In my Brooklyn apartment, I had exactly 9.5 inches of counter space next to the sink. Watching anyone cook in that kitchen was like watching some sort of freak choreography: chopping on a small cutting board down inside the sink and balancing bowls on top of burners. No dishwasher either, and I wasn’t giving up those precious 9.5 inches to a clunky dish drainer. We went for an over-the-sink wood version instead and it was a lifesaver—often doubling as an extra surface.
Here are the 10 best space-saving dish racks for freeing up the counter.
![the umbra sinkin mini dish rack in black and nickel is designed to be used insi 17](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sinkin-mini-dish-rack-black.jpg)
![the rigtig dishy dish rack is designed by stelton as a two in one productȁ 18](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/rig-tig-stelton-dishy-dish-rack.jpg)
![from japanese housewares company yamazaki, the tower wire basket sink drainer i 19](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yamazaki-tower-sink-drainer-wire-basket-white.jpg)
![the polder compact stainless steel dish rack with utensil holder is \$\29.99 at 20](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/polder-compact-stainless-steel-dish-rack.jpg)
![another solution from yamazaki, the tower dish drainer is a modeled after a was 21](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yamazaki-tower-white-plastic-dish-drainer-rack.jpg)
![the hay dish drainer rack can be used alone or paired with a differen 22](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hay-small-dish-drainer-anthracite.jpg)
![the tornillo wooden dish rack< is made from tornillo, a south american hardw 23](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/a-detacher-tornillo-dish-rack.jpg)
![the simple oggi dish drainer 3 pc set is made of stainless steel; \$\2\1.99 at 24](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/oggi-dish-drainer-3-pc-set.jpg)
![the vintage draining rack makes use of vertical space with two levels of stacki 25](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/vintage-draining-rack.jpg)
![the muji stainless steel basket sliding type has an extension that fits to the 26](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/muji-stainless-steel-basket-sliding-type.jpg)
![the yamazaki tower sink drainer fits across the sink (it expands or contracts t 27](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yamazaki-tower-sink-drainer-dish-rack.jpg)
![the made by design over the sink wire dish rack adjusts to different sink sizes 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/made-by-design-wire-dish-rack-over-the-sink.jpg)
For more dish drainers see our posts:
- 10 Easy Pieces: Countertop Dish Drainers
- 10 Easy Pieces: Wall-Mounted Plate Racks
- Drip Dry: 13 Kitchens with Wall-Mounted Dish Racks
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