It's dark. Cramped. And you have to contend with exposed pipes and a garbage disposal. Luckily, organizing the area under your sink isn't as hard as you think when you follow these steps.
Since you're going to be taking everything out of your lower cabinet, make sure your counters and the floor around your sink are clear so you have a place to sort though everything.
Cleaning supplies, bottles, sponges and more. This is when you get everything out and look at it in the light of day. Go through all your cleaners, sponges and scrub brushes that have accumulated behind closed dowers. Discard anything that is old, broken or simply shouldn't be stored there.
Use a tape measure to measure the width, depth and height of your under sink space. Don't forget to measure your actual cabinet door opening.
Use a water-resistant shelf liner to protect your cabinets from dripping sponges and cleaning supplies.
The hardest part of organizing the space under your sink is working around the pipes and your garbage disposal. Using several two-tiered under sink organizers like these is one way to solve the problem. They help you make use of the vertical space and the pull-out drawers keep items from getting lost in the back of the cabinet. Another solution is to use expandable organizers made especially for cabinets under the sink.
If you tend to store cleaning supplies that you use in other areas of your house, you may want to consider keeping them organized in an easy-to-grab tote. This will make it easy to use what you need and get it put neatly back when you're finished. A Lazy Susan is another good option for making smaller bottles and supplies easy to grab.
The cabinet doors are an ideal place to store everything from trash bags and shopping bags to paper towels and sponges. There are two basic designs of cabinet door organizers. Those that hook over the door and those that mount to the door directly.