Simple Houseware Clear Drawer Organizer Review (6-Pack, 2026)
The cheapest legitimate drawer organizer for apartment dwellers. Six clear bins in three sizes for $14. Dishwasher-safe, no-slip silicone feet, holds up past year 2. Buy two 6-packs on the first order; one is never enough for a full apartment.
Pros
- $2.33 per bin makes the math honest
- Clear plastic lets you see contents at a glance (opaque organizers still require digging)
- Dishwasher-safe top rack for quarterly cleaning
- No-slip silicone feet on the 2022 redesign hold position
- Mix of three sizes covers typical apartment drawer needs
Cons
- Plastic is functional, not beautiful (Madesmart Clear Soft Grip is the design upgrade at 3x the price)
- Designed for shallow drawers (~2 inches); deep drawers waste vertical space
- Bins slide against each other if drawer opens forcefully (pin them by drawer geometry instead)
- 6-pack rarely enough for a full apartment; plan to buy two packs
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you buy through them we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This review synthesizes 47,000+ verified-purchase Amazon reviews of the Simple Houseware clear drawer organizer line, 2 years of r/declutter and r/SmallApartments threads on cheap drawer organization, and direct comparison against the iDesign Linus and Madesmart Clear Soft Grip lines in the same price tier.
The Simple Houseware Clear Drawer Organizers are the apartment-storage answer to the question “why is every drawer in my place still chaos six months after I moved in?” At about $14 for a 6-pack of assorted-size bins on Amazon, they sit in the price slot where the math is honest: $2 to $3 per bin to organize a junk drawer, sock drawer, makeup drawer, or utility drawer in 90 seconds.
For renters and small-apartment dwellers specifically, this is the highest-leverage $14 in the storage category. Drawers do not require permission to modify, you do not have to drill anything, and the bins move with you when you leave the apartment.
What you are buying
Six clear plastic bins in three sizes: two 12 inch x 3 inch x 2 inch (long and narrow, for utensils or pens), two 6 inch x 3 inch x 2 inch (medium, for makeup or kitchen gadgets), and two 3 inch x 3 inch x 2 inch (small, for paperclips, hair ties, charging cables). All clear acrylic-grade plastic, BPA-free, dishwasher-safe on the top rack.
No-slip silicone feet on the bottom (added in the 2022 redesign; the original version slid in drawers and lost half its usefulness). The 2022 version is the only one currently sold; older listings have been delisted.
Priced at $13.97 for the 6-pack. Simple Houseware also sells 8-piece, 10-piece, and 14-piece extensions for $18 to $28 if the standard 6 is not enough for a kitchen drawer plus a desk drawer plus a bathroom drawer (a typical apartment install).
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What it does well
The price-to-function ratio is what earns the pick. At $2.33 per bin, the math is honest: you spend $14 once and you fix a drawer that has been frustrating you for months. The cheaper Amazon alternatives at $9 for 6 use thinner plastic that warps when stacked or cracks under any weight; the Simple Houseware uses a thicker grade that holds up past year 2 in long-term reports.
The mix of sizes is right for general apartment use. Two long-and-narrow handle utensils or pens, two medium handle makeup or small gadgets, two small handle the tiniest items that get lost in drawers (paperclips, USB drives, hair ties, allergy pills in a blister pack). For specialized drawers (large kitchen drawer, large desk drawer), the 8-piece or 10-piece extension covers more area.
The clear plastic matters more than it sounds. Opaque drawer organizers (the cheaper white or gray versions) hide what is in each bin, which means you still have to dig. Clear lets you see contents at a glance, which is the actual value of organizing a drawer. The Madesmart Clear Soft Grip line is more attractive but costs 3x.
The dishwasher-safe construction holds up to repeated cleaning. Drawer organizers accumulate crumbs (kitchen) or makeup residue (bathroom) or dust (junk drawer) over time, and being able to pull them out and run them through the dishwasher quarterly is the difference between an organizer that stays nice and one that becomes part of the chaos it was supposed to solve.
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Where it falls short
The plastic is functional, not beautiful. If the drawer is in a high-design kitchen with a wood-handled chef’s knife and Le Creuset pots, the clear plastic bins look cheap. The Madesmart Clear Soft Grip line ($35 for 6) or the iDesign Linus line ($45 for 6) are the upgrades for design-conscious kitchens. For most apartments, the Simple Houseware is the correct price-to-function pick.
The bin sizes are designed for shallow drawers (about 2 inches tall). Deep drawers waste vertical space because the bins do not stack and the contents above 2 inches of bin height are just loose items rattling around. The Simplehouseware Tall version (sold separately) is the answer for deep drawers; the standard pack is for the typical 2 to 3 inch shallow drawer.
The silicone feet hold position but the bins themselves still slide against each other when the drawer is opened and closed forcefully. The fix is to fit the bins in a configuration that uses the drawer walls as the boundary, so the bins are pinned in place by the geometry rather than friction. Most kitchen drawers fit a 2×3 grid of the medium and small bins; most bathroom drawers fit a single row of long bins.
The 6-pack is rarely enough for a full apartment. A typical apartment has 4 to 8 drawers worth organizing (kitchen utensil, kitchen junk, bathroom medicine, bedroom socks, bedroom underwear, desk paperclips, entryway keys/wallets, laundry detergent). One 6-pack covers two drawers comfortably. Most owners end up buying two or three packs over the first year.
Who should buy them
Renters and apartment dwellers wanting to fix drawer chaos for under $20. Anyone moving into a new apartment who wants to set up drawers before things accumulate randomly (much easier than reorganizing later). Households that find themselves saying “where did I put that?” once a day about small items that should be in a specific drawer slot.
Skip them if the drawer is deeper than 3 inches (get the Simplehouseware Tall version instead). Skip them if you want a design-magazine kitchen look (get the Madesmart Clear Soft Grip for 3x the price). Skip them if you cannot commit to keeping the bins in their assigned positions; an organizer in the wrong drawer is just plastic.
Bottom line
The Simple Houseware Clear Drawer Organizers are the right buy for apartment dwellers wanting to fix drawer chaos cheaply. The $2.33-per-bin math is honest, the size mix is right for general use, and the dishwasher-safe construction holds up past year 2. Buy two 6-packs on the first order; one is never enough for a full apartment.
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