35 Dollar Store Organization Hacks & Ideas (REAL LIFE HACK IDEAS you will actually use!)

Hi, I'm Megan, welcome back to another

dollar

store

video, this time we're doing

dollar

store

organizing tricks and

ideas

and let me tell you if you're looking for cheap

organization

but you're not looking to spend a lot of money then friend mine, this video is definitely for you and these are

ideas

and tricks that are

real

istic as I legitimately use them or have used them in my own home. Vertical storage for the pantry or linen closet can be very expensive, but if you want a cheap trick, go to Dollar Tree and grab some of the corner shelves, they are made for a pantry.

I think on cabinets, get some zip ties, put zip ties in the corners, and then grab a picture hanging kit found in the hardware section or auto section at Dollar Tree. and hanging it on the wall is super easy super simple and these little shelves hold a decent amount of support so I have full bottles of cleaner here and they work very very well plus they are great if you don't want to spend like $40 on Then Dollar General sells these little S hooks, two for a dollar, and they pair perfectly with our little

hack

for shelves or any wire shelving.

Actually, these refrigerator storage containers from Dollar Tree, I'm sure they work great in your refrigerator, but I don't know, I just don't make a refrigerator like that anyway, I love these because you can use the Expo marker right on the expiration date, just what you're storing in them and then four of these could easily fit. a $1.00 tray small corner storage shelves now I don't know if I'm the only person in the world who sometimes feels like I can't fit a ce

real

box in my pantry unless I tip it to the side Dollar Tree to the rescue Again, they have these three liter storage containers, they are machine washable and I can easily fit two storage containers back to back and a bag full of cereal in each, but I use them for my flour and sugar, also for my rice and pasta, and before.

I get comments saying why you label everything. I label everything because they are responsibility labels. That's why my family puts things where they belong in the bin where they belong. Dollar Tree also sells these tiered shelves that are great on their own, but if you fold them with the legs back, slide it into a drawer or a little tray like I'm using this, it works very, very well for storing your medications or such maybe even your spices. It totally transformed my medicine cabinet so I can easily pull it out and see what I have. Push it back. and there's nothing like throwing bottles or anything now, these plate racks also from Dollar Tree are my new all time favorites, like new to me, they sell two types, one that is short and wide and one that is skinny and tall .

No matter which one you use, throw it in the trash with little use or double use, looking up, grab some command hooks or Dollar Tree also has a version depending on what you're hanging. I would probably buy the legit brand of command hooks you can find. the Dollar General ones all the time, this is great for storing your mail and I have two of these hanging in my house, one as soon as you walk in, another in the office, it also goes great with the Dollar General hooks where you can hang the keys. and your sunglasses, that works perfectly, but I'm also thinking you can use this for Tupperware lids, cutting boards, maybe even pot and pan lids if you use some strong, sturdy command hooks, although for my Tupperware I don't do it.

I use that trick, but I use an item from Dollar Tree, which is one of their book pens, and then for my cutting boards, I also use a small, thin container from Dollar Tree. I can push it back, it works well and keeps them from falling. on the pots, another idea is to use the dish rack, grab some larger command hooks, brand or dollar trees, hang it upside down and now you have some storage under the rack and the last idea, because these things are amazing, There are like a million five purposes. hang it upside down, only one side, two hooks, you can store contact paper or you can store your garbage bags, you can store a luminol file, you can store a million five things, but if you are a total crafter like me and you love them the crowns.

Doing this is also a great way to store your faux flowers and if you watched my last

organization

al

hack

s video you know I took one of the paper towel holders from Dollar Tree, fold it up slightly and use some picture hanging tools to hang it on the wall and that's how I store my seasonal wreaths that come out and form my wreaths, but surprisingly, it also works to hold paper towels, so this is kind of a trick, just fold it up, place it on the wall and now you can hold your paper towels on the wall I also use the tool hanging kit with the Dollar Tree bin to hold my trash bags for the garage.

One more garage storage idea is to bring some clothespins from Dollar Tree. You get a lot of them for a dollar. Hot glue them on one per dollar. trees, small cheap MDF signs and now you can easily store your garden gloves or your work gloves or cleaning gloves outdoors and it takes up minimal space. I've mentioned before that Dollar Tree is a universal tool that hangs whatever you want to call it. One of the most underrated Dollar Tree organizational items, you get five for a dollar, comes with everything you need to hang them, and can store anything from tools to kids' balls and bats, and even cleaning supplies like the ones I use for my brooms and stuff.

Also, these cabinet locks are also from Dollar Tree and were great when my kids were little. Now I love them for storing things and organizing my home, including ribbon and wire, or you can combine them with a small hook on the wall and store your seasonal locks. lights, they also look great combined with some dollar trees on the door hooks or on the wall hooks, they also come with the things you need to hang them on the wall and you can store your scarves, belts or purses , and by the way, if you are totally against plastic, which many people understand, there are the extra large clips from Dollar Tree that work very similarly.

The next trick I've done for a long time is to use these toothbrush cases also from Dollar Tree, you get two for $1, use them in your bags or maybe as the center console of your car to store your pins and keep them from getting break and it's easier to find this in your bag. My bag anyway, my bag is never organized. These are little containers that you get two for a dollar at Dollar Tree and they have these little clips that are on the side that they clip together, so the little Jay hooks clip on the opposite side, but yeah, by the way, You don't care about the color.

In the tutorial section at Dollar Tree you can get three for a dollar and they clip and lock together the same way. Pair them with a version of Velcro or hook-and-loop Velcro dollar trees. I think they are called. two little things at the bottom, put them in your drawers and then watch me brutally shake my drawer and they go nowhere. I do the same thing in another drawer with these little clear containers also from Dollar Tree with the batteries and these are stackable. so now you can have extra storage, these little magnetic clips are from Dollar Tree for $4 and in these little plastic bins you get three for a dollar.

