This easy guide will walk you through every step so you can learn how to organize under the kitchen sink. For some reason, this space is so easy to let become overrun with products. Now you can create a solution for everything you need to store.
How to Organize under Kitchen Sink
One of the best things I ever did in my kitchen was to organize under my kitchen sink. It was such a mess before. Now I can find exactly what I need without having to take everything out first. This post will take you step-by-step through how to organize under the kitchen sink.
Measure The Cabinet First
I started with the measurements of the cabinet under the sink to determine which containers would fit.
Then, I made decisions on my product purchases so that all of them would easily fit under the sink. Instead of getting a bottle of dish detergent, I decided to go with dishwasher cleanser capsules. They fit easily into a small container that can be stacked and fit anywhere under the sink.
Use Alphabet Stickers As Labels
I bought 1 set of cute bubble letters and had another set that complemented the blue stripe set. If you are using the words I used to organize, you will definitely need 2 packs of letters. I like keeping letter stickers and letter around in general so that I can help my daughter to read and learn letters. Check out this post on How to Make Fabric Letters & Teach a Child to Read. We have them on our fridge to help teach her,
More Label Ideas
The most important thing is to label your bins. Even when you choose the clear bins like I did, labeling them helps you find what you need faster.
Here are more ideas for how to label tubs or bins:
- Buy labels online – There are lots of pre-printed labels. You can even choose some from Etsy.
- Use chalkboard labels – There are lots of reusable labels online. These are a great idea when you think you might change your mind and redo your storage tubs for other things.
- Create with Cricut – If you are extra crafty, you can print your own labels.
- Index Cards – A really budget-friendly option is to write the label on the index card and tape it to the box.
- Label maker – Buy a label maker. This is a useful idea if your handwriting is difficult to read.
These are the labels I created and what they mean:
- Clean – large cleaning supplies
- Zip – freezer bags
- Dish – dishwasher cleanser capsules
- Outdoor – black garbage bags
- Old – sponges I have used before
- New Unused sponges
- Hand – Refill hand soup
- Bag – white garbage bags
Have fun with your labels! They don’t have to be perfect, they just have to describe what is inside the tub. I liked using a variety of sizes of stickers. It gives it a whimsical vibe.
Use Child Proof Containers
Putting everything in child-proof containers and childproof cabinet locking
the sink cabinet protects my daughter double time from these dangerous products.
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Pick the Best-Sized Containers
Make sure you buy the containers that aren’t too big or too small to handle what you need to store. This is where measuring is important. If you are going to store dishwasher packs, make sure the tub will hold the entire container.
There you have it! Create your own system and soon you’ll have that space under your kitchen sink completely organized!
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Can you come over and do mine next? Seriously, mine’s a mess.
This is great! Our under sink area is a mess!
Oh wow that looks like a great way to get my under the sink cleaned up. I store all my cleaners and such there, so I am totally gonna have to try buying totes and doing this!
This looks great! And it keeps things away from little ones! Love it!
This looks great! And it keeps things away from little ones! Love it!
That’s a bonus I never even though of! Kids are terrible about getting into things they shouldn’t.
This is a great idea. My area under the sink is a mess! I am going to have to try this.
It is so hard to keep that area organized. This is a great idea!
Awesome organization scheme. We keep our home so clean and neat, but when the cupboards are opened, containers and other items come rushing out as if they can’t breath.
Sounds exactly like my house. It looks like a tornado hit the cabinets.
Wow… I love, love, love it… looks amazing. I did something like this for my medicine cabinet and totally need to conqure my kitchen sink next
That is awesome, my kitchen sink looks like your 1st photo – a mess! What a great way to stay organized!
This is definitely a great way to stay organized! Much better than my current organization, which is nothing.
This looks like a great way to organize under the sink! I’m scared to even look under my sink sometimes.
This looks like under my cabinet! Did you sneak into my home and take a picture?
This is a great idea! I absolutely need to do this. It’s about a hundred times worse under my sink than your before picture. O_O
Love what you’ve done. Mine looks like the “before” photo. lol I hurry up and try to close the cabinet before anything falls out.
It looks so much better all OCD’d up like that! I love it!
Under my kitchen sink looks almost exactly like your 1st photo LOL I need some help in this area. Out of sight is out of mind, until things fall and hit my feet 😉
The cabinet under my sink is a mess. I tend to throw everything in there, I am going to use your idea and reorganize it.
That reminds me that we need to get some new boxes. We started a similar system for the bathroom cabinet but the front area is a mess. Love the labels as it’s always a pain pulling out every box to find out what’s in each.
That is such a good idea! I am never sure how to organize under the kitchen sink.
I definitely need some organizational help! I can’t wait to implement a system like this.
what a great idea. i love organization and order! nice!
I thought you had a picture of under my sink when I looked at the before lol. I love the after and the lettering is an adorable and functional idea. Thanks for the tips and steps.
I LOVE how you organized this! I need to do this ASAP!
Under my sink used to be very cluttered but I threw out a lot so now it’s not so bad. It still DOES need some organizing though. I like your idea of the containers, I need to do that.
I wish my kitchen cabinets looked that organized! #client
OMG Love it the organization I need to do better
I love this organization method! Labeled tubs makes it easier to find what you’re looking for.