If you missed it, this month's organizing challenge is to go through your car and organize it. Not only will this help you find items in the vehicle more easily, it will also help you keep your family safe (Affiliate Link). This post is all about my six favorite tips and tricks to organize the car.
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Holder for Cellphone
My first favorite gadget is the SCOSCHE MagicMount- Magnetic Window Mount for Mobile devices. It's great and comes with two magnets to attach to the back of phones or phone cases. My husband and I took one to use the window mount. I received it as a present for Valentine's Day. Great present, right? To me, it's true - I'm a gadget girl. My husband knows me so well. When I installed it, I drove around the neighborhood, driving over all the rumble strips and speed bumps I could find. It did pretty well. And, it didn't drop my phone or the device separate from the windshield. It only moved a small amount, but it wasn't very noticeable.
Console Organized
I love having a place nearby where I can easily grab tissues and other essentials instead of reaching for the center console. It's too far back and difficult to achieve. This one is right in the middle of the dashboard, and the lid locks in place. I store things like tissues, a nail file, a pen, and a mini lit brush in it. It works great for those quick, "Darn, I broke my nail" moments.
Truck Tote
We have a crossover vehicle, so the trunk (Affiliate Link) area has minimal storage space. So, I found this two-section storage bin for the trunk (Affiliate Link) area. However, Amazon (Affiliate Link) has a three-section storage bin (affiliate)
. I store things like my mini vacuum (Affiliate Link) cleaner and grocery cloth bags in it. It stands up pretty well independently, even when I make sharp turns. It has pockets all around the outside, but the items would fall out easily.
Side Door Storage
I like storing more miniature umbrellas in the side pocket doors for impromptu spring rain showers.
Storing My Purse
This one is my new toy, it's a purse holder called "Purse Pouch
TM". My husband doesn't like it when I place my purse at his feet. Go figure; if I put it in the backseat, I can't reach it. So, we found this handy gadget. Depending on how you install it, it can hold large and small purses. I've added a link here from Amazon (Affiliate Link) if you'd like to see more pictures of it. The photo below shows that it doesn't take away too much space from the backseat area, either.
Car Trash Can
In the same picture, we have a car trash can
hanging from the back of the passenger chair (Affiliate Link). It's black and compact and surprisingly holds a lot of trash. The Amazon (Affiliate Link) link here is similar to mine, but not identical.
There you have it—my favorite six organizing items in my car. What is your favorite organizer helper in your car or truck? Is there a specific area in your vehicle where you struggle to keep organized? Feel free to leave a comment or question below. I would love to hear from you.
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William Rusho says
They have a lot of neat products for your vehicle now. I personally use a cargo organizer in the back of my SUV.
It seems to help, when I take the time to store stuff in it.
Thanks for sharing this with us.
Marquita Herald says
Oh Wow, could I have used a few of these back when I was still working out "in the world" and practically living in my car! These days more often than not I walk or take public transport, but I still love a good road trip. Thanks for the great tip Sabrina. 🙂
Donna Janke says
I like that purse holder. It is a nuisance to put my purse in the back seat when I have passengers and can't just sit it on the passenger seat.
Phoenicia says
We need these in our car!
Driving with children is no easy doddle! The number of times I have to stretch my arms as far behind my back as they can go in order to hand my children a drink, tissue or snack.
Sabrina says
Glad the post helped, Phoenicia. Thanks for commenting. =)
Rose Mary Griffith says
I like the purse holder idea. In my Rogue, there is zero room for a purse if I'm driving with a passenger. It ends up everywhere it shouldn't be. I always buckle it into my seatbelt, no matter what, but it still takes little trips all its own. Good idea and I'll look it up through your links.
Sabrina says
Thanks, Rose Mary. Glad you found it useful.
Ken Dowell says
Usually I read your posts Sabrina and end up thinking I should probably sort some fo this stuff out. My closets, my bookshelves, my basement all do surely need help. But for some reason when it comes to the car I'm right on top of this .
Sabrina says
That's great, Ken. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Erica says
Wow, that is an organized car. I never thought of putting a purse holder in a vehicle, but that makes sense. My personal car needs are really low-key. It doesn't ever rain where I live so I don't even bother to keep an umbrella in my car. I think for me, the most helpful would be a tissue holder. It hasn't happened to me in quite a long time, but I used to get these allergy attacks, (perhaps to my makeup getting in my eye?) where my eyes would tear, making it hard to drive. That hasn't happened in a long time, but tissues would be helpful in case it did happen again.
Sabrina says
Tissues are great in the car. With the kids, I always have them. The smaller traveling size works great and can be stored in smaller compartments. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Erica.
Doreen Pendgracs says
Very neat, Sabrina! I've never read an article on how to organize your car before! I agree that it's very nice to have a clean and organized car (and house!) and I try really hard to keep things organized. My husband is one who likes to just throw stuff in the back seat. Slowly, he's learning that everything SHOULD have its place!
Sabrina says
Thanks for stopping by, Doreen. Glad you liked the post.
Catarina says
Excellent ideas for organizing a car, Sabrina. Have stopped having a car because of environmental reasons (in Europe you don't need a car). So I will share your post will car owners.
lenie says
Sabrina, these are great tips and the one most appealing to me is the console organizer because it really is annoying when you need a tissue and it's hanging from a bag in the back seat. The other ones I've pretty well made for myself but not everyone is a DIYer and the tips are very practical for those who aren't.