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Amazon’s home and kitchen listings are deep and vast — too deep and vast, it seems, to tell what’s really worth it and what’s not. There are some incredible home goods buried in there somewhere, if only you know where to look. So that’s where our commerce team comes in. They’ve assembled a few dozen of the top home products from Amazon based on reviews, what’s selling now, and real life testing, so all you have to do is sit back and read.
1This Cotton Macrame Caddy For Organizing Couchside Spaces
No room for a side table next to your sofa? Check out this macrame sofa armrest organizer. The couch caddy has four organizational pockets, perfect for storing couch essentials like books, magazines, iPads, remote controls, and phones. The cotton organizer works great in the bedroom, too, slipping underneath your mattress and hanging over the side of the bed frame.
2This Wine Accessory For A Drip-Free Pour & A Smoother Taste
Great for any wine aficionado, this wine pourer and aerator duo will get you the perfect pour every time. The pourer slides into your open bottle of wine, giving you a drip-free pour. Plus, it aerates as it pours, helping the wine reach more air to evaporate unfavorable sulfites and ethanol compounds for a smoother taste and smell — so it’s no problem if you forgot to let the wine open before you sat down to dinner. This two-pack gives you two aerator pourers for just $13.
3These Beautiful & Functional Watering Globes For Plants
Perfect for thirsty plants, these plant watering globes deliver a steady stream of water to keep potted plants well hydrated. Just fill the globe with water and stick it into your plant’s pot — it’ll deliver the perfect amount of water to the soil as the plant drinks up water and the soil begins to dry. It’s ideal for watering plants while you’re on vacation, since the orb can hold up to two weeks’ worth of water. The hand-blown orbs are gorgeous as decor, too.
4This Soap Holder That Lets You Magnet Bars Of Soap To The Wall
How cool is this magnetic soap holder? Never deal with soggy, disintegrating bars of soap again with this wooden magnetic soap holder that lets your bar soaps air dry. Just attach the beechwood holder onto the wall (it has an adhesive backing) and press the included metal disk firmly into your bar of soap or shampoo — now you can magnet the soap to the holder, prolonging the soap’s life and adding elegant-looking decor to your bathroom.
5This Storage Container That Keeps Herbs Good For Weeks
Do you ever buy a bunch of herbs that’s so big, you can’t use them all in time? Our bet is this happens all the time. Never let a bunch of herbs go bad before you can use them again with with this herb keeper, which helps keeps greens like kale, asparagus, parsley, cilantro, or mint fresh for up to three weeks. Just fill the base with water and you’re good to go — the air vents keep the herbs fresh, and the easy-to-remove lid gives you quick access to the herbs as you’re cooking.
6This Freezer Trays For Soup Instead Of Ice Cubes
Meal prep just got even easier with these food storage freezer pods. Like an ice cube tray but for soup instead of water, the freezer pod makes it easy to store and then reheat perfectly measured portions of soup, curry, chili, or stew, and they’re especially great for making your own stocks and sauces without them going bad. This tray has four one-cup compartments and a resealable silicone lid, and it’s dishwasher safe.
7This Outlet Concealer For A Sleek Look & An Extra Socket
Amazon’s number one best seller in electrical multi-outlets, this ultra-thin outlet concealer simultaneously adds a socket and an extension cord while hiding an outlet in an unsightly area. What was once an outlet with a mess of tangled cords attached to it becomes a sleek, hardly noticeable white block. It comes with double-sided tape and cord clips to neatly attached the single cord to the wall, and the concealer is compatible with all upright duplex outlet sizes.
8A Hanging Closet Organizer For Purses Or Other Large Items
Streamline your closet and never dig through piles of purses again with this hanging purse organizer. Hang up to eight large purses at a time in the durable organizer with see-through pockets. The organizer hangs on your closet with a swivel hook, optimizing space with its 4-foot length. It has thousands of five-star ratings on Amazon, and it’s great for storing anything awkwardly shaped like towels or shoes, too.
