65 Clever, Cheap Things on Amazon That Make Your Home Way Better With Almost No Effort

Hang these light, airy semi-sheer curtains to create a summery, elegant look in your home while filtering out light and introducing a touch of color. The linen blend fabric has an open weave and a natural drape that pools beautifully on the floor. Choose from 15 colors and 13 sizes.

Add these Swedish dishcloths to your cleaning tool kit and you will use fewer paper towels. They are made from a blend of cellulose and cotton, which makes them flexible in the hand like a cloth and ultra-absorbent like a sponge. You can wash them and keep reusing them until they are falling apart — potentially for years. When you throw them away, they biodegrade.

Change the mood by sweeping closed these blackout curtains that block over 85% of light to dim the room so you can sleep or watch a movie. The insulation will also reduce solar heat in your space to stop furniture from fading and reduce your cooling bill. In the winter, they help keep heat inside. Choose from 25 colors and 15 sizes.

Create beautiful lighting displays indoors or out with these battery-operated fairy string lights. Just hang them and enjoy the soft illumination. Use the remote to set a timer so they turn themselves off. You can even choose from eight lighting modes — waves, slow fade, flash, and more — to turn the party vibes up or down.

Dress the couch in luxury by pulling these velvet throw pillow covers right over the tired throw pillows that are on there now. The rich, vibrant colors will bring some drama to your space. Or choose a neutral for understated minimalism. They come in all the colors and sizes you could ever want and this is a pack of two.

Don’t worry about the stains, tears, and rips on your dining chairs. That is so easy to fix with this set of chair seat covers. They are super stretchy so you can pull them right over that mess and your chairs will look brand new. A strap and button system underneath holds them securely so you don’t have to fuss with them. Choose from 14 patterns.

When your drawers start to fill up with plastic grocery bags because they are too useful to throw away, mount this grocery bag dispenser to the wall and turn that clutter into a useful bag-dispensing station. Push the bags into the top when you have a spare. Pull one out of the front when you need a bag. “No more paper bag clutter!” said one reviewer. “I love this unit and think it is one of the most clever gadgets for a kitchen.”

Drop this toilet paper holder stand anywhere in the bathroom and stop worrying that you don’t have the perfect place to mount the TP to the wall. It looks elegant while dispensing one roll of toilet paper and storing three more. A shelf on the top is the perfect spot to drop your phone or store some wipes.

Take a few minutes to thoroughly clean your dryer vents with this cleaner kit and your dryer will operate more efficiently. You might also prevent a fire because that built-up lint can easily start one. This kit attaches to your vacuum cleaner to take care of this chore in minutes. “I got 1 1/2 vacuum canisters of lint out with very little effort,” said one reviewer.

A few flowers tucked into this ceramic bubble vase will complete a table setting or make you smile as you walk in the door. The crackle finish gives it a vintage look and it’s roomy enough for a big bouquet. There are two sizes so you can create a grouping or choose the one that suits your space. It comes in beige or black.

Set this modern lighting fixture on your bedside table or desk to throw warm light while adding a bit of decor to your space. You can touch the table lamp to adjust the brightness and the low-power LED lights draw very little power. The base comes in gold, silver, or black.

There is nothing like lighting to make a room feel cozy. Turn off the overhead lights and turn on this bedside table lamp. It throws just enough light, filtered through a fabric shade to warm the room. If you need more light — or a different mood — change to daylight or mixed lighting. It comes in eight colors.

This bright and fun flower vase almost matches your flowers for color. Rendered in a high-quality resin and standing nearly 7 inches high, it is the perfect home for flowers cut from the garden. Or use it alone as an object d’art. “The colorful, lumpy, Play-doh-ish squiggles covering the vase like small gummy worms exude playfulness and charm,” said one happy reviewer.

This wireless doorbell upgrades the functionality of your home with almost no effort. Peel and stick the bell at the front door. Plug the receiver into an outlet indoors. You are ready to choose from 50 chimes to alert you to visitors. It comes in 10 colors and gets over 17,000 five-star reviews.

Pour a hot cup of coffee into this coffee mug and you won’t have to race against time to finish that cuppa. The double-wall insulation keeps your coffee hot for a long time while protecting your hands from the heat. It’s unbreakable, too, so pack it along when you travel. It comes in 11 colors and has a lid to prevent spills.

This TV backlight strip is the fastest, cheapest, and easiest way to upgrade your TV. Peel and stick it to the back of the screen and plug it into a USB port. When you watch that TV, it will throw light at the wall behind the screen. This makes the room feel like a movie theater and makes it easier for your eyes to see what’s happening on the screen so it all looks better.

