8 Ways To Use A Dollar Tree Lazy Susan To Organize Clutter Around Your Home

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Sometimes, it can feel impossible to declutter your space because of how disorganized it's gotten. Basically, you might be incapacitated by your situation if all of your drawers and cabinets are overly stuffed. Thankfully, Dollar Tree has a cheap, easy solution — a lazy Susan — that can help jump-start your decluttering journey. Lazy Susans are the ultimate organizational power move. They can help you utilize every inch of cabinet space, while keeping items ultra-accessible. Right now, Dollar Tree doesn't have any turn tables available online, so you'll need to start your organization project by heading to a nearby outlet. And if there are some in stock, you may want to pick up more than one, because these well-priced rotating trays are a clutter-busting steal.

There are some clever ways to tidy up various areas of your home with a $1.25 turntable, as shown by different social media users. Some require additional budget-friendly supplies, and others can be customized to meet your specific needs and style. Whatever route you choose, these projects will have you on your way to getting organized for just a few bucks. 

It's easy to pile items haphazardly in your kitchen cabinets. After all, once you close the door, no one is the wiser that you've rested hot sauce packets on a box of tea surrounded by a couple of cans of fruit. However, it's in your best interest to organize your cabinets so you'll feel less overwhelmed when prepping meals.

This TikTok user showed that you can organize the sauce bottles in your pantry by placing them on the lazy Susan. You could even purchase several turntables from Dollar Tree as a way to categorize different types of food-related items in your cabinet. For instance, canned goods can have their own rotating tray, and condiment bottles can occupy another. If your cabinet isn't wide enough for multiple turntables, consider buying the Essentials White Wire Cabinet Shelf, also from Dollar Tree. This way, you can stack the lazy Susans on top of each other and organize shorter items, such as tea boxes or cans.

While we're on the topic of organizing your kitchen, we have some good news if you have a decent amount of spices. After putting your spice containers on the Dollar Tree turntable, you'll have an instantly tidier cabinet. If you tend to purchase bulk spices, you can get a few spice containers, like the Kamenstein Jars With Caps, and have them live on the turntable. However, your work isn't done yet! You should label the containers — unless, of course, you are naturally gifted at identifying spices. If you have one, this is one of the many genius ways to use a label maker around your house – or you can pick up a set of preprinted stickers, such as these Neatsure Minimalist Spice Labels.

If you have a serious lip color collection, you'll love this hack. The foundation of this rotating DIY consists of several plastic cotton swab containers and two Dollar Tree lazy Susans. The cotton swab containers make for perfectly-sized compartments to slide in your arsenal of lipsticks, stains, and glosses. To give the lipstick organizer a glam look, the DIYer hot-glued some bedazzled ribbon around the perimeter of the turntable. However, if rhinestones are not quite your style, you can decorate your organizer any way you please! For instance, consider using spray paint to give it a fun color (just be sure to use a product that has a built-in primer and is compatible with plastic, like Krylon's Fusion All-In-One Spray Paint). Or if you like Mod Podge, this craft would be a creative way to use découpage in your home.

It would be somewhat ironic if the cabinet where you put your cleaning supplies is cluttered. To make the area tidier, put surface cleaner and disinfectants on the Dollar Tree lazy Susan for easy access. If you are willing to purchase a few lazy Susans from the Dollar Tree, you can have designated areas for different types of cleaning supplies. One lazy Susan can be the home for all your sponges and cleaning cloths, while another could be the spot for all of your bathroom cleaners. You could also spray-paint each lazy Susan a different color, so you can easily know where to put the specific types of products. If you aren't used to getting out a can of spray paint, try these TikTok time-saving tips to make spray painting projects a breeze.

Love to draw, paint, or write? Keep your writing utensils and art supplies organized and easily portable with this easy DIY. Instead of having pens, pencils, and brushes strewn around while you work, you can have them all easily accessible at your elbow with this genius idea. Start by hot-gluing seven plastic cups onto a Dollar Tree turntable. To make your hot gluing experience a little better, we recommend getting out some petroleum jelly to help get the cleanest-looking results. You could also give your new desk organizer extra flair by gluing on some sequins or rhinestones.

If you can't handle how cluttered your hobby room has become, consider trying this hack. Grab a Dollar Tree lazy Susan, some pegboard hooks, four packs of Jot Adhesive Rinks, and four Jot Large Square Peg Boards, which can be purchased for $1.25 in either black or white. Spray paint can come in handy if you want a different color for your crafting or hobby supplies organizer — or use stamps or stencils to decorate it. Because of the pegboard holes, this DIY organizer can also be used as a place for your earrings.

If you have more jewelry than just earrings that you need to organize, this craft is for you! This project consists of a Dollar Tree turntable, three ceramic plates, and three glass candleholders for a tiered jewelry organizer. To put the organizer together, the DIYer used hot glue and E6000 glue, one of the most versatile types of glue to have on hand for home and garden projects. They personalized their organizer with a silver Christmas tree ornament and butterfly decorations. Those who want something statement-making can spray-paint the organizer in a vivid hue like this Specialty Fluorescent Spray Paint in Green. You can also customize the look by choosing boldly-colored or patterned plates, or colored-glass candleholders to save you the trouble of spray painting. If you don't have a bevy of bangles and beaded necklaces, instead use this organizer to hold hair accessories,  sunglasses, or other items. We would not recommend using it for food (like cupcakes) if you have spray-painted the plates. 

If you don't keep your makeup in an organized space, you may not remember all the products in your collection, making it easy for you to accidentally purchase duplicates. Thankfully, you can ensure this doesn't happen by creating a countertop makeup organizer. This organizer is ideal if you own lots of different types of lip products, contouring sticks, and slim tubes of foundation or tinted sunscreens. Besides a Dollar Tree turntable, the hack calls for round framed mirrors, candlesticks, and napkin rings to keep the makeup items upright and secure. If you wish to use this organizer to also hold makeup brushes and eye pencils, we'd glue two napkin rings on top of each other in a couple of places to create some taller holders. Now that your makeup is under control, here are 12 other Dollar Tree items to help you perfectly organize your vanity even further.