No matter the size of your bathroom or the frequency of your shopping habits, there’s always need for a proper bathroom organizer. Keeping that all-important space organized can be a challenging feat—especially if you, like us, keep backups of all the most regularly used products or want to try out every new product launch. It’s easy to let bottles, brushes, and other bathroom items pile up. But that’s where bathroom shelves and storage baskets come into play.
In an effort to streamline your beauty routine, implement a storage system that works with your daily life. We spoke to six home organization experts on the most efficient ways to create order in your abode and pulled together all the bathroom storage solutions they recommend. Read on for 20 bathroom organizer solutions that can help turn a cluttered commode into an oasis focused on functionality.
Contain your hair products
Tools, such as hair dryers, straighteners, and curling irons, can take up lots of space on your bathroom countertop. With long wires and bulky exteriors, it can be difficult to find a place to store hair tools while also having easy access. Ann Lightfoot, cofounder of Done and Done Home, recommends putting deep stackable bins with sliding drawers under your sink to contain all of your larger hair care products. “Measure your area carefully,” she advises, as this will help take advantage of every inch you have.
Stori Audrey Stackable Cosmetic Organizer Drawers
Clear organizers make it easy to find what you’re looking for—and identify when you’re low on your essentials. They also make great options for vanity organizers or any spaces where you need to wrangle your makeup go-tos.
Merrylun Metal Pull Out Under Sink Organizer
Extra towels, toilet paper, soap refills, cleaning supplies—all are easily accessible from these sliding shelves. The L shape is especially thoughtful, since it fits easily around pipes and whatever weird angles your under-sink space serves up.
Showcase your toiletries
Skin care, makeup, and perfume typically come in the most beautiful packaging that adds a pop of personality to your bathroom. Lisa Jacobs, founder of Imagine It Done, suggests installing floating shelves to fill the empty wall space and make it easy to sort through all of your beautiful toiletries.
Upsimples Floating Shelves (Set of 6)
The ledge on these white wall shelves is an important design touch, especially if you’re storing something fragile like perfume bottles. Install a towel bar underneath that matches your toilet paper holder for some extra cohesion.
West Elm Acrylic Ledge Shelf
Acrylic shelves put colorful packaging and even that cute matte black storage box for your cotton swabs on full display. Wall shelves that melt into the background can also make your space feel even larger while offering a good declutter. This design comes in two lengths—24″ and 36″—so you can mix and match for even more storage options.
Drawer organizers are a must
Break the habit of overstuffing your bathroom drawers. Jamie Grunfeld, founder of Better Than B4, recommends organizing regularly used products in stackable drawer organizers. These organizers and drawer dividers designate a space for each one of your products and makeup brushes, making it less tempting to stuff your drawers and easier to find products when you’re in a rush.
Marie Kondo Hikidashi Bamboo Drawer Organizers (Set of 6)
Designed to house tiny, miscellaneous items (we’ve all got them!), these organizer trays come in different sizes so you can make the most of whatever drawer space you’re working with. Made of bamboo, they also have small grooves that make them easy to stack.
The Container Store Acrylic Stackable Drawer Organizers
Mix and match different sizes to create a custom storage and organization set that fits your space. Slide them into a storage cabinet, vanity, bathroom vanity drawer, or leave them on a tabletop so you can easily grab your bathroom essentials. The clear design is just another opportunity to show off some cute make-up packaging.
Utilize over-the-toilet space
Suddenly find yourself with no bathroom cabinet space left? Look into purchasing a freestanding over-the-toilet storage unit to increase the storage space in your bathroom. These units let you stash utilitarian products such as toilet paper, linens, tampons, and cleaning supplies. “We love them because they take advantage of space that would otherwise be wasted,” Ann says.
ALLZONE Adjustable Over The Toilet Storage Shelf
This floor-to-ceiling design isn’t something you see every day in a bathroom. The tension rod design is adjustable, accommodating ceiling heights between 64” and 113”. The shelves are also adjustable, both height and width. For extra points, find a shower curtain rod in a similar style.
West Elm Profile Ladder Storage
No need to drill any holes to unlock storage potential. These shelves are made of tempered safety glass and the legs come with adjustable levelers—perfect for the weird, sloping floor your apartment seems to favor.
Don’t let small spaces go to waste
Even if you live with a super-small bathroom, there may be wasted space between your sink and toilet or in a tight corner. Shira Gill, organization expert and author of Minimalista, recommends a slim rolling cart with open shelves or a neutral-colored corner shelving unit to create bathroom storage in every inch of your space.
Rejuvenation Devin Teak 3-Tier Corner Shelf
The teak foundation protects this shelf from moisture, meaning you can drop it directly in the shower to house your shampoo, soap dispenser, skin care, and whatever else you’re reaching for come bath time.
