Homeowners Tips That Will Save You Money Part 5 of 9

In part 5 of this series we will share ideas of how to reduce clutter with these clever ideas.

Hang Your Measuring Cups
Screw a couple of mounts inside a cabinet door and add some hooks, and you’ve got a perfect roost for measuring cups. Just make sure your cups won’t bump into the shelves.

Junk drawer in a bag
Instead of wasting precious kitchen drawer space, use heavy-duty zip-top bags for miscellaneous junk (then stash them in a closet or the garage instead). The bags let you instantly find just the thing you’re looking for.

Joist storage space
Mount a section of wire shelving to the
undersides of beams for a row of neat storage nooks. Unlike solid shelving, wire lets you see what’s up there.

Under-sink archives
Don’t file away the manuals and spare parts that came with your kitchen and bath fixtures. Instead, put them right where you’ll need them by sealing in ziplock bags and hanging them on hooks on the back walls of cabinets.

S-hook cleaning rack
Pick up a pack of S-hooks at a home center, and turn wire shelving into a rack for cleaning gear.

Store on a door
One that opens into a closet or a utility room provides a handy surface for hang-up storage. The trouble is that some doors don’t offer a flat, solid surface for fastening hooks or racks. The solution is to screw ¾-inch-thick plywood to the door. (On a hollow-core door, use screws and construction adhesive.) Then mount as many hooks or racks as you’d like.

In part 6 we will share troubleshooting techniques to avoid major issues.