Cleverest Clutter Busters

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Gadget Tray

Flatware is pesky, but it’s the gadgets that get you when sorting kitchen drawers.

Joseph Joseph’s DrawerStore Organizer handles both.

LAB results This organizer expands on both sides and has two square spots for mini items like peelers and pastry brushes that can get lost. Tiered sections make it easy to grab cutlery. A tester loved that it filled her drawer.

JOSEPH JOSEPH DRAWERSTORE EXPANDING CUTLERY & UTENSIL ORGANIZER,

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A tester called it “much better than others.”

YOUCOPIA CRAZY SUSAN TURNTABLE, $30, YOUCOPIA.COM

Heavyweight

Hold-It-All

Wall-mounted caddies maximize often-unused space, but unless you permanently affix them, many can fall off. But not Command Brand’s new

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Under-Sink

Space Solutions

Beautiful Bins

Sturdy bins are a must for storing everything from books to extra bedding, but you don’t always have the closet space to stash them. No worries here. Scout’s Rump Roost bins are too pretty to hide and are rigid enough to double as seating. They come in two sizes and many colors and patterns, and they flatten for storage. LAB results We were wowed by their capacity, the wipe-clean fabric and the solid lids and handles. A tester said, “Too good for the basement!”

SCOUT RUMP ROOST, FROM $60, SCOUTBAGS.COM

First-Rate Labeler

Labeling canisters and bins is any pro organizer’s number one rule, so a good label maker is a must-have.

Brother’s P-touch Cube Plus works with your phone or computer and a Brother app or P-touch software to make labeling easy.

LAB results Once we started making labels with the P-touch Cube Plus, we couldn’t stop! It makes labels up to one inch wide with lots of color and design options.

BROTHER P-TOUCH CUBE PLUS, $100, BROTHER-USA.COM

All-Star Scanner

Remember photo film? You do if you have boxes of pictures lying around that you never put into an album and never look at. With the Epson FastFoto high-speed scanner, you can digitize and organize photos, cards, documents and more quickly and easily!

LAB results Connecting the FastFoto wirelessly was easy. It scans both sides so notes are preserved, and it even corrects color and red-eye.

EPSON FASTFOTO PHOTO SCANNING SYSTEM, $600, EPSON.COM

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Protect the floor. The last thing you want to clean up is a spill in a hard-toreach spot. Cover the floor of the cabinet with vinyl tiles, shelf liner or a mat so it’ll be easier to wipe clean. If you have room, use shallow trays to hold liquid products to help contain spills.

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Elegant Gem Box

Jewelry can easily become a tangled mess, and storing items in little boxes is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Enter The Container Store x KonMari’s Linen Jewelry Bento Box. It has four large sections and a removable tray with nine small ones to hold rings, bracelets, earrings and more. LAB results It’s compact and pretty enough to leave out; your go-to pieces will be ready when you are.

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Access the back. Install pullout drawers and bins to keep the contents from ending up where you can’t get to them. Stacking ones make better use of the vertical height in these cabinets, and turntables up front help minimize stretching.

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Use the doors. Mount adhesive clips, hooks and baskets on the insides of cabinet doors to hold rubber gloves and scrubbers in the kitchen and hair tools and accessories in the bathroom.