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Bathroom Organization BasicsHome Life Organization. Organizing space in the bathroom How to organize space under the bathroom

Don't forget that small items can be stored on the inside wall of the wall cabinet door. They are suitable for tongs and curling irons, brushes or hairpins. And for metal objects, you can screw a magnetic strip to the inner wall.

Place a turntable under the sink

It is often used for storage both in the refrigerator and in the grocery cabinet to make it more convenient to get the desired product without putting out half the contents of the cabinet. Why not try using the tray in the bathroom too? Moreover, there is always space in the cabinet under the sink.

screw the railing

Instead of leaving the conditioner on the corner of the bathtub, screw a rail to the wall, and S-shaped hooks come in handy for hanging washcloths.

Arrange shelves where there is free space. That is, higher. You will need a small wooden plank and a pair of brackets.

inverted shelves

If you hang the shelf upside down so that the side brackets become sides, nothing will fall off them. You can store not only stable objects on them, but also those that need to be leaned somewhere.

secret shelves

Don't forget that some pieces of furniture can perform several functions at once. For example: mirror in full height and at the same time an excellent cabinet for storing all cosmetic accessories.

drawers


The cabinet under the sink can be equipped with two small drawers. There will always be something to hide in them.

bring baskets to the bathroom

Only better are the same ones, in one color scheme and style. They are perfect for storing not the most elegant, but necessary things, sponges or spare rolls toilet paper, For example.


use the space above the toilet


Hanging shelves screwing it on is not at all difficult, but you will immediately put everything in there that had nowhere to put it, and the toilet will no longer be so boring.

hanging shower organizers

If you need a shower organizer, buy three at once next time. One is for the shower stall, the other two are for the sink. They are very convenient for storing spare tubes and bottles (after all, that's what they were designed for).

vertical storage jars

The wall next to the sink can also be put to good use. Wooden pallet - good basis in order to place several jars for storing cosmetics on it, and it is also a good decorative element. Looks very nice!

magnetic strips


It is better to attach them to back wall cabinet, and the problem with storing tweezers, scissors, files and bobby pins is solved.

Spice racks

Use them in the bathroom, they are great for all sorts of little things. Everything looks neat and easy to take out.

Shelf over the door


It looks stylish and impressive, and you can put everything on it that you don’t use every day.

The bathroom is not the largest place in the house and therefore you need to organize the available space wisely. With the help of our useful tips you can effectively use its area and visually expand it.

Add a frame around a simple mirror. You can choose the frame by color or use neutral tones.

Create a shelf for a variety of shampoos, lotions, and conditioners. Shelves can also be hung inside the cabinet so that they are not visible.

For a bathroom shared by multiple people, use a rack with hooks instead of a towel bar. A great way to fit all your towels on one small rack.

Little tricks for storing small items. If you only have one cabinet, you will have to reduce the space to a minimum. For example, in this way.


By the way, about the little things. Here's a great way to store bobby pins that always get lost.


Hang two curtain rails in the shower - one will be used for its intended purpose, and the second will be used to support such convenient baskets for small items. The main thing is that the baskets are plastic and have holes so that water can drain out.

bookshelf above front door will help save space and at the same time less necessary, but still necessary things

Let the shower become the “hit” of the bathroom. Keep the rest of the bathroom simple and inconspicuous, but the shower should immediately attract attention. For example, you can hang two curtains instead of one or decorate the shower area with unusual decor.

This stand with plates will help save space and arrange some necessary little things. This store-bought stand is very beautiful, but you can even make a similar one yourself.

You can store cosmetic accessories on a special board, each with a magnet. This board can be hung on the back of a door or inside a cabinet.


You can store cotton wool, sponges and cotton pads in simple jars. True, for this you will still need a board and clamps.


Focus on large mirror- this will create a feeling of space.


Roll towels instead of folding them. This is an old trick, because by folding your clothes you can cram a lot more into your suitcase. It's the same with towels - if you roll them instead of folding them, there will be a lot more of them that will fit in the basket or any other place. Plus, it might make your bathroom feel more like a spa.

