Sneak Extra Storage Into Your Cabinets With A Genius Clothespin Hack

In so many cases, the most frustrating organization problems around the home have the simplest solutions. Even something as simple as a clothespin can be a gamechanger when it's time to tidy almost any room of the house, especially when you discover the many smart ways to create cabinet door storage with it. You just have to attach it to the inside of a cabinet door, and you'll have a handy hidden and low-profile place to keep essentials that won't impede on anything else in the compartment.

Although they may not seem like they would be able to handle much beyond the most lightweight materials, certain types of clothespins can be surprisingly sturdy. After all, their job is keeping wet sheets on the line in windy conditions. If they're strong enough to keep that parachute of a bedspread from flying away, they're sturdy enough for at least a few critical items around the home. Some varieties can hold 10 pounds or more, depending on the build quality and material. Wood clothespins are typically stronger than lightweight plastic styles, while stainless steel options are even sturdier. Of course, you can likely find some way to use whatever style of surplus pins you have lying around the house. Find the cabinets in the home that need some decluttering help, and see which small items you can pull out for convenient door storage to benefit the entire organization scheme.

Of all the amazing ways to use clothespins around the home and garden, this is one of the simplest hacks to gain immediate benefits in any room of the house. All you need are some spare clothespins and an adhesive to attach them to the inside of a cabinet door. Hot glue, PVA glue, and many other common household adhesives can work for wooden clothespins. Superglues and epoxies may be ideal for many plastics. Some, such as polypropylene, require a more heavy-duty plastic glue, though, if you want the strongest possible hold for the clothespin on the back of the cabinet door.

For something a little more flexible, you can also opt for easy-to-remove double-sided tapes, like Command Adhesive Strips. The only downside here is that they may reduce the clothespin's effective weight capacity. Another versatile option is to attach magnets, like these TRYMAG Neodymium Magnets, to the clothespins with a strong adhesive like superglue or epoxy. Next, secure a metal sheet sized to fit the cabinet door to its inner side. You'll then have a space to place clothespins anywhere you like.

Now that you know how to make this simple storage hack work, the only question is where you can put it to good use. From the kitchen to the office, any place with a bare cabinet or closet door has the space for a more sensible setup. It's a particularly smart way to store cleaning supplies out of sight in cabinets under the kitchen or bathroom sink. Hang rubber gloves, cleaning rags, fly swatters, and other daily-use tools you can clip and unclip conveniently at the front of the cabinet.

Elsewhere in the kitchen, you can clip items like organizers, potholders, tea and spice bags, or even bags of chips to keep them hidden yet accessible. Clothespins in the bathroom will keep your toothbrushes, razors, and similar small materials separated. Meanwhile, home offices can benefit from this hack for organizing planners, stationery, and charging cords. And they don't have to work as simple clips, either. The tops give hangers a place to hook on, and you can flip the clothespins upside-down and run wires and hanging rods between them to create even more storage possibilities.