The bathroom is the one place in the home that everyone uses at least once a day. For lots of us, bathrooms can be used so many times in a day by so many people that it can be hard to get or keep it organized. They contain so many big and small useful items that finding the best home for these things is sometimes difficult.
Here are some tips and products to help you get and keep
order in your bathroom:
1. If you have a vanity, the open space below it
can be doubled by using an adjustable under sink shelf. This is perfect for cleaning supplies but
take care with placement on these if you have small children or pets in the
house.
Extra rolls of toilet paper can be stacked here. Shallow baskets here can also corral the smaller
items such as extra toothpaste, floss, etc.
They also make over-the-door hooks for vanity doors to
hold a hair dryer or curling iron.
2. If your vanity
also has drawers, you can use a cutlery or office supply drawer organizer to
keep these things handy. These can be
found at Bed, Bath and Beyond or office supply stores.
3. If you need
additional storage space, putting shelves, a cabinet, or a storage tower over
the toilet can really make the difference.
Use this new space for your daily use products so they’re handy when
needed. Cleaning supplies kept nearby can
make daily cleanups much easier.
4. In the medicine cabinet, besides the option of adjusting
shelf height, OXO makes great narrow organizing containers and shelves that I use to help
maximize this space. Check them out
at oxo.com.
Medicine cabinets should be used only for your daily use
items as well. Having them handy without
having to search for them will really speed up your morning routine
Putting a magnetized strip inside the cabinet door for
tweezers and other light metal items puts them front and center when needed.5. In the bathtub, there are many heavy duty baskets and nets that go on with suction cups that can straighten this area up. Bath toys can dry when hung in a net from the walls.
There are also lots of shower organizing caddies
available that will give your bath and shower products right where you need
them.
6. Whenever
possible, remove items such as Q-tips or cotton balls from their original
packaging and place them in a sealed clear container. This will ensure they stay sanitary until
needed.
These tips will enable you to find your bathroom items
when you need them which will get you out the door in a much better
mood.
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Article Written by Chapter member Cindy Greenleaf. Find out more about her at NewLeafOrganizingLLC.com