9These Drawer Dividors With Over 40,000 Five-Star Ratings
After you’ve organized your closet, get your underwear drawer in shape with these drawer dividers. For just $15 you’ll get four different organizers, each with multiple small cells for different clothing — a seven-cell one for bras, and several smaller-celled organizers for socks, underwear, and scarves. You’ll now have easy access to any item of clothing without having to dig around in a messy drawer. And the drawer dividers have over 40,000 five-star Amazon ratings to boot.
10These Cord Labels For Organized Power Strips
These clever cable labels mean you’ll never accidentally unplug the wrong cable again. The labels wrap around each cord and velcro to themselves for a clean, streamlined look, and the tags are easy to write on with a ballpoint pen — now you can easily tell apart the Xbox cord from the speaker cord and the DVD player cord in the dark space behind the TV. This pack of 30 labels comes in all different colors, and has racked up thousands of five-star Amazon ratings.
11This Neat Contraption For An Organized Food Storage Drawer
We’ve all been there — rummaging through the Tupperware drawer or cabinet for the right sized lid to fit that one specific container that you’ve already filled with food. This food container lid organizer solves that problem. The container has five adjustable dividers to keep lids of the same size together and upright, and it’s great for organizing reusable silicone food bags, too. Plus, it boasts 27,000 five-star Amazon ratings.
12These Shatterproof, Stemless Stainless Steel Wine Glasses For Outdoor Entertaining
Great for drinking chilled wine out on the patio (one of the best pastimes), these stainless steel wine glasses keep drinks cold in a shatterproof container. This set of four stemless glasses comes in tons of different colors to match anyone’s style, like brushed stainless steel, marble, black, and purple, along with lids for taking your drinks on the go, like to the beach or on the boat. Each cup is made from break-proof stainless steel, keeping wine cold while still enhancing its aromas like a traditional wine glass.
13This Ultra-Functional Cheese Board With Built-In Utensils
This bamboo cheese board might just be the ultimate charcuterie platter. The 12-inch round serving tray is 100% bamboo with a splinter-free surface that won’t stain or absorb odors. It comes with an optional detachable slate for even more serving capacity, and has a hidden draw underneath with four stainless steel serving utensils, perfect for cutting cheese, spearing olives, and smearing spreads.
14This Shower Head Filter That Removes Chlorine
This high output shower filter helps clean out the minerals in hard water, leaving you with softer hair and less dry skin. The filter has 23 stages, containing compounds like activated carbon, calcium sulfite, and vitamin C balls to reduce the amount of less-than-desirable minerals in hard water like chlorine. The filter takes only a minute to install on your shower head, and each filter lasts for up to three months before it needs replacement.
15This Overflow Drain Cover For More Luxurious Baths
Up your shower game for only $8 with this overflow drain cover. Hate it when the tub starts to drain once the water gets to the overflow drain? This plastic covering suctions over the drain to create a waterproof seal, giving you bath that’s a few inches deeper — and those few inches really make a difference. The cover fits over almost all overflow drains, and it even has a hole at the top for emergency drainage.
16These Handy Magnetic Shelves That Also Come With Magnetic Hooks
This magnetic spice rack organizer is about to become your kitchen’s new best friend. The magnetic rack attaches to the side of your fridge or any other magnetic appliance, like microwaves or washing machines, saving space in a small kitchen and keeping your favorite spices (or other essentials) within arm’s reach while you’re cooking. This two-pack of magnetic shelves also comes with four removable hooks for hanging cooking utensils, along with six magnetic hooks to hang cards and to-do lists on the fridge.
17These Huggers That Keep Cut Produce From Going Bad
Reduce food waste by keeping produce fresher for longer with these food huggers. The clever silicone huggers wrap around the cut side of produce, perfect for when you only need half of something like an onion, tomato, or cucumber — you no longer have to dirty a Tupperware or use wasteful plastic baggies. This set of five comes in five different sizes to fit anything from a grapefruit to a banana, and they’re great for sealing off an open can, too.
