How I Organize My Bathroom
Okay, so there’s not much to share here but I figured I’d do it anyways. Just in case it might be helpful to someone. I know my bathroom isn’t your average bathroom and most of this stuff is probably going to be totally un-relatable. My bathroom is missing some essential necessities but, I’m glad to have a toilet and shower and washer and make the best of what I have for now. Hopefully in the future we will upgrade and when that day comes I will definitely be sharing the whole 5 yards with you 😁! Okay than, let’s do this!
Just a fair warning! It’s not a pretty sight. There’s a green sink and green walls to match it 😂! I have big plans for this bathroom and can’t wait to start. The wallpaper walls you see were flowers I hand painted while I was into shabby chic decor. I’m so over the green. Honestly, I look back at it and wonder what was I thinking when I painted it 🙈! OH😑 and no under the sink cabinet. I use a small curtain to make it look somewhat decent. It’s just an empty space with a visible water heater inside 🙈 I can’t make a legit cabinet even if I wanted to. This whole house isn’t a legal structure. It’s half home half mobile home that someone pretty much slapped together. Like a DIY type house! LOL 😅 not a good DIY though! Whatever I have planned for this house will be temporary and probably not up to code😬. The floor is cracked and soaks up water.. 😏 which is something I’m trying to fix as well. I don’t want to remove the old floor because it’s too much work for something temporary and at the same time I don’t want it to look crappy. LOL😂! There’s also the mold to consider. Oh gosh. We’ll see. It is what it is and I’m happy to have a roof over our heads.
Yes I know the bathroom door is in major need of a paint job. It’s been on my to-do least for ages. I’m getting their😂!
Okay here it is 🙈! This is so out of my comfort zone!
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- Left View
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- Right View
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- Above washer.
I have this shelf above my washer where I have a row of baskets and store all my bathroom goodies.
Bathroom Organization in Baskets
Here’s how I organize all my make up. I purchased some small plastic bins at the dollar store and like to organize by categories. If categories don’t fit I’ll usually do shape and size.
Here’s how I categorized it in each separate bin.
- foundations
- powders
- serums and eye creams
- brushes
- moisturizes
- eyeliners, pencils, concealers, + miscellaneous
These little containers are sold at the dollar store in a set of 4 I believe. 😀
In this second basket I keep all my body + hair care. I also got these little containers at the dollar store and I think they came in a pack of 6. They’re the perfect size for lotions and hairsprays! Just what I was looking for.
Next is my hair styling basket. I keep my brushes on one end. My hair pins and hair ties in little cups and all my curling and styling on the other end. You probably already know where I got those plastic bins.
OH GOSH!! I’m cringing totally cringing 🙈🙈🙈! I was super duper tempted not to share this basket! LOL😅 If this is too much info just scroll down! 😬I apologize! I keep all my feminine hygiene products with bath salts in one basket. I like to stick to storing stuff I use less in the same basket. 
Okay and last but not least is my big plastic bin under the sink. ( stored behind the curtain) I like to keep all my laundry detergents in here. I do not keep my cleaning supplies in here because it’s hard to pull out the bin each time so instead I store my cleaning supplies under the sink in the kitchen. 😀
Here’s a quick video –
That’s it! Not sure if this was at all helpful but, I promised I’d share my organizing challenge and I wasn’t about to flake out on it! 😀
How do you like to keep your bathroom organized? Do you organize by categories as well?
xo,
Lily-
Wow Lily this turned out great. I’m a organizer also. I love going to $ Tree. They also have great bins. I really like the ones you have with lids. Those are almost impossible to find. But I’ve been putting off doing the same you’ve done. I have a few other little projects to finish first. Thanks Nancy
Thank you so much Nancy! Yes the $1 Tree is awesome! I agree these baskets are pretty hard to find. I’m glad we have marshalls and ross they’re pretty affordable there. I know any other stors I’ve tried was way out of my budget and they weren’t too cute or didn’t have lids! Gosh, LOL I know what you mean. It’s either DIYs or organizing for me. LOL I can’t do both! Wish I could. 😀 😀
I read blogs, but yours is the first I ever responded to. I like your flowers. They look happy. Your idea was better than mine.
