Dollar Tree's $1.25 Chic Organizing Trays Are So Useful, I'm Buying 24 and Tidying My Whole House for Just $30

They’re affordable and useful for tidying in many areas

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Keeping the surfaces, shelves, and cabinets of your home streamlined can feel like an impossible task, especially in busy households.

I have experienced this keenly as my family has grown and our jobs have moved to a remote-work setup at home. That’s why I am snapping up the $1.25 tray organizers from Dollar Tree, currently available in a bulk-buy offer, before they sell out. Their versatility is ideal for tidying up your whole home with minimal energy or planning.

Applying a simple organizing system, such as matching trays, is one of the best storage ideas professionals use to keep things easy to manage in the long term – a must for busy homes.

The rectangular trays come in an assortment of long and short sizes, and a gold or rose gold trim along the top. This subtle color difference can help you with a straightforward tidying system. Use it to allocate types of items, or to a particular member of the household.

Adding labels, with an easy-to-use, print-at-home label maker available affordably from Walmart, will add further organization to your belongings and be a clever tool you use time and again. This could be because of a change in the function or categories of your storage trays and bins, or because you’re switching things out as the seasons and your household's needs change.

I’ve found it to be particularly useful when organizing my pantry or decluttering kitchen cabinets.

As this is a bulk buy, the retailer notes that some colors may vary. If you’re placing them inside cabinets, this won’t matter, but if you’re planning to utilize them on open cabinets, this may be something to consider so you don't add visual clutter to open storage.

More to Shop

If you like the idea of a home-wide clear-out but would like a few more organizers to choose from, I have selected some other affordable Homes & Gardens favorites, along with streamlining staples that may come in handy.

All prices were correct at the time of publication.


I have used the easy-clean, stackable Amazon trays to clear the mess from all over my home, and they are a fantastic budget-friendly alternative.

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Punteha van Terheyden
Head of Solved

Punteha was editor of Real Homes before joining Homes & Gardens. She has written and edited cooking, wellbeing, lifestyle, and consumer articles for the national print and digital press for 18 years. She’s a Sunday Times bestselling author, former BBC Good Food columnist, and founding editor of Lacuna Voices and Living In Pain. Punteha loves cooking her family's Persian recipes, and has vetted and reviewed cookware and home appliances, including Crock-Pot slow, Ninja, Our Place, and Caraway. She has also tested the latest eufy robot vacuums and eufy and Ring video doorbells. Punteha is in chronic pain, so small appliances and methods that make her household run smoothly are key. She's now testing the eufy S2 robot vacuum and Dyson's powerful Dyson V16 Piston Animal.