Drop these two eucalyptus branches into a vase and bring some greenery into your decor without having to face swampy water or dead flowers later. They look realistic but will never die or need water. “I love the simplicity of it,” said one reviewer. “These are long, bendable twigs, and pretty life-like. Love how the light and dark sides play with the room lighting as it changes throughout the day.”

These colorful throw pillow cover collections look terrific as a group, even though each is a different color and the piping is another contrasting color. Someone who knows color did all the work of creating these collections that work well together. Just zip them over your pillows or an inexpensive pillow insert and you’ll have a whole new look. There are nine color options and eight sizes to choose from.

If you want to change the look of a kitchen or bathroom fast, without spending a lot of money or enduring a construction project, switch out the cabinet knobs. You will be amazed at the impact of that seemingly small change. This 10-pack of golden champagne cabinet knobs will give your space a rich, swanky look for less than $20.

Scent can completely change the mood in your space. And candles add beauty. So choose a scent from the drop-down menu and light one of these Chesapeake Bay candles in your home. Each one comes in a colored glass jar and will burn for 50 hours.

Whether you are moving or decluttering, these jumbo storage bags are much better than boxes. Each one holds a vast amount of clothing, linens, blankets, or toys. The top is clear so you can see what’s in them. Big handles on the side make them easy to carry. And there is a label on the front so you can organize everything into categories. When not in use, they fold up small.

Use this power scrubber to get your tile, grout, faucets, sink, and other fussy and difficult-to-clean areas spotlessly clean with little effort. The brush head rotates much faster than you can accomplish manually and it runs on batteries so it’s always ready to go. It’s water resistant so you can get into the shower and kitchen sink and scrub away.

You aren’t paranoid. That rug that slides around and curls up at the corners is out to get you. These rug corner grippers will protect you from it. Peel and stick them to the corners and they will hold the corners down and stop that rug from sliding out from under you. “I have a problem with rugs and mats sliding on my wood floors and this is the first product I've found that actually works!” said one reviewer. “A clever design and great product.”

Storing cutting boards is a problem. This cutting board rack is the solution. Set it in a cupboard or out on your counter and stand all your boards in it. They will dry beautifully after washing and be easy to grab and use. If you have a beautiful selection of boards, it turns them into an on-counter display that doesn’t hog too much space. It comes in six styles.

Manually opening cans is one of those chores that is unnecessarily hard on your hands. It’s also unnecessary. Drop this electric can opener on that can, push the button, and watch as it travels around the can removing the lid — without leaving a sharp edge. It lifts the lid off when you remove it and it’s small enough to stash in a drawer.

Jar up tomorrow’s overnight oats, a batch of quick refrigerator pickles, or that leftover rice in these 16-ounce Mason jars. They are the perfect storage solution. But if you offer someone a jar of your homemade pesto, you won’t mind too much if you never get the jar back. They are affordable, easy to wash, and easy to fill. And you can use them for canning if you get ambitious. This is a 12-pack. There are 10 sizes and styles to choose from.

Turn a beautiful plate into a display with this acrylic display stand. It turns a shelf in the kitchen or a corner of the counter into a bit of beauty. But that plate or serving platter is also easy to grab and use. The stand itself is nearly invisible. It comes in three sizes and there is a black version.

Create more space on your vanity, shelves, or display cases with these acrylic display risers that turn that space into many levels. Set your most-used bottles or keepsakes on top and tuck a few things underneath. It transforms that clutter into a display. “These risers let me raise some items higher so they're more prominent and add dimension.,” said one reviewer. “They look really nice!”

Set this woven storage basket in a corner to make tidying up your space fast and easy. Toss all the pet or child toys, dirty clothes, or extra pillows into it as you walk through the room. Suddenly, they are no longer clutter. Everything is put away but also right there. It comes in five colors and three sizes.

Organize your shower once and for all by sticking this shower carry basket to the wall and setting all your supplies on its roomy shelf. There is a separate soap dish that drains and hooks to hang your razors or body sponges so they drip dry. The stainless steel won’t rust or corrode and it is handsome enough to use in the kitchen or at the bathroom vanity, too.

If your room is noisy or drafty, peel and stick this door draft stopper to the bottom of your door. It is super easy to do and it blends right in so you will quickly forget it is there. But it will block air and noise from coming in under that door and make your interior more comfortable. It keeps bugs out, too. It comes in four sizes and five colors.

Change out your pillowcases! Replace them with these silk pillowcases that feel like a luxury resort and pamper your hair and skin. The sleek silk slides over your skin without absorbing away its moisture. It does the same for hair. You wake up fresh and without bedhead or fabric-texture imprints on your face. Also, the five colors are gorgeous.

