This Brilliant Dollar Tree Hack Will Finally Free Up Your Precious Counter Space
You might already know that Dollar Tree can be a good friend to home cooking when stocking up on delicious Harry and David coffee or even picking up affordable tools for your grill. Heck, you may even have made whole meals with the help of Dollar Tree Dinners on TikTok. But Dollar Tree for kitchen DIY? It's true — especially if you find your countertops getting cluttered. A viral step-by-step video on TikTok shows how you can use a few simple supplies from Dollar Tree to make an adorable hanging holder for your kitchen utensils — keeping them within reach while freeing up your counter space.
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In the video, TikTok user @diyangelnichole simply takes a wooden crafting shape from Dollar Tree, attaches hooks to it, and secures the whole piece to the bottom of a kitchen cabinet so that the utensils hang freely. The flat cabinet bottom provides a stable base for the utensil holder, and is a convenient yet out-of-the-way location for your ladles, serving spoons, whisks, pasta servers, and more.
Tips for creating a Dollar Tree kitchen utensil organizer
To create this space-saving solution that helps you make the most of your kitchen space, you simply need three products from Dollar Tree: a wood craft shape that is about 1 inch thick, a bag of screw hooks, and removable picture strips (or Command Strips). If you can't find these supplies at your local Dollar Tree location, any craft supply store like Michaels should have them. You may also need a few other supplies, like wood stain or paint to customize the color of your wood block to match your cabinets.
In the comments section of the TikTok video, the content creator noted that before beginning the project, they marked where each screw would be placed on the wood block. This quick step can help ensure even spacing before installing each hook. The TikToker also predrilled holes to make screwing in the hooks a little easier. Once the hooks are inserted, turn the block upside down and attach removable picture strips to the other side (just make sure the strips you choose can support the weight of the block and utensils). These will help you safely adhere the wood block to the underside of the cabinet without damaging your built-in fixtures.
Commenters on the TikTok video were united in their admiration for the kitchen storage hack. "Amazing idea, great game changer," one user said. "I'm going (to) definitely be making (a) couple of them." Another suggested using the functional design to hold kitchen decor or other types of accessories. "This would also be awesome with several to hold little plants and designs underneath, maybe even under a shelf above the sink for scrub brushes," the poster said.