So I have a couple of drawers in my kitchen that have gotten a little too cluttered for my taste. Take a look.
It may not look all that bad to you, but for me, it’s pretty cluttered, and I don’t like cluttered at all.
So, what to do to free up space? Hooks! And I LOVE these from 3M/Command!
I added them to the inside of a few cabinet doors:
I like these particular hooks for kitchen tools because the hook is long and flexible, perfect for hanging these…
…and these…
…and these, too!
I feel a lot better about my drawers now:
Better, huh? Would hooks help free up some space in YOUR kitchen? It might be something to consider!
OK, now I NEED to get me some of those hooks!
You should! There are all shapes and sizes of them – I have hooks all over the house, ha!
That’s a great idea. Now I wonder why it never occurred to me to use all that space I have inside my cabinets. Brilliant!
I had TONS of hooks when we lived in an apartment when we first got married, because there wasn’t much room at all and I had no choice. I hadn’t needed any at the house until now, though. Apparently I’m acquiring more kitchen utensils!
First of all can I say that your drawers were so NOT cluttered to start with! lol
Love the idea of the hooks. That would help free up a lot of space in my REALLY cluttered drawers! I’ll look out for those when I next go shopping. Thanks for sharing.
Ann-Marie
I knew SOMEONE would have something to say about the drawers not being cluttered, ha! (Now you know just how anal I really am!) Thanks for your comment 🙂
I need you to come organize my kitchen now that you are finished with yours. My kitchen has a lot and I do mean a lot of stuff… And I use it all.
That’s great that you use all of it! Most people can’t say that!
OMG!!!!! I love this idea! I consider it a success when I am able to OPEN a draw… they may cause you to lose your mind! I am totally doing this!
HA! Good luck! I’m so anal when I’m cooking – I need to have it all just so. Now, to find a solution for all the times when I catch a pocket or a belt loop on a cabinet and get thrown backwards…
Great idea! I use those same exact hooks to hang my mop and broom in my “utility closet”. I also use them to hold a bag full of my plastic bags (yes, a bag full of bags). =] I just want to mention that I had tried some of these types of hooks from the Dollar Tree and they were TERRIBLE! I hang ONE empty plastic bag from the hook and the next day the hook was on the ground. Seriously?! I love the Dollar Tree and all, but don’t waste your $1 on the knock off hooks!
I totally agree! I think I’ve tried almost everything at The Dollar Tree that’s the cheap version of something else…in fact, that would be a good blog post! You’ve inspired me! Thank you!
That would be a good blog post! Can’t wait to read your thoughts on the products! =] One thing I almost always get when I make a trip there is shower curtains!
I’ve never purchased shower curtains there, I had no idea they had those!
Ya they do! I change them out every few months – or when they look like they need it – but for $1 I always scoop up a couple since I don’t actually go to the Dollar Tree that often. I also recently found out they make great covers for your deck, grass, etc. for when you want to spray paint outside!
OH! That’s a GREAT idea! I do LOVE spray painting! Probably a bit too much LOL
My Hubs uses the grass clippings in his compost pile so he isn’t too happy when I spray paint in the grass lol you definitely don’t want that kind of stuff in your compost!
HA! No, not at all LOL
Sorry, I didn’t mean actual shower curtains – I meant shower curtain liners****.
I gotcha!
I absolutely love installing hooks on the insides of cupboards! I have those awkward kitchenaid mixer attachments that take up SO MUCH room – I never thought to hang them! Thanks for the great idea! ~Renee
Yes, those KitchenAid attachments are really what inspired the hooks. They are useful but very clunky and hard to store!
You call those drawers cluttered??? I wish mine looked like that. I can say the ONLY drawer I have that is not cluttered is the one that holds the silverware. I can’t have folks putting their hands all over my forks, knives and spoons. LOL!
The hooks inside the cabinet doors is a great idea though! I LOVE it! I have a few items that would work well with. Thanks for sharing this!
I DO call them cluttered! HA! (But I’m VERY anal LOL) Wait until you see my “junk drawer” 🙂 You’ll REALLY get a kick out of that!
Why have I never thought of doing something like this. My drawers are cluttered as well and I do need to make it look less junky. I have these hooks that I use to hook up photo frames etc, just never thought of doing this. Thank you for the cool idea.
I’m with you, I use them all over the house! It was when we lived in the little apartment that I really was desperate for space and figured out I could use them in the kitchen, too!
This is an amazing idea! I would have never thought of that! I wouldn’t do that in my house now (I rent from my inlaws) BUT I will be doing something just like this in my new house! Thanks for the inspiration!
Well, renting or not, the good thing is that these come off without leaving any damage behind. I started doing this when we were renting, too!
Oh, these are a lifesaver! I need these for every room!
I employ them in some form in almost every room!
Those hooks look pretty study, too! I need about 200 of those and a huge wall to put them on!
Now, that’s some pretty serious business you speak of! HA!
Love, love, love those hooks!
Me too! I use them all over the place!
I almost threw up with excitement! You are my kinda organized lady. I didn’t think about hanging up my mixer parts.
Oh, don’t do that!!! LOL The mixer parts are really what inspired the hooks. They kept getting stuck when I was trying to close kitchen drawers.
Mine is worse than your cluttered ones. When the kids like cooking by themselves, it is another problem. I love your hooks anyway.
Oh yes, I can’t imagine having kids cooking on their own. My husband cooks things sometime and I spend quite a while trying to find where he put things back!
I was thinking your drawers looked great! But your pictures convinced me that there was some clutter there. :-)Love the hook idea!
HA! In my anal eyes, yes 🙂 I can’t be having any clutter! 🙂
I love the hook idea. I love them especially for the kitchen aid parts. Those are always hard to put in the right place.
They are SO hard to store! And if you’re planning on adding more, you gotta get the ones you have under control first! HA!
I get those expandable utensil drawer inserts (like what you put your forks and spoons in, but bigger) from Walmart to keep my drawers organized. Works wonders, plus then everything isn’t shifting around every time you open and close the drawer. And I just keep my Kitchen Aid mixer attachments in the bowl – I thought everyone did that, but looking at the other comments I guess that’s not the case!
That IS a good idea, to keep the attachments in the bowl, but all of mine don’t fit in there 🙁
was just heading out to Lowes for some bathroom supplies, now i may be found lurking in the isle of hooks 🙂 LOVE how much you are getting accomplished 🙂 keep the great posts coming, you’re motivating me.
Oh YES, check out the hooks at Lowe’s they have a GREAT selection! Hope you find what you’re looking for!
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Omg great ideas! I would love to hear your thoughts on organizing your kitchen when you have too many appliances. I seem to never be able to get ahead of my families needs, cool gadgets and my small apartment kitchen lol
Eschelle, do you have any room to set up a separate cabinet in your home to keep your small appliances in? Like, a stand-alone cabinet for things like your food processor, blender, etc. Might free up some space for ya!
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