I love inexpensive ideas that keep me organized. This dollar store lazy Susan organizing idea has transformed my kitchen cabinets. All for just a few dollars! I wanted to share the details with you all so you could try this in your home. I really think you will love this one!
If you are always searching for something in your cabinets or returning from the store only to find duplicates of ingredients later, this one is for you! This is so easy to make – even for those without crafty skills.
The best part about this DIY turntable is that it literally takes less than 5 minutes and only uses two items.
If you love this idea, you might be looking for more ways to use items from the dollar store to organize your kitchen. Click here to see how to organize your kitchen with one trip to the dollar store.
Make more than one of these for handy storage space in cabinets, refrigerator, bathrooms, craft room, office, and more.
How to Make an Easy DIY Lazy Susan
For a turntable like this one, feel free to use different sizes of pans for different storage options. You could even spray paint these to give them a bit of color. If you choose to go that route, make sure whatever you are storing won’t be affected by the paint. Keep this in mind when storing food.
Supplies needed to make your own dollar store lazy Susan:
- Two round cake pans ($1 each at the dollar store)
- Marbles ($1 per bag at the dollar store)
That is it! This is such a simple idea…you are just going to love it! Here’s a quick video of me putting one of these together:
Steps to make a DIY Lazy Susan
Great, right? If you missed it, you just pour the marbles into one of the cake pans.
Then, put the second cake pan on top of the marbles.
That is it! It will now turn just like a store-bought lazy Susan. I have these all in my kitchen cabinets and I love them! They are perfect for making sure things do not get hidden in the back.
I have used them for a variety of items some of which were pretty heavy and they still work great! I think you can use these for anything that you have in mind.
Make a huge difference in the organization of your kitchen cabinets with a dollar store lazy Susan! You will love the results and just how inexpensive this idea is to add to your home.
I love inexpensive organization ideas. Start with this dollar store lazy Susan then add even more dollar store items to your kitchen for the ultimate in affordable organization.
Supplies
- 2 8 inch, round cake pans $1 each at the dollar store
- 1 bag marbles $1 per bag at the dollar store
Instructions
- Pour the marbles into one of the cake pans.
- Place the second cake pan on top of the marbles.
- Add items and rotate the top cake pan to turn.
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What a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh what a fabulously simple idea! Love it
Excellent Idea! Going to share this on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest!
So simple and easy – it’s fabulous! pinned and shared
Neat idea and so easy too! Saw your link at SITS Saturday Sharefest. Bring your links by and share them on my Wednesday AIM Link Party 🙂
Oh my gosh this is so clever. Pinned and I need to stop by Dollar Tree and make these,
Brilliant!
This is such a clever idea!!
This really works! I made them and now I want to paint them a really cute color with cute phrases. I just need to make a couple more of them.
Thank you for this great idea.
This is so fun, I made several for bathsoaps and nail polish and spices etc thanks for sharing.
I have had 2 of these on my dining room table for about 5 years, they’re awesome, I used ball bearings 😊
They’re pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing what you used too 🙂