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Using Shelves and Baskets to Organize Your Bathroom Accessories

by The Organizer Lady dot com on May 21, 2009

Do you have old baskets in the shed you are thinking about putting in the yard sale or garbage? Stop; you can redecorate the baskets. Redecorating the items is easy, which you can create an organizer for your bathroom. In addition, you can fill in wasted space giving you more room to store other bathroom items in your cabinets.

Did you put some old shelves in the yard sale? Did the items sell, or do you still have them? If you still have the items, pick a wall that you need to do something with in the bathroom and gear up that creative mind.

Of course, you will need to re-paint the shelves before creating your organizer. You can choose any type of paint, including flat paints. Spray the shelves, let dry, and spray paint the shelves again. If the wood is damaged, chipped, etc, you may need to sand first.

Enamel ceramic, or whatever paint you may have under the cupboard will work for this. After the shelves are dry, give them a good look over and decide if they are too plain or do you want to add something more to them. Remember don’t overdue it.

When choosing your colors and shades, be sure you already have a theme so they will match what is already done, you don’t want to waste your time. If you want more color to your shelves, use another color and stamp or even draw a design on it, painting it to your desired color.

The shelves are good and dry so now mount them on your wall where you want. I like to skater them so they aren’t all in a row. A lot depends on how much room you want to use for this project. Once you have decided on the area and the order you want to mount go ahead and mount them.

Now you have created extra space and need to put something attractive on them. Remember again here you need to be creative using baskets can be fun. Baskets come in many different sizes; shapes and colors so set them on the shelves placing the sizes and shapes wherever you like. We have the baskets picked out that, we’re going to use so be creative again and decorate them. Baskets are nice to use because they are easy to clean, just wash them with warm soapy water and let dry. The moisture in the bathroom is good for them it helps keep them from drying out.

Don’t like the color of these old baskets let’s decorate them now. You can paint baskets and decorate just like you did your shelves. Go ahead the paint won’t hurt and when finished just get the clear color spray can out and spray them to set the colors in. Got the baskets painted and they are to plain; set back onto the shelves and see where and what you want to add to them next. You can stamp and put stickers on baskets too just like you did your shelves so think and be creative with them. Make your wall something for people to talk about and be proud of all the hard work you’ve done with your time.

The shelves and baskets are done now so what are you going to do with the baskets. Don’t worry you can fill the baskets with a variety of items to clear up space in your cabinets. Use one of your newly decorated baskets for all that nail care stuff you have in a bag in the cupboard.

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Tips to Keep Your Bathroom Organized Without Being Cluttered

by The Organizer Lady dot com on January 10, 2009

The bathroom is quite often the smallest room in the house, and often the most cluttered. It can be a challenge to find any extra space in the bathroom, so sometimes you have to think outside the box. There are a few creative ideas that can help squeeze more things into a small space. Evaluate the amount of storage space that you have. Do you have a cabinet? Countertop? A closet? Just the area under the sink? There are many options for maximizing these spaces.

Start by going through all the medicine cabinets and drawers and throw away anything that is out of date, including old makeup. This frees up some space to reorganize your things, as well as getting rid of things that are no longer safe to use.

When you reorganize your drawers, you can add organizer trays. These keep things easy to locate in the drawer and from rolling to the back. Put the things you use most often at the front, and the larger or lesser used items toward the back.

Adding shelves can provide more storage. There are shelving units that are specially designed to go above the toilet. These are perfect for soaps, shampoos and other bath supplies. Nice baskets can help keep things more organized and look better on the shelf. You can also stack extra towels and washcloths on the shelf.

Cleaning supplies are usually stored under the sink. This area easily gets cluttered and forgotten about as the door gets shut. Instead, try getting a cleaning caddy to keep everything on. They have places for spray bottles, sponges, rags and other supplies. You could even store the supplies with the other household cleaning supplies, leaving more space under the sink for other things, like extra towels and paper products.

By adding hooks to either the back of the door or the wall it helps keep towels, robes and clothes up off the floor. It also helps prevent towels from piling up and getting mildewed.

Countertops are often cluttered. The key is to only have the minimum of things on the counters. If there is something your entire family doesn’t use all the time on the counter, find a new home for it. If you have enough drawers, give each family member their own drawer to put their things in, instead of leaving them on the counter.

It may be a bit more difficult to keep the bathroom organized than some other rooms, since everyone uses it. However, if everyone helps keep their own things in order, it will make it that much easier.

