The area under my kitchen sink had become a collection of “stuff” and a big fat mess. It was time to give it an overhaul by cleaning it out, fixing it up, and organizing it.
As a bonus – THIS WEEK I’M TEAMING UP WITH MY LINK PARTY PARTNER TARAH FROM GRANDMA’S HOUSE DIY WITH A KITCHEN PROJECT!
Here’s the big mess that I had before hand.
I first emptied everything out and went through everything. If it didn’t need to be down there – it wasn’t going back in. I then wiped the entire area down and cleaned it up. You can see we had some water damage from a previous leak we had.
I bought some contact paper from Dollar Tree and coated the bottom – wow what a difference that made alone.
I took an old Clorox wipe container and ucycled it to hold all of our plastic grocery bags. Most of the time we use our recycled bags but we do reuse plastic bags as our garbage bags. You can find the tutorial on this upcycle here – Trash Bag Storage Dispenser Container
I bought a tension rod, and hung some of my spray bottles from that to give me more space. The one you see here as rubbing alcohol in it for disinfecting. I also keep a spray bottle of dish soap and water as well as vinegar and water.
I placed only the items I needed to have back in which on this side included – large trash bags (my small container of grocery bags is right behind it), dishwasher, and dish soap. A few items like back up dish scrubbing supplies are in a container in the very back.
I used a couple command hooks on the back of the cabinet door to hold some supplies I grab once and a while for cleaning.
On the other side I put a container that could be easily pulled out and it contained some of our cleaning supplies. This container also comes in handy for cleaning, soaking, etc.
It is so nice to have a function space that looks great.
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This week I’m teaming up with my link party partner Tarah from Grandma’s House DIY with a kitchen project!
Great ideas!!! I am definitely going to try some of them!
Thank you Gael, I’m thrilled you want to give some of these a try. Great picture by the way 🙂
Chas, what a great upcycle of a an old Clorox wipes container! I think we throw at least three of those a month away at my day job I’ll definitely be grabbing one next time! Can’t believe what a difference that contact paper made too, I can think of several spots my house could use that tip for sure.
Thanks so much Tarah, I have those Clorox containers everywhere now (even my car). Contact paper is a quick inexpensive fix. Might look into peel and stick vinyl down the road. So much fun doing a post together – thanks!
Oh these ideas are brilliant. When we move in a couple of months Im def going to use these ideas. a long with getting rid of 3/4 of the stuff under the sink. #SeniSal
Thank you so much Bree, and I’m thrilled you can use some of these ideas too.
I like the tension rod for hanging spray bottles! It not only gives you more space on the floor of the cabinet, it also means you don’t have to bend over as far to reach the bottles!
Thank you so much and I do love that feature too Becca 🙂
A few great tips for organizing under the kitchen sink especially reusing the Clorox container for plastic bags. #trafficjamweekend
Thank you so much Antionette and I”m thrilled you like the plastic bag container. I have them everywhere (including my car)
I am moving to my new house and you can be sure I am going to use some of your tips to store my stuff. Contact paper….such a simple idea but who says it can’t be pretty!!! #trafficjam
~Tracy
Thank you so much Tracy for your kind words and I love that this might work for you as well.
Amazing what a little contact paper will do, eh? and I love that spring-rod trick. I am getting ready to tackle a couple cabinets in my kitchen so this is just what I needed today. Thank you!
Thank you Linda, and it’s so very true. I have used contact paper around the house for a few things and love it.
Contact paper is great in many DIY projects. Under your kitchen sink looks now very tidy and organised.
You are so very sweet Riitta, thank you 🙂
I love your tension rod idea. Thanks for the tip!
Thank you Catherine
Looks great! I’ve used contact paper, too, under my sink and it does make a difference. Brightens up the cave under the kitchen sink.
Thank you and thanks for sharing your experience with the contact paper too. I appreciate it.
Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
Thanks for everything Marilyn, thinking of you and can’t wait to catch up soon!
Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
You’re the best Marilyn, thank you so much 🙂
Great ideas! I really have been wanting to tackle all the small drawers and cabinets in my home to make them actually function. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks Sarah, it’s so nice to get this area organized. I just tackled a desk area in my kitchen – I’ll be posting that one too 🙂