There’s more to bathroom organization than just buying a drawer divider and calling it a day. When you use the right bathroom organization ideas, getting ready in the mornings will be a breeze and your space will feel more relaxing. 

Are you ready to take control of your countertops and cut down on clutter? Here are just a few ways you can restructure and redecorate your bathroom so that everything has its place and is easy to find.

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Group Similar Items Together

Do you struggle to get out of the door on time? It can help to eliminate that frustrated search for misplaced bobby pins, hair ties, and makeup every morning. By grouping all of your hair care items in one drawer and all of your skin care products in another, you’ll always know where to find what you need. You can even buy blank white stickers to label your storage spaces.

Take Advantage of Wall Space

The walls in your bathroom can be just as useful as your cupboards when it comes to storage. Hang hooks for your towels; install shelves for bottles, sprays and tubes; put up racks and rails to hold your extra toilet paper rolls. If you run out of regular wall space, get creative with things like floating corner shelves.

Give Everything a Container

“Loose” items are the ones that tend to go missing, so make sure that everything in your bathroom is stored in some kind of container. Put your cotton balls and Q-tips in a mason jar. Arrange your toothbrushes in a family-sized toothbrush holder. Collect all of your perfumes and put them on a lazy Susan or countertop organizer. If everything has a place, your bathroom is much less likely to get messy.

Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet

It’s a little-known fact that sunscreens and lotions can expire just like food products, so if these dusty bottles are cluttering up your medicine cabinet, it’s time to make a change. Take a look at your medications, too. Is your cough syrup out of date? Did your allergy pills lose their potency years ago? Dispose of them safely and stock up on the essential items you take from the cabinet often.

Store Bath Products in the Shower

From suction-cup shelves to shower head caddies, there are many ways to store things in your shower. Not only will this keep your bath products close at hand when you’re covered in suds, but it will also free up valuable cupboard and countertop space. You can even build recessed shelves directly into your shower wall if you want a more permanent storage solution.

Keep it Clear

Clear plastic containers are great for bathrooms because you’ll notice right away when a stray earring falls into your ponytail holders. You can also see what’s in each container pretty easily without having to open it up and dig through it. Open-top baskets are also useful, especially when you’re piling them with towels, sheets and other laundry items. Avoid anything with a lid or anything that doesn’t allow you to see inside of it.

Doors Are for More Than Closing

Doors are often overlooked as an organizational space, but they can be outfitted with the same shelves and hooks as your regular walls. Think about the inside of your bathroom door and the interior doors to your cupboards and cabinets. Think about the doors to your linen closet and the door that opens underneath the sink. If it has a flat surface, it can be used for storage.

Fold, Stow And Expand

Small bathrooms are a bit harder to organize than large, spacious ones, so you might need to get imaginative when it comes to storage space. Look for things like expandable drawers for cosmetic items and pull-out towel racks that can be hidden away when not in use. This will leave you room to maneuver in the mornings without sacrificing storage space.

These are just a few bathroom organization tips for decluttering your space. It might take a few days to sort through all of those shaving creams, hair ties, and ancient bath bombs, but it’ll be worth it when your bathroom looks brand new again!

The organization doesn’t have to stop here, either – our tips for home organization for your kitchen and primary bedroom can help you get other areas of your home in order.

Originally published Feb 15, 2018; updated Feb 10, 2023

Author: Sereena S.

Mom of two, wife to one, and a dog lover. Although cats can be okay too, but only sometimes...