Install in a locker sliding wardrobes. Usually you will find these only in the kitchen, but in the bathroom they will be no less useful.

You can hang several towel bars on the door.

Proper organization of space is the key to order in the bathroom. Especially if its size is limited square meters. Where to hide bottles of shampoos and gels, where to hang towels and how to make the room stylish?

1. Hide everything under the sink



In a small bathroom you need to rationally use every centimeter of space. It is worth paying attention to the space under the sink, regardless of whether it is open or closed. If the sink does not have a special cabinet, then you need to equip the space under it with open shelves. Here it is good to use as organizers wicker baskets, plastic and metal containers. They can be decorated decorative film, which will add zest to the space.







If there is a special cabinet under the sink, then to arrange it it is good to use metal rails for the bathroom and buckets, where it is convenient to put all kinds of household items. This allows you to unload space in the room and hide all personal hygiene items from the eyes of guests.

2. Involve niches



Sometimes a space that seemed completely useless can serve you well. For example, if the bathroom has small niches or free space on the wall near the bathtub, it is convenient to use it for storing soap and towels. And so that the interior does not seem boring, these same household items can act as decor.



3. Make open shelves

In a small bathroom, open shelves would also be appropriate: above the door, in the corners, near the mirror, on a free wall. On wide shelves you can store towels, baskets with cosmetics, bottles with shampoos and gels. Narrow shelves are perfect for storing jars of cotton pads, a glass of toothbrushes, your favorite perfume, and several gels or creams.

It is known that elongated open shelves visually make the room wider, which is another advantage of such designs in a small bathroom.











4. Use a stepladder

Almost every apartment has a stepladder, but it is used extremely rarely. Most often it gathers dust somewhere behind the door, in a closet or on the balcony. You can give it a second life by using it in the bathroom instead of a shelving unit or towel holder.



5. Store small items in original organizers

For storage cotton pads, soap, salt, small tubes will do glass jars and decorative buckets. Interestingly, even ordinary pots and flower pots can serve as organizers. indoor plants.
It is also useful to use multi-storey stands for soap, washcloths and jars in a small bathroom. They don't take up much space and allow you to place a lot of items.

How to organize storage in the bathroom? In ordinary city apartments, this room, although so important, is by no means pleasing with its size) Honestly: I’m always surprised beautiful pictures from articles where they talk about storage in a small bathroom, and on a huge shelf there is one candle on each shelf) Today I tried to collect ideas that can be used in the bathrooms of ordinary city apartments. So…

Bathroom storage system: shelves - ordinary and unusual

Shelf on the inside wall of the cabinet

Light circular shelf around the pedestal under the sink

Shelf under the sink

Round dressing table

We use a niche for storage in the bathroom

Another niche that has found application

Vertical drawer. Vertical storage, such a favorite in the wardrobe, can also be used in the bathroom!

Where would a storage organization be without baskets?!



Unusual sink with a cone-shaped base with storage shelves

Vertical storage + baskets = compact and stylish solution

Hanging mesh organizer

Hinged baskets

How to store towels in the bathroom?

To be honest, the idea of ​​storing towels in the bathroom is not close to me. I only keep towels that I use at a given time in the bathroom, and all the rest - clean ones - are stored in the closet along with the bed linen. Why is that? In standard bathrooms 1.5 by 2 meters, even clean towels, if stored in such a damp room as a bathroom, very quickly begin to smell unpleasant, lose their freshness after washing... In general, they are not happy) But in case your bathroom The room is larger than mine in size, so here are a couple of ideas for storing towels in the bathroom:

Organization of storage with rolls on the shelf above the door

Snake holder – vertical storage again!

In this cute cabinet with glass doors you can store spare towels, and those you use are on the bars wooden stairs. A little country flavor)

Atypical use of baskets

And another example of vertical storage

Vintage box) My grandfather once kept his tools in a very similar one. Maybe it's worth donating new life such a prosaic subject?

