How to Organize Plastic Food Container Tops

As helpful as plastic food containers have been in storing our leftovers, it can be one big pain when the time comes to store it. Though there are many solutions on the market, they are often expensive or overly complicated. Thankfully with a little imagination and a few supplies you'll have your cupboards organized in no time.

Things You'll Need

• Clean cereal box or equivalent
• Exacto knife
• Metal ruler
• Colored permanent marker
• Contact paper (optional)

Instructions

Making Tupperware Lid Storage from a Cereal Box

1. Separate your lids into three piles as even as you can make them: large, medium and small.

2. Turn an empty cereal box on its side so that it's lying horizontal.

3. Start with the largest lid from the pile of "large" lids to use as a template. Place lid diagonally from corner to corner of the cereal box and trace width.

4. Using the marker lines as a guide, leave an inch allowance on each "long" side of the trace and cut a hole with exacto knife. You should now have a rectangular hole in the cereal box.

5. Follow the same process using the largest lids from the "medium" and "small" piles.

Tips & Warnings

• Place lids upright. This handy storage container will store up to 15 lids easily. You can also decorate the cereal box with fun and colored contact paper before you cut.

References

• Organizing the Tupperware in Your Cupboard

Resources

• Clever Storage Ideas