Looking for some creative DIY Dollar Tree spice rack ideas? I was, too, here’s what I found.
Since changing to a sugar free lifestyle a few years ago and I lost over 100 lbs (Aarn has lost almost 200 lbs), Hubby has been doing all the cooking – for dinner anyway.
Cheap and Easy DIY Spice Rack
He has become very knowledgeable in this way of eating and living that it just made the most sense to let him do all of the cooking. (Am I really gonna argue?! lol)
I do the dishes, and he does the cooking – sounds good to me!
Well,… except… he began to accumulate spices – a TON of spices, all sorts of spices.
He bought some, he got some for Father’s Day from our DD, who made an adorable basket filled with spices and rubs and things for grilling out, he got some for Christmas from his parents, and he got some from companies who want him to use them and write about them.
Now we have large bottles of spices, small jars of spices, bags full of spices, boxes of spices, and even cans of spices taking up residence in the kitchen.
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Over time, these spices had filled up 2 cabinets and his favorite spices, JUST his favorite ones, began to fill an entire counter!
So, a while back I posted a picture on the GSFF Facebook page asking for help with his spice “area” in my kitchen – it was a mess!
I was looking for DIY Dollar Tree spice rack ideas, because I didn’t want to spend a fortune, I just needed some organization.
I didn’t know how to corral them or take my counter back!
I did get a lot of great suggestions, one of my favorites was to use 2 round cake pans – one on the bottom filled with marbles and then one on top filled with the spices and it works like a Lazy Susan.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find large enough pans to hold this mess AND I wanted my counter back!
Then my DD told me of another solution for a cheap DIY Spice Rack – one that was super easy – that fit my criteria! lol A wire Dollar Tree spice rack organization solution
So, I set out to accomplish this task and I am happy to say these hanging spice rack ideas worked great! AND it WAS easy!
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I got everything I needed for my homemade spice rack at Dollar Tree and it cost about $13. Which makes each one cost about $0.55!
DIY Spice Rack Under $1
All you need is for your DIY spice rack Dollar tree:
- Twine or zip ties
- Needle nosed pliers (which you can get at Dollar Tree)
- Wire baking racks (these come 2 to a package for $1)
- Command hooks – any you prefer, I used 3 different kinds
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That’s it!
You start by bending the “feet” on the cooling racks out flat with the pliers. The arrow (not great image – lol) shows how they should look once you flatten them.
Then you want to count in to about the 3rd wire and bend the rack up on one side, then set one of your containers down on the flat side of the rack and see how many wires it covers.
If it sits on 3 wires then, move it, count over 3 wires and bend up the other side. Some of mine took up 2 wires and some took up 4 or more. So, you want to make sure they will fit so, make different sizes.
Once you have bent it up on both sides, then you’ll need to secure your Dollar Tree spice rack organizer so nothing falls out the ends. You can use twine for your Diy spice rack dollar store.
you can also use yarn, tape, or ties like these for your Dollar Store spice rack.
Once you have your Dollar Tree spice rack DIY finished you can then hang them where ever you like. I used a few different types of Command hooks on mine, I wanted to see which worked best.
You can hang them on the back of a door in a cabinet, or pantry, or on the wall.
I have a large, long pantry so, I opted to hang my Dollar Tree DIY spice rack on the wall.
I made 8 DIY spice racks from these Dollar Tree spice rack ideas and I LOVE them – they hold all of his spices perfectly and they are out of the way!
There you have it, my Dollar Tree spice rack DIY tutorial! Or we can get fancy and call it a Dollar Tree spice rack makeover!
What household hacks have you found that worked well for you? Share them with us in the comments below!
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maegan says
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Dian says
Maegan,
Thanks for the heads up!
Dian
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Texas Nana says
I am now a senior with arthritic hands and needed to get my spices under control and out of the cabinet. I emptied a drawer of kitchen items that I no longer use. Tossed out the old spices with no scent and those that I don’t used. I used the small 4 ounce tupperware spice jars and the old 4oz glass spice jars that I had on hand. I labeled the tops with a sharpie marker. Everything fit nicely in drawer in alphabetical order. I ordered some prettier labels on amazon just to make it look better. Donated my old spinner spice rack to a crafty friend to use in her craft room. It is Nice to have the extra cabinet space. I am decluttering the baking pans, and cups next.
Dian says
I love this idea! Whatever works, right?
This is a great idea to clear up counter space for sure.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Dian
Angela says
Omigosh! This dollar tree spice rack hack is genius! I would never have thought to manipulate cooling racks like that!
Dian says
Angela,
Me either, and that simple cheap fix has made a WORLD of difference!
Dian
Dee says
Spice racks are cheap. Sorry, this is dumb and really looks as cheap as it was.
Dian says
Dee,
Thanks for sharing. It may not be for everyone and that’s ok.
I don’t think I can buy one for a dollar, but maybe – lol
Thanks,
Dian
Tina WARD says
I have made several “racks” since seeing your post. I cut off 2 rows of wires toake them fit my spice jars. I then CIT the ends off the extra piece to use for the ends of the racks, wrapping all the end wires with jute to attach them to the rack itself. looks very nice withp the jute? wish I could attach a photo!
Dian says
Tina,
I am sure it looks a lot better than mine! I am so not crafty!
I’d love to see pics. Send me the pics to my email and I’ll add it to the post, if that’s ok with you!
Dian@dianfarmer.com is my email.
Thanks!
Dian