This article is part of?CNN Underscored’s “The Reset,”?an editorial package featuring all of our articles aimed at giving you the information and product recommendations to help achieve any and all new year resolutions.
At CNN Underscored, our goal is to guide you to the everyday products and services that help you live a smarter, simpler and more fulfilling life, and we believe that organizing is a critical part of that mission. There are many benefits of organizing. At its most basic, the use of organizational systems can help to reduce stress. Being organized will also save you time and money, and free up valuable storage space in your home or workplace.
To guide you in organizing the physical and digital spaces in your life — a closet, the kitchen, your home office — our expert, Jolie Kerr, has sought out professional organizers, homemakers and time management experts to find the best products for organizing any type of space or thing, and to bring you their best tips and tricks for living an organized life.
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If oddly placed outlets mean that you have to leave your phone on the floor while it charges,?an outlet shelf?will give you a perfect spot to store smaller items while they're plugged in.
20 products under $20 that help organize your kitchen
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Can organizers allow you to organize all your favorite canned sodas, soups, fruit and vegetables compactly and conveniently. You can use them in both the fridge and pantry.
20 products under $20 that will keep your fridge incredibly organized
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Vertical wall space is also a great spot for a wall-mounted hair dryer holder. This inexpensive holster-style caddy uses 3M’s Command adhesive strips to secure the unit to the wall, so no hardware is required for installation and it won’t damage the walls.
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Monitor stands, too, can create extra vertical space on the desk itself; models that have built-in cubbyholes or drawers offer more storage than simple shelf-style designs.
20 products under $20 to help clear the clutter out of your home office
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This multi-use unit takes advantage of unused wall space to create storage space for mats, rollers and towels, and has hooks that can be used to hold resistance bands, jump ropes or even extra hair ties.
20 products under $20 that help organize your bedroom
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20 products under $20 to help organize your closet
Both the hook and the shoulders of slim hangers are slimmer than standard hangers', so they truly do maximize closet space. And, unlike plastic hangers, most slim hangers are covered in a non-slip velvet so delicate items like silk blouses stay put rather than sliding off the hanger and getting rumpled — or worse, ending up on the closet floor with your shoes.
20 products under $25 that help organize your shoes
20 products under $25 that help organize your bags and luggage
20 products under $25 that will keep your bags organized
This wallet is roomy enough for not only a passport but also boarding passes and other travel documents, and it comes in a ton of colors.
20 products under $25 that help organize your laundry room
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The attic is prime real estate for storing holiday decorations during the off season. There are loads of holiday ornament storage options available, but the small footprint of this cube-style zippered ornament organizer — which can hold up to 64 ornaments — means it won’t take up a ton of space.
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Many bags designed for storing artificial trees can also pull double duty as protective storage options for inflatables.
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This tool organizer can hold long-handled items like mops, brooms, rakes and grabbers in the spring-loaded gripper clamps, and the four small hooks can be used to store smaller items like scrub brushes and dustpans.
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For people who are just starting out or only need a few tools to do very minor repairs, a fully loaded general household tool kit is an affordable solution or a great gift. It comes with standard utility tools and a handy case so everything stays together and can be transported with ease.
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If display is an important part of selecting a bike storage option, there's the Delta Michelangelo, a vertically oriented floor model that leans against the wall and can accommodate two bikes. This is a fantastic choice for apartment dwellers because of its small footprint and easy setup.
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One of the most effective things you can do is establish a place for trash to go, so that it doesn’t go on the floor. This hanging trash can that’s designed to fit on a car’s center console does just that.
