Joanna Gaines Reveals Her Secrets for Hiding Groceries Before Guests Come Over

When lifestyle and design expert Joanna Gaines shared a video on Instagram, her followers found her relatability refreshing.

In her video, she recounted how the night before, she was all set to kick off her holiday baking the next morning.

She had even prepared the various ingredients, laying them out on her kitchen counters.

However, come morning, her enthusiasm waned, and she opted to delay her baking plans.

With friends expected later that day, Gaines needed to ensure her home appeared tidy when her guests arrived. That meant all the ingredients she had prepped the previous night had to be stowed away.

That’s when she decided to share a helpful holiday tip. “Here are some tips and tricks if you are hosting this holiday season,” she wrote in her video caption.

“(I) had to hide everything,” Gaines confessed. “Let me show you how I did it.”

As the camera followed, she moved towards the dishwasher.

“Previously, there were ingredients on that,” she indicated her kitchen island, “there were ingredients on that,” pointing to a distant counter, “and even some on the floor.”

“But now,” Gaines continued as she opened the dishwasher, “thanks to modern technology, it’s a dual-purpose dishwasher.”

Inside the dishwasher, she showcased all the ingredients that had once cluttered her kitchen.

But that wasn’t all.

Gaines had also filled her utensil drawers and the area under her sink.

“No one will know,” she assured her audience.

Her followers on Instagram appreciated her candidness.

“I laughed so hard when you opened that dishwasher!” one follower commented.

“You always remind us why we admire you, not just for your incredible taste,” another added.

“So you’re just like us? You are amazing!” read another response.

Soon, others began sharing their own clever hiding spots.

“I once hid dirty dishes in my bathtub before guests arrived. Thankfully, they weren’t staying overnight,” someone shared.

“I’ve done this too,” another follower chimed in. “Put a ton of stuff in my car trunk before company came over.”

“This is hilarious and so relatable! When our house was on the market, I had to unexpectedly show it, so I hid things in the dishwasher and dryer.”