The kitchen in our old apartment was, I kid you not, 100 square feet. It. Was. Tiny.
I hated that kitchen. We had no counter space, and a quarter of it was taken up by the miniature dishwasher that I bought us that saved our marriage.
I have been determined that in this new, bigger kitchen I will have ample prep space and won't devote great swathes of it to things that don't need to live on the counter.
I kept coming across great ideas for storing fruit on the walls and loved the idea, but didn't love the price tags of most options.


Like this one from Amazon for $44.50.
$44.50 to have something cute that keeps my fruit off the counter? No thanks.

So I kept searching for an easy, cheap way to make my own.

Then, whilst perusing the IKEA site for supplies for other projects, I stumbled across the Algot wardrobe system.



First of all, it's just an awesome, affordable, and super versatile system you could use to organize, like, a million things.

Second of all, its pieces pop together super easily and make for a very low-effort assembly process.

So I went ahead and bought:

One 22" Wall Upright (Okay, actually, I bought what I think was a shelf bracket on the first go-round because sleep deprivation)

And two Mesh Baskets With Bracket

To assemble all I needed to do was use three drywall screws (the kind with the plastic anchor bit) to attach the upright to the wall and then click the baskets into place.

My total cost for this project including the drywall screws was $12.

I could easily fit a third basket in (which I might just do, because bananas), but this works great for now. And if I do decide to add another, it's only $4!

I love how sturdy it is and the mesh allows good air flow so my fruit ripens evenly. And if I happen to forget some in there for too long and it becomes a sticky mess, I can simply pop the basket out and give it a wash!