Your bathroom is the place where you and your family clean and groom. It’s also usually the first room you head to in the morning and the last room you hit before bed. It contains a lot of products: everything from your laundry to your make up, your hair products, shower products, and sometimes even your cleaning supplies. Some of us store interesting reading material, and those that like a touch of luxury will make their bathroom the backdrop for gorgeous towels and candles, along with wonderful bath salts or bubbles. Unless you have a huge bathroom with tons of storage, this can become a bit overwhelming, and it pays to stay organized so your bathroom doesn’t become a haven for clutter.
One way in which to get great storage out of your bathroom is to keep like products together. This helps to eliminate a frustrating treasure hunt every time you want something specific, and it might help eliminate excess shopping since you can easily identify exactly what you’ve got already. Your vanity cabinets are a great way to hide products from view, and generally contain enough space for tubs or containers to keep things neat and tidy. If you’ve got open shelving, it’s nice to get a set of matching or complimenting boxes or baskets to keep things tucked out of sight. As a bonus you can often get containers like this in a variety of styles, patterns and colours to match your existing bathroom decor. In fact the organizers can become a cute feature in your bathroom, drawing the admiration of guests. If you’ve got cupboard doors on your vanity, you can try adding standing shelves to tuck even more supplies away, or use the same baskets or bins as you would with open shelves. You can also try to increase more space by adding baskets or hangers to the backs of your vanity doors. Hair dryers and flat irons can handily tuck into these, ready when you need them.
If you’ve got available wall space, it’s a great idea to add some shelves. Once again, the shelves can hold decorative organization bins and create a great look in the room. Some baskets even come with tiny chalkboard panels so that you can list exactly what each of them holds. One could be for makeup, while another holds shaving essentials or your favourite supply of soaps or lotions. Shelves can also hold your baths reading material, or dishes of bath salts or candles if you’re a fan of adding romantic flair to the space.
Your drawers offer an opportunity for being wonderfully organized, or they can hold a mess of products that you have to scramble through on a daily basis. There are some super options out there for keeping everything in order! Drawer dividers are extremely flexible and come in all shapes and sizes so that you get a customized look for your space. Divide each of your drawers so that your dental hygiene products, feminine products, grooming tools, makeup and hairbrushes all have their own individual areas. Everything will be tidy, organized and easily accessible when you need it, cutting down on grooming time in the morning and maybe even allowing you a few more minutes in bed.
If you’re a parent you know how kid’s stuff can quickly clutter a bathroom. There are so many fun bath toys and products for our kids from the time they arrive right through to the teenage years. A very simple and cost efficient way to handle their mess of supplies is with a hanging net. These can be very handy especially with regards to tub toys – which seem to multiply over night! You can also get tub toy holders in cute animal faces that hold a lot of things at once and attach to your tub or shower wall with suction cups. You can even tuck the kids shower gel or soap into the same bin to keep all of their supplies together.
One really cute idea is to make your mason jars do double duty. If you’re an enthusiastic canner, you probably have a bunch of these things sitting around collecting dust, and with a little time you can turn them into unique and beautiful holders for your Q-tips, tweezers, make up brushes, and a variety of other little easily lost bathroom products. Simply take a nice piece of wood, and either paint or stain to match your decor or rough it up to add a rustic touch. Use clamps to attach the jar neck to the wood, and mount into the studs in your wall, ideally over your bathroom sink for easy access.
If you’ve got the floor space, a cute cabinet or a cart is ideal for holding bathroom products, cleaning products, or even rolled up towels and face cloths. The nice part about the cart is that you can quickly roll it around depending on where you most need it at the time. It can be tucked into one corner with toilet paper rolls, or moved over to the tub where it can serve to hold all of the bath products you need for a luxurious soak. This is great for renters too, where putting up shelves or making other alterations to the bathroom isn’t an option.
Home improvement doesn’t need to be extravagant. Starting with simple things such as this can ease your mind in the long run and help you remain motivated for bigger projects in the future.
This article was written by Martin from Poshh. He has over 10 years’ experience in writing health related topics and specializes in the health benefits of saunas and hydrotherapy.
