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There are many benefits to storing items on an organizing tray. They help see everything in a cabinet at once, bring order to A home, and make it easier to find things when needed.

Trays are multifunctional and are great tools for both beautiful aesthetics and function. These simple products can create big results with little effort, from toy storage for the kids and desk organizer trays for the home office. This article displays different types of organizing trays and uses for every room in the house- making life so much easier for us busy mommas.

How to organize your home with trays

Living Room Organizing Tray with Knick knacks surrounding it- vase with flowers and popery, a lit candle, and blocks that spells out the word "home"

Trays work wonders to store items when we’re short on space. They sort things that are often used while maintaining easy access to them—my fav. A tray showcases specific categories in a room like my coffee station or jewelry center. There is no way you won’t find a beautiful, functional tray for your occasion from big and small organizing trays, different colors, shapes, and materials. Shop the most popular storage brand and types for the best home results.

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1. Office Organizing Trays:

Wooden desk, silver laptop, and green plant in a white potter behind an organizing try: two tier, black desk paper tray with blank printing paper sitting in top tier and mail in bottom tier.

Have your very own organizing manager with these trays at your fingertips. Pop in labels, hang a few around the room to save space and declutter any office in minutes.

Desk Drawer with Organizing Tray: filled with desk supplies- pens, pencils, tape, paper clips, scissors, notepads

2. Bedroom Organizing Trays:

Organizing Tray: Wooden rectangular tray with about 5" legs standing on a bed. The bed has dark mocha comforter and a light grey throw blanket. There are also printed, blue decorative pillows. The bed tray has a tall white case with white lilies, a wicker basket with a white tea pot and tea cup.

Trays are essential to store bedroom small-size trinkets and accessories. With just a few supplies, a basic room product is instantly an amazing-looking product.

3. Closet Organizing Containers and Trays

Linen Closet Organizing Tray and baskets on shelves. Trays are black wire, hanging and built in. Trays are filled with towels, wash cloths, and bedding

Closets are a huge undertaking. Organizing containers often come with a high price ticket, but they are beyond worth the price of overflowing drawers and storage for tiny accessories. Here’s is to show off our most used products in the best-looking ways. Add a pop of color, or stick with different shades of a single color to make any tray stand out.

Jewelry Organizing Tray: gold, leaf shaped tray filled witj rings, earrings and chain necklaces

4. Organizing Tray Bathroom Counter Decorating Ideas

Cream Bathroom Countertop: Organizing tray with toothbrush holder, soap dispenser, tiny succulent potted plant, and a folded grey towel topped with a bar of soap

Work with available countertop space to avoid overstuffing bathroom drawers. These brands are designed to organize and impress. By simply changing material, height, and stacking in 3’s, we transform our space- the mood of a room is instantly elevated.

Makeup tray: Clear, lazy Suzan with compartments filled with makeup brushes, chap stick, lip balm, makeup remover pads, and beauty blender makeup sponges- sitting on a bathroom countertop

Over Tub Organizing Tray: small floating candles , soap in a soap dish, medium, copper candle, soap dispenser and a large yellow sponge over a bathtub

5. Kitchen Trays

Kitchen Food Tray: Round walnut tray topped with a large white bowl full of oatmeal and sliced peaches. A glass jar of orange juice, small saucer holding stacks of wheat toast and a sipping glass full of juice.

Add these storage containers to pantry drawers, islands, and more. Their use is easy to change from one area to the next. Just stack jars and knick-knacks that are available and fill them. For best practices, dedicate one tray to one category- coffee, scents, utensils, etc.

Two kitchen drawers pulled out to show what's inside. Inside Drawers: wooden silverware organizing tray filled with silver spoons, forks, and knives in separate categories

6. Organizing Tray- Lazy Susan Corner Organization

kitchen Organizing Tray Station: contains single serve Keurig , unicirn sugar shaker, Coffee jar, tea jar and A "cov=fee Lovers sign

7. Living Room Trays

Living room decorated with a light grey sofa, beige decorative pillows, throw blanket, and a side table with a circle tray that has green and white flowers and a white mug.

 8. Dining Room Tray

Decorative wood tray sing on roud dining room table that is draped in a nude, cotton table cloth, and has a single chair pulled under it. The organizing tray has two clear, dark vases on top. One vase is short and round, the other is taller and cylinder shaped. Each vase has a flower with a long stem and tiny, feathery buds.

9. Organizing Tray for Coffee Benches

white outdoor coffee bench with two decorative pillows, a organizing tray filled with white porcelain tea kettle, creamer cup, and 2 tea cups . The bench is surrounded by greenery.

For best results, work on creating spaces around a theme. It’s simple and functional. Themes can be based on a specific color or category. Coffee benches and dining room trays are often statement pieces. Make them pop with a nontypical material like leather, gold trims, rose gold finishings, or even platinum.

10. Trays for Kids

Kids Toy Tray: One tray has colorful pegs. The other tray is empty for inserting with pegs

Bonus Tip: How to Style Bookshelves with Trays for Kids– An organizing Tray teaches boundaries and promotes independence.

11. Organizing Tray- Decorative Tray 

White, round, decorative tray with hand statue, grey and white vase with weed-like flowers, and a round wicker basket with a top

12. Toolbox Organizer Trays

Organizing Tray for Tools: includes space for drill bits, screw drivers, and more

How do you say “my husband is messy” without saying, “my husband is messy”? Welp, this is how. Pass along well-thought-out organizing supplies. With multiple compartments to make a home for everything, a toolbox organizer is the only way to properly our guy’s latest gadgets.

Help him, help you!

How to make your own tray– Most Popular organizing tray

Building a Tray: Two hands sanding a DIY wooden tray. Scattered about the table is a hammer, paint, screw driver, and L-shaped ruler

Some of the most popular trays in use are organizing boxes, rolling trays for rolling tray stations, and the infamous ashtray. Here are some at-home hacks for the most popular DIY trays.

If you’re interested in “How to make organizing boxes,” this video is fantastic

How to make rolling tray station step by step

How to make ashtrays at home

 

Get Organized

Decorative tray with small decorative balls on a table. Brown hooks with brown , hanging handkerchief

Trays are a great way to get started on our journeys to be more organized and save time for the moments that matter most. But they’re just the beginning. Want more tips for a more organized life? Join us on Facebook at Mommas Getting Organized-ish where we share tips and encouragement and overall have a good time not taking ourselves or our mess too seriously. 

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Happy Organizing!

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Diamond Janae

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