18This Pampas Grass Bouquet For A Touch Of All-Natural Home Decor
All the cool girls are doing it — decorating with dried pampas grass, that is. This dried grass bouquet is lovely and full, made of 86 individual pieces of grass of all shapes and sizes, like pampas grasses along with bunny tail and cupid grasses, too. The all-natural decor lasts for up to three years, and we recommend spraying it with a bit of hairspray to preserve its shape. The best part? This economical decor goes for just $22.
19This Moss Pole To Mimick Natural Plant Growing Conditions
Did you know that monsteras are actually vining plants? In the wild, they grow up strong trees — so at home, give your monstera the support it needs to grow with a moss pole. This set of four moss poles can stack on top of each other to give you the perfect pole height. They come with natural fiber string to tie the plant to the support pole, mimicking natural growing conditions so your monstera thrives.
20These Drill Brushes To Give Your Bathroom The Best Deep Clean Ever
Get a satisfying clean anywhere your home needs it with this set of three drill brushes and an attachment rod. The brushes attach onto your drill for a deeper scrub than you could perform manually. The yellow brushes in this pack all have medium bristles designed for scrubbing the bathrooms — they’re great on porcelain, sinks, tubs, tile, and grout. Each brush has a different shape for getting into different bathroom crevices, and they’ve received a whopping 47,000 five-star Amazon ratings.
21These Oven Liners To Protect Against Baked-On Spills
Keep your oven clean with these BPA-free, heavy-duty oven liners. The non-stick liners are PFOA-free and designed for the bottom of electric ovens, keeping them clear of baked-on spills from melting cheese or dripping grease. They’re easy to wipe clean, and they’ll let you clean your oven less often, too. They’re safe for temperatures up to 500 degrees, and reviewers love how they’re easy to install and to clean.
22This Genius Pen For Hard-To-Clean Earbuds
Effortlessly get the gunk out of earbud crevices with this handy cleaning pen. Designed for a deep clean of earbuds and their cases, the cleaning pen has three functions — a sharp tip for small corners, a high-density brush for scrubbing off dirt, and a flocking sponge to absorb dust from the earbuds’ charging case. The clever pen has thousands of five-star ratings with reviewers raving about how well it works, and it goes for a measly $6.
23This Electric Makeup Brush Cleaner For Effortless Brush Washing (& Drying)
Your least favorite chore is about to become a breeze with this electric makeup brush cleaner. The brush cleaner, which charges via USB, comes with eight different brush collars to fit any kind of brush, from thin angled brushes to chunky blush brushes. It also comes with cleaning solution and a glass bowl for washing — just fill the bowl with the cleaning solution, slide your brush into the electric cleaner, and buzz it in the bowl to clean it in seconds. Spin it dry in seconds, too, so you can clean your brushes in the middle of your morning beauty routine.
24This Window Film That Blocks Harmful UV Rays While Letting In Light
Block out unwanted sights or create more privacy (especially if you live in a first floor apartment) without blocking out natural light with this privacy window film. Easy to install, the thin film adheres to your windows with static cling and filters out 99% of harmful UVB rays and 85% of UVA rays, letting you relax at home and in natural lighting without having to constantly move the blinds up and down. It removes easily, too, leaving behind no residue.
25These Sheet Straps For Fitted Sheets That Actually Stay
Sick of your fitted sheets popping off the corners of your mattress? These genius bed sheet straps keep your fitted sheets firmly in place, no matter how much tossing and turning you do at night. Their metal clips have plastic clenching functions so they won’t damage your sheets, and reviewers say the straps are especially helpful for slippery satin sheets. And this eight-pack will cover two beds for just $15.
26These Adhesive Under-Desk Organizers That Give You Convenient Extra Storage
These neat under-desk drawer organizers slide into tight spaces and give you extra storage space, perfect for small bits and bobs that are prone to getting lost. The containers have adhesive tops that stick to the bottom of tables, desks, and shelves, making them great for organizing pens, scissors, tape, and ear buds. Pro tip: stick one underneath the coffee table to store remote controls and coasters.
