Easiest Under the Sink Organizer Hack

Shawna Bailey
by Shawna Bailey
If you have a mess under your kitchen sink cabinet, there’s no need to fret! I have a super easy and cheap solution, and all it takes is 15 minutes, a tension rod and some plastic baskets. Bonus: it only costs $10 so say goodbye to that mess!
Here’s how my messy cabinet looked when I started this project.


Not a pretty sight, right?
I started by pulling everything out from under my sink. Emptying the sink cabinets allowed me to sort everything easily and quickly, and to get a good look at the space I had to work with.


I decided to wedge in a tension rod, in order to create two "levels" for my cleaning supply storage. If you have a lot of bottles or baskets, you can even squeeze in two tension rods.
I slid all the larger items I don’t use as regularly to the back of the cabinet, and put the larger items I do use regularly (like garbage bags) in the front of them.
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  • Margaret Rose Glenn Margaret Rose Glenn on Jun 05, 2017

    What size tension rods did you use and will even fill bottles stay hanging?

    Thanks, Margaret Rose

  • Kerek Kerek on Mar 27, 2020

    Where does the dish rack go?

  • Kodah Kodah on Feb 28, 2023

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  • Deblor Deblor on Dec 17, 2023

    I couldn't get my tension rod to stay up with the cleaners on it.

  • Shirley Shirley on Mar 10, 2024

    😀l am going to try it. I will buy a tension rod a little large then l need so it will be snug.

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