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- In theory, organizational tools should make your home more comfortable and your life more efficient.
- When those tools are plastic bins typically found in dorms and container stores, they can pit functionality against style and create contradictory stress.
- Below are 31 ways to organize your home effectively without compromising on looks.
If you want to live inside of an organized home, the options can be a bit sterile and uninspired; a classic interior design nightmare played out between form and function.
But you can get aesthetically pleasing organizational tools. They might cost a bit more upfront, but I’d wager that they’re more than worth the extra cost. You only buy them once, and you don’t have to live around soulless plastic bins that remind you of time spent in a dorm or quarantine rather than enjoying the fact that you always know where your college T-shirts are. Organization should make your life easier and your home more comfortable and efficient, not the other way around.
If you’re looking for some stylish options that can help organize your life and place, check out 30 below for some inspiration. Otherwise, a good general rule is that you can find some pretty great options at stores like Food52, West Elm, Nordstrom, and even Urban Outfitters and the newly elevated Amazon Home Basics.
Below are 31 stylish purchases to organize your place:
A stainless steel sponge caddy
Amazon
Joseph Joseph Stainless Steel Surface Sink Caddy, available on Amazon, $16.40
The Joseph Joseph stainless steel sink caddy will keep your soapy sponge and dishwashing tools within reach but out of the way. Plus, the steel is fingerprint-proof.
A modular countertop set
Food52
Modular Ceramic Countertop Set, available on Food52, $99
This set of modular countertop helpers is made from durable ceramic and topped with wooden lids, including a slotted option to store utensils at the ready.
Wicker storage baskets
Amazon
Trademark Innovations Foldable Hyacinth Storage Baskets, Set of 4, available on Amazon, $69.89
This set of four wicker storage baskets can be used anywhere and for anything. They take the place of those collapsible fabric ones we all had at some point in college.
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