This is a trick I don't do anymore, but when my kids were little they were tall enough to reach into the drawers and open them, but they're not old enough to understand, hey, don't touch, that cut your hand, that's right. like I put away my knife so I hope this helps someone and watch me as I close my refrigerator door. harder than it should, I probably just want to show you that this is safe, it

will

stay in the refrigerator and not go anywhere, sometimes you just have to do what you have to do, you don't know, say it might not be pretty, but it works talking about not pretty but it works these little J hooks are magnetic too from the Dollar Tree super strong magnet and they work great for holding things on the refrigerator anyway now here's what I don't recommend: these are two per a dollar the lid falls off at Dollar Tree don't buy that stuff.

I hate them. I'm so angry. I bought one, but these larger magnetic containers, the lid fits very tightly, are good and we use them to store headphones and chargers, and then one more. idea about magnetic so these new safe ten packs for a dollar at Dollar Tree I mean it's a great deal the lids close super tight pair them with some adult Rees some little magnets stick the ones on the back with hot glue, I used a three or four because I'm storing nails and screws, heavy things, but this works and it's very strong, you see what I'm saying, I'm trying to test it to show you.

I'm thinking if you wanted to show off Spore if you wanted to store spices or something you would only need one or two magnets and by the way I have an update for you so in my previous hack video I showed how I took the paper towel holders and used the Dollar Trees version of the command. hooks to hang them this was horrible it didn't work after a few months the dollar trees command hooks started falling off and didn't work the idea was good the command hooks not so much but to update you what I'm using now are these little ones cans of spices, they're not for a dollar store, they're from the world market, but they were only $1.99, they were worth it to me.

I paired them with some of the magnetic J hooks, a tray from Dollar Tree and grabbed my spice cabinet. from looking like this to looking like this and it's crazy because I

actually

have a lot more space now I can fit more things in here. I also used one of the rip trays from Dollar Tree and I use the storage underneath to store my olive oil and things like that and yes, it works perfectly so there's an update on that in case you care. Here's a newer trick I've been doing and I love it if you have to share the shower with someone and there just isn't a lot of space in there like mine.

Dollar Tree toothbrush holders combined with some hooks from Dollar General once again this works great and the suction cups on the toothbrush holder are really strong so you can slide your razor in there. I have my face wash. I can have two. small sponges and my foot scrubber and it works well, just make sure you get the toothbrush holder and not the tall soap dish. The tall soap dish doesn't have like the holes on the side now if you use dollar tree brooms or any broom, make sure you store the broom handle because there are many ways you can use it to organize DIY storage.

More recently, what I've been doing is pairing it with some polyester rope from Dollar Trees and using it to dry as towels when we go out to play. This slip and slide or like we did today, the kids made tie dye t-shirts and we used this as a makeshift clothesline, but if you use one of the dollar trees, you could use plant hangers. I think I know it would work when a dollar tree broom handles instead of a clothes rail. In fact, I just used one of the 97 cent Walmart bars, but a broom handle would work too.

So these little containers found the office section at Dollar Tree and more surprises, dollar hooks at Dollar Tree. and you have some really nice hanging vertical storage for office supplies or these metal bins from Dollar Tree can easily be spray painted any color you choose to match your decor. They can also be placed on the wall for storage because I'm using dowels but you can use whatever but I also want to say try to look around and see what you have so most of my storage is a crib frame old. I'm using the little crib springs and I'm just using some of the garden hooks, but if that's okay, I know not everyone is going to have a crib frame and hang things, you can go to Dollar General, get some cup hooks and then go to Walmart to buy one of the rods like the ones I used in the closet and I like it.

I used it in my previous hack video and you can use it if you want to keep something to hang with the cups or baskets, I'm feeling good now, this is totally one of my favorite

hacks

, use one on laundry baskets from Dollar Trees or any kind basket on hand Dollar General has these three-dollar rolling plant carts. All you have to do is mark where the plant cart

will

go and poke a few holes and if you're using a laundry basket from Dollar Tree you can skip this step and just skip right to adding some zip ties, you think this looks like so simple but

life

changing, so I have this in my pantry, which by the way I don't haveNo kind of linen closet or anything in my house, as well as my pantry is pretty much my only storage space, so we keep our toilet paper in here, but it makes it so much easier to get the bins in and out to clean behind your suite and everything else, then Dollar General sells these cute brown ones. 20 tags for a dollar or a dollar tree is $34 and comes with a little string to tie it on, they work great for labeling and pair wonderfully with larger cubic dollar tree containers which, by the way, fit perfectly into the targets 9 cube storage rack for only $40 the absolute cheapest I could find at a very good deal for cube shelves, that's what I'm using.

I bought two. I'll have it linked in the description and this is how I'm storing all my craft supplies. I mentioned before that I just Label with the needle label, well I have a lot of containers and I can't see in there, so yes, I label them because it makes sense. Lastly, these little lunch containers from Dollar Tree are great, they are great for so many things and my My daughter uses them to store her beads and her twine to make bracelets and necklaces, but more recently and I haven't filmed it, but you you will give an idea.

I've used this in the car as an emergency kit, you know? with like tampons band aids ibuprofen and stuff like that hey if you're still here you're amazing and to everyone who messaged me asking how I'm doing thank you so much I'm fine it's just the personal problems of the summer with kids and everything else but I'm back to DIY so Thank you for continuing here. I'll upload it very soon and that's all I have to say about it. I love you so much and I will see you next time.