The Ashtray on My Kitchen Counter Is Going to Be One of My Cool Kitchen Hacks

My tiny kitchen gets messy fast. Little things like spoons and forks sitting on the counter while I cook drive me a little crazy. No good spot for them, always leaving a drip somewhere. So when I stumbled across this tip from Apartment Therapy, it clicked immediately. Use an ashtray as a spoon rest. That's it. That's the whole tip. And it's kind of brilliant. Those little notches on the edge of most ashtrays are perfectly sized for resting a spoon or spatula neck, and any drips fall right into the dish instead of onto your counter. Cleaner, smaller footprint than a saucer, and a fun one actually looks good sitting on the counter. Now I just need to decide — thrift store hunt or go wild shopping for ashtrays on Amazon? Either way, I'm getting a couple. Sometimes the best kitchen finds are the ones you never thought to look for.