow rags, brushes, or sponges to loiter on your sink top, leaving germy puddles. Instead, let tools dry out of sight in a wire basket or on hooks tacked to the inside of a cabinet door. Before attaching hangers, make sure you’re placing them when they’ll be easy to reach during cleanup.
A lazy Susan corrals frequently used cleaners like dishwashing liquid, set the Susan just inside the door so it spins easily. Tuck a riser shelf around your plumbing to utilize otherwise-wasted vertical space. Bulky items such as buckets and boxes of trash bags can go on top, extra sponges beneath.
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