These Space Saving Baskets From IKEA Are Ideal For Your Cluttered Kitchen (They're Less Than $10)
Come to find out, Ikea isn't just great for having a cheaper food court hot dog than Costco. If you have a smaller kitchen than you'd prefer — and, realistically, that covers most of us — you realize that every square inch of space counts. We've covered tons of hacks for maxing out tiny nooks and crannies, including the benefits of narrow pantry shelves, but we're a little gobsmacked by an item we found at Ikea that makes the most of space we otherwise would have overlooked ... the tops of our cabinets/bottom of our shelves. These baskets use adjustable arms to snugly grab the bottom of a cabinet or shelf, placing useful space where, before, there was nothing usable. But don't take our word for it.
Ikea customers love the PÅLYCKE clip-on basket, which sells for just $8.99 and offers a small, but significant area to stash kitchen necessities in space that would likely go wasted otherwise. "Since downsizing to a smaller kitchen this hanging basket helped provide more space in our new pantry," one review beamed. "This shelf is super useful in a small apartment with a tiny kitchen," confirmed another. "This shelf works great to organize food storage containers and lids. I will buy more for coffee filters, etc," a third reviewer pledged. Yet another satisfied customer raved, "These fit my cabinet so well. Absolutely love them. Will definitely order more."
We can think of endless uses for these small baskets
How many ways could you put the PÅLYCKE clip-on baskets to work in your kitchen? Almost as many ways as the number of Swedish meatballs Ikea sells in a year, which is a lot. As one review mentioned above pointed out, this is a killer solution for all those stray food storage lids. Store the containers on the bottom of a cabinet, neatly nested, and pile the toppers in a basket hanging overhead! You could also roll your kitchen towels into tidy rounds and stash them in a basket hanging in your pantry. Got tiny containers, such as those holding baby food? No longer will they get lost in the back of a cabinet — the size of these baskets is small enough to keep diminutive jars front and center, but wide enough to hold a good amount of them. The same goes for dog treats, seasoning packets, packages of granola, or small boxes like those containing tea bags.
We've always been big proponents of eliminating dead space in your kitchen, and these convenient little baskets go a long way towards squashing wasted room. You can't argue with the cost, either, especially given the fact that you will probably want to buy multiple to use under all your cabinets and shelves.