Last modified: 2022-08-17 | Approximate reading time 
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It shouldn’t be surprising that the bathroom is almost always the smallest space in the home. Even if you’ve been blessed with a big bathroom, this room needs to accompany plenty of competing features.
Between the necessities such as the sink, shower, and toilet, where does one put all the accessories and products to carry out morning and nighttime routines? Bathroom design and layout are fundamental to the functionality of the space; so what are the best storage solutions?
Finding practical storage solutions for your bathroom can initially be tricky. But with a little bit of time, effort and creativity; it’s a lot easier than you think. We’re here to offer our best-kept secrets when it comes to bathroom storage solutions.
5 storage ideas for your bathroom
1- Add a rollable cart or trolly
For many bathrooms, the number one issue is a lack of space to place shelving units. Older bathrooms may have been donned with antiquated and bulky pieces, but in today’s modern bathroom, we’re looking for neat, simple and uncomplicated options. If you’re working with a stand-alone sink and no shelving underneath, you might consider a rollable cart or trolly for your bathroom. Find one that’s just the right size to place between your shower and sink, or even behind the door.
The beauty of this style of unit is that it can be rolled out of the way if necessary, whether that means for cleaning purposes or to free up space for a few days. Your rollable shelving unit can hold just about anything, and this includes but isn’t limited to bottles, products, extra towels, toiletries and so forth. Ultimately, find something that works for your space while remaining consistent with your decor choices.
2- Everyday tool organizer
Bathrooms are usually packed to the brim with hair and skincare solutions: shampoo, conditioner, sprays, and lotions of all kinds. How can you keep these things organized? Not only are the products involved in caring for your hair and skin plentiful, but in households with many members who have competing needs, there are also plenty of tools involved in these processes including blow dryers, straighteners, brushes, trimmers, and so forth. These items are used every day, and thus it’s necessary for them to be easily accessible while staying neat and tidy.
Instead of rifling through a cupboard or shelving unit, making a mess and looking for these things on daily basis, or leaving items all over your countertop and creating a huge mess, consider creating a place to hang tools on the wall directly beside your sink! Installing a cute hanging rack can help tools stay off countertops and safe from harm.
If you don’t want to drill holes into your walls, there are plenty of options that use suction cups to stick in place. For bathroom products that you don’t want sitting next to your sink, why not install wire or wicker hanging baskets or additional options? Placing wall hooks beside your sink will allow you to hang baskets or accessories and change up what’s needed when necessary!
Would you like to organize your closets as well? Read our article Organizing closets: tips, tricks and practical ideas to get some advice.
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3- Using magnets
You might reserve magnets for your fridge alone, but you’d be surprised at how much impact a magnet can have in the bathroom. This is especially true if you have a medicine cabinet to work with, as sticking a number of magnets inside the door can allow you to free up space on those tiny shelves.
There are plenty of options on the market which are small storage pods with magnets stuck to the back. These pods or solutions similar to them are excellent for smaller bathroom items including toothbrushes, cotton swabs, small makeup products and brushes, bobby pins, nail polish and so forth.
4- Personalize the bathroom
If you’re dealing with a large household and a small bathroom, keeping everyone’s things in order can be tricky. One way to combat this is to offer everyone their own spot for their bathroom essentials. If you have children, we’d suggest finding ways to make organization fun! How can you do this? Well, consider creating colour-coded baskets or hooks where items can be left and hung after they’re used. These spots can be further personalized with name tags, stickers and so on.
If you’re living in a more grown-up household, we’d suggest the same method but maybe take a different approach aesthetically. Rather than a colour coating, make baskets uniform. These will look polished and allow you a place to hide items that aren’t attractive or take up too much space in your bathroom.
5- Redesign the space in the bathroom
Since we’re talking about working within a small space, you might actually need to change your layout or make room for everything to stay organized and tidy. This could involve carving out space in your walls to place shelves for additional storage. Open-concept shelves are an excellent addition to any bathroom, as you can place towels, soaps or other decorative items to offer a little bit of personality into the space. Consider wood floating shelves to contrast an otherwise white or light-coloured space.
Open-concept shelves can be used to stack mason jars with disposable items such as cotton swabs, face wipes, toothpaste, floss, and other small toiletries. If Mason jars aren’t your thing, consider chrome or glass canisters with lids. The most important takeaway when working with a small bathroom is to consider ways to be creative while keeping everything organized and put together.
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