I Can’t Get Over This Dollar Tree Kitchen Organization Hack (It’s Brilliant!)

Like just about everything else, coffee prices seem to have gotten so high lately. I don’t know about you, but I can’t be spending $7 on a coffee! This means bulking up on coffee pods is a MUST for me. But this is when storage gets complicated. I have always struggled to find a good way to keep coffee pods organized and displayed nicely — particularly when working with a tiny dorm food area or college kitchen. 

Luckily content creator Emma Villaneda (@thecraftedstudioco) has got our backs on this dilemma. The TikToker DIYed an ingenious coffee pod organizer using surprising household items from Dollar Tree. The best part? This hack is extremely affordable. 

All you’ll need to make your own version of Villaneda’s coffee pod organizer is a wire paper towel holder, four wire napkin holders, and a batch of zip ties. (These items all cost $1.25 each at Dollar Tree, but unfortunately only come in bulk on the Dollar Tree website — so it’s probably best to just buy the materials in person.)

Here are the steps you’ll need to follow to create your contraption, according to Villaneda.

1. Grab two of the napkin holders and secure them vertically on either side of the lower half of the paper towel holder. Their bottoms should meet on the paper towel holder.
2. Zip tie each of the napkin holders to the paper towel holder at both the top and bottom of the napkin holder. 
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 with two more napkin holders — this time at the top of the paper towel holder. 
4. Clip off the excess ends of the zip ties.
5. Slide coffee pods on both sides of your new organizer.

And that’s it! “It actually holds up to 32 coffee pods,” Villaneda explains in the video. 

This is a perfect hack for saving space in a dorm or a kitchen in general. You can add it to the kitchen counter, above a mini fridge, or on a coffee cart. Plus, it basically acts as its own decor piece due to its cool shape.