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Labeling Cleaning Supplies to Make Housework Easier

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Those of you who have been reading for a while know that I clean every day. EVERY day. Sometimes it feels like a bit of a chore (pun totally intended), but I like that I am able to break my cleaning tasks into bits and pieces so that I don’t have to spend one entire day cleaning the house.

What I don’t like is when I grab what I think is bathroom cleaner and find myself spraying carpet cleaner in my sink.

At my house, we store our cleaning products in a cabinet in the laundry room. Even when we kept them under the kitchen sink in our old house, there was never enough space to have the labels of all the bottles facing forward. All of the cleaning product bottles are wider than they are deep, so I end up having rows and rows of products. I couldn’t see what is hiding in the dark spaces behind the first row, and I was always grabbing the wrong product since they are all packaged in similar white bottles.

That also explains why I currently have three bottles of Clean Shower, which I really don’t even use.

One evening, in a stroke of brilliance, I grabbed a Sharpie and changed my life.

I wrote the name of the product on the spine of each bottle so that I could fit more bottles across a row. Now, I can see what each bottle contains, and I only have two rows of bottles instead of four! No bottle gets to have the luxury of hiding from me and my trigger finger.

This may be an “uh, duh” moment for you, but it sure was an “a ha” moment for me. I hope this tip works for you as well as it works for me!

About Lindsay Ballard

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

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  2. Holly says

    Now if I could just keep the Windex from disappearing! I buy one to keep in each bathroom, and inevitably, it’s not there when I want it. No matter which bathroom I’m cleaning at the time.

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  5. Kirby3131 says

    Awesome! Not to mention, I love to find a new use for a Sharpie (they are a long time love of mine) – You are right about the white bottles, everything seems to be in them and you can’t be sidetracked at all when going to for the cleaning supplies.

    My sister teased me one day when she saw that I had a container marked “Laundry Soap” above the washer. I told her it was in case I got loopy and forgot what was in there, I didn’t want to use it like sugar. LOL

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  12. Sturgmom says

    Well, DUH! HAHA! GREAT tip!! Although it seems obvious, the thought never crossed my mind either. Thanks for sharing!!

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  13. Anonymous says

    Great idea!! I did something similar in my medicine cabinet. You know how the expiration dates are so tiny or they are just an imprint? Well, I decided to mark across the bottle the date with a sharpie so I can toss it when it’s old.

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  14. Angry Julie Monday says

    Great idea on the Sharpie. Have I told you about my love for Sharpie’s? SERIOUSLY, love them. Actually I might need to do a blog post about my love for permanent markers.

    Anywho, great idea on the labeling. That’s also a good tip to move everything to one central place. I did that last week. I went into all the cabinets and moved everything to my garage cabinet. I had like 4 bottles of Windex, and like 3 bottles of Clorox spray.

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  16. Cupcake Dessert says

    that is a great idea!! i will have to use that!!

    everyday? um yeah i feel like such a failure now lol

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