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I recently completed our Harry Potter bathroom, and boy is it magical! Although it's a great size, the bathroom has very little storage (seems to be a theme throughout our home). There is an odd empty space behind the door, so I hunted for the perfect dresser to refinish. It holds all of our towels and washcloths.  Everything else that typically gets stored in a bathroom got thrown into the cabinet below the sink. Soon enough, we ended up with a vanity that was no longer functional. It was difficult to find what you were looking for, and when you finally did, a pile of other items would fall out with it. I haven't had a ton of time for my own home projects, but this cabinet needed some serious love!  The best place to start with any organizing project is to empty everything out. Everything. This is also a good time to do a quick wipe down and start with a clean slate.  Now that you can see what you're working with, make four piles:
Pro-tip: Empty everything out and sort it before heading to the store or clicking Add to Cart. Take measurements and know how much space you have for organizing products. Once you've done this, the shopping can begin!
I had been eyeing some metal organizers at Target for awhile. They’re stackable, made specifically for bathroom vanities, AND have drawers! They come in three finishes depending on your style. Target also sells them in a bigger size, which is perfect for storing larger items like curling wands and blow dryers. I wish that the sides of the drawers were mesh so smaller items couldn't slide out, but at $15 each they were exactly what I needed for this cluttered mess. The wood crate works great for a few reasons:
I bought four metal organizers, and one small wooden crate for a total of $75. Click the photos below for product links.
With the items that would be returning to the cabinet, I organized by category to visualize where everything would fit in the newly organized space. For our bathroom, these are the categories I created:
You will most likely have items that don't fit into any of your categories, so make sure they have a designated spot as well. For us, the top of the crate are where these items live. The finished product is such an improvement from what we started with, and oh so beautiful. Accio organized cabinet!  And the best part about organizing this cabinet was finding some hidden gems. Did you spot the hilarious bath bomb in one of the photos above? And look at these little baby urinals! Hopefully they interest our toddlers enough to start potty training ASAP(pee)! 
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Do your spices need some serious organization like mine did? Do you lack space? We currently live in a condo that has absolutely no storage space; we don’t have a pantry and have to use cabinet space for food and spices. The cabinet pictured here is the one above our fridge. You know, the one that is nearly impossible to access unless you are 6’4" like my husband? That’s where our overflow of spices live.  This past weekend, I decided enough was enough so I did what I do best- shop for organization supplies! I scored a few inexpensive solutions at TJ Maxx and Home Goods:
 After moving the entire fridge out of the way so I could access the cabinet myself, I got to work. First I pulled everything out to assess what we had. There were duplicates of many spices, so I combined what I could. (Just goes to show that you will buy items unnecessarily if you can’t see what you already have). I also filled the spice jars that live on my counter so I wouldn’t have to access this cabinet anytime in the near future. Pro-tip: Keep a few spices that you use often in an organizer that is easily accessible. These sit right next to our stove and are the ones we use on a regular basis.  Next, I worked on putting everything back in a neat and functional way, placing the tallest spices on the top “step”, and the shorter ones in front. The good: I can actually see all of my spices! No more sifting through all of the bottles, only to realize I don't even have the spice I was looking for. Now with just a quick glance, I can see the name on every bottle. This is a must have item for organizing small objects, especially ones in high cupboards! The not so good: These organizers take up a decent amount of space, so I had some spice bottles that wouldn’t fit back into the cupboard. These may not be the best solution for someone trying to maximize storage space.  Since I still had some spices that needed a home, and a two tier lazy susan that didn’t fit on the shelf with the non-skid steps, I decided to clear out the shelf above this one that was being used as shot glass storage, (we collect these from our travels, so there’s a LOT of shot glasses). There wasn’t a clear reason to me why these were taking up shelf space in our condo that lacks storage space, so I wrapped them up and packed them away. Hopefully in our next home, we will have a dedicated space to store these! In the meantime, this shelf will house items we actually use. I didn’t have enough spices to fill an entire second shelf, so I decided to move all of our baking items from our makeshift pantry to this cabinet above the fridge. We bake maybe once a month, so housing these items here makes sense. It also cleared space in our “pantry” for snacks for our twin toddlers, (REALLY important for my sanity!) I ran back to Home Goods and scored a few glass jars for $2.49/each. I then placed the tall spices behind the glass jars, and used the lazy susan for smaller items like extracts, sprinkles, and bouillon cubes. Check out the final product!  Overall thoughts:
Total amount spent: $31.00 including the smaller glass canisters I already had that were $1.50 at Michaels. Organization does NOT have to be expensive to be functional and beautiful! |
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