From spray bottles and tumblers to shoe organizers and stacking bins, dollar stores sell numerous wallet-friendly items that can make your life around the home a bit easier. Use a vase to stash loose change or a cutlery tray to organize jewelry. Keep cleaning supplies together in bins. The possibilities for organizing small things in dollar store finds are practically endless.
Some dollar stores are bigger than others and carry higher-quality items, but the items listed below should be standard fare. Many of them are designed for a specific use, but with a little creativity, you can repurpose them to fit your storage needs.
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1. Empty spray bottles
Cut off the neck of a plastic spray bottle to create a storage container for items such as bag clips, chopsticks or folded napkins. Cylindrical bottles are best for taller, thin items, including utensils. Cut the container so it is easy to grab items but it still provides enough support so the items don't fall out.
Cut off the neck of a plastic spray bottle to create a storage container for items such as bag clips, chopsticks or folded napkins. Cylindrical bottles are best for taller, thin items, including utensils. Cut the container so it is easy to grab items but it still provides enough support so the items don't fall out.
2. Vases
Use small round vases with wide openings to store cosmetic and first-aid items in the bathroom, such as adhesive bandages, makeup brushes and cotton balls. Organize the vases on a tray or in the medicine cabinet.
Use small round vases with wide openings to store cosmetic and first-aid items in the bathroom, such as adhesive bandages, makeup brushes and cotton balls. Organize the vases on a tray or in the medicine cabinet.
3. Plastic tumblers
Dollar store plastic tumblers come in a variety of sizes. Select some to help organize your office. Use smaller ones for paperclips, erasers and push pins; use larger ones for scissors and pens. If you or your family enjoy candy, use medium-sized tumblers to hold sweet treats in the kitchen.
Dollar store plastic tumblers come in a variety of sizes. Select some to help organize your office. Use smaller ones for paperclips, erasers and push pins; use larger ones for scissors and pens. If you or your family enjoy candy, use medium-sized tumblers to hold sweet treats in the kitchen.
4. Stacking bins
Stacking bins are the Holy Grails of dollar stores. They can help you get practically any area neat and tidy. From small hand tools in the basement to cleaning supplies under the sink and incoming mail, stacking bins hold them all. Choose bins for depth and size based on what you want to organize and where you are planning to place them.
Stacking bins are the Holy Grails of dollar stores. They can help you get practically any area neat and tidy. From small hand tools in the basement to cleaning supplies under the sink and incoming mail, stacking bins hold them all. Choose bins for depth and size based on what you want to organize and where you are planning to place them.
5. Magnetic racks
These organizers attach to the refrigerator for easy access to items such as outgoing bills, notes to those who live in the home and takeout menus. If your fridge is near the stove, place the magnetic rack on the front or side away from the stove, as cooking grease can get on the organizer.
These organizers attach to the refrigerator for easy access to items such as outgoing bills, notes to those who live in the home and takeout menus. If your fridge is near the stove, place the magnetic rack on the front or side away from the stove, as cooking grease can get on the organizer.
6. Hanging towel holder
Not only is a hanging towel holder convenient and out of the way when you place it under a cabinet, but it also can hold rolls of plastic wrap, wax paper or aluminum foil. Increase the size of the end holes on the roll, and run the holder through them and the center tube. Keep the box on so you can use the serrated edge.
Not only is a hanging towel holder convenient and out of the way when you place it under a cabinet, but it also can hold rolls of plastic wrap, wax paper or aluminum foil. Increase the size of the end holes on the roll, and run the holder through them and the center tube. Keep the box on so you can use the serrated edge.
7. Removable wall hooks
Wall hooks may not sound like much, but they are good for holding plastic-bag holders, small trash bags for lightweight items or wall filing organizers. Using removable hooks allows you to place them anywhere you want without worrying about marks if you decide to move them.
Wall hooks may not sound like much, but they are good for holding plastic-bag holders, small trash bags for lightweight items or wall filing organizers. Using removable hooks allows you to place them anywhere you want without worrying about marks if you decide to move them.
8. Cutlery tray
Cutlery trays can help organize far more than silverware. In the bathroom, a tray can store hair ties, bobby pins, cotton swabs and makeup brushes. A cutlery tray will easily hold pens, markers and pencils, paperclips and small scissors in an office. Keep screws, washers and nails separated in a tray that rests on a workbench.
Cutlery trays can help organize far more than silverware. In the bathroom, a tray can store hair ties, bobby pins, cotton swabs and makeup brushes. A cutlery tray will easily hold pens, markers and pencils, paperclips and small scissors in an office. Keep screws, washers and nails separated in a tray that rests on a workbench.
9. Shoe organizer
No one says you have to use a shoe organizer only for shoes. The pockets are great for a number of things, and you can hang it anywhere via removable wall hooks. A shoe organizer is ideal for storing crafting items such as ribbon spools, thread, glue, beads and jewelry-making tools. Create a cozy home for small stuffed animals that fit into the pockets.
No one says you have to use a shoe organizer only for shoes. The pockets are great for a number of things, and you can hang it anywhere via removable wall hooks. A shoe organizer is ideal for storing crafting items such as ribbon spools, thread, glue, beads and jewelry-making tools. Create a cozy home for small stuffed animals that fit into the pockets.
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10. Shower curtain rings
Large plastic shower curtain rings work well to hold purses, belts and scarves. For wide closets, use a pressure-mounted shower curtain rod; for smaller spaces, use a kitchen curtain rod. Simply attach the rings to the rod, and hang or loop through one item per ring. Organize by color or size.
Large plastic shower curtain rings work well to hold purses, belts and scarves. For wide closets, use a pressure-mounted shower curtain rod; for smaller spaces, use a kitchen curtain rod. Simply attach the rings to the rod, and hang or loop through one item per ring. Organize by color or size.