Entries Tagged 'Bathroom Organization' ↓
July 8th, 2010 — Bathroom Organization, Organizing Products
Achieving home organization in small spaces can be a little bit tricky, but it is definitely do-able and it doesn’t have to cost very much to get the job done! Under bathroom sinks can tend to be tight, have awkward pipes in the way and sometimes they can be pretty tall areas with wasted space. As you can see in the “before” photo, there is a jumble of common beauty products that need a home that makes them more accessible. You can see rollers, shampoos, lotions, the things we all have tucked away in the bathroom.
As you can see in the “after” photo, the items are now easily accessible by adding a turntable to the right. All you have to do is spin and grab what you need. This prevents you from having things tip causing a domino affect, making everything fall over. On the left hand side a cabinet shelf was added. You simply place the shelf where you want it, there is no installation required. This allows you to store items both on the shelf as well as under the shelf, making it easier to separate items so you can reach in and grab what you need easily. In this case, it wasn’t about needing to get rid of excess bathroom items, it was really just about separating items and stretching the storage space so they weren’t in a jumble. Once you have a jumble, it’s so easy to just keep shoving more stuff on top of it. The total for these products would be somewhere in the range of $20-not bad!
Stay organized and stretch bathroom space for under $20 and get ready faster every morning!
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April 11th, 2010 — Bathroom Organization, Decluttering
We all end up with make-up that we’ve had for a long time and we aren’t using tucked away in the drawer or make-up bag. Maybe it was a color that didn’t work out, maybe we got some free samples at the mall. Just like many areas of our home, we just plain end up with excess. Not only will it make it easier to get ready in the morning when you have what you really like and need, but using old make-up can actually put your health at risk. I insist (I have to get tough here) that you to part with old make-up and spring for replacements. The time and money it will cost you if you you end up at the doctor’s office with an eye infection will be worse than paying to replace old stuff in the first place. And you’ll still have to throw out the old products caused the infection in the first place anyway. Here are a few general guidelines for how long you should keep make-up:
- Blush 18-24 months
- Foundation up to 18 months-throw out sooner if a watery top layer forms
- Make-up around the eyes is a sensitive place where bacteria can form: mascara after only 3 months, liquid liner up to 6 months, eyeshadow about 1 year
Be sure to toss anything that has had a change in color, smell or consistency no matter how long you’ve had it. Take a few minutes today to declutter and give the old stuff the heave ho so you can both look and feel good in the make-up that you do love!
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October 5th, 2009 — Bathroom Organization, Home Organization
When you are ready to tackle your home organization projects, eventually some type of storage containers or bins are going to come into play. Once you get your belongings down to what you want and need, then you should store them together so they have a permanent home. And when you can place a label on the outside-then even better!
When you are thinking about what to buy, or standing there in the store shopping for organizing bins, take your own habits into consideration. For example, my daughter really needs a better system for storing her make-up and she has given me the ‘authority’ to make the purchase for her. Well, that certainly excites me-I already have a plan to go to Storables! But, it hit me that I could bring something home that won’t be effective for her. So, I asked her if she wanted a bin that she would just throw everything in together and then dig for what she needed, or a storage bin with lots of compartments to store everything separately. Well, she just wants to be able to throw everything in together. Now, if I would have bought one with lots of compartments, the chances are she wouldn’t have stuck with it because it was too much work. Bottom line, her make-up will have a home, she will know where it is and the bathroom counter will stay clean-hopefully!
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June 23rd, 2009 — Bathroom Organization, Quick Cleaning Tips
Sometimes the simplest changes can make the biggest difference, especially when it comes to keeping the house clean. I was finding that every day I felt the need to wipe down my bathroom counter after bits of make-up would find it’s way to the countertop. But, I had to go out to the hallway where my cleaning supplies were above the washer and dryer, making clean up inconvenient.
Quick fix-I brought an extra bottle of cleaner and a roll of paper towels and stashed them under the bathroom sink. Now whenever I need to, I can quickly clean with a lot less time and effort!
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June 13th, 2009 — Bathroom Organization, Home Organization, Organizing Products
Home organization products give belongings their own home , making it easy for you to find what you need as well as keeping countertops from looking messy. The other day I was in a salon and noticed all the bottles of lotions and other beauty products, they were all sitting nicely on a tray. Having them sitting on a tray made the difference between them looking messy or cluttered vs. looking like they were supposed to be there. Check out the photo of this handy home organization product from organize.com.
Be sure to go through all your beauty products and keep only the ones you are really going to use and then load up your tray for great visual appeal on your countertops!
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