Original built-in space: towels rolled into rolls look almost like art objects)

Towel shelf

Storage under the bath

It would be a shame not to use such a valuable area! I really don’t like it when household chemicals are constantly visible - it seems to me that this negates all efforts to create a harmonious bathroom interior. If you think that the bathroom looks sloppy (despite the fact that it has been renovated), pay attention: maybe its corners are occupied by cans and bottles of household chemicals, rags and sponges? Store them under the bathtub with one of these ideas:

Behind sliding screen you can hide a lot of things

And if the bathroom space allows, you can also make folding doors, like this:

How to organize storage of all the necessary little things in the bathroom?

A plastic pipe painted in a bright color became a stand for a hair dryer. And the inner door of the cabinet above the sink provides additional storage space for cosmetics.

Flower pots can be used for more than just flowers)

Hooks for various small items. The point: horizontal surfaces in the bathroom do not become cluttered, hurray!

Bathrooms and combined bathrooms in most of our apartments, unfortunately, cannot boast of either spaciousness or convenient layout. We are accustomed to this state of affairs, we take it for granted and often do not even try to change anything. Therefore, when the editors gave me the task of interviewing friends and finding out what methods of storage in the bathroom they use and consider the most effective, absolutely all the participants in my mini-research first of all complained about the lack of free space. One friend summed up the general idea very well when she stated, “Bathroom storage? What can you store there?! There’s nowhere to turn around!”

However, everything is not so hopeless: there are many ways and great ideas optimize this small but very important space. We will talk about some of them in this article.

Bathroom furniture

For complete storage in the bathroom, you cannot do without good, roomy furniture. To make the room look beautiful, the cabinet under the sink and the cabinet above the sink must form a single set.

Vanity cabinet

This is usually the largest piece of furniture that can be placed in our tiny bathrooms. Therefore, the choice of a cabinet, or rather its size, must be taken as responsibly as possible. The vast majority of survey participants advise choosing the widest cabinet that can fit in the bathroom. Those who once chose a narrower model admitted that they regretted this decision: the small free space on the sides is practically not used, and there is not enough useful space inside the cabinet. Prices for cabinets start from approximately 4,000 – 5,000 rubles.

Cabinet or shelf above the sink

Of course, there should be a good mirror hanging above the sink. Some limit themselves to this by attaching a couple of holders for soap and toothbrushes to the wall. However, this solution is not practical if you do not have enough storage space in the bathroom. The space above the sink can be used very effectively for convenient storage small but very necessary items.

A mirror with an open shelf (or shelves) usually doesn’t save the situation: you can’t put many items there, and storage on open shelves often doesn’t look very neat, especially in such a prominent place. After all, you are unlikely to want to bring beauty and order to them several times a day, artistically arranging jars and bottles, somehow scattered around the house? Those friends who have an open shelf hanging above the sink confirmed that when buying bathroom furniture next time they will opt for a model with closed cabinets. According to them, using an open shelf is, of course, very convenient, but it is quite difficult to constantly maintain it in perfect condition.

The choice of a cabinet with a mirror should also be taken very seriously. For example, one of my friends chose a spacious cabinet that protruded evenly from the wall with mirrored doors. In the store, this option seemed to her the most optimal, because there is much more storage space inside such a cabinet than in other models. However, at home it quickly became clear that not everything is so perfect: some people can hit their heads on this cabinet when leaning over the sink. In the case of a friend, her tall husband constantly rests his forehead on the cabinet.

Majority modern models They have a storage section that can be closed with a door on one side only. Of course, this is extremely little. It makes much more sense to sacrifice the width slightly mirror surface, but purchase a model with two closed storage sections (as in the photo below). The majority of survey participants considered this option to be the most optimal.

The price of wall cabinets starts from about 3,500 rubles, and for 5,000 rubles and above you can already choose something quite nice.

Pencil cabinet and other types of cabinets

If the size of your bathroom allows you to install such furniture, then you definitely have no problems with storage space! Taking into account the cabinet under the sink and the wall cabinet above it, you get a very convenient and spacious set in which you can place all the necessary things. Unfortunately, due to lack of space, none of my friends were able to purchase a pencil case, but most of those surveyed dream of one.