Our only very very small bathroom has a shower, toilet, sink, a very large hot water heater, a washer and dryer..the floor also claims to be sad. I did paint a large laughing mule (named Earl) and he hangs behind the toilet.
The door trim has been in the outbuilding for 15 years. And it will stay there because of the washer and dryer. There is no room between the dryer and the wall to install it. And I don’t have the fancy sets. Mine are just normal sizes.
I am not much of a carpenter. It took me a month to build and install a wooden hand rail on the porch steps. For three steps!
I bought two wall cabinets and put them together (a day each). My plan was for them to contain small clutter and get it off the sink and water heater. There is an ‘inside the cabinet hanging rail’ but I do not think it will stay on the wall so they need to be braced somehow under the cabinet. Plus, I am not sure where electric lines are in the wall…I did not think about this until they were put together.
The cabinets are in the living room by the TV stand. There is no floor space to leave them in the bathroom. The may be there for awhile. And since they are new the living room looks different hahaha
You have a nice Blog and I have read every page.
OH wow Thank you Karen. Your message made me feel so special!! Your too Sweet! Wow that’s a lot of things to have in one bathroom. OOOH the laughing mule sounds AWESOME! Did you paint it in color or black and white? OH that sucks. Sounds like a tight fit. I have trim missing around the house too. Girl! I feel the same way. I’m not much of a carpenter myself, Although I love DIYS I’m starting to realize I really suck at it without my hubby. LOL I was trying to built a divider the other month and it kept cracking like crazy. Now anything structural I had planned for DIYS I don’t even want to attempt without him because I’m pretty sure I’ll mess it up. HMMM I wonder if they sell things like an electric wire finder you know, just like the stud finders. OOH okay I just googled it I think it’s called a wire traser. Hope this helps. I think they might also sell stud finders that have a wire traser setting. I hope you get them situated in the bathroom. I would hate to have my bathroom cabinet in the living room. 🙂 WOW thank you so much for taking the time out to read every page! 😀 😀 YOU’RE AWESOME!
Hi, Lily, nice tour! You’ve done a lot with a little space; I even like the shabby chic flowers – because you painted them. 🙂 It’s reassuring to see everyone lives the same. Who doesn’t have baskets of things sorted and tucked away for the quick face before the rush out the door?
I was going to say I organize by size, but seeing your things, I have to admit… toothbrush and toothpaste are sitting side by side, and things are where they have just been used. It’s just efficient, even though I have double cleansers and rubber gloves, etc.
I also want to add a small opinion: water leaking under the floor needs to jump to the head of the line, way before a door in need of painting. Mold, mildew, allergies, soggy dry wall, citations from the zoning dept. are just some of the potential hazards you could face.
Thanks for the tour; I can’t wait for the next edition!
Thank you, Awe I’m so glad you like the flowers. It sure took forever to paint them but, I think I’m ready to let them go. I did similar floral in my dining room years ago. When I was finally painting over them I thought I’d miss them but, BOY OH BOY I realized I sure love a solid wall over a patterned one 😀 LOL. Glad to hear I’m not the only one with baskets tucked away. 😀 I like the idea of organizing by size. It makes everything look so neat, and I totally get it sometimes things find there own spot :D. Oh there’s no water leaking under the floor sorry if I made it sound that way. The cracks in the floor are because the laminate is so old. It gets wet from showers and bathing. I usually keep the rug off of it to let it dry. I couldn’t agree more, mold sucks. 🙂 YAY! I’m so happy to hear you’re looking forward to the next edition! I’m currently working on a quick little DIY and my Office tour. 😀 Can’t wait to share it!
Hi Lily….Thanks for sharing. You did great. Especially the baskets with lids. Hardly ever see those. Anyway I have a lot of ideas from you. Can’t wait to see what you come up with next. There’s always projects to do. Have fun.