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Don’t let messy drawers slow you down, whether you’re working in the office or the kitchen. A basic drawer organizer can help save you time and effort when searching for what you need. Throughout your home, drawers in any room can benefit from a little help.

expandable bamboo kitchen drawer tray

Use a drawer divider to sort toiletries or makeup in your bathroom, by creating smaller compartments within your bathroom drawer. This is a great way to speed up getting ready in the morning. Make sure you choose a drawer divider that is made of a material that can be wiped clean like plastic.

For knife storage that helps keep the blades sharp, try drawer knife storage with individual slots for each knife. This is a great option for a home with small children, since this keeps knives out of reach. Spice drawers can get messy, but with an drawer spice rack with angled ledges you can ensure that spices don’t spill and labels are readable.

Have an extra wide drawer with the contents rolling around? The expandable bamboo kitchen drawer tray from Stacks and Stacks allows you to fill the drawer so you really get the most out of your drawer storage. Made of environmentally friendly bamboo that is easy to clean, this tray is great for the kitchen where spills and crumbs can be difficult to clean up.

To help contents stay in place choose a drawer organizer lined with a nonslip material. A nonslip coating on the bottom also helps the organizer itself stay positioned in the drawer, important when using an organizer smaller than the drawer itself.

From post-it notes to pens and pencils, a drawer organizer provides slots and spaces for all your office supplies. Also great for crafting supplies, the junk drawer or even the garage, drawer organizers have as many uses as you can think of!

From the bathroom to the kitchen, cleanup doesn’t have to be a mess of bottles and scrubbers. By equipping your cabinets with the right organizers and drawers you can make it easy to find everything you need for a faster cleanup. The easier it is to access cleaning equipment, the more time you can shave off cleaning time.

reversible under sink drawer

When it comes to storing liquid, an open rack is a good way to make sure containers can dry off. Look for durable metal construction that can stand up to everyday use. The reversible under sink drawer features a slide out drawer that makes the back corners of a cabinet easy to access. This is great in the bathroom for storing everything from extra toilet paper or paper towels to cleaning products or toiletries. In the kitchen keeping dishwashing soap or extra sponges clean and ready to use is easy when they have a special storage space of their own. Under sink space can be the hardest to organize with awkward pipes that get in the way. A tall and narrow design is a good way to make the best use of this space.

A portable basket is a more compact, portable way to store cleaning supplies. By keeping them all in one place you can carry everything you need with you as you move from room to room. This is an ideal option for cleaning smaller spaces. Make sure you use a basket made of metal or plastic that has plenty of ventilation so bottles can quickly dry off.

For a heavy duty clean or a quick freshening up, when you’re done cleaning up, putting away cleaning supplies doesn’t have to be a hassle if you have the right tools. Spend a little time creating just the right storage and save time every time you clean!

I’ve realized it’s been a long time since I’ve done reader questions. So, let’s reach into the old Spice Racks Blog mailbag and see what I have:

Dear Spice Racks Blog,

I love Spice Racks, but my family doesn’t. How can I make them see that spice racks are an integral part of the kitchen.

-Defensive in Des Moines

Dear Defensive,

Well, that’s a very hard question. As you know, I don’t have a family, so it’s hard for me to relate. I’m a sassy independent lady, so I can have as many spice racks as I like. I have one by the front door, and I put little seeds and nut cakes into it for the the birds and the squirrels of the neighborhood. If you like, I could go to your house and install one by your front door, and when your family sees it, I’m sure they’ll fall in love with it. When should I do that? My schedule is pretty open. How about Thanksgiving? I could come by for Thanksgiving. Are you doing dinner? Are you making a turkey? Will there be brussels sprouts – because I’m allergic to them. Really allergic. Like, I can’t even smell them, or I don’t feel well. I could bring a side dish, if you need an extra side dish. I make a sweet potato pie, but instead of sweet potato, I use Cool Whip colored with orange food coloring. It’s really good. Anyway, let me know what time I should be there. I can’t wait!

Dear Spice Racks Blog,

Why do you always write about Spice Racks? Don’t you have any other interests?

- Puzzled in Pasadena

Puzzled,

I’ll have you know that I have many other interests. I like organizing spice bottles, even if there is no spice rack. I have a lot of friends, too. I’m really good friends with some really famous people, and they think that I’m really interesting and we have so much fun all the time. Like when Dorothy Kilgallen came over and I taught her how to french braid hair and we made friendship bracelets. So. Yes.

Dear Spice Racks Blog,

You have to choose one spice rack. Which one do you choose?

- Questioning in Quebec

Dear QQ,

Wow! What a great question! It would have to be a 3 Drawer Spice Organizer which organizes full size bottles. It’s made of plastic, so it’s modern, and it comes with labels, so you don’t have to worry about forgetting which spice is which. That’s the one I would choose, and that’s the one you should choose. You can get it at Stacks and Stacks!