Organizing the Utility Closet

I am very proud to say that I spent an entire day re-organizing my utility closet and den. I become giddy at even the thought of organizing! I honestly have so much fun taking a mess and turning it into something clean and functional. I believe that in a home there should be a place for everything, and if there isn't room for it, it needs to go. (Easier said than done,)

I think the new year is a great time to start going through your home and life, and cleaning things up. Getting rid of the things you don't need and organizing the things you do.

Our utility closet was pretty awful, and pretty useless. We kept our kitty litter box in there and that is about it. My vacuum didn't really have a home, it would just get shoved in whatever room people wouldn't see when they came over. My mop, broom, and duster was kept in the garage and the refills were kept in the laundry room. So we had cleaning supplies scattered all throughout the house.

After ditching the litter box, I hung a shower rack we already had on one door, to hold various bottles, the duster, a small dustpan and broom, etc.

Moving out the litter box made room for the vacuum, swiffer, and broom. 

On the opposite door, I wanted more storage. The hubs was about to order me a $30 rack from Amazon to do the job, but then I found (while cleaning out another room) this fabric rack my sister gave me in high school, that I hadn't been using. I am so happy I found this and saved my $30! 

In this I can store my rubber gloves, mop refills, duster refills, sweeper refills, and light bulbs! I cut out the names of each refill from the boxes and slid them into the label slots.

My entire project cost me nothing! I just used things I already had lying around. When you get to cleaning your house, it's amazing the things you find that you forgot you had. What kind of spaces can you make more functional using things already in your home?