The IKEA RÅSKOG Cart as Cleaning Kit

This cart is so spiffy it will make you want to mop your floors, morning, noon, and night. Okay, maybe not, but it will help tackle the headache you get when you’re screaming, “Where is that sponge I saved specifically for scrubbing the oven?”

Take a deep breath. With its cool steel construction and narrow silhouette, which allows for ultra-flexible placement in your home, the IKEA RÅSKOG cart is the answer to your cleaning supply storage dilemma.

• Frequent flyers get top priority: Whether you’re in the eco-friendly, all-natural cleaning camp or a believer in the powers of bleach, put the cleaning supplies you use on the top shelf.
• Separate clean and dirty: For a low-maintenance clean-up routine, I recommend reserving one shelf for clean dust rags (recycled from old T-shirts and linens) and another for dirty ones ready to hit the wash. This system allows for an orderly and efficient clean-up routine, where you’re never left thinking “I thought I cleaned that … “

• Make room for accessories: Add storage space to your cart in the form of hooks and hanging baskets for sponges, rubber gloves, dust trays, and other cleaning bits and bobs.