Getting Our Cup Cabinet Organized
A couple of years ago, I made it a priority to spend some time really hyper-organizing a few small spots around our home. I called it “micro-organizing” and it was so fun and so satisfying. Most of the spaces I organized back then are still looking great, which tells me the system works, overall. Of course, there are a few I haven’t kept up with – I’m looking at you, junk drawer – but for the most part, things are holding up really well. So this year, I’ve decided to prioritize knocking out some more small spaces. And we’re starting with organizing our cup cabinet!
I know what you might be thinking. Organizing the cup cabinet sounds incredible boring and not at all exciting. But trust me when I tell you this: getting small spaces in your home super organized is incredibly exciting. Maybe it’s just the Enneagram 1 in me talking, but there’s not much quite as satisfying as opening a cabinet or drawer and finding it to be fully and completely blissfully organized.
I’ve always just assumed our cup cabinet didn’t really need any “extra” organization. They’re cups. You put them on the shelves. Done – right?! Well, not exactly. There are all sorts of different sizes of cups, things are always falling over or looking chaotic, and I had to keep our reusable straws in a separate drawer because I didn’t know what to do with them.
But now? Well, let’s just say things are looking up.
How I Organized Our Cup Cabinet
This isn’t anything revolutionary – okay, well, actually, I take that back. For me? This is revolutionary. I took three super simple steps in here and it changed everything in the best possible way. You ready to hear what I did?
Step One: Streamline the Cups
I don’t know if your house is like this, but here it seems like we’ve got the most random assortment of cups and glasses. We have way more than we really need but they don’t always match and things just feel a little…chaotic.
So, I took some time to find some cups that I really loved and replaced a lot of the old, mis-matched one. I’ll share some of my shopping finds later this week, but suffice it to say it went a long way just to do this!
Step Two: Organize those Single Cups
These are the ones that always drive me up the wall. The cups that don’t have buddies. You know, the one-off water bottle or souvenir cup from Disney World that you want to keep but it’s just…all alone on the shelf.
I grabbed this three-tier water bottle organizer from Amazon and used it to hold all of our single cups. I ended up not using the top tier (because the shelf wasn’t tall enough), but if we’re being really honest we don’t need more than 6 of these random guys anyways!
Just having this organizer for them instantly made things look so much better visually. Even if they technically take up the same amount of room, it made a world of difference in how the cabinet feels. Granted, I think they take up much less room now because these are the cups that were always in there sideways or getting knocked over because they were solo. Not anymore, my friends. Not anymore.
Step Three: Organize Those Straws
Okay, this was the idea I was most excited about, and maybe it’s a little niche but maybe it’ll help you too.
You see, we love our Stanley cups, but we can’t store them in the cabinet with their straws. They’re too tall. Same for my favorite glass tumblers – the straws add bulk, and I was always afraid they’d get bumped and broken if we store them in the cup.
So, I’ve always stored our reusable straws in a drawer in our island. It is annoying and occasionally confusing, but I didn’t have any other genius ideas.
Until I decided to grab this little adhesive basket and stick it to the cabinet door! Now, I just toss the straws all into that little basket and they’re stored in the same place as the cups. They don’t rattle and roll all over the place, they don’t get lost…they just stay in place in a spot that makes sense for them to be in.
See? Revolutionary!
And with those super quick and simple steps, I was able to get our cup cabinet totally whipped into shape in just about half an hour. It feels good, it looks good, and I think it’ll stick.
Next up? I’m coming for that junk drawer. Again.
