Use A Smart IKEA Solution To Add Storage To Your Deep Kitchen Drawers

If you find yourself struggling to fully utilize the storage in deep kitchen drawers, don't get too down on yourself; chances are that you aren't bad at organizing, but rather you simply need the right tool to open up the drawer's full potential. IKEA has an affordable solution: the UPPDATERA sliding organizer. While this small item might not seem super impressive, it can eliminate deep drawer woes like difficult-to-reach contents, buried items, and trickle-down challenges that make cooking too difficult.

Retailing for $4.99, the UPPDATERA sliding organizer for drawers is one of those products that is small but mighty. It is made to be compatible with the UPPDATERA kitchen drawers, with a felt body that rests atop the upper sides of drawers and can slide forward and backwards. The organizer measures 21¾ inches wide by 1 inch high by 5 inches deep, with an overall frame width of 23⅝ inches. It features two elongated divots that are suitable for storing a variety of items inside, from spice bottles to rolling pins, that may otherwise take up counter space.

At the time of writing, customers have given the UPPDATERA Sliding organizer a 4.4-star rating from 50 reviews. Reviewers praise ease of installation, although one customer shared that the organizer doesn't always stay in place. It's also best for smaller or narrower items, rather than large round containers. Even still, individuals who want to declutter their kitchen drawers on a budget might be interested in this product.

If the UPPDATERA organizer seems like it might be useful in your kitchen, you can certainly branch out from the basic storage recommendations of spices and rolling pins. One 5-star review on IKEA's website states, "Great [organizer] for cling film and aluminium [foil] or literally anything! Brilliant." The UPPDATERA can also be helpful for specialty cooking utensils or tools that are easily lost in deep drawers. Metal skewers, lighters, or thin tongs can be snugly nested in the organizer for easy retrieval, rather than sliding around haphazardly.

It is worth noting that because the organizer is made from felt, you should be sure to wipe down and dry any spice bottles before returning them to the UPPDATERA — oily residue or sticky fingerprints could cause the organizer to get dirty. The fibrous nature of felt makes it difficult to clean.

The main benefit of the UPPDATERA sliding organizer is that it turns dead space in a kitchen into storage. Individuals with smaller kitchens or people who could just use some more space may be interested in taking advantage of other dead spaces in their homes with more IKEA buys. The IKEA UPPDATERA box with slider ($24.98) helps by mounting to the inside of your cabinet, where it can hold cleaning essentials; pull it out when you need a sponge or bottle of soap, then slide it back in once you're done. Another tool that works to add extra space in cabinets is the PÅLYCKE clip-on basket ($8.99), which hangs underneath a shelf, offering you another level of storage capacity.