Yamazaki Rolling Slim Cart
This sleek set of rolling storage shelves is sneaky. We’re partial to the yellow colorway—a perfect pop for a neutral space. “This storage cart was a game changer for housing my very involved skin-care routine,” says commerce editor Audrey Lee. “I don’t have any sort of cabinets in my humble bathroom, and the slim silhouette really helps me maximize the space.”
Get rid of bulky plastic or cardboard packaging
Products such as flossers, Q-tips, and cotton balls tend to come in bulky packaging that takes up more room than necessary. Instead, Kelly Welch, founder of Organized by KW, advises using matching marbled containers to discreetly store these products in plain sight. Put on display next to the sink, a matching set can make your toothbrush and bar of soap look nice and uniform, or you can tuck them away in a drawer or bathroom cabinet. Get eco-friendly and reuse the containers for soap, lotion, and more–we’ve also tried a few “packaging light” subscription services that’ll send refills in a snap.
CB2 Nexus Marble Bath Accessories
If spa vibes are what you’re after, this set will get you closer to the goal. Available in both black and white, there are eight different designs: soap pump, vanity tray, large canister, bath caddy, tissue box cover, wastebasket, toilet brush, and toothbrush holder.
West Elm Ume Bath Accessories
If marble isn’t your look, consider this a chance to add a pop of color to your bathroom. The indigo blue option for these accessories is a welcome surprise.
Try lidded baskets to store personal products
It’s important to keep a back stock of toilet paper, razors, feminine hygiene products, and cleaning supplies for any home. However, they tend to be rather unaesthetic and don’t necessarily need to be on display. For products you’d rather not have in plain sight, Shira recommends using baskets with flip lids as “a stylish and functional concealed storage solution.”
Zara Home Seagrass Basket with Lid
This woven basket comes in two sizes (7.9″H x 16.5″W x 11.8″D and 9.8″H x 20.9″W x 14.6″D) and has a handy little clasp to make sure the lid stays put.
Crate & Barrel Sedona Grey Lidded Rectangular Tote
This is the perfect hiding place for extra rolls of toilet paper. Made of 100% rattan, each one is handwoven and is one in a set of matching accessories—if that’s the aesthetic you’re leaning into.
Replace your old shower caddy with a corner caddy
Over-the-showerhead or hanger caddies tend to be bulky and can be unstable depending on the weight of the products on them. Instead, Lisa advises installing a tension corner caddy to take advantage of the “awkward corner in your shower” and keep your shampoo and conditioner from crashing every time you step in. A wall-mounted basket is stable and useful as well.
OXO Good Grips Quick-Extend Aluminum Pole Caddy
The thing we love most about this one is that there are small holes on the shelves, making it possible to store bottles upside down. Never again will you have to wait for the last dregs of your shampoo to make their appearance.
Quiet Town The Spot Shower Organizer
Okay, this one isn’t technically a corner caddy, but consider it a sibling. Installation is simple: Hang it over your showerhead or mount it on the wall. The strap length is adjustable, as are the crew of shelves and accessories.
Have fun with your makeup organizers
Putting on your makeup should be a fun part of your daily routine, and organizing the products should be no different. And there’s no sweat if you don’t have a medicine cabinet to tuck it all away. Counter space allowing, Ann suggests displaying makeup products in acrylic drawers. If you don’t have the room, put a lazy Susan inside your drawers or cabinets to allow for convenient storage and save yourself time when searching for what you need.
Masirs Small Rotating Makeup Organizer
Small and mighty, makeup brushes and your “going out” essentials will feel right at home here. The acrylic design is good for small table spaces as well—it’s clear footprint makes it look even smaller than it is.
Sorbus Acrylic Cosmetics Makeup and Jewelry Storage Case
Whether you use this bestseller on a vanity or in a cabinet, its compact design is easy to transport when you need to dig into its contents.
Keep your towels handy
Last but not least on our list of bathroom storage ideas: towel storage. Towels are typically tough to store because of their thick material, variety of sizes, and daily use. Karine Bouganim, owner of Karine OCD, advises displaying towels on a towel rack or ladder to give them the hotel look and feel. “Matching towels–both color and texture–are a must,” she says, so it’s time to say goodbye to your mismatched towels.
Hawkins New York Essential Towel Bar
With six colors options (terra-cotta, black, ivory, mustard, olive, and peacock) and two lengths (16″ and 31.5″), this design offers a touch of utilitarian style.
Crate & Barrel Jackson Black Towel Ladder
Who knew towel storage could be so chic? Made of matte black iron, its four rungs are ready to handle bath towels, hand towels, post-shower robes, and any other linens you want within range.
