Keep Bathroom Essentials Organized & Off Counters With An Easy Dollar Tree Hack

Few things make a bathroom feel messier or more stressful than cluttered countertops. Between skincare bottles, hair tools, and daily makeup, it's easy for surfaces to become overwhelmed with items that don't have a proper home. Not only does this make your morning routine feel chaotic, but excess clutter can also lead to lost products, hard-to-clean spaces, and visual noise in what should be a calming environment. The good news? You can take bathroom countertops from cluttered to clutter-free with a budget-friendly trick from Dollar Tree.

The hack is to use Dollar Tree's borderless plastic picture frames as drawer organizers. Remove the insert, and line up several frames side-by-side inside a vanity drawer. Each L-shaped frame props up bottles and tubes at an angle, keeping them upright and easy to see. That means no more digging through a messy bin or leaving everything on the counter. It's an ultra-simple, renter-friendly solution that instantly upgrades any drawer.

The exact item from Dollar Tree costs just $1.25 a piece. But before you start filling up your cart at the store, be sure to measure your drawer to ensure the frames will fit. You can find the frames in different sizes at Dollar Tree and other retailers, which makes it easier to choose options that fit your drawer well. Their slim profile makes them great for shallow drawers, but you'll want a stable fit to prevent sliding when opening or closing your drawers.

If your drawers are wider than the frames you have laid inside of it, you may find they have too much room to move around. One easy solution is to add more frames to fit the full length and width of the drawer snugly. If your frames don't feel secure as they are, stop them from sliding with a simple glue gun hack. Just place a few dots of hot glue along the edge of the frames that will touch the drawer, and allow them to dry before placing them back inside the drawer. The dried hot glue provides some traction to prevent the frames from moving all over your drawers.

An alternative solution that can help prevent your frame organizers from sliding out of place is a drawer liner. Dollar Tree sells rolls of non-slip shelf liner for $1.25, which can be cut to size and placed underneath the frames to help anchor them in the drawer — no tools required. You can also layer in a drawer organizer, like this plastic option or a mesh wire tray, to separate smaller items like lip balms, tweezers, or eye pencils. Fit these trays between the frames or alongside them to help keep everything upright and compartmentalized. With a few of these Dollar Tree finds, you'll beat drawer clutter on a budget and restore peace of mind to your daily routines in no time.