35 Under the Kitchen Sink Organization Ideas

January 14, 2021 Just Jes

Feeling like under your kitchen sink is a chaotic black hole? Trust us, you’re not alone.

The space often becomes a messy, cluttered catch-all for cleaning supplies, sponges, and random odds and ends.

But here’s the good news: with a little creativity and a few clever strategies, you can turn this underutilized area into an organized, functional, and dare we say, Pinterest-worthy space.

If the idea of opening your cabinet without dodging falling bottles sounds like a dream, read on for under-the-kitchen-sink organization ideas you’ll love.

Spoiler alert: your life might just get a whole lot easier.

01 | Determine what should go under the kitchen sink.

Trash bags, plastic grocery bags.
Everyday kitchen cleaners, wipes & sprays.
Sponges, Brillo pads, magic erasers.
Dishwashing soap and/or packets.

02 | Re-home things that should not go under the kitchen sink.

Canvas or fabric bags due to moisture.
Paper towels due to moisture.
Very flammable chemicals.
Fire extinguisher, move to a different kitchen cabinet away from moisture.
Cleaning supplies for bathrooms or rarely used supplies, move to a different location.

03 | Purge & condense.

Safely discard any cleaning supplies you never use.
Use up any duplicates or condense down to one bottle if you can.
Take smaller items out of their bulky packaging like sponges, dishwasher packets, etc.
Put large bulky back stock somewhere else if you can.
Replace an assortment of random rags to one package of the same kind.

04 | Add some containers & organizers.

Start with a new liner for the bottom. Go with something fun!
Measure under your sink to make sure you get containers that will fit and be functional.
If you are lucky both sides of the sink might allow for some containers with pull out drawers to utilize the wasted vertical space.
If you can’t use the vertical space under the kitchen sink, create sections with shallow bins.
Label any container you use so you know what should go back where.
Don’t forgot to use inside the cupboard doors themselves! Command hooks work great for scrubbing brushes, gloves, or to hold lightweight shallow bins.
Tension rods can be a great way to hang all of your spray bottle cleaners off the bottom to free up some space.
Not sure what containers to get? Clear will make it easy to see what you have in one glance.

Need to get inspired? Check out these 35 brilliant under the kitchen sink organization ideas!

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