Are your bathroom cabinets overflowing with things? Bathrooms are often the smallest rooms in homes, yet they house a lot of items. Towels, beauty supplies, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and hair tools are just a few items the average homeowner stores in their bathroom. If you’re running out of storage space, you’re not alone.
Thankfully, you can take a few steps to maximize the storage in your bathroom without sacrificing living space. Explore a few creative bathroom design solutions below.
Ways to Maximize the Storage In Your Bathroom
Use the Space Above the Toilet
If you haven’t taken advantage of the space above the toilet yet, you’re missing out on an excellent location for bathroom storage. You can add storage above the toilet in a few different ways:
- An over-the-toilet shelf, which sits on the floor and includes a space for the toilet and a few open shelves above it
- A wall-mounted cabinet with doors you can close, tucking your items neatly behind them
- Floating shelves, which add a modern design element while expanding your storage space
You can find a wide range of storage solutions for over the toilet, allowing you to match your bathroom style seamlessly.
Replace Your Mirror With a Mirror Cabinet
One small change you can make to increase your storage space is replacing your mirror with a mirror cabinet.
Mirror cabinets are just an inch or two thicker than traditional mirrors, but they add an impressive amount of storage space. You can easily store toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, and other small items in these cabinets, freeing up space for bulkier items in your other drawers or cabinets. When looking at the mirror head-on, most people won’t even be able to tell it’s a cabinet.
Consider Wall-Mounted Storage Solutions
If your bathroom design is like many, it doesn’t have much extra floor space. Instead of looking for storage solutions that sit on the floor, consider mounting additional storage to the wall.
For example, you can place floating shelves or sleek wire shelving on blank areas of the wall, tying together design and storage. Consider installing additional cabinetry in these empty areas if you need even more storage space.
Add Tall and Skinny Shelving
Does your bathroom have a gap between the vanity and the toilet or between the toilet and the bathtub? While these small areas may not seem to have much potential, they could be the perfect spot for tall, skinny shelving.
Tall shelving can help you make better use of your bathroom’s vertical real estate without overwhelming your floor space. You might consider a floor-to-ceiling shelving unit to store small bathroom items like makeup, washcloths, and toothbrushes.
Alternatively, you may benefit from a long, skinny shelving unit on wheels that you can tuck away in a bathroom crevice and pull out when needed. This type of storage can help you avoid storing bathroom items outside the bathroom while maximizing your available space.
Use Shower Shelves and Organizers
If your shower doesn’t have much built-in storage, you may be tempted to store shampoos and conditioners in your bathroom cabinets and pull them out each time you shower. Instead, you can free up space in those areas by adding shower shelves or organizers and keeping all your shower products together.
You can find numerous shower shelves featuring different installation methods and designs. For a drill-free option, consider suction-cup shelves or ones with strong adhesive strips built in. Shower shelves don’t need to detract from your shower’s ambiance; you can also find plenty of stylish options.
Add Hooks Inside Cabinet Doors
For better bathroom organization inside your cabinets, consider installing hooks — or applying adhesive hooks — on the backs of cabinet doors. You can hang towels, hairbrushes, or even hair tools from these hooks, freeing up space inside the cabinet for larger items.
Consider a Bathroom Remodel
If you’re dealing with a less-than-functional bathroom layout, even the savviest bathroom storage hacks may not help much. Instead, it may be time to consider a remodel.
Remodeling your bathroom with the help of expert designers and contractors can help you make the best use of your available space. You can integrate creative storage solutions into the design so that they look cohesive and flow seamlessly with the other design elements. You can also incorporate custom design ideas that best suit your family’s storage needs.
Are you ready to transform your bathroom with a space-saving bathroom design? Contact Hunter Kitchen & Bath, LLC, today at 484-872-8801 for a consultation or to discuss small bathroom design ideas.