27This Honey Jar That Dispenses Honey & Syrup Without Any Mess
Thought there wasn’t a mess-free way to get honey out of the jar without wasting any? Think again. This acrylic contraption dispenses honey with a press of the lever, drawing it out with gravity and sealing off the jar once you release the lever. It comes with a bottom stopper and a base, too, so you can set the dispenser down without making a mess. The jar holds eight ounces, and is great for any other thick liquid like sauce, maple syrup, or simple syrup.
28This Floor Lounger For Laying, Sleeping, Or Gaming
Amazon’s number-one best seller in kids’ floor cushions, this pillow floor lounger creates the ultimate cozy space for napping, reading, or gaming. The pillow cover has five pockets that each fit a king-sized pillow, so you can customize the lounger however you want. It’s perfect for creating extra lounging areas in small spaces, or for kids’ and teens’ sleepovers. The best part? The cover is completely machine washable.
29This Laundry Detergent Holder For Secure & Easy Pouring
Never manually tip a heavy laundry detergent container again with this clever laundry detergent holder. It holds up the detergent container at an angle so you get a quick and heavy flow each time, and it’s hands-free — just place the detergent cup under the spout and you’re good to go. It even comes with a strap to keep the container secured, and reviewers have given the contraption almost exclusively five-star ratings.
30This Cable Cover That Safely & Seamlessly Conceals Cords
Hide messy looking cords from view with this cord cover kit that goes above and beyond — it can even be painted, so cords and cables are perfectly concealed against the wall. The cord hider is made of a durable, safe, flame-resistant PVC, and reviewers love how easy it is to install. It’s racked up over 25,000 five-star ratings on Amazon, so it’s no wonder why it’s Amazon’s number-one best-seller in cable raceways.
31This Fork Designed Specifically For Pickles
Grab pickles from the jar whenever you want to without dirtying a fork or sticking your fingers straight in — every pickle lover’s dream! This condiment fork has three pointy prongs to effortlessly spear pickles (better than a fork) and it comes with a storage caddy that attaches securely to the jar itself. It keeps racking up thousands of five-star reviews on Amazon, with reviewers calling it “so handy” and “a revolution.”
32This Space-Saving Closet Hanger For Camis And Bras
Make the most of your closet space with this durable tank top hanger and bra organizer. The neat contraption has hooks designed to fit smaller, more delicate clothing like spaghetti strap tops and scarves, neatly stacking up to eight tank tops, strappy dresses, or bathing suits at a time. It’s also great for other tough-to-hang items like belts, bags, and face masks, and reviewers love how the hanger saves space in the closet.
33These Instant Shoe Cleaners You Can Take On The Go
There’s no reason to walk around with dirty, scuffed sneakers anymore, when these SneakERASERS instantly clean your shoes so easily. Kind of like a Mr. Clean eraser for shoes, the sponges are activated by water. Then, rub the white side on your shoes to lift dirt and other impurities, and just wipe it all away with the yellow scrubby side. This pack comes with 10 sponges for just $12.
34This Safe, Quick, & Easy Avocado Pitter & Slicer
This might become the coolest contraption in your entire kitchen — and it’s only $10. This Good Grips avocado slicer is a three-step gadget that gives you perfectly sliced avocado in seconds flat, ready to enhance any meal of the day. The plastic blade cuts open the avocado with no risk to your fingers, and the pitting tool removes the pit with a simple twist. Then, the slicer leaves you with perfectly sized slices of avocado with just one stroke — it’s no wonder the tool has over 27,000 five-star ratings on Amazon.
35This USB Station For Speedy, Organized Charging
Effortlessly charge all your devices at once with this USB charging station. With four separate docks and accompanying dividers, the charger makes it easy to keep all your devices neatly in one place without tangling up wires. It charges devices faster than standard cables, and will automatically stop charging when a device’s battery is full. The station has four USB ports, and while you can use your own cords, it comes with five short charging cables — one USB-C, two for iPhones, and two micro USBs.
36This Moving Alarm Clock For Heavy Sleepers
Snoozers, meet your match — this hysterical alarm clock is perfect for heavy sleepers because you literally have to chase it. This alarm clock on wheels will roll off your bedside table as the alarm goes off, making noises and moving around the bedroom until you get up to turn it off. It only allows one snooze, too, since snoozing can make you feel even more tired in the morning. The clock helps you wake up on time and energized, and it’s been featured by outlets like the New York Times and Business Insider.
