Tidy Up Your Bathroom And Kitchen Countertops With One Effortless IKEA Hack

When tidying up your home, there are some surfaces that seem impossible to keep clean. No matter how hard you try to maintain organization and cleanliness, some areas are just prone to gathering and accumulating clutter. Among the more notorious clutter zones are bathroom and kitchen countertops. Bathroom vanities can become unorganized with random makeup items, personal hygiene items, and other things that just don't have a designated storage space. Kitchen countertops can also get messy quickly as it becomes the collecting space for utensils, food, and other preparation essentials. Finding a place for the hodgepodge of items can be difficult, but with the help of an unlikely IKEA item, you can keep your countertops organized and free of clutter.

Your first instinct might have you heading toward the organization and shelving section of the Swedish home furnishing store, but the key item for this storage hack brainstorm can be found among the kitchen accessories. On the surface, the CISSAN is just a napkin holder made out of water hyacinths. With a little imagination and creativity, however, it can be repurposed into the ideal storage and organization solution for those who prefer more natural home decor.

Out of the box, the CISSAN's original purpose is to be a napkin holder. Instead of filling the handwoven item with napkins, however, you can opt to clean up cluttered countertops by placing other objects inside it instead. Measuring at 9 by 9 by 3 inches, the box can hold quite a few items ranging from spice shakers, sugar jars, and olive oil dispenser bottles in the kitchen, or cotton swab holders, soap dispensers, or washcloths in the bathroom. Simply set it anywhere on the countertop, place the strewn items inside, and enjoy your newly decluttered surface.

Need a cute storage box for the bits and bobbles that accumulated on your countertops? Grab two CISSAN napkin holders from your local IKEA and a roll of twine. Place the CISSANs on top of one another, hollow spaces facing toward each other to form an enclosed box. Once properly aligned, join the holders by feeding the twine between the weaves, essentially sewing them together. Alternatively, you can join the two CISSANs together with a hinge for a sturdier joint. Voila! You now have a new box to keep your bathroom and kitchen knick-knacks in.