25 Bathroom Organizing Hacks to Help Clear The Clutter

Do you have makeup, hair styling appliances, and jewelry all over your bathroom counter?Do shampoo, conditioner, and body wash bottles clutter the edges of your bathtub?A messy bathroom doesn't lend itself to a relaxing environment for getting ready for your day or for taking a hot bath after a long day at work. Try using some of these bathroom organizational ideas to make your bathroom a more relaxing place.

Cutting the clutter in your bathroom is the first step in organizing your space. Throw out all of your expired makeup, pick up all the dirty clothes and towels laying on the floor, and dispose of bulky packaging.According to All You, you should toss your mascara every three to six months, makeup sponges every month, and lip gloss every six to 12 months. You should toss your lipstick, nail polish, foundation, and cream eyeshadow after one year.Eyeliner should be thrown out after three to six months, concealer after 12 to 18 months, and blush and bronzer after two years. You can safely keep makeup brushes from one to five years.Good Housekeeping suggests storing loose products, such as Q-tips and cotton balls in a small jar or basket instead of in their bulky packages.

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Add Space to Your Life suggests that the medicine cabinet isn't necessarily for storing medicine anymore. Instead, you may want to use your medicine cabinet for everyday grooming products, such as toenail clippers, toothpaste, and face cream.Only store things you use often in your medicine cabinet to most effectively use this space. That means moving or disposing of the things you don't use regularly.You may want to consider moving your medications to the kitchen because moisture can actually ruin them. Additionally, it's important to dispose of your expired medications because using them can be dangerous.

Go through and toss any hair accessories that no longer work. This includes those sprung bobby pins and stretched-out hair ties and ponytail holders.Good Housekeeping recommends using an office binder clip to keep your ponytail holders together and a paperclip holder to store your bobby pins.

It can be difficult to store styling appliances, such as hair dryers, curling irons, and flat irons because you don't want to store hot appliances in drawers or cabinets. You also don't want these appliances taking up valuable counter space in your bathroom.Dream Green DIY suggests mounting a metal file box onto your bathroom wall to store your styling appliances. Metal file boxes are non-flammable, so they make a great solution for storing hot styling appliances. You can easily mount a metal filing box onto your bathroom wall by cutting holes in it and hanging it with Command hooks.

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You can put an over-the-toilet storage unit in any sized bathroom, even small ones. You can find these storage units at your local home supply store.If you tend to keep the toilet lid open, you might want to opt for a unit with closed shelves or cabinets. These storage units are great for storing extra toilet paper, towels and wash cloths, and other bathroom essentials.

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If you have your bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and body wash balancing on the edge of your tub, invest in a shower caddy. You can purchase one that hangs over the shower faucet or one that has suction cups that stick to the wall.Either way, you won't need to line your tub with bottles any longer. If you have too many bottles for your shower caddy, consider downsizing. Move extra bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and body wash to another location until you need them.

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Expandable storage units have plastic shelves supported by metal piping, which make them perfect for storing items under your bathroom sink. Many models come with several adjustable shelves so you can easily adjust the height of the shelves to fit your needs.You can keep makeup, hair accessories, styling products, and extra toilet paper on these shelves, clearing up space on your bathroom counter.

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Good Housekeeping suggests installing a combination shower curtain and towel drying bar. This allows you to dry your towels and delicate items without them being on display for everyone to see. The items will simply drip-dry into your tub after you hang them.

If a towel bar doesn't have enough room for everyone in your family to hang their towels, hang some towel hooks. They are inexpensive and easy to install. With a place for everyone's towel, there will be no excuse to have towels littering the bathroom floor any longer.

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It's easy to toss your grooming supplies into your bathroom drawer and forget about them. However, that leads to disorganization and frustration when you can't find what you need. Martha Stewart suggests putting small wooden boxes into your bathroom drawers for organizational purposes.You can use one box for foundation, one for lipstick, one for hair accessories, and one for nail polish. Wooden boxes come in many sizes, so you're sure to find ones to fit your needs.

