Keep Laundry Room Essentials Organized With A Clever Dollar Tree Storage Hack

According to Albert Einstein, "organized people are just too lazy to go looking for what they want." Our oft-neglected laundry rooms are spots where we don't spend much time. We are in and out of there quickly, arms full of overflowing baskets and clunky jugs. However, cluttered supplies might have us lingering longer than we'd like as we search for the stain stick or dryer sheets. The big metal appliances that dominate this room might not be meeting their full potential. Here's a savvy tip for organizing your laundry room: Buy some magnetic fasteners from Dollar Tree and use the sides of your washer and dryer as ready-made vertical storage. Magnetic containers and magnets themselves hold your essentials in place and help you be Einstein's brand of lazy.

Using magnetic power is a smart way to make the most out of a small laundry room — or a laundry room of any size, for that matter. Items both large and small can find homes hung from magnets. Dollar Tree's collection of magnetic products opens up lots of possibilities for handy storage. Suspend a basket from hooks for those dryer balls that love to roll away. Enlist a magnetic locker organizer for hard-to-find bleach pens and stain fighters. Or just adhere some magnets to lightweight items themselves like spray bottles for grab-and-go access in a breeze.

To start creating a more functional laundry room, pick up several packs of Crafter's Square Magnetic Buttons from Dollar Tree. As for hooks, mixed reviews may convince you to give those a miss. As an alternative, you could go for a tried-and-true magnetic hook like the Neosmuk Magnetic Hooks; at less than $7 for a pack of ten on Amazon, you get nearly Dollar Tree value along with a highly rated product. While you're at the Dollar Tree, check out similar products, like clips and lidded tins with magnetic bases. Maybe you could use a stick-on LED light to illuminate your hanging space or a flexible pocket for dryer sheets.

Organizing the most-used items first can take you pretty far into your tidying journey in little time. A couple of wire or plastic baskets held in place by magnetic hooks make it convenient to grab detergent pods and dryer aids. Use the same method to hold a small handled bucket as a trash can or clothespins. Smaller items that we often forget about are huge contributors to clutter, especially the contents of pockets. Along with holding stain sticks, a hanging locker organizer is an easy-access spot to slide pens or lipsticks hiding in jeans pockets before doing a load of laundry. Meanwhile, magnetized tins with lids can hold things like loose change or collar stays.