Get your battery supply organized so you can find power when you need it with this battery organizer and tester. The cover is clear so you can see what’s inside and it fits into a drawer or mounts to the wall for easy access. The tester tells you how much power your batteries have so there are no more frustrating power snafus. It comes in six colors.

You will never hunt for the right size measuring cup again — or fiddle with cups that are irritatingly connected — because this set of magnetic measuring cups snaps together into one tidy bundle. And it comes apart easily so you can use the cups individually. There are two color options.

If your water bottle collection is currently cluttering the kitchen, set this water bottle organizer in a cupboard and give every bottle a place to live. The bottles won’t roll around because the shelving has concave resting spots for each one. And the shelf will stay put because it has rubber feet. There are four sizes.

All those snack bags, breakfast bars, and packet foods are difficult to store. This adjustable snack bin creates order out of that chaos so you can find what you want and easily put your just-purchased snacks away. The two dividers are moveable so you can build a solution for the snacks you like.

Keep herbs fresh longer in the fridge by storing them in this fresh herb keeper. It dips their feet into water so they stay hydrated and alive while air vents in the lid allow the leaves to breathe. A divider helps the stalks stay upright and it’s easy to access your herbs through the flip-top lid.

This pretty vase with an iron art frame turns your cut flowers into an art show in your home. The test tube shape evokes a nature-meets-science Victorian aesthetic while being extremely functional. The glass vases lift right out of the frame so you can load them with water, flowers, colored stones, or a small terrarium display. The frames come in gold and rose gold.

This multi-plug outlet transforms one humble wall outlet into a powerhouse of utility. It turns those two measly plugs into five standard plugs, three USB ports, and one USB-C plug so you can charge everything from your phone to your tablet to your electric toothbrush. It also has a shelf on top so you have a place to set your phone and a built-in night-light comes on when the room is dark and turns off again when the lights are on.

If you dream about shelves and drawers piled with perfectly folded clothing, this clothes folding board is the secret hack that will get you there. Drop a shirt on it and fold the board, following the directions printed on it. That shirt will end up so perfectly folded you could open a clothing boutique in your closet. “Makes your shirts look like fresh from a store display,” said one reviewer.

Prep everything for the week in a few minutes with this mandoline slicer so that throwing a salad together or whipping up a stir fry is fast and easy. It quickly turns a zucchini, carrot, or potato into slices, ribbons, or perfect wavy slices. It can slice eggs, juice citrus, and grate cheese. And the basin catches and stores it all.

Clear the clutter off your counters by mounting this toothbrush holder to the wall. It has space for so much more than toothbrushes. A drawer holds small cosmetics. Two drinking cups hang from the magnetic underbelly. A shelf on the top keeps larger personal care items ready. Four toothbrushes live in a sanitary holder and if you load your toothpaste into the top, it will dispense the perfect dollop onto your brush.

Instead of washing the dishes before you load them into the dishwasher, which is such a waste of time and water, squeegee them clean with this dish squeegee and drop them into the machine to be cleaned and sterilized. It’s great for quickly cleaning out the sink, too. It hangs from a hook or stands next to the sink.

Packing a lunch from leftovers or ingredients on hand is so easy with this lunch container that it won’t force you to live on sandwiches because you want to brown bag it. Load greens or noodles into the bottom. Fill the divided container on the top with everything from proteins to croutons. Drop some dressing in the center space and seal it all up. Nothing will mix till you are ready to eat and a fork snaps into the lid.

Protect yourself from arm burns when you load casseroles and cookies into a hot oven by covering the dangerous end of the oven rack with these oven rack shields. They look cute in the oven and are heat-resistant so even if you accidentally touch the hot rack, you won’t get hurt. They come in three colors and are easy to cut to fit.

Wave your hand under this touchless soap dispenser and it will automatically drop a precisely measured quantity of your liquid soap into your hand. You choose how much soap each serving gets with a volume switch. You can set it on the counter or mount it to the wall. It holds 17 ounces of soap so you don’t have to refill it often.

These reusable silicone magnetic cable ties are designed to keep cords wrapped and tidy. But you will use them for everything. “Can be used on the refrigerator, as cord ties, wrapped around Christmas lights,” said one reviewer. “I've even used them as a hair tie in a pinch. They can easily be rinsed off if they get dirty and are small enough to store in a drawer.” This is a pack of 20 in a variety of colors.

Set this can rack organizer inside a cupboard and that small space will hold up to 36 cans. And it dispenses them so nothing ever gets lost in the back. The adjustable plastic dividers make it easy to quickly reconfigure the rows as your canned goods collection changes and it comes in three colors.

