I’m slowly re-organizing parts of my apartment. There’s a multitude of reasons for this, including time management and appearance.

The first spot I thought I’d tackle was the shelf above my washer and dryer in the small laundry room I have. It had become quite a mess since I first moved in. It used to look neat, even with all of the cleaning bottles on it. It’s easy to make it look neat, however, it’s not as easy to keep it neat. I set out for a solution. The solution I came up with cost a grand total of $6 and five minutes of my time. It will save me a lot of time in the future as I can see everything and put everything back in its spot.

I started with this mess…

After much thought and random Pinterest browsing, I finally came up with a solution. I headed to Dollar Tree to purchase a certain basket I’d seen there before.  Unfortunately, they didn’t have them at the Dollar Tree I went to. So, I had to look around and improvise. I finally came up with these purple baskets, which worked perfectly: