The Inexpensive IKEA Product That's A Total Game Changer For Cluttered Cabinets

Have you ever found yourself up to your elbows in your kitchen cabinets, digging around their depths to fish out a dish, a kitchen tool, or a favorite mug? Or are you lamenting the lost vertical space of your too-high kitchen cabinet dimensions? It's a startling reminder that perhaps your storage spaces aren't set up for a streamlined kitchen experience. Thankfully, there is a convenient and affordable solution for this sort of problem: IKEA's PÅLYCKE Clip-on Basket. This accessory creates extra hanging storage in your kitchen cabinets or pantry. It's just one of the many genius hacks that help utilize every inch of cabinet storage space. 

Available in wide and narrow versions, these grid-like baskets easily clip onto existing shelves with thicknesses ranging between 5/8 to 3/4 inches. They provide a stable base to hold jars, mugs, plates, or other kitchen tools. Their addition inside a kitchen cabinet instantly creates extra horizontal shelf space while maximizing its vertical space. This frees up the bottom half of your shelf for other items like stacked plates or bowls. They can also be hung from the bottom shelf of an overhead cabinet, leaving the basket out in the open for easy storage. The slim dimension of the clip insert allows your cabinet doors to open and close without any issues. Before you store your products, bear in mind that the wider baskets can hold up to a maximum load of 4 pounds, and the narrower versions up to 3 pounds.

Multiple users have praised the PÅLYCKE's easy installation, convenience, price point, and stability as an extra shelf, although some expressed disappointment that the baskets don't extend deep enough to fit their cabinet width. Aside from mugs, plates, and other dinnerware, they can also be used for holding plastic box covers, breakfast condiments like bottled jams or spreads, kitchen towels, or small chopping boards. With the growing popularity of the home coffee bar trend, the PÅLYCKE would undoubtedly be a great shelf addition for holding extra coffee mugs, coffee capsules, or small jars of sugar cubes. Hang it over your kitchen's workspace as a simple way to gain extra counter space, as you can transfer items that constantly clutter your counters, like spice bottles or kitchen towels. 

Putting its multi-purpose functionality to good use, this renter-friendly IKEA find is perfect for small apartments, as its utility extends beyond the kitchen and into different areas of your home. Others have used the product in the bathroom, clipping it vertically onto their towel heaters to hold rolled-up towels or rolls of toilet paper. The clip-on rack also makes a convenient addition to a home office: use it to keep sheaves of paper, folders, and documents within easy reach.