These Chic $13 IKEA Bamboo Trays Are the Instant Fix for Every Messy Shelf in My House – I'm Buying Five Packs

If, when you look around your home, you see clutter on every surface, having a uniform and simple tray in play is the simple way to streamline it all, fast. That’s the position I find myself in, and I’m snapping up five packs of these bamboo gems to set me on my way.

I’ve been slowly clearing my home of toxic plastic, so the IKEA TAVELÅN twin pack of chic organizing trays has become my new favorite choice. Bamboo is a fast-growing natural resource and is highly durable.

These are a brilliant stackable fix in spaces that need decluttering or a more catch-all storage idea.

Why I’m Buying Five Packs of the Stackable TAVELÅN Trays

Whether you use these to organize your pantry and corral your herbs and spices, condiments, and snacks, in a bathroom to hold skincare or bathing products, or to clear the stress-inducing clutter of open storage, what you will find is a pleasing, minimalist aesthetic.

And there is more benefit than just what meets the eye. Pockets of clutter actually cause stress as they register in your mind as a never-ending ‘to-do’ list. This is one of the way clutter impacts your health, according to our experts.

So if you feel like you can’t wind down at night very easily, you may find that clearing visible mess in your bedroom helps you sleep better.

With the open top storage of these handy little organizing trays, you will still be able to access what you need easily, but you won’t have to look at the minutiae of the contents all day.

I’m opting for five packs to cover my messiest shelving areas with a coherent storage theme throughout my house. This will clear that visual noise across my home in less than 30 minutes.

Bear in mind that there is a minimum order of $35 needed to qualify for home delivery from IKEA, so go for multiple packs to reach the threshold, or consider other useful items from the affordable Swedish household retailer.

I bought the cult classic KALLAX shelf storage unit a few months ago, and it's transformed my kitchen, which doesn't have enough concealed storage. The slimline BILLY bookcase and IKEA's array of organizing trays, which start as little as 29 cents, are great ways to add storage.

What Shoppers Say About the TAVELÅN Trays

With an average shopper rating of 4.7/5, these non-toxic trays are highly recommended by shoppers, who mention in their reviews the quality of the item, the appeal of its sleek and minimalist design, and the usefulness of the sizing, which fits in various IKEA storage units, shelving wall attachments, as well as shoppers' other furniture.

One shopper, Joanne, who gave the bamboo set five stars, says, ‘These boxes look great in my bathroom. They hold all the bottles and debris that usually clutter up my sink area for a streamlined look. They look great with the bamboo toothbrush holder, corner shelf, and picture ledge. Everything ties together beautifully.’

Another purchaser, Kathryn, also gave the set 5 stars and commented that IKEA's bamboo trays are ‘attractive enough for table or countertop placement.’

What to Shop

We've spoken to hundreds of professional organizers and tested 125 of the best decluttering methods, and the most persistent advice has been that having the right systems in place will help keep your home tidy in the long term.

Here's a curated selection of the most useful items you can have in the battle against clutter, to stop it quietly reaccumulating.

All prices were correct at the time of publication.

You can also remove harmful plastic from your fresh produce storage by switching to a bamboo tower, which is chic and dual-layered.

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