24 DIY Organization Ideas to Keep Your Life Put Together

Life can be a complicated mess, but your home doesn’t have to be. If you’ve been struggling to keep your home organized, try putting your home, and your life, back together with these 24 DIY organization ideas.

1. Turn a pant hanger into a chip clip

Do you have fewer pants than hangers, and more chips than clips? Take the extra hangers, break off the clips, and use them to hold your chip bags closed.

2. Place a shoe holder behind a door

Over the door shoe racks can be used for a variety of reasons and can be placed behind most doors. You can use the pockets to separate jewelry, cleaning products, or baking supplies.

3. Organize your cables

You can purchase one of these boxes, or a similar one, on Amazon. The box helps organize and hide all those pesky cords.

4. Slide into storage

A great way to add more storage space to your garage is to create a sliding storage system on the ceiling. Construction is simple and quick and you can make the whole system with standard materials.

5. Insert a tension rod under the sink

An easy fix to all those cleaning bottles taking up space under the sink is to add a tension rod and hang them. This way you can make use of all the cabinet space rather than just the bottom.

6. Hook a magnetic strip to the wall

Easily store your knives and other kitchen utensils on a magnetic strip. The great thing is you can place this practically anywhere, including the inside of a cupboard to get it out of sight.

7. Use a magazine rack for aluminum foil

Grab an old magazine holder and place your saran wrap, aluminum foil, and Ziploc bags upright to save space. If you don’t have an old one, you can grab one for cheap at your local grocery store.

8. Stick adhesive clips to your cupboard

If you’re tired of lids sliding all over, or removing them every time you need a pot or pan, try grabbing some adhesive hooks and turning them into lid holders.

9. Magnetize spice containers

Rather than letting all your spice bottles take up valuable cupboard space, gather some magnetic organizers, insert your spices, and place them on the fridge. There are a plethora of options you can choose from when looking for the containers.

10. Use stackable bins for baking supplies

Grab some stackable tubs to put your baking products in so they sit nicely on top of each other. Doing this allows you to make better use of both your vertical and horizontal space.

11. Divide shirts and sweaters

Keep your closet tidier by placing dividers on the shelf to keep your shirts and sweaters from shifting and sliding.

12. Place PVC pipe inside bathroom cupboard

For a quick organization trick, mount 2-inch PVC pipe to the back of your cabinet door to neatly store your curling irons.

13. Build a storage shelf for your washer and dryer

A great way to utilize the space in your laundry room is by building a shelf to set your washer and dryer on. Below it you can place baskets for your dirty laundry.

14. Make a crate bookshelf

Upcycle or purchase a crate, slice it in half, and place it on the wall for a unique bookshelf. This type of shelf is versatile since you can paint it any color you want.

15. Turn a lotion bottle into a charging station

If you run out of lotion it’s the perfect time to not only buy more, but to turn your empty bottle into a charging station for your phone. Make sure it rests on the charger and not the prongs though to eliminate the risk of a fire.

16. Keep your ornaments safe and organized

Christmas ornaments can be the most difficult to store neatly. Try gluing plastic drink cups, or red Solo cups, to a piece of cardboard and then placing the ornaments inside the cups. The cardboard can then be stacked in a tub.

17. Recycle toilet paper rolls for unplugged cords

Save your empty toilet paper rolls and use them to store the cords you’re not using. The rolls will help keep them untangled.

18. Use clamps to keep cords untangled

If you hate the tangled mess all your electronic cords make, you can attach binder clips to your desk and use the tabs to keep the cords neatly separated.

19. Make a snack station in your fridge

Keep your kids eating healthy snacks by organizing a tub specific to them in the refrigerator. Use Tupperware containers and Ziploc to keeps snacks grouped.

20. Use an undershelf for aluminum foil or cups

Another way to neatly store your aluminum foil and Saran wrap is to use an undershelf. This shelf could also be used to store cups or other kitchen items.

21. Keep cords organized with bread bag labels

You don’t need to fish around and try to figure out what cord goes to what device anymore if you label the cords at the top and bottom with bread bag holders.

22. Save a Kleenex box to use as a plastic bag dispenser

If you have plastic bags all over the place and an empty Kleenex box, then roll the bags up and use the box as a dispenser.

23. Store sports balls with bungees

Sporting balls can take up a lot of space on the floor and shelves of your garage. You can build your own ball rack with scraps of wood and some bungee cords to keep the balls from rolling all over the place.

24. Place bathroom essentials in a desktop organizer

Desktop organizers, or even a silverware holder, can be placed in your bathroom drawers to help organize and separate your essential items.

What other DIY organization ideas have you tried?