Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Bathroom Vanity Cabinet Storage


I totally took a cue from Cassie's post yesterday and got my butt in gear on working to resolve our bathroom storage issue. We have a very small bathroom upstairs that serves as our master bathroom, but unfortunately it is the only bathroom up there, so we share it with the boys. OK, OK, might as well call it a community bathroom.

Anywho, it has a standard-size {read: small} vanity cabinet that doesn't even have drawers that really pull out. It has those fake ones that are just for looks. Other than this cabinet, the only storage we have is the linen closet, but that's pretty full with towels and my crazy amount of lotions and products {this will be my next organization project in here}. As you can see from this next picture, Jake and I really need a space that allows for easy and convenient access when we get ready in the morning, while allowing our counters to be clear when not in use. You can see we were not properly utilizing the storage space:


Pretty pathetic, huh? Poor Jake was only working with that tiny black basket to store his essentials.

Well, so off to Target and the Dollar Store I went. I found these small containers at the dollar store. They ended up being the perfect size for the drawers I would find at my next stop, Target.


I also found this basket that I ended up using for my curler set. I don't use this set too much, but this basket will make it easy to grab out of the cabinet and keeps the clips corralled with it.


And here are the contents of the drawers {I got so lucky that these drawers fit perfectly around the plumbing pipes}. The black and clear drawer on top of mine holds all of my mani/pedi supplies for easy grab-and-go access, since I like to do them in the living room while watching TV after the boys go to bed.




I wanted to add the extra special touch of labeling the drawers and I remembered that I still had some of my Martha Stewart file cabinet labels leftover from my desk organization project.


Unfortunately, I only had two of them, not three, so I decided to just label the drawers for Jake and me and figured the toilet paper drawer would be fine without.
 

So there you have it, my organized bathroom cabinet storage. I am so excited about it...this will prevent clutter on our countertop and allow more space in the linen closet for other things.


So what do you think?

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5 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Morgan! Hello from one Idahoan to another. Although I do have to say that at this time of year I would happily relocate to South Carolina. =) I love this bathroom storage idea! I might need to make a trip to the store today.

Unknown said...

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Cassie {Hi Sugarplum} said...

It looks so great!!! Don't you just love those Target drawers?! And I love when things work out perfectly, like the Dollar Store bins fitting!

ps -- love your swimsuit in your profile pic!

ashlee said...

How adorable is your blog header? And great job on your organization! I added you on Google Friend Connect and BlogLovin. Just dropping by from twentysomethingbows.blogspot.com I would be so happy if you could pop over to my blog and follow me on Google Friend Connect/ Blog Lovin :)

Happy Thursday!

sidler-international bathroom cabinets said...

I wish I could find something close to those boxes you have. it organize all my stuff and keeping my bathroom tidy.

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