Clever Ways You Can Get Organized With A Budget-Friendly IKEA VARIERA Trash Can

These days it's all about versatility. Consumers see little benefit in spending their hard-earned money on a niche product they're only going to use on a limited basis. Instead, the trend is to look for reasonably priced items that can be utilized in a variety of rooms and different circumstances. The IKEA Variera trash can (or recycle bin, in the product details) is available in the giant warehouse store's kitchen accessories area for the low price of $4.99. However, its sturdy construction and slim profile make it a convenient storage option in almost any room of your house, and any messes easily wash right off of it. Moreover, it's pre-drilled to accommodate being mounted to the wall with screws, but it can also be attached with adhesive strips, glue, suction cups, or hung by any kind of hook or nail. So, whether you're looking to free up storage space in your closet, create a kids' catchall, use it as originally intended, or any of a dozen other possibilities, the IKEA Variera can seems like a great buy.

Crafting can easily become so much more than a hobby. For the serious crafter, crafting can take up an entire room — or, at least the entire kitchen table. But wherever you craft, it's imperative that those supplies get sorted into easily accessible bins. Stackable bins are a popular option, but for items that you'd like to keep a little more visible and easy to grab — things you use frequently and want to find quickly — sorting them into hanging Variera bins is more efficient. Sticker sheets, scrapbooks, mini canvases, pipe cleaners, and much more can go inside.

There are many benefits to composting at home, which transforms organic matter into nutrient-rich loam for your garden. It conserves water, improves soil, and reduces food waste in landfills. Small twigs and dead leaves from your yard can be added to your pile, as can certain food scraps from your kitchen. Fruit and vegetable remnants, tea bags, coffee grounds, and even eggshells can be added to a small paper bag inserted in your Variera bin mounted inside the cabinet door under the kitchen sink and taken out to the compost pile whenever the bin fills up.

You can find several uses for the IKEA Variera bin in every room of your house, but don't stop there. If you're a teacher, it's also a great addition to your classroom. Setting up your classroom at the end of each summer is a ritual that you can spend weeks planning every detail for. If you have self-guided learning centers in different areas of the room, color-coded folders for different class periods, or places for students to drop off or pick up materials, the Variera is an affordable and resilient option.

If you're someone who knits or crochets, storing and managing your works in progress is always a matter of concern. Twisting, tangling, and unraveling are irritating enough, but working with several different colors can get hectic fast. With its holes, however, the IKEA Variera offers an easy and inexpensive way to manage multiple skeins of yarn at once. Mount the bin next to your favorite knitting chair and string each different yarn you're using out a different hole. When you need a break, your project can be laid right on top and get picked up again anytime.

There are probably many more places in your home that could use a small wastebasket than you realize. In fact, a good general rule is to have one in every room because it makes for easier tidying up, but most rooms don't need a large can. Hide bathroom trash in a Variera bin hung inside the vanity cabinet. Put one against the wall or nightstand next to your bed. Maybe stick one to the back of an end table in the living room. The Variera bin is discrete yet perfectly suited for your needs.