Additional storage space

Shelves, holders, hooks, rails, heated towel rails

All these devices are indispensable in the bathroom: thanks to small sizes and a variety of shapes, they can be placed exactly in those places where they are most needed. They are very helpful for owners of small spaces, allowing them to store a lot of things in a limited space. And, of course, with the help of such devices the necessary comfort is created when all the most necessary items are at hand.

For example, a hanger that attaches to the door is very convenient to use and is perfect for saving space in the bathroom.

All survey participants have such storage systems in the bathroom and cannot imagine how they can do without them. The main problem was often cited as the not very neat appearance of open storage shelves. And for this reason, some friends advise placing them in secluded places. For example, direct or corner shelf for shampoos and washcloths, you can hang it above the bathtub, but not opposite the door, but on the opposite side - behind the curtain, where it will be almost invisible.

On inside cabinet doors You can place small shelves or holders for neat storage useful little things. The surprisingly thrifty husband of one of my friends made neat shelves on both doors of the cabinet under the sink. A friend actively uses them and recommends everyone to make the same ones. According to her, before installing such shelves, you need to decide what you plan to store on them - this is necessary so as not to make a mistake with the size of the shelves.

Shelf above the door

This non-standard and very practical solution is quite worthy of being adopted. None of my friends have such a shelf yet, but several people are very interested in this idea and want to bring it to life.

Baskets and boxes

When storing in a closed space (for example, inside a cabinet), distributing things into convenient drawers helps to effectively organize the space, compactly and conveniently store necessary items and quickly find the right thing.

In case of fashionable open storage To all the advantages listed above, an aesthetic component is added: items in beautiful boxes and baskets look much nicer and neater on an open shelf than things just standing on the shelf in disarray.

For example, you can purchase some charming storage basket that can decorate any shelf.

IN modern design A common idea is to make a shelf out of a basket or box attached horizontally to the wall. Neither I nor my friends have yet implemented such an idea in practice, but many survey participants believe that this is quite interesting solution, which makes sense to use.

Organizer with pockets

In some cases, you can neatly store things using such an organizer. One of my friends admitted that she used to have an organizer, but then she got rid of it because it took up a lot of space, it looked unattractive, and you couldn’t put a lot of things in it. Another friend enjoys using the organizer and finds it very convenient.

Storage behind the bath screen

In many apartments, the side of the bathtub is closed with a sliding screen, behind which everyone usually likes to hide something bulky and not very attractive. Many survey participants store basins, washing powder and a bucket for cleaning the floor there. Several friends said that due to the lack of other storage space, they have to keep almost all household chemicals. In their general opinion, this is very inconvenient: there are a lot of things, they all stand on the floor and block each other. Accordingly, in order to find something, you have to bend low and stand for a long time in this not the most comfortable position. It is also very difficult to wash the floor under the bathroom: each time you have to take out all the supplies and then return them to their place.

Narrow roll-out basket

The idea of ​​storing in a narrow roll-out basket seemed theoretically interesting to many survey participants. Nobody plans to put it into practice in the bathroom due to the lack of suitable place. One friend said that if she had come across this piece of furniture on sale, she would most likely have bought it to place it near the toilet.

Ladder

The fashion trend of Western designers - storage on a stepladder or stylizing a rack as a stepladder did not find approval among my friends: most believe that if they had so much free space, they would better put a pencil case there.

Convenient storage of towels

When talking about storage in the bathroom, it is impossible to ignore the ways to store towels. First of all, it is worth noting that none of the survey participants keeps the entire supply of clean towels in the bathroom due to the lack of a suitable place - everyone only has those towels that are in use. this moment used by family members.

The idea of ​​storing a supply of clean towels in the closet in the form of beautifully rolled cylinders, which is now very popular on all interior design websites and beautiful photos, everyone likes it, but no one has yet put it into practice. The reasons were usually given as follows: there was no time to change something yet or, due to habit, one did not want to violate the established order.

In fact, there are a lot of progressive ideas for conveniently storing towels. For example, you can make wonderful holders from ordinary tin cans, as shown in the photo instructions below. Or store rolled towels in a special bottle holder.

Caption for the picture

And at the end of our article interesting video about how you can organize storage in the bathroom.