37This High-End Looking Vase That’s Surprisingly Affordable
This white ceramic vase is so attractive and high end-looking, no one will believe you snagged it off Amazon for just $17. The circular vase is the perfect accent piece for holding flowers or pampas grass, and matches well with almost any decor style. The vase comes in three different sizes, and it’s received overwhelmingly five-star ratings on Amazon — reviewers say it has a beautiful texture and is the perfect size.
38These Scent Diffusers That Don’t Need Oil Refills
A diffuser without any oil? It’s true — this liquidless diffuser releases potent scent into the air without a jar full of oil (the cat will never knock your diffuser over and make a mess again). The scent stems themselves release aroma into the air. This set comes with two packs of five stems in the scents “Kyoto in Bloom” and “Lost in Amalfi,” and each pack last for up to 30 days once opened. They sell pack refills, too, so you can try out all seven scents.
39This Travel Mug & Coffee Pour Over All In One
Perfect for the coffee lover who’s always on the go, this coffee travel mug keeps coffee hot or cold without anything leaking out — and you can brew your coffee straight into the tumbler to save time. It comes with a paperless mesh filter designed for making pour overs — just warm the tumbler with hot water and discard it, then fill the mesh filter with ground coffee and pour in more hot water for a one-step cup of joe that you can grab as you run out the door.
40This High-Capacity Battery Organizer That Also Has A Tester
This handy contraption will both keep your batteries organized and test them before use, all for just $18. The battery organizer holds up to 93 individual batteries with slots for all shapes and sizes — standard ones, like AA and AAA, along with 9-volts and Ds. Plus, its removable tester will easily show you whether or not a battery is still good, so it’s no wonder these have been selling by the thousands on Amazon recently.
41This Space-Saving Organizer For Kitchens Or Bathrooms
There’s never been a better way to organize all those boxes of baggies, aluminum foil, and cling wrap in the kitchen. This adjustable box organizer comes with a base, two shelves with adjustable heights, and non-slip grips on the bottom. It’s great for food storage of all kinds, too, like boxes of pasta or cans of veggies. It’s garnered thousands of recent five-star reviews, and reviewers like how it works well in the bathroom, too.
42This Pad That Prepares Your Desk For Anything
Protect your desk from scratches and stains with this large desk pad, made of durable and waterproof faux leather. The reversable pad is pink on one side and silver on the other, and functions as a mousepad, a keyboard pad, and coaster for your desk. It’s easy to wipe clean and it works great at protecting your vanity while you’re applying makeup, too. Plus, it’s racked up a whopping 40,000 five-star Amazon ratings.
43This Laundry Room Storage Bin That Magnets To The Dryer
With this lint bin that magnets onto the side of your dryer, you’ll never again forget to clean the lint out of the filter to help your dryer function more efficiently and to avoid house fires. The cute magnetic bin comes in four different colors, and has a flip-top lid and a cute farmhouse vibe. It can be wall-mounted, too, and it’s great for other types of laundry room storage like dryer sheets, dryer balls, and detergent pods.
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44These Reusable Cotton Rounds That Are So Easy To Machine Wash
Stop wasting disposable cotton rounds and invest in these reusable makeup remover pads, instead. This 20-pack of pads is endlessly machine washable, and comes with a little laundry bag, too. They’ve gotten over 28,000 five-star ratings on Amazon, and reviewers say they’re great for removing eye makeup, deeply cleansing skin, and for bringing on the go since they come with a bag.
45These Cordless LED Lamps With A Vintage Look
These beautiful LED lights with metal cage shades are an excellent accent piece, great for both indoors and outdoors. The vintage-looking cordless lights look just as great on the table at outdoor dinner parties as they do on a side table for a bit of extra illumination indoors. This set of two battery-powered lights goes for just $30, and reviewers love how they give off a good amount of light and create a nice ambience.