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Conquer Bathroom Clutter Simply and Effectively

by The Organizer Lady dot com on October 17, 2008

Bathrooms seem to be notorious for becoming cluttered and unkempt. Between small makeup compacts, medicine bottles, hair accessories, razors and the like, it can be quite easy to lose things in the shuffle. Assess your bathroom and its contents and utilize a few simple ideas and you’ll find more space and tranquility as a result.

First, take a good look at your medicine cabinets. Ironically, it’s probably not a good idea to store medicine in your medicine cabinet, as most bathrooms become hot and humid during showers and baths, and can be detrimental to medication that requires being stored at room temperature. Don’t keep medicines past their expiration date, even if you’ve never opened them or have used them very little. Try storing your medications on a high shelf in your linen closet with a lock-tight lid. This will help lengthen their shelf life as well as keep them out of reach of curious little hands.

The same should be done with old makeup. Generally speaking, most makeup will last about 18-24 months, with the exception of mascara, which lasts about three months, and liquid eyeliner, which lasts about three to six months. Nail polish generally only holds up for about a year, so if you have any older than that, get rid of them. And since many makeup products have animal-based ingredients, it’s also important to pay attention to how they smell. If they smell like they’ve gone bad, they probably have, so toss them. Try using a permanent marker to mark the purchase date on the back of the item, so that way you won’t have to try to remember just how long it’s been since you purchased something.

If you take a look in your favorite discount store’s home organization aisle, you’ll find lots of inexpensive storage containers that can easily be utilized in bathroom drawers, under the sink, and for shower and bathtub areas as well. Since bathrooms are full of small things, they can easily be organized in small bins, baskets or boxes.

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Choosing Your Bathroom Accessories for Storage

by The Organizer Lady dot com on October 17, 2008

If you have a cluttered bath, you may want to consider a wide array of bathroom accessories, including the storage shelves. Most people store items in linen closets, below in sink cabinets, or inside shelves installed in a bathroom. Some of us do not have this luxury. Still, those who do have the luxury often face clutter.

Online or at any store, you will find cabinet organizers or the common pullout drawers. Shaker boxes, wicker baskets, hatboxes, shoeboxes, etc, all make great bathroom accessories for storing. In addition, you can add a sink skirt below your sink, especially if you do not have doors to hide your items.

How do I choose?
It depends on what you want. If you enjoy the 3-stacked picnic baskets then you may want to consider the wickers. The color and pattern is based on the texture of your bathroom. You can place the baskets in the corner of your bathroom to store items. If you have a cluttered sink, then try purchasing small wicker baskets to store your items, such as colognes, perfumes, hair sprays, dryers, cosmetics, and so on.

How do I choose shaker boxes?
Shaker boxes are usually small boxes. You want to go online to choose the boxes, since the market has a wide selection. If you are accessing a country bath, then you may want to consider a collection of the boxes. The boxes will add enchanting style to your country surrounding.

If you have a traditional bath, or even a country bath you may want to consider the traditional pie safes. Pie safes stand in the corner of your bath, which it is similar to a shelf. The doorway is made of glass frame. The storage facility is ideal for storing towels, linen, or cleaning supplies. In addition, if you have an old-fashion bath, you may want to add a rocking chair designed for children to the room. The chair will hold items, such as towels. Mount the chair to your wall to clear up space.

How do I clear up space in my bathtub?
Try choosing bathroom accessories, such as the wired-over storage, or the tub trays. The tub trays lapse-over your tub side or back, and allows you to store toys, soaps, wash clothes, etc. The wire-over storage provides you the same capabilities, yet you can store shampoos and conditioners in few, depending on what you select.

I like the shower bags, or mesh bags also. If you have a shower, the bags enable you to store soaps, shampoos, conditioners, shaving cream, razors, bathing toys, and more.

If you are creative, you can design your own medicine cabinet, which makes a great storage. Ultimately, you can purchase a wide array of medicine cabinets online, or at Home Depots. If you are designing a child’s bath, consider the aquarium cabinets, toss in an aquarium toilet seat, shower curtain, rug, etc, and you have a brand new surrounding that your children will enjoy.

How do I choose exotic patterns and colors?
It again depends on your style. If you want exotic you can add a few live plants and vines to your room. Exotic is too general to point a finger, so considering your style is important.

Exotic surroundings however often have outlandish, striking, bizarre, mysterious, alien, etc items in the surrounding. If you add plants and vines, add a few nature-based pictures and frames on the wall. Paint the walls greenish, and add green tiles. You could also add foreign pictures and frame, paint your walls black, match the tiles, and set the room off with fluorescent lights. Next, you may want to crochet a rug.

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