Martha Stewart suggests that another creative solution for having a place for everyone's towels is to stack towel bars on the back of your bathroom door. You can easily place three or four towel bars on the back of your bathroom door. Learn how to install towel bars by watching the video above.If you have a lot of counter space, you might want to invest in some apothecary jars to keep loose bathroom essentials in. Everyday necessities, such as band-aids, cotton balls, cotton swabs, and bath salts are great items to store in apothecary jars.HGTV asserts that an added benefit to storing everyday necessities in apothecary jars on your bathroom counter is that guests can help themselves to a band-aid or cotton ball without needing to search through your drawers and cabinets to find it.

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Martha Stewart recommends storing rolls of toilet paper in a clear vase or an umbrella stand. These creative solutions will add some character to your bathroom. Additionally, you'll be able to easily tell when you're running low on toilet paper and need to get more.

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DIY and Crafts suggests gluing some rope around a coffee can for a unique-looking bathroom storage container. If you're a coffee drinker, you might already have some coffee cans to repurpose.Coffee cans are a great place to store combs and brushes. You can also store your curling iron in one of these cans when it's not being used.

Put your hair styling products, such as hair spray, hair gel, and moose into a lazy susan in the cabinet under your sink. This will save you counter space while helping you stay organized.You'll be able to find whatever you need easily with a quick spin of the lazy susan as well.

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These are good for utilizing plastic shoe boxes for easy under-the-sink storage. You can store your cosmetics in one, cotton balls in another, and hair accessories in a third. To make things easier to find, make labels for each plastic shoe box.

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Baskets are another great organizational tool for your bathroom. Instead of having your cosmetics spread out all over your bathroom counter, put them into a small basket.You could use a larger basket to store clean towels in. Additionally, a basket near your toilet could hold magazines or other reading material.

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You should start going through your bath and body products every season and discarding everything you don't use. Discard cosmetics and bath products you never use. Toss all expired cosmetics as well.Don't hold onto unwanted cosmetics and bath products out of guilt; they will only take up valuable space in your bathroom. If you feel too guilty about throwing away new products that aren't expired, regift them or donate them to a charity that can use them.Small wooden crates mounted to the wall make good storage solutions. You can mount a small wooden crate to the wall for each family member to keep bathroom supplies in.Alternatively, you can use the mounted crates for excess bottles of shampoo, conditioner, lotion, or body wash. Clean towels and washcloths would also fit nicely into mounted wooden crates.

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You might one to put a shelf above your bathroom sink to organize things you use everyday, such as your cosmetics, toothpaste, toothbrush, and face wash.Alternatively, you could mount one or more shelves above your toilet to store bathroom essentials. Either option will allow you to free up valuable bathroom counter space and stay more organized.

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If you don't have a traditional linen closet in your bathroom, you can easily make your own. BHG recommends purchasing a small bookcase and painting it to match your bathroom decor.You can use baskets, plastic shoe boxes, or plastic bins to easily organize bathroom essentials on the bookcase. This is also a great place for bath towels, hand towels, wash cloths, and toilet paper.

Spice racks make great bathroom organizers. Mount a few spice racks to the wall near your sink, and store your makeup in them. Perfume bottles would also be a great thing to store in these as well.

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Sometimes installing multiple towel bars in your bathroom isn't a practical solution. If you have a small bathroom, it may be more practical to install a coat rack in it instead.Most coat racks contain four to six hooks, allowing everyone in your family to have their own separate towel hook.

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Install a shelf above your bathroom door for extra storage space. This spot may be a little difficult to reach. However, it's the perfect place to safely store household chemicals, as pets and children cannot access them.

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If you're always losing small metal bathroom products, such as tweezers, scissors, and toenail clippers, try installing a magnetic strip on the inside of your medicine cabinet door.Cut a magnetic strip the lengths of your medicine cabinet door, and secure it in place with screws. Stick your toenail clippers, scissors, and tweezers to the magnetic strip for quick and easy access.

Creating More Space For Your Small Bathroom

Keeping your bathroom organized doesn't have to be a challenge. Try using a few of these organizational ideas to more effectively use your bathroom space. When your bathroom is organized, it will become a more relaxing and enjoyable space.