As a working mom of three kids, I need my house to run efficiently. I stay on a strict schedule, picking up trash and dirty laundry as my kids get ready for school, running the dishwasher once per day, and turning on my robo vac/mop the second I sit down to work. But one area I’ve struggled to keep tidy is my kids’ water bottles.
My kids’ ages range from 6 to 15, meaning I have everything from tiny Circul bottles to the latest Stanley cups. I have a dedicated section in the cabinet for drinkware, but with so many shapes and sizes, it doesn’t stay organized. I try to place a water bottle on top of the others, and BOOM, they all go rolling. Then, I have to spend several minutes restacking them.
I considered turntable trays and cabinet shelving to remedy this problem. The turn tables I found looked too small to hold my larger bottles, and I knew I’d need several. Since I don’t have the cabinet space for several turntable organizers, I ordered the YouCopia Water Bottle Shelf. Here are my thoughts.
Water Bottle Shelves — The Solution to Messy Cabinets?
The YouCopia brand water bottle organizer comes in two sizes, each with three shelves. The height is 8.9 inches, and the width ranges from 7.5 inches to 11.5 inches wide. It has adjustable shelving, which was important to me. I can place my teen daughter’s large Stanley cups on the bottom and line the upper shelves with my six-year-old’s much smaller bottles. (That’s just what works for me, though. Since the shelves are adjustable, you can alter them to fit your household’s needs.)
Sorting water bottles by size and type has made my cabinet look tidy, which makes me happy. The benefits aren’t just aesthetic, though. Now, everyone in the house knows where to put their water bottles after they wash them or take them out of the dishwasher. And since the lids are placed on the water bottle before we put them away, it makes finding drinkware much faster on busy mornings.
At around $25, this water bottle shelf has proved worth the money. So, if you’re looking for a way to keep water bottles from cluttering up your cabinet, a shelving system like this or similar is the way to go.
