Create Hidden Storage For Small Items Around The House With A Dollar Tree Must-Have

Even if you're a naturally tidy person, it always seems like the small stuff struggles to find a natural home in the house. Things like dish rags, Swiffer dusters, hair ties, and measuring tapes float from one surface to the next, getting in your way and cluttering your countertops. If you're looking for a storage solution to corral these small items once and for all, then look no further than magnetized clips or hooks. These small organizational items can capture all the tiny things you can't really find a space for, and they will stick to anything metallic in your house. However, you don't have to overspend on magnetic clips and hooks on Amazon or at Target. Instead, head to Dollar Tree. 

The Jot Heavy-Duty Magnetic Metal Clips at Dollar Tree cost a mere $1.25 for a set of four. If you'd rather use magnetic hooks instead of clips, check out Dollar Tree's two-pack of Jot Magnetic Hooks for $1.25. This is most likely the cheapest price you'll find for these items, and they're so versatile. You can use these accessories everywhere in your home including the laundry room, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom. Here is a closer look at this hack that's one of the easiest ways to make your home more organized. 

Walk around your house and see what metallic objects you have that you can add the clips or hooks to. One obvious appliance is the washing machine and dryer. Add a clip or two to the sides of these appliances and hang things like rags you use to wipe down the machines, a microfiber duster, or a bag of small cleaning supplies, like washing machine cleaner tablets. This will keep them close at hand. You can also use them to help you find pairs of your lost socks — simply hang the one without a match and wait until the other resurfaces.

If your mess is more located in the kitchen, you can add the clips and hooks to the microwave, side of the fridge, or dishwasher. Use them to store things like oven mitts, dish towels, or soft trivets, making these items easier to grab then if they were stored randomly inside drawers or behind cabinet doors. If you place the hooks near your stove, use them to keep seasoning packets close by as well as a small apron. 

If the mess is in the bathroom, magnets may be the answer to your storage woes. Consider gluing a small metal sheet on the inside of a cabinet and using the clips and hooks to capture things like hair ties, face masks, or flat makeup travel cases. If you have a metal bed frame or lamp, you can also use the clips in your bedroom to capture small items like chargers or miscellaneous papers. You can even use them as decor and hang small mementos like pictures or movie stubs.