10 Dollar Tree Book Bins Hacks To Organize And Declutter Your Home

Organizing your home can become expensive, especially if you need organizers in just about every cabinet to corral your odds and ends. A quick walk through big box stores like The Container Store or Target will give you an idea of just how much you'd have to spend for a stack of acrylic storage boxes, but all is not lost if that's outside of your budget.  If you need an affordable way to keep your home organized and decluttered, grab a few book bins at Dollar Tree from the back-to-school section to get started.

Retailing at $1.25 each, the 11.8-inch colorful plastic bins are ideal for organizing your wayward shoe collection, permanently messy pantry, cluttered bathroom countertops, and more. Essentially, you can use them to organize any drawer or cabinet requiring some TLC, provided they fit. Some Dollar Tree stores might also feature book bins in more aesthetic prints or colors, so look around before you buy them. You can also bedazzle or spray paint them to add visual interest. You even have the option to opt for smaller book bins if you don't have the space to accommodate the regular ones. Need a little nudge in the right direction? Here are 10 Dollar Tree book bins hacks to keep your home clutter-free.

Tired of constantly straightening up your children's study tables? Get them a few book bins to organize their book collection and creatively add more storage space in your kids' room. Encourage them to place the books in the bins with the titles facing out so they can easily grab the one(s) they want and put it back once they're done. Take it a step further by labeling the bins, like school books, story books, Harry Potter (or Nancy Drew) box sets, etc., to ensure the chaos remains contained.

If upending your kitchen cabinets to locate storage lids has become a common occurrence, it's time to make a trip to Dollar Tree and grab a few book bins. Begin by purging your overstuffed drawers, shelves, and cabinets. This will help you get rid of items you no longer use and collect all the lids from different corners of your cooking room. Decide the drawer you want to house the tops in, wipe it clean, and organize the lids in a book bin to house them in one spot.

You might be conditioned to stack your plates one on top of the other. However, this method takes up more space than necessary and makes retrieval quite difficult. If you're in a similar quandary, Dollar Tree book bins can create order with your overflowing plastic dishware. Simply get the plates out of your cabinet and place them vertically in a book bin. Don't limit yourself to plates; use these versatile bins to organize your plastic containers, saucers (feel free to use smaller book bins for these), and kids' dishware, too.

You're not alone if you have more water bottles hanging around in your kitchen cabinets than you know what to do with, or are constantly hunting down elusive straws and lids for your Stanley cup of the day. A genius water bottle storage hack to organize and declutter your cabinets is to slide bottles in Dollar Tree book bins. This will help you see all the bottles you own and quickly grab the ones that strike your fancy. However, ensure you put the sipping tubes and tops in their rightful place, or you'll be back to square one with clutter.

Buying canned goods in bulk ensures you never run out of tomato purée while cooking delicious pasta and always have chicken soup handy for the sneaky sick days. However, organizing them is another story. If your shelves are in disarray and you can't immediately see the cans you bought on your last grocery store trip, use a Dollar Tree essential to organize canned goods for tidy cabinets: book bins. Create zones, like sauces, soups, ramen packets, and vegetables and fruits, and commandeer a few bins to neatly stack each canned and packaged item.

Despite being one of the most important areas in a kitchen, pantries are mostly overlooked unless you want to retrieve the roll of plastic wrap or stuff it with another box of cereal. To declutter your pantry and ascertain it's ready to meet and greet guests any day of the week, get a few book bins and neatly organize your pantry supplies in them. Assign each bin a broad group, like spices, wraps, cereals, and more, and stick to it to minimize future clutter. Labeling the bins based on their group might help, too.

When was the last time you dedicated a few minutes to straightening your probably overstuffed linen closet? While marrying and breaking up detergent pods, whiteners, and dryer balls might not be your idea of a good time, organizing the closet is important to take stock of things hiding in the back, throw away expired products, and get rid of the tattered cleaning tools you no longer use. Once you clear the closet, use a few Dollar Tree book bins to neatly store and maintain the detergents, microfiber washcloths, handcloths, toilet paper, tissues, and other cleaning supplies.

Nothing will cramp your bathroom's spa-like aesthetic more than a cluttered countertop. One way to maintain clean countertops is to cut down on the appliances, hair products, personal hygiene items, and accessories littering the surface. But if that's not an option and your drawers are already overstuffed, use a few unassuming Dollar Tree book bins to corral the mess and keep your countertops clutter-free. That being said, avoid placing small items, like hair clips and bobby pins, directly in the bin. Instead, put them in a small jar or container first and then house the jar in the bin.

An artist, even a novice understands they must answer the phone when inspiration calls to tap into the creativity well before it dries out. Thus, it can be quite frustrating to spend precious minutes locating your craft supplies instead of just going with the flow. To ensure you never find yourself in a similar situation, gather your water colors, paint brushes, sketch pads, coloring pencils, crayons, and other items. Once you have everything lined up, group the supplies based on their purpose, like sketching, drawing, and coloring, and store them in Dollar Tree book bins.

You might not have to worry about your medicine cabinet if you only have a few necessities on hand, but things become messy when you throw in daily medications, creams, and supplements — especially if there are multiple people in your household. Besides being inconvenient, you run the risk of accidentally ingesting expired medications. To avoid such complications, declutter your medicine cabinet and throw out the expired items. Then, use an affordable Dollar Tree solution for organizing medicine cabinet clutter with, you guessed it, book bins. If the cabinet holds medicines for more than one person, assign each individual a bin to make your life easier.