Take advantage of that otherwise useless space on the side of the fridge by sticking this magnetic fridge organizer to it. Now you have four tiers of shelving and storage that can hold everything from spices to oils to cling wraps to paper towels. The grey color blends in and the magnetic grip is strong enough to support up to 45 pounds.

Easily create specialty olive oil infusions, dressings, and flavored vinegar in this oil dispenser set with measure marks on the sides. Or transfer bulk-sized oils to these to make cooking easier. They come with three types of lids — two that are pour spouts — and a funnel.

Dress up your spice rack while saving money by buying bulk spices and putting them in these glass spice jars with elegant bamboo lids. The set of 24 jars comes with preprinted stickers in three styles so you can design the look you prefer. It even comes with a collapsable funnel for filling the jars.

If you have ever spilled something sticky in that gap between the stove and the counter, you know what a hassle it is to clean that up. That space is also a magnet for small items that you will never get back without moving the stove. These two gap covers prevent all of that. Cut them to size, press them in, and forget that happened. They come in four lengths and three colors.

This lovely pair of stainless steel salt and pepper grinders is the tabletop solution for all your spices. Fill them with whatever you like — rock salt, peppercorn, nutmeg, coriander seeds, and more. Then set the coarseness where you want and twist to dispense ground spice into your food. They come in five colors.

This two-pack of diminutive smart plugs is the tool you need to put appliances, lights, fans, and anything that plugs in on automatic. Connect the plug to your smart home — Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant — and you can control that machine with your voice or add it to schedules and routines. Nearly 23,000 people give these five stars.

If you find a steel travel tumbler to be no substitute for your favorite coffee mug, meet this ceramic travel mug. It has all the human factors that make you love your at-home mugs in a shape that can go into the car. It has a lid, too, so you don’t end up wearing your morning brew. A built-in coaster protects furniture. You will want to sip out of this beauty all day long. It comes in four colors.

Those rugs that slip and curl up at the corners are trying to kill you. These rug corner grippers will stop them. Peel and stick them to the corners of the rugs. The weight holds the corners down and the grippy surface stops the rug from sliding.

Make it easy for delivery people, visitors, and emergency services to find your house by putting this solar-powered address sign someplace that’s visible from the road. You can mount it to a wall or stick it into the ground and it will turn on when the sun goes down, illuminating your house numbers. A solar panel in the top powers it so you never have to worry about batteries.

Keep cold, heat, sounds, dirt, and insects on the right side of the door by covering the gap at the bottom of the door with this insulated door draft stopper. It’s easy to cut to size and peel and stick to your door. Set it at the right height to block the draft without impeding the door, and you will never have to think about it. But your home will be cleaner, quieter, and more comfortable. It comes in five colors.

This is just the right kitchen rug to set down in front of your work area. It’s sized to fit kitchen workspaces and won’t slip while you are working. It’s absorbent, stain-resistant, and won’t let water through to damage the floors. The texture feels good underfoot and you can throw it in the wash on cleaning day. It comes in five sizes and three colors.

Make your closet easier to browse with these slim velvet hangers that store your clothes in less space. The textured surface and shoulder notch prevent garments from slipping off and each one has a bar for hanging a belt, scarf, or tie. Choose from seven colors.

Stick these clever appliance cord organizers to the back of your mixer, blender, toaster, and other countertop appliances to keep the cords hidden and under control. Wrap the cord around the ears and snap it into the clip for a quick and irritation-free solution to that frequent task. This is a pack of six and you can choose from six color combinations.

These solar deck lights are the perfect shape for deck railings, stairs, and other outdoor spaces that need more light. They come on automatically when it’s dark and you can choose from seven colors. “They give off JUST the right amount of light and are perfect for small ‘lipped’ areas like slightly raised patio blocks lining a walkway,” said one reviewer.

Can you ever have enough cutting boards? Especially if storing them is as easy as it is with this cutting board set. These are easy to clean in the dishwasher, too. There are three sizes and each has a handle and a drip groove to keep your counters clean. Choose from five trim colors.

Improve your daily life more than you thought possible with this bidet attachment. It is easy to install and makes your personal care routine more effective, easier to execute, and surprisingly pleasant. “I now realize I was living with caveman sensibilities,” said one reviewer. [Owning this bidet] is like entering a hygienic, happy, wholesome existence with the elite, sipping bubbly, and laughing quietly in rarified air. Purchase this bidet and join the beautiful people.”

It is so frustrating when you try to execute a one-handed grab of a paper towel and the entire roll flies at your face. This paper towel holder is here to end that irritation. A spring-loaded arm holds the roll still with precise tension while a weighted base keeps it on the counter. “[Holds] the roll tight enough that it won't spin like a toilet paper roll and unravel like eight feet,” said one reviewer. “But it is still easy enough to pull without any effort.”