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January 9, 2013

Master Bathroom Organization

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Bathroom Organizing Tips

20120605 (54)_title2I’ve given you a tour of my master bathroom before {see tour here}, but I have never shown you how I organize the drawers and cabinets in my bathroom. I actually organized the bathroom in our last home like this and when we moved, everything fit in the new house cabinets and drawers perfectly. One way to know you have a good system: it is transferable!

First of all, an organized bathroom starts with the counters. Begin organizing your bathroom by deciding what you want on your counter surface. Use trays and baskets to keep things corralled. I’ve thought about a basket for my stack of white wash cloths (I use a new cloth every night to give myself the spa feeling at home), but I’m still searching for the perfect one.

organized bathroom counter

This simple solution for under cabinets has worked for us for years.Β The cute chalk labels were a recent addition, a pleasant step up from my label maker generic looking labels. But really, it is in a bathroom cabinet, it doesn’t have to look cute. Of course, if you are taking pictures that hundreds of people will view on your blog … well, you might splurge on adorable labels. Or just do it for yourself, whatever. Really, though, these shoe box sized plastic bins are perfect for cabinet storage of bathroom odds and ends. They areΒ stack-ableΒ and keeps things separated, so it is easy to see what is stored inside.

bathroom cabinet storage

I’m a big fan of white towels in the master bathroom. The awesome thing about going with all white towels is that you can replace 1 or 2 as needed and it doesn’t even have to be the same style towel, because the white makes it all blend together.

white towels for the bathroom lets you mix and match sets

I use the foot bath for my home pedicures. {I had a pedicure 3 years ago that changed my life – the technician gave me the best advice ever and showed me how to do my own pedicures at home and keep my feet soft.}

foot bath for home spa

My hubby is pretty low maintenance, so his stuff takes up half of the top drawer and my stuff takes up all the other space. These drawer inserts came from Walmart. I measured the drawer and went to the store to find something that would fill up the whole space. Our top drawer:

top drawer bathroom organizing

I sit on a stool to do my hair and makeup, so this drawer contains my hair and makeup stuff because it is the easiest to see and reach while I’m sitting. The drawer is a bit deeper than the top one, which allows me to use the deeper plastic bin for my hair stuff. Our middle drawer:

middle drawer bathroom organizing

The bottom drawer fits my hair appliances nicely. One of my biggest challenges is actually putting away my hair dryer and straightener. I’m working on it! It is one of my current Fresh Start goals.

bottom drawer bathroom organizing

My five-year old told me honestly last week “mommy, you are messy in the bathroom” when she saw my dryer on the floor and the straightener on the counter.Β The bathroom is where I am my messiest! I can be a bit clumsy and I’ve been known to spill and squirt makeup and lotions all over the place. (Don’t look too close or you will see some makeup foundation I recently spilled on the rug.) The more organized it is, the easier it is to clean up after myself. True story.

None of these organization ideas are complicated, and hopefully that helps you realize how easily you can copy my ideas into your own bathroom! Simple!

From my home to yours,
Mary

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  1. Michelle says

    January 9, 2013 at 5:58 pm

    Is the stuff in the shoe box bins things you use or are they extras of what you already have. (Is that your 1 year storage of bathroom supplies?)

    Reply
  2. Alli says

    January 9, 2013 at 8:14 pm

    Genius, as usual Mary! πŸ™‚ Would love to see a tutorial on the pedicures someday!

    Reply
  3. Karla @ Simplistic Chaos says

    January 9, 2013 at 10:30 pm

    I love the shoe box idea! i have something similar, but it always gets SO messy!

    Karla @ Simplistic Chaos

    Reply
  4. lisa says

    January 10, 2013 at 7:59 am

    Love, love this! I just started buying all these little plastic boxes at Dollar Tree and I’m crazy putting them all over my house. It’s so fun!

    Reply
  5. Chrissy says

    January 10, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    Very organized!! Love the tips!! I am hosting a new Pinterest Power party and would love for you to link up this and any other projects that you have!!

    http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2013/01/10/pinterest-power-party-1.html

    Chrissy

    Reply
  6. Melanie says

    January 11, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    I have been looking for ways to organize my bathroom and pretty much every other room in my house. You have given me some great ideas!!!

    Reply
  7. Melissa Ryan says

    January 14, 2013 at 2:49 pm

    I am so jealous of your bathroom. I signed up to get email alerts from your blog and look forward to learning how to better organize my house. It is my New Year’s resolution after all.

    Reply
  8. Kaysi says

    January 14, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    What a great idea! I love your hand writing

    Reply
  9. Jenny says

    January 15, 2013 at 3:06 am

    Awe have the same style cabinets, and this makes so much more sense than the way I have it. Great job. And yes, I too would love to know how to do a pedicure at home. πŸ™‚

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  10. Robin says

    January 15, 2013 at 11:24 am

    I would love to know the at home pedicure secret! πŸ™‚ Great post on organization. I just got my counter top clutter free. Now I have good ideas of how to do the same for the drawers and cabinets. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  11. Jodi says

    January 15, 2013 at 12:17 pm

    Great post! I would love & appreciate it if you’d share your pedicure secrets. Blessings!

    Reply
  12. Gaby {lifeineight.com} says

    January 15, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    You made me laugh with your thoughts about the “no need for cute labels in the bathroon”. I always have a mental dilemma with how far I can go making everything look cute!

    Reply
  13. Lauren says

    January 15, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    I love to be organized. Organizing my house is a huge priority this year. I am hosting a new link party and would love it if you would link this up.

    http://www.ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/tuesday-link-party-2.html

    Reply
  14. Missy Inspired says

    January 15, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    Great pictures. Good job on the bathroom organization tutorials.

