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No matter the size of your bathroom or the frequency of your shopping habits, there’s always need for a proper bathroom organizer. Keeping that all-important space organized can be a challenging feat–especially if you, like us, keep backups of all the most regularly used products or want to try out every new product launch. It’s easy to let bottles and brushes and other bathroom items pile up.
The blissfully uncluttered bathroom of supermodel Elsa Hosk's Manhattan loft. Photo: Max Burkhalter
In an effort to streamline your beauty routine, it’s time to implement a storage system that works with your daily life. We spoke to six home organization experts on the most efficient ways to create order in your abode and pulled together all the products they recommend. Read on for 10 bathroom organizer solutions that can help turn a cluttered commode into an orderly oasis.
Contain your hair products
Tools, such as hair dryers, straighteners, and curling irons, can take up lots of space on your bathroom countertop. With long wires and bulky exteriors, it can be difficult to find a place to store hair tools while also having easy access. Ann Lightfoot, cofounder of Done and Done Home, recommends putting deep stackable bins with sliding drawers under your sink to contain all of your larger hair care products. “Measure your area carefully,” she advises, as this will help take advantage of every inch you have.
Showcase your toiletries
Skin care, makeup, and perfume typically come in the most beautiful packaging that adds a pop of personality to your bathroom. Lisa Jacobs, founder of Imagine It Done, suggests installing floating shelves to fill the empty wall space and make it easy to sort through all of your beautiful toiletries.
Drawer organizers are a must
Break the habit of overstuffing your bathroom drawers. Jamie Grunfeld, founder of Better Than B4, recommends organizing regularly used products in stackable drawer organizers. These organizers and drawer dividers designate a space for each one of your products and makeup brushes, making it less tempting to stuff your drawers and easier to find products when you’re in a rush.
Utilize over-the-toilet space
Suddenly find yourself with no bathroom cabinet space left? Look into purchasing a freestanding over-the-toilet storage unit to increase the storage space in your bathroom. These units let you stash utilitarian products such as toilet paper, tampons, and cleaning supplies. “We love them because it takes advantage of space that would otherwise be wasted,” Ann says.
Don’t let small spaces go to waste
Even if you live with a super-small bathroom, there may be wasted space between your sink and toilet or in a tight corner. Shira Gill, organization expert and author of Minimalista recommends a slim rolling cart with open shelves or a neutral-colored corner shelving unit to create bathroom storage in every inch of your space.
Get rid of bulky plastic or cardboard packaging
Products such as flossers, Q-tips, and cotton balls tend to come in bulky packaging that takes up more room than necessary. Instead, Kelly Welch, founder of Organized by KW, advises using matching marbled containers to discreetly store these products in plain sight. Put on display next to the sink, a matching set can make your toothbrush and bar of soap look nice and uniform, or you can tuck them away in a drawer or bathroom cabinet. Get eco-friendly and reuse the containers for soap, lotion, and more–we’ve also tried a few “packaging light” subscription services that’ll send refills in a snap.
Try lidded baskets to store personal products
It’s important to keep a back stock of toilet paper, razors, feminine hygiene products, and cleaning supplies for any home. However, they tend to be rather unaesthetic and don’t necessarily need to be on display. For products you’d rather not have in plain sight, Shira recommends using baskets with flip lids as “a stylish and functional concealed storage solution.”
Replace your old shower caddy with a corner caddy
Over-the-showerhead or hanger caddies tend to be bulky and can be unstable depending on the weight of the products on them. Instead, Lisa advises installing a tension corner caddy to take advantage of the “awkward corner in your shower” and keep your shampoo and conditioner from crashing every time you step in. A wall-mounted basket is stable and useful as well.
Have fun with your makeup organizers
Putting on your makeup should be a fun part of your daily routine, and organizing the products should be no different. And there’s no sweat if you don’t have a medicine cabinet to tuck it all away. Counter space allowing, Ann suggests displaying makeup products in acrylic drawers. If you don’t have the room, put a lazy Susan inside your drawers or cabinets to allow for convenient storage and save yourself time when searching for what you need.
Keep your towels handy
Last but not least on our list of bathroom storage ideas: towel storage. Towels are typically tough to store because of their thick material, variety of sizes, and daily use. Karine Bouganim, owner of Karine OCD, advises displaying towels on a towel rack or ladder to give them the hotel look and feel. “Matching towels–both color and texture–are a must,” she says, so it’s time to say goodbye to your mismatched towels.
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