The Organized Bathroom
A reader in West Hollywood wrote to express frustration over her bathroom clutter. It seems that she has "too much of everything!" Since the bathroom is one of the most-used rooms in the house, it has a tendency to be a catch-all for everything related to the body and one's health.
The list of tips below will help make your bathroom a nice place to hang out for a while!
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Top Ten Tips for De-cluttering
and Organizing Your Bathroom
- As with any de-clutter project calendar the date for your bathroom organizing project.
- Clear the area just outside the bathroom to use as the staging area for sorting. Depending on the size of the bathroom, the floor can also be used as a staging area.
- Lay an old sheet or towel on the staging area to catch leaking substances.
- Empty all drawers and cabinets onto the staging area. From your bird's eye view gather like items (brushes, combs, clippers, tweezers, lotions, etc). Throw out rusted or broken appliances. Clean and then donate extra hair dryers, curling irons, shaving devices.
- Take everything out of the shower/tub area and place on staging area. Throw out nearly-empty containers, tiny bars of soap, scrubbers, and razors.
- Practically everything has a shelf life. Check for in-date/out-of-date medicines and health-care liquids such as rubbing alcohol and peroxide. Check with your local pharmacy about disposing of unused medication; flushing it down the toilet is an environmental no-no.
- Throw out extra brushes, combs, and seldom-used items such as nail polish and old make-up.
- For hotel soaps, lotions, etc: First, toss out the old stuff. Then create your own "travel pack" with those items (shampoo, razors, band-aids, Q-tips, etc.). Finally donate unopened items to local women's and men's shelters.
- To maintain order in the bathroom consider purchasing inexpensive organizing products. Lotions, sprays, bottles - anything that should be in an upright position - can be stored in plastic tubs beneath the sink. Other products can be found at the Get Organized website.
- Utilize wall space to hang jewelry. Purchase hooks to hang bracelets or a wooden rack for earrings and necklaces.
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