Lesley Suter / Jordan Moss
Whether you call it fridgescaping or just organization, no one can deny the power of a hedgehog butter dish
With its unboxing videos and detailed daily skincare routines, TikTok has taken us deep within the mundanities of everyday life, which recently included a deep interest is our fridges — as in, making them more organized, tidy, and beautiful. Called fridgescaping, it turned a household necessity into an opportunity to showcase your personal style, and as KC Hysmith and I reported, it has also faced no shortage of backlash. But in truth, fridgescaping can be relatively simple, with clear plastic bins separating everyday ingredients, or it can be more fanciful, as is the case with Lynzi Judish, who designs her fridge interiors around different whimsical themes. She’s decked out her fridge like an enchanted forest, and she’s planted lace doilies and bouquets of herbs and flowers in her fridge for “fridgerton,” an homage to the Regency-era stylings of the Netflix show Bridgerton.
My own fridge is usually a hodgepodge of leftover-filled deli containers, your standard milk and eggs, and what anyone would consider an excessive amount of mustard. But, after talking to Judish, I started to understand the appeal of the practice. She explained how organizing her food and having perishables on display helps her make use of what’s in the fridge, thus reducing food waste.
“There are certain ways that you can make your refrigerator aesthetically pleasing without doing every little thing that I’m doing,” says Judish. “Things that can be stored in water are easy wins. Things like herbs or parsley or asparagus are supposed to be stored that way anyway, so by throwing them in a vase, they’ll look absolutely beautiful in your refrigerator and they’re going to last a long time.” Even for people who don’t want elaborate themes for their fridge, fridgescaping can be a satisfying way to beautify a space you look at multiple times a day. To get going, I looked at TikTok for inspiration and found a treasure trove of products for fridgescaping success, including reusable food wraps, a breathable crate for fresh berries, and sleek ceramic containers for leftovers.
Butter Dishes
Other food containers and organizers
Drink holders
Interior upgrades
Stephanie Ganz is a writer and recipe developer whose work has appeared in BUST, Bon Appétit, The Kitchn, and Epicurious. She’s the author of the Substack newsletter But Wait, There’s More.