    Reply
  15. Dee says

    January 16, 2013 at 11:31 am

    Of course it has to look cute!! Costco has a large pack of white washcloths. I love them too!

    Reply
  16. Randomly Fascinated says

    January 20, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    I wish I could copy your ideas. Or bathrooms are so tiny it is laughable. There is very very little storage space (although it definitely could use a good organization, any ideas on what to do with a straightener, blow dryer etc when all you have is tiny awkwardly arranged under the sink storage?) Our bathroom pantry is in our bedroom. I do like your bins idea for under the sink, I will have to look to see if they fit. Or maybe I can use them in the bathroom pantry. I love how yours looks! I wish I had that kind of space. Oh and I am really curious about the pedicure tips that you got. Have you posted them before? Or is there any way that you could post them? I think we could all use life changing pedicures πŸ™‚
    I would love it if you would share this (and anything else you have been working on) at my linky party! http://domesticrandomness.blogspot.com/2013/01/friday-fascinations-8-everything-linky.html

    Reply
    • niki says

      July 14, 2013 at 1:26 pm

      I saw on pinterest a storage solution for hair dryer and straightner where you put pcv pipe on inside of cabinate door and slide them in.

      Reply
  17. Joni Custance says

    March 14, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    I am so glad I found your site. I truly love your ideas and will be visiting your site frequently. Thank you for all your excellent tips.

    Reply
    • Mary says

      July 16, 2013 at 12:02 pm

      Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
  18. Amber says

    November 13, 2013 at 9:00 am

    Do you have a post on your at home spa treatment??? I would love to read it. If you do not could you please tell us your secret or do a post and let us know. PLEASE!!!!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      November 13, 2013 at 11:53 am

      Yes! It is on my list for one of these days. So hard to photograph the process while I do it! πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Lauren says

        December 25, 2013 at 9:25 am

        I keep checking back to see if you have shared the pedicure secret yet! I got one of those foot spas for Christmas so now I’m itching to know.

        Reply
        • Mary says

          December 28, 2013 at 1:34 am

          Yes, I want to share … maybe I should get a volunteer. I tried to do this post and the pictures came out awful that I did myself from the odd angle of far away from my feet! I’ll keep trying. πŸ™‚

          Reply
          • Diana P says

            January 22, 2015 at 9:08 am

            My feet are always a mess! Have you shared the pedicure secret yet? I would love to know! Thanks

          • Mary says

            January 22, 2015 at 3:06 pm

            I actually took all the pictures last summer to create a post about pedicures … but I hated the pictures. They all came out fuzzy!! Maybe I’ll try again in the spring when my broken foot heals.

          • Sue says

            April 21, 2015 at 8:06 pm

            Hope you post the pedicure tips!! We wouldn’t mind fuzzy photos…!

          • Mary says

            May 6, 2015 at 12:21 am

            I am hoping to finally get to that sometime. πŸ™‚

  19. blessedbeyondadoubt says

    February 6, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    Where did you get your chalk labels?

    Reply
    • Mary says

      February 7, 2014 at 11:43 am

      I get them from all over. I’ve ordered from Amazon, bought at the local craft store, Walmart, office supply store. They are starting to appear everywhere.

      Reply
  20. Christie Brummitt says

    April 13, 2014 at 1:41 am

    Love you organization and LOVE that you have Mary Kay in the drawers!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      April 14, 2014 at 8:57 am

      Thanks πŸ™‚

      Reply
  21. Jessica says

    January 31, 2015 at 5:52 am

    I moved in with my bf a couple of years ago, he has a teenaged daughter. They already had all spaces occupied in the bathroom so I have been living out of the bedroom closet. Thank you this post I think I might be able to move me and my two teenagers into the bathroom now!!!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      January 31, 2015 at 12:08 pm

      I’m glad I could help. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  22. cece says

    February 3, 2015 at 12:10 am

    I love the container ideas trying to get more organized.

    Reply
    • Mary says

      February 4, 2015 at 10:06 am

      They really help optimize the space. Good luck getting organized!

      Reply
  23. thejohnsonplusdog says

    January 9, 2016 at 12:19 am

    Love your under the sink organization. I would love to feature this in a blog post I’m planning on Small Bathroom Ideas. Would you mind if I used a photo and linked it back to this blog post? Let me know! Have a great day.

    Reply
    • Mary says

      January 9, 2016 at 4:44 pm

      No problem – thanks for asking.

      Reply
      • thejohnsonplusdog says

        January 21, 2016 at 3:58 pm

        Just letting you know that this post was featured on my recent post titled “12 Small Bathroom Ideas”. Here a link if you’d like to check it out:

        http://www.thejohnsonsplusdog.com/2016/01/18/small-bathroom-ideas/

        Best,

        Chelsea @ The Johnsons Plus Dog

        Reply
        • Mary says

          January 22, 2016 at 10:40 am

          That is great. Thanks for sharing!

          Reply
  24. Mary Eubanks says

    October 18, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    Love you bathroom organization. I did the same with colored rectangle baskets from the Dollar Store. Office cards sized to fit for labels tied on with ribbons.

    Reply
    • Mary says

      October 18, 2016 at 2:56 pm

      What a smart idea for labels! Doesn’t it feel so good to have an organized bathroom? πŸ™‚

      Reply
  25. Alberta says

    May 4, 2018 at 11:37 pm

    Admiring the commitment you put into your blog and detailed information you provide.

    It’s great to come across a blog every once in a while that isn’t the same old rehashed material.
    Excellent read! I’ve saved your site and I’m including
    your RSS feeds to my Google account.

    Reply
    • Mary says

      May 8, 2018 at 1:18 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply

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