We received our Boon drying rack at a baby shower for our first-born, Myles, and I love it. It makes drying all the little feeding pieces a breeze, and I like that they are able to air dry without holding moisture or getting that gross musty smell. What’s tricky to figure out is how to organize your accessories for optimal use. But, after having the Boon drying rack for over two years, I think I’ve got it pretty well mastered now and I thought I’d share how I manage all the pieces and keep it organized. I’m the kind of person that thoroughly enjoys having a place for everything in my home, so now that I’ve got this configured well, I feel much better about my life (ha!).
First, I better explain what Boon pieces we have and how we use our Boon drying rack. We have the Boon Grass drying rack, with the Stem and Twig accessories (if you have the room, I’d highly recommend getting the Lawn drying rack – it’s the larger version of Grass).
We don’t currently have space in our kitchen to store all of the baby feeding supplies, so, unfortunately, most everything sits on top of our counter in a three-drawer organizer, plus the Boon drying rack. But, because we are constantly using the items (you know, the never-ending cycle of feeding your infant), this seems like the best place for all of it. And because we don’t have storage space dedicated to baby items, the Boon drying rack serves as the drying space after washing, as well as the storage space. We just grab all the pieces that we need as we’re preparing a bottle straight from the drying rack.
The strategy
So, here’s my current organization layout and the best one I’ve tried yet (and let me tell you, my OCD and I have tried quite a few). First, place your Twig and Stem in the back corners of your Grass, leaving space in between the two down the middle. Then, you can start filling it up with your bottles and accessories. For this, I’m able to fit six bottles and all of their parts on the drying rack (We use Dr. Brown’s bottles, so there a couple more pieces for each bottle).
I start with the bottles and make a line of them down the middle, then we work our way out and put the vent inserts in a line on one side of the bottles, and the vent reservoirs in a line on the other side on the edge. Then, I take the travel caps and place them on the opposite edge as the reservoirs. And finally, I use the Twig to hold all of the nipple collars, and the Stem to hold all of the nipples.
clean it up for optimal functionality
Now, I realize that you’ll go through different phases of what you are using the drying rack for, depending on if you are pumping, have a toddler with sippy cups, etc. My advice on this is to only put what you actually use and need on the drying rack (also, get the Lawn drying rack so you have more space!). I get lazy occasionally and will have pumping parts on there for waaaaay too long that are just taking up precious real estate. Get rid of anything you don’t currently need to use. For me, this meant that I needed to put my pumping parts all back together and put them away in more permanent storage.
I just recently switched to this configuration for the accessories and it has really helped keep everything looking pretty decent. It’s also a lot easier to grab all the pieces in this layout. Before, I was constantly knocking the nipples off or reaching over things to get what I wanted. In this layout, the tallest items are in the middle and work their way to the outside edges. The accessories are tall and in the back so I can easily reach what I want without bumping into something else. Much. More. Functional. 🙂
I hope this is helpful for you. It’s not the most thrilling post I’ve written, but I love me some good organization tips! And, any tidbit to help the mom-sanity is a WIN.
How do you use your Boon products? Do you use them for anything out of the ordinary? I feel like there have to be some other great uses for something like this. Let me know in the comments!
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