100 Must-Have Items to Organize Your Entire Life
Streamline the chaos, once and for all!
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The best methods for how to be organized at home all depends on your family's daily needs. Whether it's an entryway mess that needs addressing, fridge storage that should be figured out, or a way to keep better track of your own personal to-do lists, here are 100 items that help get your space (and subsequently, your life) totally organized!
Rocketbook Everlast Smart Notebook
from $29
If note-taking is a large part of your day, and writing things down helps you better retain the information, consider investing in this smart notebook from Rocketbook. This crowd-funded pick contains 36 reusable pages that you can fill up with text or sketches, and then transfer them wirelessly to Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, or another digital destination by scanning the page with your smartphone. The notebook can be used with real Pilot FriXion pens and highlighters — just wipe the pages clean with a damp towel when they fill up to use them over and over again. Users (particularly students) love being able to instantly save their notes without wasting paper.
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Prep'd Pack Lunchbox With Modular Food Storage Containers and Chopsticks Set
$60
This sleek lunchbox set may be pricey, but it's Oprah-approved. The outer case is constructed of bamboo and a durable polymer material for easy (and mess-free) commuting purposes, while the inside gives you bento-like compartmentalization with three BPA-free plastic storage containers. It even includes chopsticks, so you never have to go rifling for a fork in the office pantry!
CEEWA Felt Insert Organizer Bag
$20
How many hours of your life have been spent digging through a bag for the most minuscule item? Put a stop to the never-ending hunt for lip balm with this handy purse organizer — it's equipped with numerous pockets and compartments, so all of your on-the-go items have a designated home, and you'll always be able to reach right for what you need. Available in three different sizes, this felt pick is available in eight different shades to better match (or contrast with) the inside of your purse.
FEZIBO Standing Desk Converter
$196
If screen time can't be avoided in your work at home, opt for this standing desk converter to let you stretch your legs while you scroll. This two-tiered steel unit gives your monitors and keyboard a 20-inch boost, while also providing a considerable 35-inch-wide tabletop to work off of. What's great is that this piece extends vertically, so you don't have to clear the desktop or move your things out of the way in order to raise or lower it.
Divvy Bamboo Wooden Drawer Dividers
$30 for set of four
The next best thing to having custom-made cabinetry is divvying up the drawers in your kitchen, bathroom, or bedroom with these bamboo dividers. These spring-loaded tension rods affix to the inside of a drawer to better organize and display the items stowed inside.
Rubbermaid Brilliance Food Storage Containers
$13 for set of six
Leftovers never looked so good. Rubbermaid's Brilliance line of food storage containers is one of the most intelligently designed options out there — from their microwave-safe build that allows you to vent the lids to the rounded shapes that fit together seamlessly in storage. The lids also snap on tightly, so you can transport soups and stews without any leakage. Made from sturdy, stain-free plastic, this set is also dishwasher- and freezer-safe.
Anthracite Sapien Bookshelf
$198
Book lovers may not ever want to part with their cherished reads ... but the bookcase itself could use some streamlining. The Sapien bookshelf is a 10-shelf unit that stacks books in a neat vertical column, and it only takes up a 14-inch-wide footprint in a room. When packed to capacity, the shelf seems to disappear, and it becomes an instant conversation piece.
Panda Planner
$27
The top-rated (and undated!) Panda Planner includes daily, weekly, and monthly pages, all designed with the goal-oriented user in mind. It helps break big goals into action items, and it lets you get as granular as you'd like with your long-term planning. Users love that this planner includes space for daily affirmations and personal priorities — it's more self-care-focused than similar goal-setting agendas.
Rubbermaid Pull Down Spice Rack
$18
Those lesser-used spices have a frustrating tendency to get lost in the back of your cabinet. Keep your inventory easily on display with this adjustable three-tiered rack that pulls down for easy access. This rack is not only useful for condiments, but it also stores pill bottles and toiletries conveniently as well.
LapGear XL Designer Lap Desk
$30
If you do your best work in bed, make your reclined workspace a little more organized with this contoured lap desk. Not only is the tapered microbead-filled cushion comfortable for resting on your legs, but the surface itself has more functionality than your average bed tray. A raised lip at the bottom prevents your laptop or tablet from sliding down, a small slot at the top holds your phone at the ready, and the elastic band on the corner straps down paper and writing utensils, so you don't have to get up every time you need them.
Simple Houseware 5 Shelves Hanging Closet Organizer
$14
Don't degrade the quality of your delicate sweaters by hanging them — keep them folded up front-and-center in this five-tier organizer. The extra storage potential you gain for your lightweight knits is well worth the precious rack space it takes up.
Urban Outfitters Wire Wall Square Grid
$49
Instead of installing more shelves in your space, mount this metal wire-frame wall grid and hang pans, cooking utensils, pictures, or even desk supplies from S-hooks or its included nine clips. Available also in lavender, green, gold, and copper colors, it reduces the clutter while looking extra-cool.
Moleskine Classic Dotted Notebook
$18
If you're an organization-obsessive who's looking to level up your planner use, give bullet-journaling a try. This dotted notebook allows you to create grids to help track your habits, budgets, diets, and even your personal calendar if you so choose! Check out our comprehensive write-up on the myriad ways that bullet journaling can help organize (and improve!) your life.
Lotus Trolley Bags
$35
How genius is this? Make your next grocery run a little more organized (and way more green!) with the Lotus Trolley Bag Set. Once you're in the check-out line, these velcro-attached bags loop right on to your grocery cart, open up like an accordion, and let you place items neatly into their own bags. There's even an included cooler bag, and slots to keep eggs bundled safely together in transit. Then, just detach them to load up your trunk. If you'd like to see the Lotus Trolley Bags in action, check out our video on them!
Organize It All Can Rack
$24
Stocking up on canned goods when they're on sale ensures that you'll always have the makings of a meal on hand. Better for storing in a large pantry than in a cupboard, this large-sized can rack helps to keep your nonperishables easily accessible.
Williams-Sonoma Walnut Knifedock In-Drawer Trays
$40
If you've invested in a quality knife set, take better care of your blades by ditching the block. This in-drawer walnut-wood tray from Williams-Sonoma is lined with cork and rubber composite, allowing users to place knives safely into the slits, without dulling them.
Trello
Free, available for iOS and Android
For all of those with a multi-tasking project-manager mindset, Trello is a great app that keeps all of your to-dos (as well as your team's or family's) in one convenient place. It allows you to delegate responsibilities and check out in real time which tasks need to get done, whether you're planning a vacation, a home project, or coordinating tasks with a remote-based team.
YouCopia TeaStand
$25
Tea drinkers usually have boxes of tea bags cluttering up their pantries, or loose packets scattered in drawers and shelves throughout their kitchen. Corral it together with this rotating tea bag organizer, so you can peruse your selection without having to dig!
Rubbermaid No-Slip Silverware Tray Organizer
$7
A no-brainer essential for every household, this is the only silverware organizer you'll ever need. Store your standard flatware pieces neatly in the five slots, along with any miscellaneous utensils in the sixth.
Pottery Barn Tiered Mirror Tray
$69
Give your growing collection of lotions and perfume bottles a proper display with this two-tiered mirrored stand from Pottery Barn. The 15-inch-wide piece sits prettily on your countertop or vanity, and it lets you see and access them more easily.
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