Where To Keep The Sponge & Dishcloth At The Kitchen Sink?: a house log

Q: I enjoy your journal and frequently check in twice a day. Thank you for your strong work! But I have one question: what do you do at the kitchen sink with the few things you regularly use for washing-up/cleaning the dishes and the table (like a sponge, a dish cloth, a brush, dishwashing detergent, perhaps gloves)? Are there good solutions out there that look clean, well-organized and perhaps even cool? What would you suggest to anyone who hates having too much stuff lying/standing around in the kitchen? Thank you and greetings from Europe. -Monica

A: Good question! In a nut shell, we keep a dish cloth folded up next to the sink or draped over the sink itself (as seen below):

And we house our sponge in this wire caddy that suctions to the inside of the sink (so it is not visible unless you are standing over it looking in). We also have a caddy with soap and lotion by Cucina from Anthropologie next to the faucet- which truly helps two otherwise potentially disparate and mismatched items feel like they are being “wrangled” together for a more streamlined effect. And we typically have a cute bottle of all-purpose cleaner like Mrs. Meyer’s located on the other side of the sink for straightforward access when it comes to wiping down the counter or the dining room table from time to time.

Oh and we keep our dish detergent and rubber gloves under the sink since we mainly rely on our dishwasher to do most of the after-dinner work for us (and we have yet to find a cool way to store rubber gloves in full sight). But what about you folks? Do any of you have more sink-side solutions that you’d like to share with Monica to assist her whip her kitchen into shape without sacrificing function or form? Let us talk about how you store your soap, your sponges and everything else you use to get ‘er done in the kitch.

Psst- Want more photos and info about what is cookin’ in our kitchen? Check out this post, this post and this post for all the deets.