Best ideas for storing bags in the kitchen

A package is something that is in every house or apartment. This attribute is directly involved in human life. Taking out the trash, going to the store, packing things - all these processes do not happen without a bag. But no matter how neat the hostess of the house is, there comes a time when the number of accumulated packages is so large that there is nowhere to put them. In this article, we will talk about how to store packages correctly, and also offer you several life hacks, the use of which will make the packages invisible in your home.

The assortment and selection of packages that manufacturers offer today is very large. They amaze with the variety of both colors and design. We are all well aware of their most popular options:

• "T-shirt" - a bag can be of various sizes and is used for various purposes, someone goes to the market with it, and the other takes out the trash;
• packing is a transparent small sachet that can always be seen in a supermarket; this option is used for packing and storing both food and small items;
• polyethylene with handles - you can buy it in the store during the payment for purchases in the checkout area, this is a fairly large product that can be used for various purposes;
• gift - this is a beautifully designed and colorful package in which gifts are presented.

In addition to the above types, there are also others - paper, plastic. They come in different sizes and are mainly used for storing things. It is worth noting that today it is paper bags that are very popular.They are considered the most environmentally friendly for both humans and the environment.

Most people prefer to keep the bags, rather than throw them away, because there is no need to buy a new one every time, and this to some extent saves the family budget. But this leads to the fact that such packaging begins to fill and litter the entire space. That's why we offer you several life hacks for the correct and compact storage of packages.

Surely every home has an empty plastic bottle of water or soda. This can be ideal for storing packages. It is best to take a bottle with a volume of 1.5 or 2 liters. To create a storage capacity out of it, you need:

• take a sharp knife;
• cut off the bottom of the bottle;
• stick a tape of double-sided tape on the bottle;
• stick the bottle to any surface or cabinet door.

This design is suitable for storing bags with handles. Before placing them in the bottle, you need to fasten them, for example, with a stapler and then send them to the prepared container, guiding them to the neck with the ears. If you have a lot of bags, you can use a large 5 liter bottle that sells drinking water. With a strong desire, from such a plastic storage tank, you can make a real work of art and a highlight of the kitchen.

A large, sturdy box can be an ideal storage space. Its dimensions allow you to put it in the most secluded place - on a windowsill or in a drawer of a kitchen table. The lid can be removed from the box by folding the bags in a triangle, or make a hole in it and, as in the previous version, fasten the packages and pull out one by one. With a great desire and skills, the box can be decorated with colored paper, multi-colored scraps of fabric or napkins.

In order to make such a storage place, it is enough to take a small piece of cloth, for example, cotton (it is easy to care for it) and be able to hold a needle and thread in your hands. The bag can be shaped to any shape, preferably in the form of a triangle. Since it will hang in the kitchen, you need to choose the fabric that is suitable for the design of the kitchen.

This is another very interesting and fun option that is great for an ethnic kitchen. The head, arms and body of the doll are sewn from fabric, but the hair can be made from knitting threads. Also, the doll needs to sew a fluffy skirt, which will serve as a storage for packages, it can also be made of fabric or knitted. And here the bag itself is hidden under the skirt.

You can use an elegant jar in which cookies and sweets were kept. There is nothing complicated in the process of making a container. The lid in such a jar must be plastic. You just need to use a knife or scissors to make a hole in it of any shape you like: round, triangular, rectangular.

As a container for storing bags, you can use a box in which napkins are sold in stores. This option is ideal - you don't need to do anything and cut it out. The box already has a hole through which you can pull out the bags, the main thing is to fold them correctly.

Of course, if inventing something and tinkering is not at all your strong point, then you can use what has already been invented in the household. There are special containers or organizers on sale. In such a container, you can store both large plastic bags and small packaging. The assortment and colors of the products are quite diverse.

There are several options for how you can fold the bag so it doesn't take up much space. So, here are the most popular ideas.

• Triangle. You need to straighten the product and fold it in half. If it is rather large, it can be folded again. Next, the strip must be folded, starting from the bottom, into a triangle, combining the corners.
• The tube. The package must be folded 3 times in width, wound around a pen or pencil - the tube is ready, it can be placed in the prepared storage.
• Rectangle. This method is the simplest and most straightforward. The bag must be folded both in length and in width so that its shape resembles a rectangle.

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